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Food supply changes will bring challenges, opportunities for WI farmer
Hope Kirwan
Lost demand from restaurants and schools during the coronavirus pandemic is hurting farmers across Wisconsin, but some who are producing food for the grocery store and retail sectors are enjoying increased sales as more people stay home.
Tamas Houlihan, executive director of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association, said about 60 percent of potatoes produced in the United States are processed for the food service industry. Without restaurants and schools to use up last year's potatoes, Houlihan said there will be storage problems when the 2020 crop is harvested.
"It's going to be a really bad situation in the fall. We just know there's going to be a huge oversupply of potatoes. And when that happens, the price plummets and our growers can't even recoup their cost of production," Houlihan said.
He said his organization has been working with the Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee and other food pantries to try to redirect some of the products meant for the food service industry.
About one-quarter of the state's potato crop is grown for the processing industry. But Houlihan said he expects many growers to change their plans for 2020 in response to the pandemic.
"They're going to shift from being strictly a processing grower to maybe some chips or maybe the fresh market," Houlihan said. "If they're smart, this year they're just going to plant less."
He said potato chip sales at grocery stores have increased since the start of stay-at-home orders around the country. Around half of the state's potato crop are sold as fresh potatoes, which Houlihan said have also seen a recent surge in sales.
He said home use of potatoes, along with canned and frozen vegetables, had been declining for years.
"We're hoping that as more people get used to doing that, that they'll continue to do it even after the pandemic. So that's the silver lining in all of this. That we hope that it creates a resurgence in home cooking and home use of potatoes and vegetables," Houlihan said.
The state's cranberry growers are also worried about a potential oversupply of the fruit this fall.
Tom Lochner, executive director of the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association, said the cranberry industry has seen out-of-home consumption drop by 60 percent since the start of the pandemic.
Cranberry juice products are mostly consumed at home, which Lochner said saw a slight increase in sales when consumers stocked up at grocery stores in March.
"Now, we're seeing sales drop back down and we expect that they're going to fall off as we move into the next few weeks," Lochner said. "We haven't seen prices for growers decline yet, but we anticipate that as demand declines and sales drop off, there will be an adjustment."
He said the pandemic hit the cranberry industry just as growers were recovering from the impact of retaliatory tariffs from China and other countries.
Lochner said growers can't lower their production levels this year because cranberries are a perennial crop. But he said the industry had been working to adjust their supply before COVID-19 arrived in the state.
"We had a very short crop last year and we had two years of supply management prior to that. So our inventories are, to be honest with you, quite low right now and probably more in line with where they should be," Lochner said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced it would award $16 billion in direct payments to farmers in response to the pandemic, along with purchasing $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy products and meat for food assistance programs.
Lochner said he isn't sure cranberry growers will be eligible for the direct payment program, but he's hoping Gov. Tony Evers' administration will create their own assistance program for farmers in the state.
The Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association and the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association joined other agriculture groups in sending a letter to Evers this week asking for $50 million for farmers from the $1.9 billion the state will receive from the federal CARES act.
"There's a lot of farmers out there that are hurting and could use some assistance. And taking a portion of the federal assistance and directing it toward agriculture and toward farmers makes sense to us as a community," Lochner said.
Across the country, poultry and other meat processing plants have struggled to protect workers from the spread of the new coronavirus.
But Nick Levendoski, president of the Wisconsin Poultry & Egg Producers Association, said egg producers have seen increased prices at grocery stores since the start of April.
"Naturally, you're going to have a little bit of a boost around the Easter holiday for eggs. But the doubling of demand was completely ... the companies were completely unprepared for that type of demand in that short of a time period," Levendoski said.
He said much of the supply chain issues has come from not having enough packaging for retail sales. He says cartons are mainly produced in the southeastern U.S. or imported from Canada and Mexico.
Levendoski said egg producers have also seen lost sales to the food service industry, especially for companies selling eggs for ingredients or processed products.
This article reprinted with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio


TODAY'S transfer round up sees Arsenal plotting a move for Germain pair Marco Reus and Julian Draxler while West Ham want American striker Terrence Boyd. The Hammers also want Malmo captain Jiloan Hamad but face competition from Norwich and Fulham, while Nemanja Vidic is on the verge of a new contract at Manchester United.
Arsenal are considering a double swoop for German pair Marco Reus and Julian Draxler.
West Ham face a battle to sign American striker Terrence Boyd with Udinese and Lazio also interested.
Malmo captain Jiloan Hamad, who is available on a free transfer in January, is wanted by West Ham, Fulham and Norwich.
David Moyes says Nemanja Vidic is worth a new contract on his current form for Manchester United.
Joe Kinnear has defended his role in Newcastle's summer recruitment, with Loic Remy's double yesterday helping to prove his point.
Arsenal have signed former Charlton youngster Semi Ajayi to a two-year deal.
Jose Mourinho has offered his services to the English FA as well as allowing staff-member Steve Holland to help with player development for England.
Crystal Palace's promotion has seen Argentine keeper Julian Speroni become a cult hero in his homeland.


I get so much enjoyment out of helping children with special needs. I have been a paraprofessional at several different elementary schools for the past few years, and have bounced around in a couple of different rooms working with a variety of children with a range of different needs. My job is not always easy, but there is a reason I love doing what I do: My little brother, Hunter.
Hunter is eighteen years old and he has special needs. When my brother was in school, he had a paraprofessional who worked with him 100 percent of the day. Now, I am very protective of my brother and I always have been. That is why I've enjoyed doing what I do. I want to help families know that their children will be cared for and will be safe under my supervision during the day, because I would expect the same for my brother.
Several years ago, I was in a very unhealthy relationship. I was engaged to a man who did not believe in God. During that unhealthy relationship is when I began growing in another relationship which would become the most fulfilling and loving relationship I will ever have: My relationship with Christ. The more I got to know God, the more I could tell there were things that would be difficult entering a marriage with someone who had such different values and beliefs.
I decided to have a conversation with my then-fiance about God. The conversation was messier than I anticipated. I felt like my ex was attacking God and, as a new believer, I didn't have all the answers to defend him (little did I know that God didn't need me to defend him at all, since he has already won the war). But the most heartbreaking thing that my ex said to me was, "If God loves you so much, why was your little brother born with special needs?" These words stung like alcohol on an open wound. I had no words to say. Nothing to defend God or my brother. I felt defeated.
More than a year after our conversation ended, his question haunted me. It swirled in my mind and caused so much doubt. "If God loves you so much, why was your little brother born with special needs?" The words hurt like the very first time he had said them. I had many internal battles and arguments with God about it, but I didn't have an answer. I felt like this was a huge wedge between me and God.
Yet I still desired to know God more and maybe answer the question. I began reading my Bible daily. After reading my Bible for several months, I came across an answer to my questioning prayers.
The blind man is like my little brother. Neither of them were born with challenges as a punishment to their families or themselves. They were born so that the work of God might be displayed in them. Jesus used this man's blindness to perform a miracle that others would see. After reading this, I began to think about my little brother in a new way.
I thought about the time he accidentally got locked in his bedroom and his immediate reaction was to get on his knees and pray. I thought about how he lights up if he is telling a story from the Bible. I thought about all of our car rides together singing Veggie Tales songs, "God is bigger than the boogie man!" I thought about how he shows everyone love and hugs them when he meets them. I thought about how he never judges a single person but instead shows them a welcoming gesture and invites them to play video games in his room with him.
I would never have guessed that God put my little brother in my life to be an example to not only me, but to everyone he comes in contact with each day. My brother is producing so many fruits of the spirit daily. He shows love, joy, peace, and so much more (Galatians 5:22-23). That is why he was born the way he is. He was created perfectly to be Hunter and to have the work of God shine through him.
Gabby Strandlien works as a paraprofessional in a level-three emotional behavioral disabilities program. She lives with her husband and their lab on a lake. They love spending time outdoors. She also loves fitness, music, writing, being with her family, and studying her Bible. She has a fire in her heart to learn more about God and grow in her relationship with Christ.


