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Marstons managed house. Close to Bristol Airport, Special offers on 7 days or longer parking. on the A38.
Country Cottage Inn overlooking the Chew Valley, 8m W of Bath A39/off the A368. Lovely old pub. The Carpenter's Arms offers 'a perfect place for rest, relaxation & great food'.
All Rooms inc Breakfast reasonable prices.
This village pub is all things to all people. The restaurant is an Indian, there is a fruit and veg shop, library, hairdresser and take away fish and chips. For something slightly unusual its well worth a visit.
The Ship and Castle at Congresbury is now under new ownership and has returned to the traditional values of a family country pub. Nice rooms, good food, good ale, what more would you want.
The Moon & Sixpence is a welcoming, popular bar, restaurant and hotel offers a range of accommodation and entertainment. Nice views across the Bristol Channel.
Family run Country Inn ideal for all the family. Why not relax by the wood-burner and then choose from a wide-range of cask-conditioned beers, local ciders and proper pub food.


Tabernacle of Praise Worship Church can be found at 910 Highland Ave . The following is offered: Religious Organizations . In Chester there are 39 other Religious Organizations. An overview can be found here.


Patton was involved in North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations.
One of greatest moments in the Second World War was at Bastogne, when Patton rapidly disengaged his army from fighting in another sector and moved it over 100 miles in 48 hours to relieve the siege at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Died in Car crash just after end of war.
He nearly got sacked for slapping and insulting a soldier suffering from battle fatigue.
He was seen as undiplomatic - often upsetting US allies such as Russia and Great Britain.
"Patton was involved in First World War and helped pioneer the use of tanks during the Battle of Cambrai and later."
Patton was almost certainly not at Cambrai in any capacity, and definitely not as a combatant. The U.S. Tank Corps was formed at the end of December 1917, a month after the battle, with Samuel Rockenbach in command. At the time of Cambrai the USA had no Tanks, and the only American troops involved were some railroad engineers who got caught in a German counter-attack. On the morning of the attack Patton's Diaries state that he was at the French Tank Training School at Champlieu, 75 miles away. Ten days later, after the offensive had stalled, he visited British Tank H.Q. at Albert, 30 miles from Cambrai. His diaries make no mention of his having observed or in any way participated in the battle.
He did, though, lead the Light Tank Brigade (equipped with French Rnault tanks) in action from September 1918 onwards.
Patton was almost certainly not at Cambrai at all, and certainly not as a combatant. The U.S. Tank Corps was formed at the end of December 1917, a month after the battle, with Samuel Rockenbach in command. At the time of Cambrai the USA had no Tanks, and the only American troops involved were some railroad engineers who got caught in a German counter-attack. On the morning of the attack Patton's Diaries state that he was at the French Tank Training School at Champlieu, 75 miles away. Ten days later, after the offensive had stalled, he visited British Tank H.Q. at Albert, 30 miles from Cambrai. His diaries make no mention of his having observed or in any way participated in the battle.


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1. Download and unzip the CRX880A_KD11.zip into your desktop.
2. In "CRX880A_KD11" folder, please search for the "Windows" folder.
glowyblue is a dark blue theme for the Firefox 3.0 web browser.
It's appearance is fairly much the same as glowyblue 2 other than the 'newer' style tabs to support current functionality.
glowygold is a Firefox theme with black and gold colors.


You do have to hand it to betting sites such as Betfred, for when it comes to giving their golf betting customers the maximum choice and of course value, they always score top marks.
In the coming days it will of course be the BMW Championship PGA Tour that will be beginning, and that annual tournament is held over at the impressive yet very challenging course at the Aronimink Golf Club, and the golfers taking part in it will be all vying to bag a share of the $9,000,000 prize purse.
You do have just enough time to study the form of each golfer and then place you bets, as the tournament doesn't start until tomorrow, and does go on until the 9th of this month. Betfred are offering three group betting markets and as such let me now give you something on an insight into which golfers you can back to top each of those groups and their associated odds too.
Group A is the one in which Dustin Johnson at 3/1 is looking like the punters pal, and there is certainly lots of value to be had by backing him now to win that group at those odds, however you can also back Justin Thomas and Justin Rose at 10/3 and also place a bet on either Brooks Koepka at 7/2 and Bryson DeChambeau at 4/1 too.
It is going to take some working out if you fancy trying to select the golfer in Group B that will come out on top for with such big named golfers such as Rory McIlroy at 3/1 and both Tiger Woods and Jason Day at 7/2 in that group it will be a hard fought for contest for sure.
As for the other two golfers in Group B, well they are underdogs to come out on top, but only just and they are Rickie Fowler at 18/5 and also Francesco Molinari at 4/1. Who to be fair will need everything to drop and fall into place if they are to come out on top!
Moving over to the final group that of course being Group C it was be worth following the smart money if you do fancy having a punt on it, and if that is something you are willing to do the current favourites to win Group C and the two golfers that are attracting the most support is Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama at 3/1.
Tony Finau at 7/2 looks a very reasonable punt too, however you will of course be taking some chances if you choose to bet on the other two golfers in Group C those being Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood at 4/1, as it is open to debate as to whether either of them really have what it takes to beat those much more experienced and talented players that are ahead of them in the Group C BMW Championship betting market!


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Чэнь Яньци́н (, род. 5 апреля 1979 года, Сучжоу) — китайская тяжелоатлетка, член национальной сборной Китая. Двукратная чемпионка мира (1997, 1999), Олимпийских (2004, 2008) и Азиатских игр (1998, 2006). Выступает в весовой категории до 58 кг.

На Азиатских играх в Дохе (2006) спортсменка установила несколько мировых рекордов. В рывке она подняла 111 кг (превзошла Боянка Костова в 2015 г.); в толчке — 140 кг
(Цю Хунмэй, 2007); по сумме упражнений — 242, 248 и 251 кг (Боянка Костова, 2015).