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using ExtendedXmlSerializer.Configuration;
using FluentAssertions;
using Xunit;
// ReSharper disable All

namespace ExtendedXmlSerializer.Tests.ReportedIssues
{
	public sealed class Issue282Tests_Profiles
	{
		[Fact]
		void Verify()
		{
			IConfigurationContainer container = ConfiguredContainer.New<SimpleProfile>();

			IExtendedXmlSerializer serializer = container.UseAutoFormatting()
			                          .EnableImplicitTyping(typeof(Subject))
			                          .UseOptimizedNamespaces()
			                          .Create();
			var instance = new Subject {Message = "Hello World!"};
			string document = serializer.Serialize(instance);

			document.Should()
			        .Be(@"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?><Issue282Tests_Profiles-Subject Number=""0"" NewMessage=""Hello World!"" />");
		}

		sealed class Subject
		{
			public int Number { get; set; }

			public string Message { get; set; }
		}

		sealed class SimpleProfile : IConfigurationProfile
		{
			public static SimpleProfile Default { get; } = new SimpleProfile();

			SimpleProfile() {}

			public IConfigurationContainer Get(IConfigurationContainer parameter) => parameter.Type<Subject>()
			                                                                             .Member(x => x.Message)
			                                                                             .Name("NewMessage");
		}

		[Fact]
		void VerifyComposite()
		{
			IConfigurationContainer container = ConfiguredContainer.New<ComplexProfile>();

			IExtendedXmlSerializer serializer = container.UseAutoFormatting()
			                          .EnableImplicitTyping(typeof(Subject))
			                          .UseOptimizedNamespaces()
			                          .Create();
			var instance = new Subject {Message = "Hello World!", Number = 123};
			string document = serializer.Serialize(instance);

			document.Should()
			        .Be(@"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?><Issue282Tests_Profiles-Subject NewNumber=""123"" NewMessage=""Hello World!"" />");
		}

	sealed class ComplexProfile : CompositeConfigurationProfile
	{
		public static ComplexProfile Default { get; } = new ComplexProfile();

		ComplexProfile() : base(SimpleProfile.Default, NumberProfile.Default) {}
	}

	sealed class NumberProfile : IConfigurationProfile
	{
		public static NumberProfile Default { get; } = new NumberProfile();

		NumberProfile() {}

		public IConfigurationContainer Get(IConfigurationContainer parameter) => parameter.Type<Subject>()
		                                                                              .Member(x => x.Number)
		                                                                              .Name("NewNumber");
	}
	}
}

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Find employees, share status, get alerts, manage leaves, timesheets, ... All your HR operations in the cloud.
Thanks to the HR tools, you can satisfy each one of your HR needs by a specific app that you activate on demand and all information are stored in the cloud.
This software offers you various ways to oversee all important information in your company's address book. Some information are restricted to HR managers, others are public for all employees to easily find their colleagues.
Post job offers to keep track of each application received. Follow applicants in your recruitment process with the smart Kanban view.
You can make your own settings, for example, Each applicant who'll provide a resume and a cover letter will be automatically put into your system in the stage "Applied".
Interact with your colleagues in real time with live chat. This feature is great for big offices, for companies with multiple offices and even for some employees who work from home and need to be in instant touch with their colleagues.
One of the many benefits of this app is that you can keep track of the vacation days taken by each employee. Employees enter their requests (paid holidays, sick leave, etc), for manager to approve and validate. It's all done in just a few clicks. The agenda of each employee is updated accordingly.
Get rid of the paperwork and follow employees' expenses in an online form directly within the software. Don't lose time or money by controlling the full flow: expense validation, reimbursement of employees, posting in the accounting and re-invoicing to customers.
Set up appraisal plans and/or surveys for your employees and watch their evolution. Define steps for interviews and this software will notify managers or subordinates automatically to prepare appraisals. Keep track of the progress of your staff periodically.
Inspire achievement with challenges, goals, and rewards. Design your own targets and define clear objectives and provide real-time feedback and tangible results. Showcase the top performers to the entire team and publicly recognize a job well done.


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Q: bash script: looping over arguments I wrote a script (replace.sh) that replaces a ~ with ~\n. I was wondering how can I call this script with multiple arguments.
#!/bin/bash

for i in "$*"
 do
  sed 's/~/~\n/g' "$i"
done

For example I would like to call ./replace.sh text1 text2. It cannot read
the contents of text1 are: 1 ~ 1 ~ 1. After calling the script it should be
1 ~
1 ~
1 ~

A: Use "$@" in your for loop:
for i in "$@"
do
   sed -i.bak 's/~/~\n/g' "$i"
done

Though I am not really sure if sed is doing what you've described here.

A: This should suffice:
for i do
  sed -i.bak 's/~/~\n/g' "$i"
done

Here a portable variant should work with any posix compliant shell and sed:
for i do
  sed 's/~/~\n/g' "$i" > "$i.bak" && cp "$i.bak" "$i"
done

Note: The in ... part of the shell for loop is optional. When not used, for defaults to pick all the arguments (i.e "$@") which is precisely what you are expecting.

A: The other answers cover your real problem. But one thing worth saying more about is how $* and $@ differ in expansion when double quoted. tl;dr You almost always want "$@".
"$*" expands to a single string containing all the parameters with the first character of IFS in between them. In practice this usually means all params as one string separated by spaces. So if your params are file1.txt, file2.txt and file3.txt, then "$*" hands that to the loop as one thing, namely file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt. That one thing, of course, does not exist as such.
"$@" expands to each of the parameters, one at a time, treated as a single "word". This is good because it will treat file1.txt, file2.txt and file3.txt from the earlier example correctly as three items. The loop will receive them correctly one at a time. In addition, "$@" is good since even if your filenames have spaces in them, you will get the right behavior since the loop will handle, e.g. filename 1, filename 2, filename 2 and a half as three items, one by one. (Normally the shell treats a space as marking the end of a word, so filename 1 would look like two items to the shell, filename and 1.
When they aren't quoted both $@ and $* expand the words of all the positional parameters. So in that case, they are effectively identical (and both a bad idea since they don't protect you from oddly named files).
There's a good visualization of all possibilities here: http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/posparams#mass_usage.

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How do the rain-sensitive wipers work?
Any current 328 shopper in SF bay area?
328i floormats / rear mudflaps where price??
THOSE OF YOU NEW TO GERMAN CARS!
328 invoice + $1600 spotted around bay area, CA!
Hidden Euro Delivery Fees ??
AutoToys.com says new amp means all new spkrs!
How much did you pay for 99' 323i or 328i?
Where can I buy OEM Oil Filter for E46 328i?
Anyone have experience w/ Coscto Auto Program?
Problems anyone with BMW service/dealer?
Check this out, from E39 board.
328 or A4 - Any pros or cons?
Since we talk about everything else!
323i Oil Filter Loacation ?
FINALLY! My car is PRODUCED!
Any E46 first year production problems?
18" 255-35/18 : is there a prob with speedindic.?
Where can I find some nice pics of a 328i?
1999 328i Sport/Premium Arm Rest?
328i E46 5 series clone???
How much is armrest , installed?
Check this Out - +23 HP on your 323!
Has anyone bought an E46 from Ken Thomas BMW?
What dealers offer the best prices in GA?
Anybody w/ stick E46 tried this "feature"?
99 323i - you guys ordering the armrest?
Marc, did your Euro delivery E46 arrive yet?
Pictures of a Red E46?
How does black leather look in 328i?
Non-sport suspension upgrd prices and experiences?
M-Aero Package now included with Sport Pack ???
255-35/18" : problem with speedometer ?
Pics of black leather/wood combination??
99 323i - anyone w/ LowJack? Thoughts?
Seat memory and key entry?
Are dealer extended warranties worth it?
D Milano where are you???
Anyone have their moldings painted?
E46 timing belt or chain?
328 sport IN MY GARAGE!
Wheel change at point of purchase possible? Help.
Any info/details on the 2000 model 323i/328i???
Is there a Moderator for this Board?!?!
Why is my car not in the computer ???
How much did you pay for your 323i?
Anyone have good pictures of the GT seats?
March 99 Motor Trend: 328i vs. C230K. Winner?
Opinions on the new 323i.
Who makes these Aero options?
Price for changing halogen into Xenon?
Xenon Owners: pluses and minuses???
Q for the winter drivers.
survey: damage at arrival port?
all 328i has aluminum trim?
ALL Windows unable to open ??
All that leased- What was interest rate and Resid.
Survey- what was test drive top speed??
When is the coupe coming out?
What to inspect during delivery?


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Football Rumours on Wednesday 27th October 2021
Arsenal are struggling to convince William Saliba that his future is at Emirates Stadium and could be forced to cash in on the French defender, 20, who is impressing on loan at Marseille.
Arsenal are also preparing to compete with Manchester City to secure the signing of 29-year-old Spain defender Sergi Roberto from Barcelona on a free.
(ESPN)
(Fichajes) Manchester City have been linked with a transfer move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong next summer.
Jude Bellingham's brother Jobe could follow the England star to Borussia Dortmund as the Germans eye a transfer raid on Birmingham.
Arsenal and Tottenham have received a boost in their pursuit of Andrea Belotti after Torino boss Ivan Juric announced he will not sign a new deal.
Chelsea have been offered 22-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt as Juventus look to get him off their huge wage bill.
(Daily Star)
Aston Villa, AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen are among the clubs interested in River Plate's Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 21.
(CalcioMercato)
Barcelona have told French winger Ousmane Dembele, 24, he has one month to accept their latest offer to extend his contract, which expires next summer.
Carlisle have announced the appointment of Keith Millen as their new manager.
Manchester United have drawn up a four-man shortlist to replace under-fire manager Solskjaer, including Zinedine Zidane, Antonio Conte, Leicester's Brendan Rodgers and Ajax boss Erik ten Hag.
But Paris St-Germain's Argentine boss Mauricio Pochettino, 49, remains Manchester United's number one choice to replace Solskjaer.
Solskjaer has three games to save his job.
Newcastle are willing to make Erik ten Hag one of the highest-paid managers in the Premier League but the Dutchman is reluctant to leave Ajax.
Former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca, 48, is prepared to accept the manager's position at Newcastle, but the club's new owners are still mulling over their decision.
(Chronicle)
Newcastle have also not given up hope of luring back former boss Rafael Benitez, with the Spaniard, 61, now in charge at Everton.
Barcelona retain hope of securing Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp, 54, as a replacement for current boss Ronald Koeman.
Rangers coach Michael Beale is reportedly wanted by Cardiff City as their next boss.
(Daily Record)
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is still set to go ahead in January 2022 despite some parts of the Cameroon tournament needing 'urgent attention' just months ahead of its kick-off.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Gareth Bale is set to return to training in a boost for Wales.
The firm Hawk-Eye has told FIFA that its technology to detect offsides automatically is "ready to go" and it is on course to be used at the 2022 World Cup.
Walter Smith, who managed Scotland, Rangers and Everton, has died at the age of 73.
Tottenham star Dele Alli's position in Nuno Espirito Santo's plans has been thrown into uncertainty with the midfielder set to be omitted from the squad to face Burnley on Wednesday.
Lukasz Fabianski is in talks with West Ham over a new contract at the London Stadium.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, 28, ignored manger Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after being sent off in the 5-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday and the Frenchman has stalled negotiations over a new deal with the club.
Brentford goalkeeper David Raya is expected to miss at least four months of action after sustaining a knee injury in Sunday's defeat to Leicester.

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The American modernist painter Marsden Hartley spent two summers in Nova Scotia, in 1935 and 1936. While living in the community of Blue Rocks, on Nova Scotia's South Shore, he befriended a local family named Mason. As evidenced by his letters, this sojourn in rural Nova Scotia was of immense importance to him as an artist. In 1936 he wrote, "I paint in a rich low key and for the first time have really been identified with the sea..." This identification with the sea, and with his native New England, was of defining importance for Marsden Hartley. For the rest of his life (he died in 1943) he was known as a painter of Maine's rugged coast, of New England fishing villages and people. That desire to be close to a more authentic way of living was a common thread in American modernism, and Hartley was by no means alone in his desire to live a simpler, truer life in a rural part of his home country. The defining event for Marsden Hartley was the tragic deaths at sea of the Mason's two sons, Alty and Donny, and their cousin Allen, in 1936. For several years afterwards Hartley returned to the theme of the sea's harshness in paintings and writings. His Stormy Sea paintings were completed in Blue Rocks shortly after the deaths of the young men in a powerful North Atlantic gale.
Gerald Ferguson, painter and conceptual artist whose own interest in Hartley led to the exhibition and book Marsden Hartley in Nova Scotia. Here, we witness a conversation with the the past, with other artists through this kind of quoting and requoting, and, in this case the value is in the establishment of a whole.
John Hartman adds his own voice to that conversation. He builds on Ferguson's somewhat documentary examination of Hartley's time in Nova Scotia, and reimagines it through updated painterly images. The collection offers an opportunity to trace the full circle between each of these artists' artistic exploration of a single theme, Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia.