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Soft Magic Dice is a software provider for Internet casinos. At the time of this writing in 2015, the only casino using the software was Mission2Game. The first I heard of them was in early May when I was asked to write a review of the software.
Using total-depending basic strategy, these rules result in a player advantage of 0.71%. Using composition-dependent strategy, it goes up to 0.75%. Let me repeat -- this is a player advantage! Not just a thin one like you sometimes see on low-denomination video poker machines in Las Vegas, but a nice big one. A player flat betting $100 at a rate of five hands a minute would average a profit of $225 an hour, to say nothing about the points and bonuses the casino offers as well.
Not one to be selfish about advantage plays, I posted about it on my forum at Wizard of Vegas in a thread titled .
Using an affiliate link, many savvy forum members rushed right over, deposited, and started playing. Then the complaints started rolling in. Despite the very generous odds, everybody seemed to be complaining about losing on the blackjack game.
Some wandered off to other games and found other problems. In video poker, an A-2-3-4-5 straight was counted as a loser. In slot games, any winning combination starting with a wild symbol also didn't pay. Suffice it to say, there was a lot of discontent among our players.
Here at the Wizard websites we stand behind our players. Our policy is that if you ever click through a Wizard affiliate link or ad, which leads to opening a casino account, and you have any kind of dispute or grievance, we're happy to hear about it and try to make sure the casino plays fairly and honors its own rules, at the risk of losing their listing with us.
We try to choose only the best advertisers to begin with, so fortunately we're not bothered by complaints very often. However, when they started flooding in about Soft Magic Dice, we took it very seriously.
First, we verified that the complaints about slots and video poker were true. This was enough to add them to the Online Casino Blacklist. The details were explained in our Incredible Rules at Soft Magic Dice/Mission2Game. Then I played hundreds of hands of blackjack in an effort to prove a case that the software was not playing fairly. While I lost badly every session, I couldn't determine why. My results could have been explained as just very bad luck.
When Mission2Game got wind of the blacklisting, they worked hard with us to correct the problems we found. It did not take long for the video poker and slot machine problems to be fixed. Those bugs were quite obvious to anybody familiar with conventional gambling rules. The blackjack game proved to be a thornier problem.
Soft Magic Dice wanted some hard evidence that their blackjack game wasn't playing fairly. I could give anecdotal evidence only. It simply defies logic that a blackjack game with a 0.75% player advantage could stand for months in a world of advantage players using bots to exploit much thinner advantages than this.
After about five months of going back and forth by email and Skype, a software engineer with Soft Magic Dice took my word for it that there was some flaw in their blackjack game and took it down for a thorough evaluation.
A week later, he came back to me saying he did indeed find a flaw in the game. I don't know what the flaw was, but when he put the game back up he eliminated the early surrender rule, allowing double after a split, and allowing doubling on three or more cards. This changed the game from a 0.75% player advantage to a 0.21% house advantage, under composition-dependent strategy. At our urging, Mission2Game then issued full cashable refunds to every Wizard player.
It just goes to show we don't just give lip service to honest and ethical gambling but work hard to stand behind that pledge. Over about five months, we exchanged hundreds of emails with Mission2Game and Soft Magic Dice in defense of our players. To be honest, it would have been easier to just reach into our own pocket and issue players refunds ourselves, but that isn't how we roll. We stand for fair gaming on every Internet casino.
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A stable form of the essential amino acid L-cysteine. Cysteine is a precursor for glutathione, an important antioxidant in the body. Cysteine also serves as a major sulfur source for many body components.
Also known as coenzyme 1, is the coenzymatic form of vitamin B3. NADH is involved in the production of energy in every cell. It supports healthy neurotransmitter functions.
A vitamin Important in carbohydrate metabolism, formation of testosterone and other hormones, formation of red blood cells and maintaining the integrity of all cells. Helps body utilize protein, fats, and carbohydrates. Necessary for a healthy nervous system and digestive system. It also lowers elevated blood cholesterol levels when taken in large amounts of more than 1,000 milligrams a day.
Naturally occuring prohormone that works in a manner similar to Androstenedione, however, results can be much better, and side effects less.
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the integration of genomic science with nutrition and, when possible, other lifestyle variables such as cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Although genes are critical for determining function, nutrition modifies the extent to which different genes are expressed and thereby modulates whether individuals attain the potential established by their genetic background.
Nutrigenomics therefore initially referred to the study of the effects of nutrients on the expression of an individual's genetic makeup. More recently, this definition has been broadened to encompass nutritional factors that protect the genome from damage. Ultimately, nutrigenomics is concerned with the impact of dietary components on the genome, the proteome (the sum total of all proteins), and the metabolome (the sum of all metabolites). As in pharmacogenomics, where a drug will have diverse impacts on different segments of the population, researchers recognize that only a portion of the population will respond positively to specific nutritional interventions, while others will be unresponsive, and still other could even be adversely affected.


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Policy Manager, Carbon Dioxide Removal
Position Title: Policy Manager, Carbon Dioxide Removal
Reports To: Global Director, Carbon Capture Program; with secondary report to Global Director, Land and Climate Program
Location: Remote; flexible
ABOUT CATF
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a nonprofit organization working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid global development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies. This is accomplished through research and analysis, public advocacy leadership, and partnership with the private sector. CATF is highly respected for its deep expertise and research on energy and industrial systems and potential strategies, technologies, and policies that can radically shrink their impact on the planet's atmosphere. Our team of 150+ experts and advocates (and global network of subject matter experts and civil society partners) put this research and knowledge into action by designing and enacting public policies that drive toward zero emissions. We also support policies and work directly with private industry to innovate in technology to make the path to zero emissions swift and affordable.  CATF is headquartered in Boston, and has offices in Washington D.C. and Brussels with staff working virtually around world.
The role of the Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Policy Manager is to develop and advocate for policies that promote the development and deployment of carbon removal and storage options in the United States and the European Union. Policy education and advocacy will be primarily conducted at the U.S. federal level as well as European Union institutions, in coordination with both U.S and EU Advocacy teams. Substantive policy work  includes monitoring and evaluating existing policies and policy concepts as well as developing new policies, along with planning and executing outreach campaigns together with the rest of carbon capture team and advocacy teams. It will also include collaboration with allied NGO, business, expert, and government-based stakeholders.
Key Functions and Responsibilities:
Policymaker education and advocacy: Develop and execute strategies relating to education about relevant policy concepts and advocacy to achieve carbon dioxide removal (CDR) policy outcomes, including those that create synergies with point source carbon capture and storage. This will include planning and executing direct communications with public officials, as well as leveraging networks of relevant stakeholders from civil society/NGOs, the commercial sector, and experts.
Development and assessment of policy: Work with the CATF Carbon Capture team, the Land and Climate team, the advocacy function, other programs, and outside groups to develop policies that are effective in scaling up CDR to the levels needed by midcentury. Policy areas include but are not limited to: implementation of direct air capture (DAC), hub funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, expansion of public and private markets for DAC, research and development, U.S. federal DAC procurement policy, pore space rights, and other related policies. Additionally, in the EU, the Carbon Removal Certification Framework as well as other policy areas to support carbon management and carbon removal.
Support or lead analysis in support of policy development and advocacy: Directly undertake, support, or oversee analytic work related to policy assessment and advocacy. Areas can include policy analysis, economic modeling, and assessment of technology status.
External communications: Represent CATF with news media and in public forums such as hearings, meetings, conferences, and workshops. Develop blogs, reports, white papers, and other forms of content.
Subject matter expert: Possess deep familiarity with technical, economic, market, and policy issues related to DAC deployment and land- and ecosystem-based carbon removal methods – their pros, cons, and policy needs.
Collaboration: Work in collaboration with and provide support to the carbon capture team members and other CATF teams as needed.
Growth of DAC around the world: Seek opportunities for synergies between U.S. CDR and DAC policy and that in the rest of the world to support CATF's mission of global decarbonization.
Operational support: Provide support to fundraising efforts, including grant writing and funder communications.
Skills/Qualifications:
MSc/MA or other advanced degree is required.
Demonstrated experience in policy design.
S. lobbying and policy advocacy experience required.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Thorough knowledge of CDR, energy, and climate policy.
5+ years full-time professional experience strongly preferred but candidates with relevant experience who do not meet this threshold are encouraged to apply.
Avid networker skilled at building trust with a wide range of people.
Strong negotiation skills.
Consistent follow-through, and a commitment to high-quality work.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
Demonstratable passion for CATF's mission.
Compensation and Location:
This is a full-time position. CATF offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary range of $100,000 to $135,000, commensurate with experience. The location for this position is flexible.
Please follow this link to submit a resume, cover letter referencing the position title, and contact information for two to three professional and/or academic references.
CATF provides equal employment opportunities.