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Tammy Gillis character in the Canadian premier of SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED: IMPOSSIBLE DREAM on E! Network on December 13th is based on Band of Sisters
Tammy directs original comedy web series THE SUPPORT GROUP premiers January 6th
2015 has been the busiest year for actor/director Tammy Gillis. She stars in two Hallmark movies soon to be released. The first is the Canadian premier of SIGNED, SEALED DELIVERED: IMPOSSIBLE DREAM airing on E! Network on December 13th. She spent this past summer in Spain and Winnipeg filming the lead role in the feature film MENORCA. The web series The Support Group is Tammy's directorial debut, which she also produced and acted in.
Tammy Gillis plays a profound character in Signed Sealed Delivered: Impossible Dream which is based on the real story of the Band of Sisters. The Band of Sisters are part of an ultrasecret Joint Special Operations Command – which sent female soldiers in the field to go out on combat missions alongside the Rangers. They are female warriors on the frontlines. Tammy's role depicts a female U.S. soldier in the special ops unit who is held captive in Afghanistan. In this movie, Tammy embodies the strength and courage of her character that is needed for survival, while also being able to portray the compassion found in human nature even under such difficult circumstances. This role displays the diversity and talent of Tammy's acting.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/23/opinions/lemmon-band-of-sisters-special-ops
Farpoint Films' Menorca is a feature film directed and written by John Barnard. It was filmed in Winnipeg and Spain in the summer of 2015. Tammy plays a hedonistic soccer mom who indulges in her fantasy world, breaking away entirely from her family and life of motherhood. As she embarks on a journey through bad decision-making, she comes to a conclusion to the singularity of her life purpose. She needs to win back her son's affection.
The Support Group is an original comedy web series produced by Beyond Theatre Productions about three unlikely friends, each facing their own challenges, coming together to save their beloved support group. The Support Group team achieved success early on, being featured in a Vancouver Sun article on up-and coming filmmakers and completing an oversubscribed IndieGoGo campaign, bringing their total budget to roughly $5,000. The first episode of the series, titled 'Positive?', premieres online on January 6th, 2016 through their YouTube channel Beyond Theatre Productions at 2:30pm PT on YouTube. The trailer has now been launched online and the episodes premiere starting January 6, 2016.
Tammy recently appeared in a number of other productions including a recurring guest star in Hallmark's Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told. On television, she had a guest-starring role alongside Jason Priestley in UPTV's Ties That Bind. Tammy was also seen in the first episode of the final season of Syfy's Continuum that aired on Showcase and Syfy.
She is widely recognized for her multitude of film and television appearances. Her onscreen credits include roles in White Noise 2 and Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg. Tammy plays one of the leading roles in the soon to be released feature film The Pinocchio Project directed by Anand Raghaven.
This exceptionally talented actress also guest starred on CTV's hit drama Motive, the critically acclaimed award winning HBO Canada series Less Than Kind, and the Douglas Coupland CBC comedy jPod. She has appeared in roles on the Bravo series Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, CW's Supernatural, Showcase's Lost Girl, Spike TV's Blue Mountain State, Showcase's Endgame and many more. Her MOW's include the Hallmark romantic comedy A Novel Romance and the Lifetime thriller Stolen from the Womb.
Tammy Gillis is a very successful and respected member of the entertainment industry. She currently splits her time between Vancouver and Canada's east coast and continues to travel to LA and around the world for projects.
For more information and interviews please contact:
Lesley Diana | Lesley@thepromotionpeople.ca | 604-726-5575
Talent Agent – Cue Agency – Danielle Bilodeau | db@cueagency.com | 778-686-6480
Signed, Sealed, Delivered on Hallmark Channel – Movie #1 – Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told:
www.hallmarkmoviesandmysteries.com/signed-sealed-delivered-truth-be-told
Website: tammygillis.com, thesupportgrouptheseries.com
Twitter: @Tammy_F_Gillis, @TSGtheseries
Facebook: Tammy Gillis, The Support Group Webseries
IMDb: Tammy Gillis
YouTube: THE SUPPORT GROUP – the Web Series Teaser Trailer
Contact The Promotion People
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Stakes Recap: Synchrony Scores Back-To-Back Victories in Grade III Fair Grounds 'Cap
Pin Oak Stable's Synchrony ($4.20, $3.40 and $2.80) once again displayed his strong affinity for the Stall-Wilson Turf Course in Saturday's Grade III $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap, which he won for the second year in a row.
Guided by regular rider Joe Bravo, the 6-year-old son of Tapit sat well off the pace while Great Wide Open (Ire.) displayed his typical front running fashion and set opening fractions of 23.18, 47.37 and 1:11.34. Synchrony went six wide at the top of the stretch while 35-1 longshot Bandua took the lead, but made a strong run and proved to be the best horse in the race. He won by 1 ¼ lengths in a final time of 1:48.09. Bandua ($18.00 and $10.60) held on for second while Markitoff ($10.60) completed the trifecta.
The Fair Grounds Handicap was Synchrony's first start of 2019. In his last effort he was a troubled third in the Grade II Seabiscuit Handicap at Del Mar in November.
"He was the best horse in his last race, anyone could have seen it," Bravo recalled. "In turf racing, it's all about getting position and how you win races like that is by putting them in position and he was unfortunate not to hit daylight,. Today I was worried about the speed favoring turf course and I had to use him a little bit. What makes him a good horse is that he listens to the rider. He's a special animal and hopefully he stays healthy for the future. He makes the rider look good."
Trained by Michael Stidham, Synchrony is undefeated in four starts over the Stall-Wilson Turf Course.
"His works coming in were as good as I could ever want them to be," Stidham said. "Schooling the last couple of days and coming into the paddock today, he was just so cool and so calm that I knew he was set up for a big one. We worried about the speed bias and I told Joe to not let him drift out the back door. We had to have some kind of position turning for home to have a shot to win and he did it."
Following the race, Stidham stated that Synchrony would attempt to defend another title next out in the Grade II $300,000 Muniz Memorial Stakes on March 23.
"This is home and we would try to win the race again, we like to win at Fair Grounds," Stidham said.
Stidham also noted that a long term goal would be the Grade I $1 million Old Forester Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard. Last year, he finished a close third in the event which was contested over a yielding course.
"That would be our plan as long as the turf is firm," Stidham said. "He's a really good horse. He has shown it over and over again. I think he's still got a Grade I sitting out there somewhere waiting for him."
Adam Beschizza, the rider aboard longshot runner-up Bandua, was pleased with his horse's effort.
"He's a horse I've always held in high regard," said Beschizza, who piloted the son of The Factor in his last two efforts. "I couldn't believe he was such a price. This is probably the only time he's been settled in somewhere. He's always been on the move. He came here from Ireland, and then went to Chicago and Canada. He's become more Americanized. That's just the start of something. I can't say that his first two or three runs were truly him."
The Fair Grounds Handicap was Synchrony's fifth graded stakes triumph. Other than his trio of local graded stakes wins, he collected a pair of Grade II victories at Monmouth Park last year in the Oceanport Stakes and Red Bank Stakes.
Synchrony earned $90,000 from the Fair Grounds Handicap win which enhanced his lifetime earnings to $733,052.
Completing the order of finish were Great Wide Open (Ire.), First Premio, Tiz a Slam, Sir Dudley Digges, Combatant and Big Changes.
A Kentucky homebred, Synchrony is out of the Forest Wildcat broodmare Brownie Points who was a multiple stakes winner on dirt and turf. She also produced stakes-placed Chocolate Kisses.


Is race a factor in heart health?
Claudia E. Langley received a new heart last fall after 10 years of coping with one that was failing.
"I was looking at death's door," she recalled. "I thank God for each hour, for each day."
Experts have long known that African-Americans like Langley are at greater risk of heart failure than other groups. New findings emerging from a large-scale study of race and cardiovascular disease promise to shed light on the underlying reasons for the disparity.
Using data from that project, Johns Hopkins researchers have finished two newly released studies that together suggest the problem is rooted in environmental as well as genetic factors.
One study measured heart strength and found that African-American heart contractions were slightly weaker than those of other races.
"Weaker muscles make you more at risk for sudden death and heart failure," said Dr. Veronica Fernandes, a postdoctoral researcher at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who presented the findings.
She said the results suggest heart failure rates might in part be explained by genetics - a conclusion questioned by other scientists, who say race is a poor proxy for genetic heritage. People who appear to be of the same race or ethnic group don't necessarily carry the same genes.
The other study found African-Americans' risk for heart failure is on average nearly twice that of Caucasians and nearly five times that of Chinese-Americans.
High rates of diabetes and high blood pressure among blacks may explain their greater heart failure risk, the researchers concluded.
Both studies drew from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Arteriosclerosis, a long-term cardiovascular health study taking place in six communities around the United States, including Baltimore. It began tracking the cardiovascular health of nearly 7,000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 84 in 2000 and is planning to follow them until 2008.
Experts hope further research from the project will chip away at the mystery of differences in cardiovascular health among the races.
"There are some intriguing race-related issues," said Dr. James Porterfield, chief of cardiology at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. "There are clearly both environmental factors and genetic factors, but there is a lot to be learned."
Dr. Hossein Bahrami, a cardiology fellow at Johns Hopkins who worked on the study of the comparative risk of heart failure, said diabetes and high blood pressure stood out as likely culprits. African-Americans are at greater risk than Caucasians for the conditions, and both of them can damage the heart if not properly treated.
Bahrami proposed that lack of proper treatment for the disorders may contribute to heart failure in blacks. That argument is bolstered by a puzzling fact: Blacks have fewer heart attacks, but a worse prognosis once they do have one.
A heart attack is an interruption in blood flow to the heart muscle, which can contribute to heart failure, a chronic inability of the heart to pump adequate amounts of blood.
"Maybe African-Americans don't receive the proper management after a heart attack," Bahrami said, "and that leads to heart failure."
More than 287,000 Americans die each year of heart failure, according to the American Heart Association.
The rate of death in blacks with heart disease is higher than that for whites. Black men, for instance, die at a rate of about 23 per 100,000, while 20 of every 100,000 white men die of heart failure.
Dr. Elijah Saunders, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, said doctors often don't follow treatment guidelines as rigorously as they should for minorities. "Research has shown the quality of care is not as good as it is for whites," he said.
Encouraging doctors to aggressively diagnose and treat black patients for hypertension and diabetes, he said, might make a difference. He also thinks doctors should make sure that they thoroughly educate black patients on how to manage the disorders.
Saunders added, however, that doctors are only part of the problem. Patients' motivation, economic status, access to care, and insurance coverage all play a role, he said.
Yet Saunders thinks that genetic differences may also play a part. In the study of racial differences in heart strength, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to determine the strength of heart muscle contractions.
Chinese-Americans on average had the strongest and fastest contractions; those of Caucasians and Hispanics were slightly weaker. African-Americans had the weakest contractions, by 1 percent to 3 percent.
The Hopkins researchers said they controlled for environmental factors, so the difference in heart strength was likely rooted in genetics.
Previous studies have linked weakening of heart muscle with heart failure and sudden cardiac death, which results from abrupt loss of heart function.
"It may explain the racial contribution of heart failure in African-Americans," Saunders said. He cautioned, however, that using race to identify a person's genetic risk for disease is a delicate matter.
Lawrence C. Brody, a human geneticist at the National Human Genome Research Center, also urged caution.
Inherited illnesses like Huntington's disease, which can result in brain damage and death, are rare, he said. "You can probably name on two hands the well-known diseases where genetics are fate," he said.
"Race is a social construct," he continued. "People who are of African descent are more genetically diverse than people of European descent."
Socioeconomic issues, he said, are more likely to explain the racial differences in cardiovascular health.
Langley, 58, of Windsor Mill, got her diagnosis of heart failure in 1996 after she went to her doctor feeling ill. "I couldn't even walk a block," she recalled. "I was always cold and my nose kept running."
At first doctors thought she had the flu. But when her symptoms worsened, she went to the emergency room, where congestive heart failure was diagnosed. She underwent a heart transplant last September at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
She blames her heart troubles on a fatty diet and notices nowadays when other people eat poorly. "Instead of cooking, they drive through these little windows," she said.
She also thinks many African-Americans need to see doctors more often.
"They'll say, 'I'd rather spend my money elsewhere,'" she said. "They will sit there and suffer before they go to the doctor's office. That's not the attitude to take, but it's the attitude a lot of people do take."


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With Some iPhone Luster Gone, Apple is Pouring it on With Other Products
Aug 23rd, 2019 6:10 PM EDT | Particle Debris
The Particle Debris article of the week comes from Mark Gurman and Debby Wu at Bloomberg.
Apple Readies Camera-Focused Pro iPhones, New iPads, Larger MacBook Pro.
I expect this story to be thoroughly dissected elsewhere by the time this is published. So I'm simply going to weigh in on the scope of this event, as outlined by the authors. In addition to the iPhone 11 family ….
Also coming in 2019: refreshed versions of the iPad Pro with upgraded cameras and faster chips, an entry-level iPad with a larger screen, new versions of the Apple Watch, and the first revamp to the MacBook Pro laptop in three years, the people [sources] said.
But there's more.
Updates to key audio accessories, including AirPods and the HomePod speaker, are in the works, too, these people added.
That latter item has been interpreted as a new, less expensive HomePod.
Apple is also working on a cheaper HomePod for as early as next year. The current $300 model hasn't sold very well. The new model is likely to have two tweeters (a type of loudspeaker), down from seven in the current HomePod.
All in all, this looks to be a major, exciting September event. It has to be. With iPhone sales expected to be down a bit, Apple will be pouring on the coals with other products. I like it.
More News Debris
• This week, CNET updated us on the carrier efforts to deal with robocalls, including details on SHAKEN/STIR. "How SHAKEN/STIR — phone caller ID on steroids — can help stop awful robocalls."
SHAKEN/STIR is a two-pronged protocol that AT&T and T-Mobile will use to verify that the incoming caller is legit. It will also work with home phones running on Comcast's service. The end result is that Comcast, T-Mobile and AT&T will authenticate caller ID among one another, so you have more assurance that the person who's calling you is real.
• The Chicago Tribune has also shaken and stirred the community with iPhone radiation tests. "Smartphones may be leaking more radiation than we think." This is preliminary and, as is customary in science, independent confirmation is required. Meanwhile, Apple disputes the results.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple TV+. Will customers love it?
• Recently, I suggested that a consumer poll on the (leaked) App TV+ pricing be conducted. Here's one that's already out. "Apple TV+ is coming in the Fall, but Who Wants It?"
The first thing we wanted to capture was the level of interest, so we asked: How interested are you in Apple TV+? Of course, asking consumers to express their interest is always a little tricky, especially in the case of a service like Apple TV+ when we are still missing many details.
There's a chart available for inspection. The upshot is that, in this poll, a goodly fraction of people are interested. Whether that turns into a purchase, when full details are released, is always the jackpot question.
• The South China Morning Post has an interesting story about Tim Cook's life style and spending habits. "Apple boss Tim Cook shuns expensive underwear – so how does he spend his millions?"
iTunes. We knew ye well. Good riddance.
• Finally, Kirk McElhearn briefs us on the fate of the iTunes Store in macOS Catalina. It is, for some, a bit unnerving.
With the new Music app in macOS Catalina, which retains most of the music functions of iTunes, but sloughs off the other media kinds that the previous app managed, there is a change in the way the iTunes Store is handled. In some cases, users won't even see the iTunes Store.
In early betas of macOS Catalina, the iTunes Store was visible, but in recent betas it did not show up in the sidebar of the Music app if the user was signed into Apple Music. That seems to be the default now: if a user has an Apple Music account, they won't see the iTunes Store. You can display it, if you wish, in the Music app's Preferences, on the General pane, but if you're a streamer, you won't see it by default.
This can be taken as simple streamlining for streamers given that the store is only suppressed for those with an Apple Music account. Still….
Particle Debris is a generally a mix of John Martellaro's observations and opinions about a standout event or article(s) of the week followed by a discussion of articles that didn't make the TMO headlines, the technical news debris. The column is published most every Friday except for holiday weeks.
Tags: HomePod, iPhone, iTunes, MacBook Pro, robocalls, Tim Cook


Reflexology has been used for healing for over 5,000 years. Although many people associate reflexology with the feet, you can also stimulate the reflex points on the hands to clear energy flow around the body and treat common ailments such as headaches, indigestion, muscular aches and flu. Reflexology is quick, unobtrusive and ideal for people who are sensitive about having their feet handled. By following the simple step-by-step instructions in Hand Reflexology you will learn to balance and detoxify the body's systems, fight stress and improve general wellbeing. It shows how to treat yourself as well as others, and features 10 -15 minute routines suitable for everyone, including children and the elderly.


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Today's Thoughts: I have always liked our first reading today from the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom 3:1-9) especially the line, "But they are at peace." This reading is often used at funerals, moments when people are remembering a loved one, a friend, someone who has been important in their life, who has passed on. In the midst of grief, it can often be helpful to think of the person finally being at peace even if because of their passing we are not.
The Feast of All Souls is a day of remembrance. It gives us an opportunity to pause and remember the important people in our lives who have passed on. People who have left us physically, people whom we now hope are at peace now with God. It is a day when we remember them in a formal way at Eucharist and informally through stories and moments of prayer thankful for their presence in our lives.
I have always felt that the Feast of All Souls is really the second half of the Feast of All Saints. Yesterday we celebrated the people formally named saints by the Church because of their faith filled lives, people who during their lives stepped out of the ordinary into the extraordinary and became examples, inspirations and role models within the Universal Church.
Today we remember, we celebrate, all those ordinary people who perhaps did not step into the extraordinary except in our lives, people who gave us life, who taught us, nurtured us, protected us, and guided us. We remember, we celebrate, today people who were with us from the beginning or who stepped into our lives for a brief moment that made a difference. These are people who are not honored by the Church as saints in a formal way but whom we perhaps honor in our own special way, as saints with a little "s" because we are thankful for their presence, inspiration and love.
We remember, and we pray today for all who journeyed through this life with the sure and certain hope that God has found them worthy because he is the Good Shepherd with an overflowing cup that has brought them to peace!
Have a great Saturday everyone!