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Karen Woodward: Cometdocs: A Good Tool For Writers?
Ever had to convert one kind of a file into another? If your experience was anything like mine it wasn't painless.
The restrictions on the free account aren't too tight, and the paid accounts show where their funding comes from, which I find reassuring. (I don't trust places where I can't see what's in it for them.) This looks like a usable business model and a useful service.
Cometdocs is a place on the web which lets you store and/or convert your files for free (with limitations). Or in tech-speak, it's a cloud storage service that also offers file conversions.
4. Transfer large files to others easily and effectively.
If you've ever lost the original of a paper and desperately needed to get the sole version you still have on pdf back into an editable format, you know it can be a challenge.
If you don't set up an account and just use Cometdocs anonymously (aside from giving them an email address), they deliver your conversion via an emailed link, saying "Link will be valid for 24 hours, after which all data will be deleted from our servers." If you set up an account, you can have it held for longer.
Click the + and add your file to the clipboard. Wait while it uploads. Click on the task you want, Convert, Transfer, Store or Host, and drag the file into the box. Then choose the next option (in the case of Convert you have a choice of any Office product, plus TXT, most graphic formats, plus DXF, ODS, etc. Then enter your email address and they send you a link to download the converted file.
So I tested Cometdocs with the most complicated document I had available, written in three languages. The original was created on a friend's PC in Word. My Mac has the same English and some of the Tibetan fonts installed, but not the Chinese font he uses although it has the default Microsoft Chinese fonts. He sent me the original Word and the pdf he'd created, and I used Cometdocs to convert the pdf back into MS Word and then compared the results.
The Chinese came up on my Mac as gibberish, and some of the diacriticals were missing on the Tibetan. Over all I could read the English and some of the Tibetan. The pecha boxing came through a mess, as usual. Word's page margins don't move well between Macs and PCs. Definitely it was not adequate for anything except extracting the English from the document.
Cometdocs recognized most of the Chinese and displayed it using the installed Windows Chinese font. Cometdocs missed several characters, but showed more than half successfully. Probably if the pdf had used the standard Microsoft font Cometdocs would have recognized more. Cometdocs completely failed to recognize the Tibetan. Not at all surprising. It also didn't catch all the diacriticals in the English, so a capital U with umlaut came up as < instead, and a capital U with a line across the top came up as U umlaut. But it did catch the italics and the punctuation and mostly got the right font in the English as well. It did a good job on the pecha boxing, better than the straight migrated version.
It was a difficult test and I was impressed with the results.
But that's not all. There's also the cloud storage.
Transfer lets you send a file to a friend by storing it on Cometdocs' servers and they'll send a link to the friend so they can download it. Handy if you have a home video you want to share.
You can also share your files publicly, somewhat like Flickr does photos, or list them as Shared or Private. It's cloud storage space but without file type restrictions like Google Docs has.
For someone without easy access to their own web server space, this could be very handy.
Free registered accounts can do much more including control sharing visibility and store up to 1GB of documents. And you can pay either $9.99 a month for Premium or $19.99 a month for Pro access to convert more files and store more files. The restrictions on the free account aren't too tight, and the paid accounts show where their funding comes from, which I find reassuring. (I don't trust places where I can't see what's in it for them.) This looks like a usable business model and a useful service.
C.G. Cameron (@jazz2midnight) is a web developer and writer, living in Vancouver, Canada.
How much of your time is spent trying to get technology to work as opposed to actually writing?


This was adopted by the 3rd General Assembly of the World Medical Association, London, England, October 1949 and amended by the 22nd World Medical Assembly Sydney, Australia, August 1968 and the 35th World Medical Assembly Venice, Italy, October 1983 and the WMA General Assembly, Pilanesberg, South Africa, October 2006.
always exercise his/her independent professional judgment and maintain the highest standards of professional conduct.
respect a competent patient's right to accept or refuse treatment.
not allow his/her judgment to be influenced by personal profit or unfair discrimination.
be dedicated to providing competent medical service in full professional and moral independence, with compassion and respect for human dignity.
deal honestly with patients and colleagues, and report to the appropriate authorities those physicians who practice unethically or incompetently or who engage in fraud or deception.
not receive any financial benefits or other incentives solely for referring patients or prescribing specific products.
respect the rights and preferences of patients, colleagues, and other health professionals.
recognize his/her important role in educating the public but should use due caution in divulging discoveries or new techniques or treatment through non-professional channels.
certify only that which he/she has personally verified.
strive to use health care resources in the best way to benefit patients and their community.
seek appropriate care and attention if he/she suffers from mental or physical illness.
respect the local and national codes of ethics.
always bear in mind the obligation to respect human life.
act in the patient's best interest when providing medical care.
owe his/her patients complete loyalty and all the scientific resources available to him/her. Whenever an examination or treatment is beyond the physician's capacity, he/she should consult with or refer to another physician who has the necessary ability.
respect a patient's right to confidentiality. It is ethical to disclose confidential information when the patient consents to it or when there is a real and imminent threat of harm to the patient or to others and this threat can be only removed by a breach of confidentiality.
give emergency care as a humanitarian duty unless he/she is assured that others are willing and able to give such care.
in situations when he/she is acting for a third party, ensure that the patient has full knowledge of that situation.
not enter into a sexual relationship with his/her current patient or into any other abusive or exploitative relationship.
behave towards colleagues as he/she would have them behave towards him/her.
NOT undermine the patient-physician relationship of colleagues in order to attract patients.
when medically necessary, communicate with colleagues who are involved in the care of the same patient. This communication should respect patient confidentiality and be confined to necessary information.


You've received a mysterious message on your computer. Who is it?
A genuinely haunting scifi tale - I liked it, and enjoyed reading it, but the binary choices were frustrating (while interesting at the same time).
If the person I'm playing as wasn't in the story, it wouldn't have been much different, because Corin may as well be talking to himself. He could have thought about the transponder on his own, and personally, I think this could've been more interesting with just Corin thinking about the situation, and his past, and a solution to the situation. Maybe that could've made it playable on itchio, since there might've been less scrolling.
All and all, the prose did it's job, but the story felt like a bunch of exposition, and it was just ok.
You were right: the game is unplayable on itchio because of the inability to scroll on itchio.
However, I regret to say this isn't a very fun twine game. There's interactivity, yes, but it seems saying "yes" or "no" doesn't affect the game at all. If you say "yes" or "no" to whatever, the game changes for a line or two before going back to the story. There's nothing wrong with that, but I'm sorry to say this game isn't very interesting. It's basically a very long piece of exposition, where Corin thinks he's going to die, and then there's suddenly hope for him because...well, I'm not sure actually, because the solution is something I still don't fully understand.


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TAMPA, FL- The newest installment of the War on I4 had its usual share of scoring, big hits and flaring tempers. After the Storm blew a 21-point lead and eventually lost in overtime to Orlando back in May, they came out looking for retribution while clinging to their playoff hopes. A back and forth affair that saw 13 lead changes ended in controversy as Tampa Bay's potential game-tying drive ended at the Orlando goal line. After a short review of the catch at the goal line which was the only part of the play that was review able, the Predators hung on for a 69-62 victory in front of 15,835 at Amalie Arena.
"We just came up short," said Storm head coach Lawrence Samuels. "I thought we got a raw deal at the end. I had to challenge something."
After Gregory was tackled at the goal line, Samuels signaled for a timeout, but it wasn't granted and the clock hit triple zeroes. Because the game was televised, the time on the clock could not be challenged and only the catch itself could be. It was clear that Gregory made the catch, but he fell just short of the end zone.
Just 20 seconds before that play, Orlando offensive lineman Michael Simons scored his second touchdown, this one from five yards out, to give the Predators the lead. After quarterback Randy Hippeard converted the two-point conversion, the Storm trailed by one score.
"We had a chance to put them away and we made some mistakes," said Samuels.
The Tampa Bay defense, a defense that has seen its share of highs and lows this season, struggled throughout the night. Hippeard, who played two seasons in Tampa Bay, completed 24 of 33 passes for 346 yards and seven touchdowns, hitting five different receivers in the end zone. Despite its struggles, the defense did come up with three stops on the night, but the Storm offense failed to put away the Predators.
"I have to be better," said Storm quarterback Jason Boltus. "I'll take the blame. We were an inch short down there and we just didn't finish the game. We've got to execute the full 60 minutes and that's the bottom line."
While Boltus shouldered the blame, he put up one of his best games of the season. He finished the night 25 of 38 for 363 yards and six touchdowns, four of which to T.T. Toliver. Boltus' biggest mistake came with just over 12 minutes left in the fourth when Tampa Bay had a chance to go up by two scores. His pass was tipped and intercepted by linebacker Terence Moore, a turnover that was later converted into a 54-53 lead for the Predators.
"I made a mistake and he made a good play to tip the ball to himself," said Boltus.
The Storm, now two and a half games behind Orlando in the South Division, will travel to New Orleans to take on the VooDoo next Saturday. Though they remain in the hunt for a wild card spot, Tampa Bay knows they need to have a playoff mentality for these last four games.
"Every game is a playoff game," said Boltus. "It was a playoff game tonight. We need to execute for a full 60 minutes and we'll be in good shape if we do that."
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Benitez: I didn't leave for money
Date: 19th November 2019 at 6:30pm
Rafa Benitez has hit back at Mike Ashley's claim that he left Newcastle United over the summer for financial reasons.
The Spaniard left his role with the Toon Army prior to the new campaign amidst widespread confusion on Tyneside, prompting Ashley it suggest in an interview with the Daily Mail that he had only ever been interested in money.
But Benitez has refuted that claim.
Speaking in an interview with Four Four Two, as per the Chronicle, he said: "I have to answer that because he knows it's not like that.
"I wouldn't have stayed in the Championship and said no to massive offers if I was just thinking about that.
"I waited until the last minute this summer.
"But I don't want to create more mess around that situation by talking more about it. I don't want the fans thinking, 'Rafa is talking too much about Newcastle'. Now it's the time to move forward."
As always, Benitez appears to conducting himself with class and decorum here, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who the Toon Army are likely to believe in this latest spat between him and Ashley. At the end of the day, Benitez makes a valid point. At pretty much any point during his contract on Tyneside he could have walked away and joined a bigger club for better money, but he stuck around and tried his best to bail out a side who were clearly going in the wrong direction under a very suspect owner. When push came to shove, Rafa left because he saw the club stagnating, and nobody can blame him for that. For Ashley to then try and spin things so that the Spaniard was the villain is a real indication of the way he operates, and how desperate he is to shift the blame at all times. It's good that Benitez has been given the right of reply, but he should never have been called into question on his loyalty in the first place.


A group of co-workers from the Chicago office represented AIT at the Center for Enriched Living's annual Chef's Night, a food tasting event held at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort.
One of the largest events of its kind held in the area, Chef's Night offers unlimited tastings of local culinary delights for attendees to enjoy. More than 30 local restaurants, wineries and breweries gathered to donate unlimited small portions of their most famous dishes and beverages. The dining extravaganza featured tastes from well-known restaurants such as P.F. Chang's, Big Bowl and Starbucks as well as local fine-dining restaurants and bakeries. The spread also included a special pasta dish prepared by some of The Center's members.
Proceeds from the evening benefited the Center for Enriched Living, a non-profit organization that serves people of all ages with developmental disabilities. The event also featured an auction and raffle to further benefit the cause. In the end, more than $450,000 was raised. 2015 marked the fifth year that AIT has participated as a sponsor.
The Center for Enriched Living exists so that people with developmental disabilities can be fully included in the community, achieve personal success and enjoy a good quality of life. The Center sees a future where people with developmental disabilities have equal opportunities to experience community, life-long growth and happiness. They are a privately funded non-profit organization serving the social needs of people of all ages with developmental and intellectual disabilities - such as Down syndrome, autism and Fragile X syndrome. The Center is the place that brings friends and peers together - to benefit from lifelong learning and enrichment, enjoy social activities and be an active part of the community. The Center has been serving the Chicagoland area for more than 45 years.


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Other features include a stock Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS, with no Samsung skinning. Unlike the vanilla Galaxy S4, the Google Edition is also said to feature a microSD card slot for improved storage. Personally with these new features, I feel that this may just claim the top spot on the Android handset ladder as far as performance vs. features are concerned.
Google says that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition will retail for $649 and will be on sale in the Google Play Store beginning on June 26th.
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July 30, 2008 — The U.S. Department of Labor published a proposed rule to the Federal Register yesterday, which is designed to help 401(k) plan participants make more informed investment decisions.
"Our proposal is consistent with public consensus that workers need clear and concise information, not dozens of pages of legalese about the investment options available under their plans, and that they would benefit greatly from having that information in a comparative format," Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, said.
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Analyst Update: Barrick Gold, Titan Machinery, Hewlett Packard
Analysts adjusted their ratings and price targets on Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN), and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE)
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Analysts adjusted their ratings and price targets on Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (ABX), Titan Machinery Inc. (TITN), and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE)
Analysts are weighing in on gold stock Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), heavy equipment seller Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN), and tech stock Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE). Here's a quick roundup of today's brokerage notes on ABX, TITN, and HPE.
More positive analyst attention has come ABX's way, as Goldman Sachs bumped its price target to $14.50 from $14. The shares have charted a steady path higher in 2016, adding another 0.6% today at $14, and earlier touched an annual high of $14.80, helped by gold's rally. This price action could lead to a mass exodus of put traders. For example, Barrick Gold Corporation's 10-day put/call volume ratio at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) stands at 1.14 -- an annual high. An unwinding of pessimism could fuel an extended ABX rally.
TITN has paved out a 14.9% surge today to trade at $12.31 -- on pace for its best day in nearly six months -- thanks to an upgrade to "outperform" at Baird, which also raised its price target to $16. The firm's analysts cited potential upside in revenue from Titan's agriculture equipment, on top of the stock's short-squeeze potential. Speaking of that, short interest accounts for almost one-fifth of Titan Machinery Inc.'s float, and it'd take bears a brow-raising 24 sessions to buy back their shares, at average daily volumes. Suffice it to say, Baird may be on to something. Looking back, TITN has now gained over 46% in the past month.
Better-than-expected earnings have HPE 14% higher at $15.51. Bernstein has since weighed, upgrading the stock to "outperform" from "market perform" and raising its price target by $3 to $19. Goldman Sachs raised its price target to the same level, though Jefferies shaved its price target to $19.25 from $19.50, while leaving its "buy" rating intact. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co is back in the black on a year-to-date basis thanks to this post-earnings rally, and option traders should be happy. Specifically, more than four calls have been bought to open for every put during the past two weeks at the ISE, CBOE, and PHLX.
For other stocks in analysts' crosshairs, read Analyst Upgrades: Broadcom Ltd, LinkedIn Corp, and Smith & Wesson Holding Corp and Analyst Downgrades: Ambarella Inc, Ford Motor Company, and Nimble Storage Inc.


At Anthony Markiewicz DDS, we strive to be on the cutting-edge of technology in order to deliver the most efficient dental care and orthodontic treatments for those in or around Mundelein, IL. It's our goal to make your smile as beautiful as possible, so we want to offer a wide array of high-quality dental and orthodontic treatments to suit the needs of each and every one of our patients. One such treatment that we offer in our Mundelein office is Invisalign.
Invisalign is known as the alternative to traditional metal braces. Instead of shifting a patient's teeth through metal brackets and wires, Invisalign uses clear aligners that are made of nearly invisible polyurethane plastic. While traditional braces are cemented or bonded to a patient's teeth, the aligners in Invisalign are removable, allowing a patient to take them out for eating, hygiene purposes, or any special occasions.
The aligners in Invisalign are practically invisible, allowing for a completely discreet form of orthodontic treatment – perfect for those who would be nervous about being seen with braces.
Because you remove the aligners before you eat, you won't have to avoid certain foods (hard or sticky foods, in particular) like you would when wearing traditional braces.
The removable aligners also make it as simple as normal to clean your teeth; with traditional braces, it's harder to clean around the brackets and wires.
Invisalign is made of a soft, flexible, and comfortable plastic that's not likely to irritate your mouth, unlike the way metal wires and brackets can.
Aligners will also function as a thin type of nightguard that can protect your teeth from teeth-grinding or clenching.
First, a patient will visit our office so we can determine if he or she is a candidate for Invisalign; Invisalign isn't always a good fit for every patient.
If the patient is a suitable candidate for Invisalign, we'll take pictures, X-rays, and impressions of the patient's teeth so we can create 3D images of them.
Our specialized computer software will take these 3D images and create a series of aligners, which contains anywhere from 12 to 48 sets of aligners.
The patient will wear each set of aligners in their designated order for two weeks each; these aligners will gradually shift a patient's teeth over time.
After the last set of aligners is worn, the intended result will be achieved.
In the recent past, Invisalign wasn't recommended for children or teenagers because of two problems: some teenagers' molars wouldn't have fully come in yet, and there was also concern that teens wouldn't actually wear the aligners the required amount of time. With the invention of Invisalign Teen, both these problems have been completely solved. Invisalign Teen features special "eruption tabs" that hold open the appropriate amount of space necessary for molars that haven't fully grown in yet. The second problem was fixed with "compliance indicators" that are built into the aligners and will gradually fade with wear. This allows the patients, parents, and dentists to recognize if the aligners aren't being worn enough.
Since the aligners are removable, you'll just simply brush, floss, and care for your teeth like you normally do. We recommend brushing after each meal to make sure that food and plaque doesn't get stuck in the aligners. However, the main difference is that you'll also have to clean your aligners regularly. To do this, you'll have to brush the aligners and then rinse them with lukewarm water.
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Q: Winsock Server using WinAPI Thread reset first connection I have written a Server using WINAPI with CreateThread() Method. The first connection request always dies. All the following requests/threads are working as expected. I have no idea why so i hope someone could tell me. Here is a working example illustrating the issue.
DWORD WINAPI process_thread(LPVOID lpParam) {