Watch this space - new photos will be added throughout during Oktoberfest 2016!
While most people associate Oktoberfest with lots of beer drinking, it's always been a carnival-like celebration in Germany.
The foods that you will see on every corner at Oktoberfest include Roast or Rotisserie Chicken, Pretzels and, of course, sausages. We've got all those food and great German beer too!
» Take a look at this year's Oktoberfest food specials menu!
So join in the fun this fall at the Black Forest Inn!
See below for details & schedule of events.
This year, given the current events and issues, we are adding a featured German protest story for each night of Oktoberfest. Many of these stories illustrate how populist protests are a natural response to indignation and outrage and how they can effect profound change.
Sample Paulaner beer with the Paulaner girls!
Poster and Menu Cover Contest winner unveiled!
When King Ludwig I decided to tax beer, the people rioted. The army, made up of beer-drinking men, were reluctant to interfere. It should be noted that in general the quality of drinking water in nineteenth century Bavaria was very poor and beer was often the safest beverage for people to drink so a tax on beer was indeed a burden on everyone. The rioting went on for five days, from May 1 to 5 and order was only restored when His Majesty decreed that there should be a corresponding ten percent reduction in the price of beer. By rights, the brewers and innkeepers should then have rioted, but they lacked sufficient numbers to effectively protest this turn of events.
**Seriously, you could have your wedding here. Call us. And don't forget to get your marriage license seven days in advance.
6:30 – 9:00 pm Live music!Dreamland Faces, an accordion and saw duo, plays in the restaurant!
7:00 pm The Wedding – yes! It's real!!
Hacker-Pschorr Night!Buy any Hacker-Pschorr and get a logo glass for $1!
In February and March of 1943* in Berlin, a group of women protested the detention of their Jewish husbands, who had, up until that point, been exempted from deportation by virtue of being married to non-Jewish women. Rosenstrasse was a street in a traditionally Jewish neighborhood and that is where the detention center was located. The women protested day and night chanting "Give us our husbands back!", despite being threatened with machine gun wielding SS officers every day. The crowd of women grew, emboldened by the sense of safety in numbers and after weeks of protest, Goebbles himself decreed that it would be easier to just release the men than continue to listen to the constant shouting outside. The building was bombed by the Allies near the end of the war, but several monuments on the site have been erected to honor the women who saved their husbands.
*Normally we would stay miles away from evoking anything having to do with World War Two, for obvious reasons. But this story of courageous and ultimately successful protest against a murderous regime is inspiring and worth sharing on this wedding themed night.
We're not taking any sides in any ongoing dumpling wars. They're all delicious to us! We'll have the best and the biggest, the fluffiest and the heartiest, a-meal-in-itselfers and the dessert type dumplings. The Dumpling Appreciation Society meets here today!
6:30 – 9:00 pm Live music!Mark Stillman on accordion!
You know goes with dumplings? Beer, that's what.
In 1967 a man living in a town near Munich protested the low flying Starfighters which roared over his property. He built a catapult and relentlessly fired dumplings at the aircraft. His one-man protest eventually made international headlines and, more satisfyingly, he succeeded in changing the flight paths away from the area entirely.
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm The Brat Bar Is open!
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Live Music!Mark Stillman on accordion!
Bring your tuba and get a free beer!You may be required to play your tuba to earn the beer.
On September 4, 1989, after a weekly prayer for peace service at the Lutheran Church in Liepzig, a group of parishioners stayed to publicly protest the East German regime, with the hopes that by staying within the church square they would be safe from arrest. The following week, several thousand people showed up to join the public protest. Each Monday the peaceful protests grew, and other towns and cities in East Germany followed suit. By October 17, six weeks later, 120,000 people showed up to protest in Liepzig. The following week, 320,000 people protested in Liepzig, a city of 500,000. On November 4, a million people showed up to protest in Berlin. On November 9, the government announced the end of travel restrictions and the Germans began to dismantle the wall. The Monday Night Demonstrations continued, however, as the goal of having democratic elections had not been met. The demonstrations ended the following March, when the first free, multi-party elections in more than 40 years were finally held in East Germany.
One hundred years ago a group of artists came together at Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich. For the next eight years and along with groups in five other cities, the group known as Dada challenged society with their performances, writing, visual art, music and manifestos. Their work continues to challenge and inspire people today, just please don't ask us what it means.
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Live Music!Dreamland Faces, an accordion and saw duo plays in the restaurant!
7:00 pm Join in the Exquisite Corpse!
Beer is anti-beer!Win nothing! Winning is nothing! Nothing is won!
The artists who founded the Dada movement were angry and convinced that the materialism and nationalism that pervaded Western society had brought about World War I. Their art was intended as a critique of, and challenge to, bourgeois society and the authoritarianism it supported. Though they sincerely hoped to end the war with their art, they also seriously innovated art as they knew it. They incorporated chance into the creation of art; they used "readymade" objects and, with minimal preparation, displayed them as art; they even picked a name that evokes nonsense in many languages. They so opposed conventional thinking they even opposed themselves, often declaring "Dada is anti-Dada!" Though the movement itself gave way to Surrealism and the Western world ultimately descended into war again and now again, much of their work stands as truly innovative, challenging and surprisingly modern and relevant one hundred years later.
Got some beefs? A few issues? One or two pet peeves? Or 95 of them? Martin Luther had 95 points of contention with the church and he nailed them to the church door. We've got some complaints ourselves and we've got a door to nail them to. Care to join us?
5:00 – 10:00 pm Nail your critiques to the door! Or use a push pin.
6:30 – 9:00 Medieval music!
Medieval food!Try some interesting dishes from culinary history.
Win tickets to the Luther exhibit at MIA!
Martin Luther was a devout monk who believed the Catholic Church was losing its way. He particularly objected to the selling of Indulgences, the practice of accepting donations to the church in exchange for the absolution of sins. Luther strongly believed that the clergy could neither confer absolution nor salvation upon anyone; only God could do that. Furthermore, the selling of indulgences was a transparent grab for money that the church didn't need, but the clergy clearly wanted. He summarized his concerns into a 95 point document, which, legend has it, on October 31, 1517, he nailed to the Wittenberg Castle church door. He was reform minded, but had no intention of being a revolutionary. He succeeded in getting the Church to call a conclave to address his issues, but they ultimately rejected his criticisms and called for him to recant them. He refused and his defiance sparked a theological revolution, as well as a political one (though he took a leadership role in neither). After finally being excommunicated he devoted ten years to translating the Bible into German, believing that ordinary people ought to have access to the Word of God. He then faded into obscurity, even as his cause burned more and more brightly across Europe.
Day Seven: Hermann the German Night or Why do the Germans Speak German?
6:30 – 8:00 pm Is Your German Better than a Sixth Grader's? Sixth graders from the Twin Cities German Immersion School will challenge your German!
7:30 - 9:00 pm Play games and win prizes from Schells beer!
9:00 pm Schells prize drawing – enter to win a fall outfit from Schells including a jacket, hoodie and gloves!
Schells Night! Schells samples! Schells prizes!
20% of our food sales today will go to support the Amity Aid program at the Twin Cities German Immersion School. This program brings young German teachers here to work for up to a year with students in the Twin Cities. The Teutoberg Forest, incidentally, is home to the town of Steinhagen, the place where Steinhäger Gin is made. We are no longer able to get Steinhäger from Germany so the good people at J Carver Distillery in Waconia are making it for us. And for you. And for all gin-loving Minnesotans. Try a sample! Buy a shot! Order some pickled herring to go with it!
Once again, we honor Mr. Hoff-tastic himself tonight (He's big in Germany!) We will have his face all over the restaurant! The main event is the giveaway of an array of excellent un-Hoffingly-believable prizes.
8:00 – 11:00 pm Prize giveaways!
Win a piece of the Berlin Wall!
Surly Night!Buy any sized Surly Fest beer and get a logo stein for $1! Surly prizes!
Well, he didn't exactly bring down the Berlin Wall, but he genuinely was a symbol of freedom for the Germans at that time, largely on the strength of his number one hit in Europe, "Looking for Freedom." Europe, and particularly Germany, had embraced American pop culture in the late 1980s and, for some reason, Dallas, Baywatch and David Hasselhoff in particular. His song "Looking for Freedom" played in every nightclub in Berlin all throughout the fall of 1989. After the wall fell, a unified Berlin put on a spectacular New Year's Eve party and the main event was a David Hasselhoff concert. Do the Germans recognize that he is not a great singer (or actor)? Of course. Do they still have a soft spot for him in their hearts? Yes, yes, they do.
The black turtleneck is the outfit of choice for 20th century protesters of anything. Because it's essential to stay warm, have freedom of movement and look androgynous while you rage at society / patriarchy / disco / the government / the mainstream / nuclear power.
8:00 – 11:00 pm Live music!Zodiak Berlin spins the Krautrock in the music lounge (also known as the banquet space) with special guests!
The beverage of choice for protesters is beer.
"Better Active Today Than Radioactive Tomorrow!"
At the beginning of 1973, the German government agreed to sell land near the town of Wyhl to a nuclear power developer. The citizens in all the surrounding towns and the nearby city of Freiburg joined together to protest. Farmers, wine-growers, even hunters joined in the protest by funding scientific studies of the potential environmental impacts the power plant would have on the air, land and water in the region. Hearings were held to allow citizens to voice their opposition but the protesters walked out of the hearings because the chairman of the hearing worked for the power company that planned to build the plant. When the government issued a permit to begin construction in June of 1975, more than 20,000 people marched to the site and began a ten month long occupation. Ultimately the plant was not built, though the government officially cited insufficiencies in the design as the reason.
We don't want to lug any barrels home with us after the party, so we're going to start dropping the price of beer at 2 pm, and keep dropping it until the beer is gone. Seriously.
When the keg goes, the boot (or glass or t-shirt or mug) goes! Prizes for the person who ordered the beer that blew the keg. There's 18 beers on tap, folks!
In March of 1855 a law-and-order, anti-Immigrant mayor was elected in Chicago, in a very typically low-turnout election. He and the newly elected city council of the same ilk promptly raised the cost of a liquor license from $50 to $300 and started enforcing the universally ignored ban on Sunday beer sales. However, it was almost exclusively German and Irish immigrant tavern owners who were arrested; native born proprietors were left in peace. The German immigrant community raised legal defense funds for their countrymen and fellow immigrants. The first scheduled trial was to begin on April 21, 1855. An enormous crowd showed up to support the defendants and the mayor called in the militia. A short riot ensued, one policeman and one rioter were shot and there were many arrests. The city suffered through a year with the unpopular, extremist city government. The following March, largely due to very high immigrant voter turnout, they were all voted out of office.
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Over the last few years, multiple leading law firms have suffered large, expensive, and high-profile attacks. So far, the most frightening leak has been, of course, "The Panama Papers" breach, where, in 2017, the world's fourth largest offshore law firm suffered a leak of 11.5 million files from their database that exposed information on over 210,000 companies. Other large attacks—such as the attack on DLA Piper last year—make it clear this was not a fluke: law firms are increasingly under attack by cyber criminals.
"Digital risk impact on cybersecurity and privacy are top concerns for legal and compliance leaders, as the frequency of cyber events increases and more legal and regulatory mandates emerge.
In fact, additional data suggest that attacks on law firms are even more common than the headlines suggest. Recent reports found that over 80% of the largest 100 firms in the U.S. have been breached since 2011, with approximately 1/6th of them losing important files and information in the process.
Why are Law Firms Being Targeted by Cyber Criminals?
How are Law Firms Protecting Themselves?
It is no surprise many law firms are being targeted. Unfortunately, when you look at the current state of cyber security for law firms, it is also not surprising that so many of them are being breached. Despite being such valuable targets, the data suggest law firms are doing very little to protect themselves. Only 25% of law firms say that they utilize basic email encryption, and only 15% report encrypting their drives. 25% of law firms have not even yet assessed the cost or risk associated with a breach. Only 17.1% of law firms have an incident response plan in place, in the event that they are breached.
In short, most law firms are not actively protecting themselves, for a few key reasons.
First, law firms are not protecting themselves because, to be blunt, they do not have to in the same way that firms in heavily-regulated industries like healthcare and finance must. Unlike firms in those industries, law firms are not regulated by any external body—they are largely self-regulating. This is changing slightly, as firms are increasingly "regulated" by potential customers who want to know their data will be safe, but by and large law firms are under no structural pressure to protect themselves.
It is clear law firms lack the resources or the will to take care of their own cyber security. Considering this, the only way to keep law firms safe becomes clear— they must partner with a cost-effective security service that will take care of their security for them.
From our experience providing these services for many clients in many industries, this advice is accurate. The only way for any modern company—but in particular law firms, which face substantial cost pressures and an internal lack of human technology resources—to protect themselves against next generation threats is to partner with a full service managed security firm.
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Assistant Professor – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sep 5, 2013 | All Jobs, Assistant
The Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies (TECS) in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is seeking candidates to join a dedicated and accomplished community of faculty, students, and staff as a faculty member, Assistant Professor, in Learning Technology. This is a full- time tenure track position beginning in September 2014.
The College is NCATE-approved and offers a comprehensive program leading to Master's and doctoral degrees. We share a fundamental commitment to social justice and the pursuit of educational excellence. Located in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst is the flagship campus of the Commonwealth's university system and is a leading center of public higher education in the Northeast.
Faculty in Mathematics, Science and Learning Technology lead Master's and doctoral programs and participate in elementary and secondary licensure programs and educator professional development. We are seeking a colleague to collaborate with and to generate externally funded projects in STEM Education and contribute to the Department and College on service and leadership roles.
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Nelson Mandela was the modern father of Africa and an icon who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead South Africa out of decades of apartheid.
Affectionately called "Madiba," Mandela's defiance of white minority rule and incarceration for fighting against segregation focused the world's attention on apartheid, the legalized racial segregation enforced by the South African government until 1994. Through Mandela's fight, he became a moral compass and conduit to heal a nation. In honor of Nelson Mandela's birthday, we'd like to honor him.
Thank you for your sacrifice, humility, and vision. May you rest in peace.
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Дюртюлі́ (, ) — місто, центр Дюртюлинського району Башкортостану, Росія. Адміністративний центр Дюртюлинського міського поселення.