    SOCKET current_client = (SOCKET)lpParam;
    char buf[1024];
    int res;

    while(1) {

        res = recv(current_client, buf, strlen(buf), 0);
        if(res>0) {
            buf[res] = '\0';
            send(current_client, buf, strlen(buf), 0);
        }

    }
}

int main() {

    SOCKET sock;
    DWORD thread;
    WSADATA wsaData;
    SOCKADDR_IN server;

    WSAStartup(0x102,&wsaData);

    server.sin_family=AF_INET;
    server.sin_addr.s_addr=INADDR_ANY;
    server.sin_port=htons(123);

    sock=socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0);
    bind(sock,(SOCKADDR*)&server,sizeof(server));
    listen(sock,5);

    SOCKET client;
    SOCKADDR_IN from;
    int fromlen = sizeof(from);

    while(1) {

        client = accept(sock,(struct SOCKADDR*)&from,&fromlen);
        CreateThread(NULL, 0,process_thread,(LPVOID)client, 0, &thread);

    }

    closesocket(sock);
    WSACleanup();

    return 0;

}

A: You are misusing strlen() inside your thread code.
When calling recv(), you need to specify the full size of your buffer.  strlen() is not the right way to get that value.  Use sizeof() instead.
Then, when recv() exits, its return value tells you exactly know how many bytes in the buffer are valid.  Again, strlen() is not the right way to get that value.
Also, you don't need to null-terminate the buffer just to pass it to send().  Since you are told how many bytes are in the buffer, just send that many bytes.
Also, your threads are not terminating, or closing their sockets, when clients disconnect from the server.
Also, your main() is leaking thread handles, and not doing any kind of error handling at all.
Try something more like this instead:
bool sendAll(SOCKET sock, void *buf, int buflen)
{
    char *ptr = (char*) buf;
    int sent;

    while (buflen > 0) {
        sent = send(sock, ptr, buflen, 0);
        if (sent == SOCKET_ERROR) {
            return false;
        }
        ptr += sent;
        buflen -= sent;
    }

    return true;
}

DWORD WINAPI process_thread(LPVOID lpParam) {

    SOCKET client = (SOCKET) lpParam;
    char buf[1024], *ptr;
    int recvd;

    do {
        recvd = recv(client, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
        if (recvd <= 0) {
            break;
        }
        if (!sendAll(client, buf, recvd)) {
            break;
        }
    }
    while (true);

    closesocket(client);
    return 0;
}

int main() {

    WSADATA wsaData;
    SOCKET server, client;
    SOCKADDR_IN serveraddr;
    SOCKADDR_IN clientaddr;
    int res, clientaddrlen;
    HANDLE hThread;
    DWORD threadID;

    res = WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 1), &wsaData);
    if (res != 0) {
        return 1;
    }

    ZeroMemory(&serveraddr, sizeof(serveraddr));
    serveraddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
    serveraddr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
    serveraddr.sin_port = htons(123);

    server = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
    if (server == INVALID_SOCKET) {
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    res = bind(server, (SOCKADDR*) &serveraddr, sizeof(serveraddr));
    if (res == SOCKET_ERROR) {
        closesocket(server);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    res = listen(server, 5);
    if (res == SOCKET_ERROR) {
        closesocket(server);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    do {
        clientaddrlen = sizeof(clientaddr);

        client = accept(server, (SOCKADDR*) &clientaddr, &clientaddrlen);
        if (client == INVALID_SOCKET) {
            closesocket(server);
            WSACleanup();
            return 1;
        }

        hThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, process_thread, (LPVOID) client, 0, &threadID);
        if (hThread)
            CloseHandle(hThread);
        else
            closesocket(client);
    }
    while (true);

    closesocket(server);
    WSACleanup();