Географія
Знаходиться на північному заході Башкортостану, на лівому березі річки Білої (притока Ками), за 124 км від Уфи.

Історія
Селище міського типу з 1964 року, місто з 1989 року.

Господарство
До початку розробки нафтових родовищ Дюртюлі — село з пристанню і декількома підприємствами по переробці і зберіганню сільськогосподарської сировини (завод олійництва, елеватор і деякі ін.). У місті розташоване «Чекмагушівське УДНГ», що здійснює експлуатацію нафтових родовищ на території Дюртюлинського, Ілішевського і Чекмагушівського районів. Працюють заводи залізобетонних виробів, цегляний, об'єкти обслуговування нафтопромислів, комбінат молочних продуктів і м'ясокомбінат.

На економічний і соціальний розвиток міста вплинуло введення в дію автодорожнього моста через річку Білу. Дюртюлинська пристань — 3-я після Уфімської і Бірської по вантажо- і пасажирообігу. Дюртюлі — значний вузол автомобільних доріг (Уфа—Казань, Нефтекамськ—Дюртюлі—Буздяк).

У місті 6 загальноосвітніх шкіл, зокрема 2 гімназії (6370 учнів в 1994–1995 навч. р.); Історико-краєзнавчий музей, 3 масових бібліотеки, 2 клубних установи («ТАН», «Лагуна»), 4 лікарні, база відпочинку нафтовиків «Чайка», з 2006 року відновлено будівництво Башкирської гімназії.

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Населення — 31274 особи (2010; 29984 2002).

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Three carbonate-rich spring deposits are present near the southern end of Crater Flat, NV, approximately 18 km southwest of the potential high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain. We have analyzed five samples of carbonate-rich material from two of the deposits for U and Th isotopic compositions. Resulting U-series disequilibrium ages indicate that springs were active at 18 ?? 1, 30 ?? 3, 45 ?? 4 and >70 ka. These ages are consistent with a crude internal stratigraphy at one site. Identical ages for two samples at two separate sites suggest that springs were contemporaneous, at least in part, and were most likely part of the same hydrodynamic system. In addition, initial U isotopic compositions range from 2.8 to 3.8 and strongly suggest that ground water from the regional Tertiary-volcanic aquifer provided the source for these hydrogenic deposits. This interpretation, along with water level data from near-by wells suggest that the water table rose approximately 80 to 115 m above present levels during the late Quaternary and may have fluctuated repeatedly. Current data are insufficient to allow reconstruction of a detailed depositional history, however geochronological data are in good agreement with other paleoclimatic proxy records preserved throughout the region. Since these deposits are down gradient from the potential repository site, the possibility of higher ground water levels in the future dramatically shortens both vertical and lateral ground water pathways and reduces travel times of transported radionuclides to potential discharge sites.