    return 0;
}

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City of Magdeburg
Magdeburg is the capital of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt and one of the political, cultural and economic centres in Central Germany. The city has 231,000 inhabitants. With 1200 years of rich and colourful history, Magdeburg is one of the oldest cities in the New Laender of the former East Germany.
In the 10th century, when the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation under Emperor Otto I was founded, the city played a central role. In the following centuries it developed into one of the leading European metropolises of the Middle Ages. One of the outstanding historical personalities was the Mayor Otto von Guericke, who is still held in high esteem in view of his long-standing political activities, but also for his scientific work, e.g. researching the vacuum. Today the local university bears his name.
The collapse of the economic system after the political change in 1989 brought about a radical structural change for the city which has not yet finished. Magdeburg is now a service and administrative centre, but also the traditional sectors such as mechanical and plant engineering and logistics have recovered reasonably well without, however, regaining their former role.
Over the last decades science has gained tremendous importance. The Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg and the University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg-Stendal are two approved institutions for the education of future scientists and researchers located in Magdeburg. At the moment 19,000 people study in Magdeburg. In addition, a wide range of research insitutions, organisations of technological transfer as well as centres of innovation are situated in Magdeburg.
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Kawasaki Versys Forum > Kawasaki Versys-X 300 Forum > Versys-X 300 General Discussion > Will we see a Versys 400X in a year or two?
I went to the 2018 NYC motorcycle show and passed through Kawasaki's area so I asked ones their reps about a 400 Versys since the Ninja 400 is already out. He said for now Kawasaki wants to see a return on it's 300 in the Versysband that you can't just swap in a 400 because the frame is different on the Versys. He said maybe in a few years. I'm hoping 2020 will be the year for the Versys-X 400. Any help in power would be welcome for the entry Versys.
2020 at the earliest, ROI is important for Kawi but I suspect US dealers are overlooking, ignorant, or unwilling to explain the real reason is emissions regulations. The Euro 5 emissions standard is causing a significant delay in manufacturers introducing new models until that rule is finalized/implemented. No one here pays attention to it but since manufacturing is focused on making global products currently, its dictating available models here.
Euro 5 requires the addition of OBD II type emissions monitoring equipment on every 'new type approved' model sold after Jan 1, 2020; with existing models required to adhered to that standard 12 months later. So Kawasaki doesnt want to introduce a Euro 4 compliant Versys 400 (or any bike) in 2019, to only have to make significant updates 24 months later. The Euro 5 emissions monitoring and compliance must last the lifetime of the vehicle, Euro 4 standards only meant a bike had to remain in compliance for 20,000KM, not clear what has to be changed for that to occur. But these rules have only recently been solidified, so they couldnt really rush a Euro 5 compliant bike to market in 2019, or would be unwise to if possible.
To be clear, these rules DO NOT apply to the USA, BUT we dont buy as many bikes as the Europeans, so their market regulations are dictating model development cycles for the bikes sold here. We do not get special treatment such that all bikes sold here are developed for the USA, some are for sure, but a sub-500cc bike thats designed to be made for a global market is highly affected by European emissions rules. They might leave off some compliance parts required for the EU when selling a bike here, but thats only gonna happen after their major markets are catered too.
This rule is why KLR production just ended, as well the Hyabusa is gone..... expect replacements in 2020 at the earliest.
That being said, I would love to see a Versys X-400 come out as a KLR replacement. Huge gas tank, overbuilt frame ready for luggage and adventure.... sounds great but im worried these rules are going to inflate prices beyond what the super affordable X-300 is at now. Long live my KLR!
Wow. Thanks. Damn European Union and their obsession with rules and bureaucracy. They're trying to kill off combustion engines.
Well, I would like to see a cheaper X-300 along with an X-400 and even a 500. I also wish they'd offer a rally edition with greater suspension travel. I wish it would be like buying a car where you can have more of a made-to-order experience with more engine choices, a brake upgrade option, etc.
If the industry was wise they'd do just that but make it more affordable because they need all they can to keep the industry alive in America. As cars become even more dealer-dependent and less affordable more people might turn to motorcycles and alternative vehicles like the Elio. They'll want the option of an automatic instead of a manual) (not me lol) etc. Honda already offers DCTs and manuals on the same model for a few different models, BMW different suspension packages and different seat heights, ok they're BMW, but more should follow with offering options and making things more affordable as well. This way they can get more money out of their buyers but their buyers well feel satisfied and not ripped off or sucked dry - exactly how a lot of car-buyers are feeling nowadays. Expensive and optional luxury items is what most people think of when it comes to motorcycles. Not good in this economy so motorcycle manufacturers need to work on that.
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This spring I am planning to do a side by side comparison of the Versys X-300 and the Vanvan 200. I love the huge flat seat of the Vanvan, but don't know if I can live with 1.7 gallons and a 200cc engine.
Ari tore one up in the hills in this video. I wish they would have ridden the Versys with it instead of the Multistrada.
Did i mention that I love the huge seat on the Vanvan? If this thing came in a 400cc version that could maintain a true 60 mph at a reasonable cost I would probably get one.
If I bought a Versys X-300 I would have to see if Terry can make me a flat wide seat for it.
The VanVan is a great idea, a great retro-looking, cheap motorcycle and I think it uses the same 200cc engine as my Burgman. It should have around 18-20hp which is pretty good for such a smaller displacement. I sat on a VanVan at the same dealer where I've bought my two previous bikes. I wonder if it has more power on the road than my CVT Burgman since it has a manual.
My favorite videos show people using the Versys-X on dirt. And, me, I always look for the worst streets: Pothole-ridden, disgraces to America, streets that highlight the corruption and incompetence of the City of New York.
If they come out with an X-400 then I'd probably get one because by 2020-2021 I'll have paid off my X 300 and sold it. By then I might have a bit of miles though. Maybe 5-8k. Especially if I make a few trips from the Bronx to Pittsfield, MA or to visit a friend in Burlington, VT.
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If the industry was wise they'd do just that but make it more affordable because they need all they can to keep the industry alive in America.
It simply doesn't work that way, more options = more cost.
So to do this AND make enough money to stay in business they would HAVE to charge more money for extra OEM options.
BMW used to do what you wish existed still.... but they couldnt sustain it/the consumers did not buy enough to support it. Im thinking of the late 2000s G650 x-country, x-moto, x-enduro? (there were a bunch of same model variants cant remember them all). They have identified a specific niche that it still works with, the "A" versions of the GS line sell well so its worth it, but only for 800 & 1200s, not the cheaper bikes. Although they kinda still do this with the F700, it has the exact same engine as the F800, but de-tuned and with different styling and with cheaper components elsewhere to knock the price down and appeal to different consumers. But that was a deliberate and calculated move, and it is still not a cheap bike.
In the view of manufacturers, keeping motorcycling alive in the USA means attracting new riders who aren't currently riding, the baby boomers with deep pockets are aging out of the sport quickly, and they need to offer cheap and approachable bikes to appeal to new riders, with a product line that a rider can upgrade through as they advance in skill and experience.
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OK. A little more information. The 400cc motor used in the Z400 makes 1/3 more torque than the 300cc motor used in the Versys X300. That is significant.
I have no problem upgrading the suspension myself on a motorcycle but am aware that it can be done cheaper if the factory does it because I am not paying for the stock suspension and then aftermarket suspension if the factory puts on good suspension to begin with.
I really need to find a test ride on some small displacement bikes and see what I think.
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Today's News: Our Take - Top Chef's Kristen: "It Doesn't Feel Real"
It's hard to believe, but Kristen Kish forgot Last Chance Kitchen existed on Top Chef. "I thought I was done when I got eliminated," she tells TVGuide.com. "And I was fine with that. I took responsibility [for Restaurant Wars], but I also felt like I deserved to still be in it." Fortunately for the Boston-based chef, Last Chance Kitchen does exist, and she won five straight face-offs to return to the regular show. And unlike last season's LCK winner Beverly, Kristen made it all the way to the final and won it all, beating Brooke 3-1 in head-to-head rounds. What is she going to do with the $125,000? And what does she think of the new finale format? Find out below.
Kristen Kish: Thank you! It doesn't feel real. I don't think it will start setting in until a few weeks down the line.
What was going through your head when they cast the last vote?
Kristen: Shock. I think I froze for a minute. It was funny to watch it all play back yesterday because I really had no idea what happened. I didn't remember my reaction or anything. It was nice to see it actually happen. But I was just in shock the whole time.
You swept all three of your rounds, 3-0. That's pretty crazy.
Kristen: Yeah, I was surprised. When you get the vote of everyone, it's really a fantastic feeling. I'm always surprised when they like it and are like, "You're awesome!" I definitely was not expecting that. You never know what they're going to prefer. I was on pins and needles waiting the whole time.
I was convinced it was going to go five rounds when they announced the format, but then it became obvious that there wouldn't be enough time in the episode for a fifth round.
Kristen: Yeah, that's what people were saying. There were like seven minutes and we were serving the fourth course and there was another commercial, so it was like, 'That's the last round.' I also assumed we would go five, but I was hoping that that wouldn't be the case, especially when I won the third. But at the same time, I really wanted to put out dessert and so did Brooke. We worked hard on it.
What was your dessert? Chocolate in a bowl?
Kristen: Oh, God! [Laughs] F--- no! I did fennel pollen cake, candied fennel, olive oil powder and Meyer lemon.
What did you think of the format? A lot of fans didn't like it since you could tell who was going to win and we missed the planning and cooking process.
Kristen: Yeah. I don't know. Maybe it should've been a little bit longer and they could've done a speed reel of how the dishes came to be, but I think overall it was a good idea. But obviously first-time things need some ironing out. Maybe it shouldn't have been by round. I thought the episode went great. It felt more stressful than it showed for sure.