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4 Elven Prestige Classes to Inspire (or Adapt for) your 5e Game
Blog PostMorgan Carpenter Oct 18, 2022
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Dungeons and Dragons 5e has nothing on its previous editions for customization. It's partly to do with the paring down of skills, removal of their point system, and mass elimination of feats for a more streamlined, easy-to-learn game style. But a huge factor is the switch to subclasses (class paths built in to the levels of their overarching class, that must be chosen almost as soon as you make the character) from prestige classes (extra classes that you have to build your character towards, that stack on top of standard classes, and can't be taken until you've leveled quite a bit).
This isn't necessarily bad, of course. It has its pros and cons.
But for those of us who want to get really creative with our characters, and like to have the features and rules to back it up (instead of just flavoring the subclasses), looking back at prestige classes is a fantastic way to reintroduce some of that customization to 5e.
We've discussed specific types of prestige classes before, here: What, How, and Why are Prestige Classes in D&D? (d20collective.com) , here: 5 Psionic Prestige Classes WotC should adapt into 5e Subclasses (d20collective.com), and here: 5 Highly Customizable 3.5e Prestige Classes We Wish that 5e Would Inco (d20collective.com)
This time, we were drawn to the elven prestige classes – ones that can be taken only by elves and half-elves, for one reason or another.
Champion of Corellon Larethian
To be a Champion of Corellon Larethian is to be an elf among elves, a noble warrior and knight, proficient in not only an elven blade but in all manner of gentility and kindness. Such a knight may serve elven nobility, guard temples to the patron God of Elves, or undertake quests for the protection and advancement of the elven people. And unlike the majority of a standard elven army, these are no archers, but well-armored, mounted melee combatants, who do not shy from direct confrontation.
Essentially, users of this prestige class are the Arthurian Knights of the elves. It takes quite a bit of effort to be able to take this class, since it requires a number of feats, and specialization in armor and weaponry that elves' ASI don't really benefit. But the tradeoff is more than worth it, granting you healing, damage bonuses, and even an increase to the maximum DEX bonus while wearing heavy armor.
For 5e, a paladin or a fighter would make an ideal Champion of Corellon Larethian.
Everskan Tomb Guardian
Deep in the wilds of Faerun is the elven city of Everska, a beating heart of elven culture, cut off from the outside world which ages and changes so quickly. The elves there value their heritage, and their dead, burying them with powerful artifacts and riches that draw the greed of looters and adventurers. Tasked with protecting these sacred tombs are Everskan Tomb Guardians, mages and warriors who protect the resting dead, and hunt down any who dare to violate their burial place.
These Guardians, like Champions, require no small amount of martial finesse to become one of their number. They also require some level of magical ability, and a variety of hunting and survival skills. Once you become one, though, you gain powerful tracking and hunting abilities, and more spells to use in the pursuit of looters.
Any number of classes, save perhaps Barbarians, could be an Everska Guardian in 5e. Rangers, Sorcerers, Wizards, Warlocks, and Bards all have a chance to meet the spellcasting and skill requirements eventually, and you can easily multiclass for others.
Wildrunner
While Champions of Corellon and Everskan Guardians embrace the more civilized, elegant side of elven societies (often embodied by high elves), there are also aspects of elvendom that reject it in favor of the wild, wood elves chief among them. These Wildrunners embrace untamedness, drawing from the primal forces within them, mimicking the undomesticated beasts.
Wildrunners require a character that leans into the animalistic skills; one who can move quietly, hide, and survive alone in nature. Once you've taken the class, you start beginning to slowly become increasingly wild. You move faster, frighten your enemies with a primal scream, stalk, and pounce upon your prey unimpeded by terrain, and eventually leave behind your own nature to become a fey.
Wildrunners are slightly less relevant to 5e than 3e, since elves have been somewhat removed from their original, more inhuman presentation. Instead, a Wildrunner might be an elf who is slowly morphing into an Eladrin, reuniting with their fey roots. As for classes, rangers, druids, and barbarians all go well with the flavor and features of the Wildrunner.
Scar Enforcer
Half Elves, while bearing much of the appearance of their elven lineage, are often somewhat ostracized from elven communities. After all, they live half the lifespan of the average elf, remaining ever children in their eyesight. They do not live to meet the same markers of prestige and influence that normal elves achieve. And as for their other half, well, they long outlive almost every other parent's community, children long after their neighbors begin to grow old.
Most deal with this struggle by forming their own communities. But others fester in resentment at their lack of entry to either community and turn their skills against humans and elves alike. These Scars, and their Scar Enforcers excel at impersonating and assassinating humans and elves, smiting them with powerful sneak attacks, and eventually losing the lineage bonuses and negatives from either race.
This prestige class was designed for a specific location, wherein elves and humans do not trust each other. Furthermore, elves are much shorter lived in 5e than in older editions, making them much more relatable to human communities, and to their half-elven offspring. This change makes it less likely for there to be a substantial number of Scars in a standard 5e world, but it's possible. The prestige class (which is best served for a rogue, although warlocks and bards are also good options) is still fantastic for evil campaigns, or villainous NPCs.
Have you ever played with any of these prestige classes? Have you played any similar characters in 5e, without the official rules? How did it go? Let us know in the comments below!
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Trump to send hundreds of federal troops to US cities
President Donald Trump will "surge" hundreds of federal law enforcement forces to more US cities to combat rising violent crime, despite strong opposition from local elected officials.
Ivan Kolekjevski 23 July 2020 8:48
Washington, 23 July 2020 (dpa/MIA) – President Donald Trump will "surge" hundreds of federal law enforcement forces to more US cities to combat rising violent crime, despite strong opposition from local elected officials.
"We have no choice but to get involved," Trump argued during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Following through on a threat made earlier in the week, he claimed the move would put an end to bloodshed and help communities "plagued by violent crime."
Troops would be sent to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, as part of what the administration has dubbed Operation Legend.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot this week said she would not allow federal forces to patrol her city's streets and sharply criticized Trump after the president made his announcement.
"He fundamentally doesn't care. He doesn't get it. What he cares most about is himself," Lightfoot said.
Lightfoot accused Trump of seeking to create a distraction from the coronavirus pandemic battering the country and growing disappointment in the federal government's handling of the health crisis.
Chicago has seen a sharp rise of about 50 per cent in homicides so far this year, compared to the same period in 2019. There have been some 414 murders, according to police data.
In Portland, Oregon, the deployment of federal forces to quell sometimes destructive protests has prompted an outcry from top elected officials from the western state over the brutal tactics employed.
Videos have shown unmarked cars involved in arrests, in addition to the mass use of tear gas and beatings of protesters. Opponents of the president say the federal forces are contributing to the tensions, rather than quelling unrest.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has filed a lawsuit against the federal deployment, saying it infringes on citizens' right to protest and free speech. There are also concerns about federal overreach.
Trump, a Republican, blames an uptick in violence in some major cities on his rivals in the Democratic Party. Democrats increasingly run most of the country's major cities.
Even among some Republicans the federal deployment has sparked worries of a White House violating principles of federalism.
The president faced harsh criticism when he used federal forces against mostly peaceful protestors demonstrating against racism and police brutality in the capital Washington in June, to clear a way for him to stage a photo-op in front of a church.
Heading into November elections, Trump has been seeking to portray himself as the law-and-order candidate, as the country has been beset by unrest in recent months, including protests against racial injustice.
The president's poll numbers have been sinking sharply in recent months, in part due to the pandemic, but also as the economy stalls and unrest has hit various parts of the country.
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Baroq House will play host to a brunch unlike any other in celebration of Moët & Chandon Grand Day on Saturday 9th June.
Select guests and friends of the Champagne House will come together at Baroq House in Drewery Lane for a lavish and opulent brunch with free-flowing Moët & Chandon, striking performers and delectable food for a day of elegant and memorable celebrations. Champagne pyramids will be sparkling and guests will display their love of the brand with a touch of gold added to their glamourous ensembles for the day. A gold Moët & Chandon coin is required to enter the venue, with guests greeted by a surprising and enchanting performer.
followed by a Moët & Chandon marching band set to signal the raising of many champagne glasses, once again enforcing that this is not your typical Saturday brunch but a truly unmissable annual event.
Champagne House will come together to raise their champagne glasses in a worldwide toast to the memorable moments that bring joy to their lives.
This year, Moët & Chandon has renamed the annual "Moët Party Day" rendezvous that debuted in 2016, continuing its festive tradition with an even more glittering lineup of extraordinary events planned for Moët & Chandon Grand Day in over 80 countries that will bring together over a million people from Hong Kong to Lagos and Geneva to Montreal. From day to evening and well into the night, Moët & Chandon will raise a bubbling toast at each of the worldwide celebrations.
Since 1743, Moët & Chandon has been a master at creating memorable celebrations, and some of its pioneering celebratory installations, like the champagne pyramid, have become a worldwide tradition. Today the champagne pyramid is a signature symbol of the House and will be the spectacular centerpiece of the events planned on Moët & Chandon Grand Day, to set the "flow" for this day of overflowing and festive generosity. As guests partake in the festivities, a countdown to the top of each hour will culminate in a toast around the champagne pyramid to set the cheerful cadence for this magical day.


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