You said you practiced your snapper dish, so when did they inform you that this was the format?
Kristen: They told us a few days before. We knew what we had to cook and how many courses and that we had to incorporate scallop and red snapper. But we didn't know that we would be cooking in front of people and that it would be head-to-head judging. All of that was a surprise to us.
How did you pick your sous chefs? You got the third-, fourth- and fifth-place finishers.
Kristen: We got a list of people who would be there since they didn't fly everyone out. After the last challenge at Craft, we flipped a coin and Brooke got to choose her first two and then I chose my first two. Then later on, we were informed that we could pick one more. I did Sheldon and Lizzie and then went back and picked Josh.
You didn't pick Stefan? He could've been trying to sabotage Brooke by flirting with you.
Kristen: No! [Laughs] He didn't! Brooke picked first and picked Stefan right off the bat, so it wasn't even an option for me.
Would you have picked him?
He would've just distracted you.
Kristen: Yeah, obviously I wouldn't pick her. [Laughs] But no hard feelings!
You said on Watch What Happens: Live that you're aware of the comments that you're Tom's pet. He didn't vote for Brooke at all in the finale, so that might be even more ammunition.
Kristen: Right. There are going to be things that people say regardless of whether you win, lose or otherwise. Whatever. It's OK. People can think what they want to think. I know I deserved to be there and I deserved to win, and I think I proved even before [I got eliminated] that I deserved to be there.
What did you think of Brooke saying that she wanted to win to prove that she wasn't winning challenges because you were not there?
Kristen: I was surprised that she said that because I didn't know that's how she felt. She's obviously an extraordinarily, amazingly talented chef and person. We're great friends. I don't think that was why she was winning at all. She was winning because she was doing a consistently fantastic job and would've probably beaten me if I had been there!
I loved that you told Tom, "Thanks for having that Last Chance Kitchen thing." Why did you forget that it existed?
Kristen: I don't know. I just did. You kind of forget when you're in that competition mode. ... And then it was time for Last Chance Kitchen, so I was like, "All right! Back in it."
You won five in a row. Which one was most satisfying? Beating Josie or the last one?
Kristen: Definitely the last one. That was the most important and I had to go up against two people who are both fantastic chefs.
So you're going to Korea. What else are you going to do with the money?
Kristen: Yeah, definitely going to Korea. I'd like to go in the fall. I know the weather is perfect then. And then I don't know. Let it sit somewhere and make money on its own. I'm not sure yet.
You sounded unsure as to whether you'd open your own restaurant.
Kristen: Eventually I will. I have more to learn. I definitely in no way think that I'm the best and greatest and think that I can go out and do that right now. I'm very aware of the fact that I'm relatively younger and I have more to learn from Barbara [Lynch].
What are you up to now? Back at Stir?
Kristen: I'm going to head back to work. ... Maybe [I won't be] at Stir, but we have a lot of other different things in our company, so we'll see. I'd like to circulate around, but stick with [Lynch]. I love cooking for my guests. We'll see. Spend time with my family and friends who've been supporting me this whole time and do things for them that they've been able to do for me.
Your family was absolutely adorable, especially your dad.
Kristen: Oh, I know! [Laughs] I cried again when I saw it last night. He's adorable. He actually called me a couple days ago and said, "Kristen, are you going to send Lizzie and Josh and Sheldon a gift to say thank you?" I was like, "Aw, dad! Yes, I will." He's very sweet.
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Home > Blog > Last orders? How councils can protect local pubs from closure
25th January 2013 England & Wales Communities and society, Culture, sport and tourism
Last orders? How councils can protect local pubs from closure
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This leads you to two inevitable conclusions: 1) she had a lovely turn of phrase and fully deserved that DBE, and 2) she had clearly never been to the Wetherspoons in Leeds city centre on a Friday night.
Like churches, however, pubs are facing a period of great challenge: the British pub is battling with diversifying consumer trends. The latest figures show that pub closures have slowed in 2012, but are still occurring at a rate of 18 a week, leading the Chief Executive of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to remark earlier this year that the future of Britain's valued community pubs is 'in jeopardy'.
Despite this, the emotion people have for community institutions like pubs sets them apart as a distinct political issue for local authorities. And recent planning policy suggests this is a concern shared by central government. The 2012 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) includes new responsibilities for local authorities to promote local pubs. According to the framework, planning policies and decisions should:
plan positively for the provision and use of shared space, community facilities (such as local shops, meeting places, sports venues, cultural buildings, public houses and places of worship) and other local services to enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environments; and
guard against the unnecessary loss of valued facilities and services, particularly where this would reduce the community's ability to meet its day-to-day needs. (NPPF, March 2012)
The public house has never been specifically identified in a document like this before, so its inclusion is significant. The Localism Act too raises similar issues. The new Community Right to Buy makes it possible for communities to list local pubs as assets of community value, and to bid for them should they come up for sale.
There is certainly a strong argument to be made for the social and economic value of the community pub. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)'s recent report Pubs and Places: the social value of community pubs, placed the wider social value of a sample of community pubs at between £20,000 and £120,000 per pub. It noted that pubs inject an average of £80,000 into their local economy each year, besides their cultural and practical community value.
With this in mind, some local authorities have already gone out of their way to safeguard the future of their local pubs. Cambridge City Council and the London Borough of Islington, for example, have both established their own 'pub protection policies' to make it more difficult for planning loopholes to be exploited to turn pubs into housing, or betting agencies.
Of course this won't be a priority for all councils. Pubs have the potential to exclude as well as include, and councils will need to weigh their decisions against the views of their community. Nevertheless, if councils want to protect the pub, they now have the powers to do so. We hope those authorities that plan to use them will get in touch to share their work with us.
For more information about CAMRA's community pubs campaign, please go to http://www.camra.org.uk/nppf.html
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How the Battle in Seattle Changed Everything
In 1999, a coalition of union leaders, environmental activists and anti-capitalists took on the World Trade Organization and ushered in the 21st century for the U.S. Left.
David Moberg November 30, 2020
In November of 1999, thousands of demonstrators gathered to protest the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle. Kim Stallknecht / Stringer via Getty Images
This story was first published in the January 10, 2000 issue of In These Times.
The protest in Seattle went beyond a critique of the WTO and corporate power to express deep civic unrest with the country's elite and a demand for greater democracy.
SEATTLE — The "Battle in Seattle," pitting more than 35,000 protesters of staggeringly diverse backgrounds against the World Trade Organization, ended in a striking victory for a popular movement that emerged with a stronger, more focused voice and a broad, sympathetic world audience.
The victory went beyond blocking the opening meeting of trade ministers from 135 countries and disrupting other WTO functions. The protests intensified the already deep-seated internal conflicts among different blocs of countries, leading to a dramatic failure by the WTO to launch a new round of trade talks. The protests also strengthened the bonds of many coalition partners and gave a dramatic boost to a movement that has been steadily growing and gaining clout.
After Seattle it will be difficult for any politician to talk about global economics without addressing links to labor rights, human rights, food supplies and the protection of both consumers and the environment. After Seattle it also will be critical that the protesters maintain their broad coalition, link up more with movements in developing countries, and define with greater clarity what they are for as well as what they are against.
It was easy for outsiders to be perplexed by the variety of issues raised by protesters. There were people costumed as sea turtles, dolphins and ears of genetically modified corn marching alongside Steelworkers, Teamsters and longshore workers. There were religious activists demanding cancellation of poor countries' debt and defenders of human rights in Burma and China. There were campus crusaders against sweatshops and child labor, eco-defenders of old forests and small farmers from around the world. There were calls for "vegan power" and flags invoking the American Revolution — "Don't trade on me." While some marched or sat down in the streets with arms locked, others danced or acted out street theater dramas. At times, the streams of protest converged: A forest ranger in uniform carried a sign proclaiming, "Unfair Trade Destroys American Jobs."
It was a tribute to the WTO that it managed to bring them all together, giving them coherence and a common enemy. But the protest was not targeted simply at the WTO. With great regularity, whatever their own primary issue, protesters made it clear that their ultimate targets were corporate power and the tyranny of the market, which threaten democracy, community, nature and humanity. They were not against trade, but they wanted the global market to be governed by values beyond profit maximization. "The system turns everything into a commodity, a rain forest in Brazil, a library in Philadelphia, a hospital in Alberta," AFSCME president Gerry McEntee told the big labor rally. "We have to name that system: It is corporate capitalism."
Coming together from fights to protect forests, save jobs, block bad trade deals, defend human and worker rights, keep food safe, end sweatshops and preserve a public sphere, the new movement has become a more pointed international popular fight against corporate globalization and unregulated markets dominated solely by the needs of rootless transnational capital. At the turn of the last century, there was another movement of populists, progressives and socialists against laissez-faire capitalism and robber barons. "No one thought they had a chance," Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone reminded a labor audience in Seattle. "Their point was to civilize the national economy. We are here — a broad coalition — to civilize the global economy."
Discontent with the WTO and the new global economy also filled the hallways of delegates' hotels and the conference center. Many developing countries say they have gained little from the first five years of the WTO, and there were deep divisions over how far to push total commodification in agriculture, services and other areas. In the end, according to Mark Ritchie of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, the talks collapsed because of many smaller countries' frustrations with the closed, undemocratic internal procedures — echoing the protests in the streets, which may have reinforced their courage to dissent. This year, many developing countries threatened to reject any proposal because of this lack of "transparency," and both U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and WTO director general Michael Moore admitted that the procedures had failed and need to be reformed.
While labor leaders and rank-and-file workers from developing countries joined the big labor rights rallies, with calls for international enforcement of labor rights and even a global minimum wage, their governmental representatives at the WTO were strongly resisting even the weak American and European proposals for a discussion and research group on the relationship between labor rights and trade.
Although President Clinton's suggestion in a Seattle newspaper interview that ultimately labor rights should be enforceable with trade sanctions provided an excuse for delegates from developing countries like Egypt and Pakistan to attack any discussion of labor rights, there had been only modest progress in hastily assembled negotiations. The AFL-CIO was disappointed but would not have wanted a working party that was prohibited from talking about enforcement. The Clinton administration's rhetorical enthusiasm about labor rights is merely an attempt to preserve the legitimacy of the tarnished WTO and "free trade." But the less progress the WTO makes on labor rights, the more doubts union leaders have about reforming the institution. If the WTO can't deliver, Steelworkers President George Becker told the big labor rally, "We should start a movement to get the hell out of the WTO."
Victor Thorpe, the outgoing president of the International Chemical, Energy and Mine Workers was even more skeptical. "It's not enough to get a seat at the table," he argued. "My biggest fear is that organized labor would get a seat at the table, bleating our protest and shutting these people [occupying the streets] out. It would marginalize us. It's not enough to say, 'Let the process roll on with a codicil on labor and the environment.' We need a WTO that actually regulates multinational corporations."
Some trade ministers blamed the meeting's failure on Clinton, who repeatedly has pushed global trade deals that offer no protection for labor rights and the environment, succumbing to popular pressure with an eye toward next fall's election. That attitude reflects the typical contempt for popular views at the WTO and among governmental trade officials. The protests drew attention to normally obscure, secretive deliberations. They were potent not only because of the size and militancy of the crowds, but because officials know that there is overwhelming public support for the protesters' fundamental positions. Just before the talks opened, the University of Maryland Program on International Policy Attitudes released a survey that showed Americans strongly believe that growing international trade mainly has helped business and hurt workers. When presented with arguments on both sides, 78 percent agreed that the WTO should include protection for workers and the environment. Nearly three-fourths felt a moral obligation toward foreign workers and would be willing to spend 25 percent more for a product to guarantee it wasn't made in a sweatshop. The challenge for the movement against corporate globalization now is less to persuade the public than it is to turn this massive public support into politically effective action.
The protest in Seattle went beyond a critique of the WTO and corporate power to express deep civic unrest with the country's elite and a demand for greater democracy. Sadly, amidst the tens of thousands of protesters, a few dozen black-clad, masked "anarchists" cowardly took advantage of the shield offered by the disciplined protesters to smash windows and spray graffiti, despite efforts by the nonviolent majority to restrain them. But despite the counterproductive antics of the window breakers, the protests in Seattle seemed to have popular support. Temporarily shut out of her downtown apartment building during the blockade, Jody Lavarello, a well-dressed, middle-aged nurse, was nonplused. "I think it's great," she said. "I really support what they're striving for. I just hope they keep it peaceful."
On opening day, the action started with the groups trained in civil disobedience gathering in a park near the Pike Place Market before marching into downtown behind a banner carried by Steelworkers attacking financier Charles Hurwitz for busting unions and destroying old growth forests. Some protesters, like forest advocate Karen Coulter, were seasoned activists. "The WTO is the latest escalation in the whole system of global corporate rule," she said as the cold morning rain fell. "We need to stop that escalation and then tackle all the other institutions of corporate rule, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank."
Others were relative political novices, like Wayne Flower, 33, who works for a Web site and runs his own cleaning business. "This is what America is all about," he said as he prepared to sit down in the street. "Everything we hold dear, like the eight-hour work day, child labor laws, insurance, sick pay, maternity leave — people had to stand up for that. Since the '80s, Americans have been bred to be complacent, and that's why [our leaders] get away with all this stuff. It's time to wake up and wake everyone else up."
Within an hour, the protesters managed to lock down most of the approaches to the Paramount Theater, where the opening session was scheduled. Although police began using tear gas and pepper spray, prodding people with nightsticks and drawing in armored cars and horses to disperse the crowds, the blockaders remained disciplined, chanting, "no violence, peaceful protest." Later in the day, and throughout the following days, police became more abusive, even attacking Seattle residents in their own neighborhoods.
There were union members among the early morning sit-in crowd, but the labor movement had opted for a big stadium rally and march downtown. Ultimately, the labor march and assembly, with Machinists and public workers, Steelworkers and computer temps, gave the other protests credibility, just as they in turn gave the labor rally a sharper edge. The rhetoric at the big labor protest was far more anti-corporate and internationalist than it would have been a few years back. It was a rally not just for American union members whose jobs are threatened by global capital mobility, speakers insisted, but for workers everywhere and for solidarity across borders and social movements.
Yet as union strategists look to the future after Seattle, "the most urgent work is building a stronger labor — Third World progressive alliance," says Thea Lee, an AFL-CIO international economist. "We've done a lot of work making connection with labor unions in developing countries, but it's clear we need to continue that work and move beyond it and build trust with developing country governments and community leaders and environmental and religious leaders before we can make progress."
Partly that means more labor support for developing country critiques of WTO intellectual property protections, especially involving essential medicines, and more debt relief, especially when tied to core labor rights and progressive social policies. For example, Lee says, unions may support easier access to U.S. markets for developing countries that take steps, with technical and financial assistance from the United States, to improve labor rights. It would be the opposite of NAFTA, which gave Mexico — with its neoliberal economic policies and a bad labor record — increased market access.
Labor strategists are starting to recognize that they must support alternatives to the dominant development strategy: suppress labor, attract foreign capital, export heavily. "We need to put meaty political flesh on the argument that respect for core labor rights and a robust democracy are good development policies," argues AFL-CIO public policy director David Smith.
Academic studies do show that on average lower levels of income inequality are linked to faster economic growth. Harvard economist Dani Rodrik has shown that workers earn more in democratic regimes at any particular level of economic development. Also, if the United States is to be credible as an advocate for international labor rights, there's a desperate need for a massive campaign for labor rights at home, including ratification of more International Labor Organization standards.
Building on the momentum from Seattle, critics of corporate globalization are gearing up for a major fight next year on China's accession to the WTO. But it is unclear how to pressure China in any meaningful way, now that Clinton has given China the green light. Clinton's trade deal with China, the most critical of the bilateral deals paving the way for membership, does not need congressional approval. "China will be in the WTO," Lee says. "The only question is how the United States engages with China once it's in the WTO and whether it's granted a temporary or permanent normal trading relationship."
The challenge for all of the groups in Seattle, especially unions and environmentalists, is how to build on their success. "There is such a thing as more of the same," suggests Ralph Nader. "There was a real cutting edge to this demonstration." Unlike participants in many big demonstrations, the Seattle protesters — including the big labor contingent and the students — are likely to talk with people and take action back home. Nader also suggests that WTO critics push initiatives that provoke challenges under the WTO rules, heightening the sense of outrage over the limits they impose.
The Seattle demonstrations have already boosted turnout at protests around the country on related issues from sweatshops to genetically modified foods, and the ongoing campaigns on globalization issues are likely to be the major vehicles for this new energy. The AFL-CIO and individual unions, as well as groups like Public Citizen and Global Exchange, also plan to intensify pressure on political candidates about WTO, trade and global economic issues.
The dominant argument is that "there is no alternative" to the American model of cowboy capitalism and wide-open markets. But if that's true, key questions need to be asked: What is it about the way the world works that restricts the ability of communities or nations to create alternatives? What needs to be changed to give people more choices? Obviously, changing the WTO is only one part of that solution, and among critics there is an often fruitless debate about whether it can be reformed or whether new institutions must start from scratch. What's needed instead is a debate about how to push simultaneously for what is achievable in the near term and what is needed in the long run, taking victories where they can be won without abandoning the more ambitious goals. The clearer the movement that coalesced in Seattle can become about those common, long-range goals, the better chance it will have to go beyond stopping the WTO and providing the much needed alternative to corporate globalization.
David Moberg, a senior editor of In These Times, has been on the staff of the magazine since it began publishing in 1976. Before joining In These Times, he completed his work for a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Chicago and worked for Newsweek. He has received fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Nation Institute for research on the new global economy.
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Franklin Square  es una estación abandonada en la línea PATCO del Port Authority Transit Corporation. La estación se encuentra localizada en Calles 8 y Race en Filadelfia, Pensilvania. La estación Franklin Square fue inaugurada el 7 de junio de 1936 y cerrada en 1979. La Autoridad Portuaria del Río Delaware es la encargada por el mantenimiento y administración de la estación.

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La estación Franklin Square cuenta con 2 plataformas laterales y 2 vías.

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La estación es abastecida por las siguientes conexiones:
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