If you've not listened to the first episode of Leadership Challenges (a narrowed-down sub-series of the Grow Great podcast), go do that first. It's on safety and the importance of establishing that before you can grow into a more effective, impactful leader.
Leadership is about relationships. This isn't about styles of leadership. Those vary, just as much as personalities. Whether you roll like General Patton or Tony Dungy, your leadership hinges on being able to establish healthy relationships. There is a burden of leadership that requires you to show people the way. Forging the relationship is first your responsibility. Yes, all parties have to comply – to some degree. But somebody has to make the first move. That's YOU.
And Houston, we have our problem. Too often leaders complain that so-and-so isn't putting in the effort. They'll complain how some team member isn't cooperative enough, or reliable enough, or something else. If I had a buck for every time a leader or business complained about an employee who wasn't proactive enough I'd be off lounging at a beach somewhere full-time. "I wish they'd show more initiative," says the CEO. Well, duh. Yes, we want people to handle things, including relationships at work, in a more proactive, less reactive way. Unfortunately, when you hang around the place long enough you realize the top leader is often not demonstrating a proactive approach to building the relationship.
This was driven home not long ago when a top leader complained to me about one employee who was too passive for her tastes. She wanted her team to be comprised of assertive, "go for broke" type of people. This one particular person was more reserved and she was struggling to deal with it. Within minutes she was complaining about another employee who had overstepped her bounds. This mid-level manager had inserted himself in a meeting that the CEO felt was inappropriate. I had heard these kinds of conflicting stories before from this leader. She was hard charging, demanding and had lots of things going for her. Like all of us, she had simply gotten a bit blind-sided with her how frustrations. I knew how she felt 'cause every CEO suffers it every now and again. My job was to help her through her frustrations to find solutions that would help her grow as a leader — and help her grow her people, too.
"I think I probably need to own it myself first," she said. Breakthrough.
Sadly, not enough leaders are as open-minded to accept responsibility to show their people the way. This leader had a strength – a humility and courage – to accept the responsibility to establish trust with people by first learning to trust them. Over time we discussed how our view of people can impact our culture and our organization's performance. A CEO who suspects all employees are stealing time, materials and inventory will behave very differently than a CEO convinced that people want to get up in the morning, come to work and do a good job. How we view the world – and the people who occupy our space in it – impacts many things for us.
Proverbs 18:24 says, "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly." Ditto for trust. If you want people to trust you, you must show yourself trustworthy. And you must first trust them.
A CEO may say, "Well, that's stupid. People have to earn trust." I get that. Again, we've got world views to consider. You can approach life from a no trust zone first, or from a trust zone first. It's the difference in innocent until proven guilty or guilty until proven innocent. You decide.
I've heard tons of seemingly logical reasons offered by top leaders who talk of the negatives – the downsides – of trusting people. Words like "blindly trusting" people are used, indicating weakness and stupidity. When I press a leader to give me specifics of what they think those downsides may be they often aren't able to list anything too terribly bad. Rarely have I heard a leader name an outcome that can't be fixed or repaired after the fact.
Now, flip the exercise on its head and reverse it. What's the downside of NOT trusting somebody? How much time do you have to investigate the negative possibilities? On and on we can go. Those typically far outweigh the negatives of trust. Yes, trust can (and sometimes is) betrayed. Husbands and wives betray each other, too. So should we not trust our spouse? How healthy would our marriages be if we all behaved like that? Same thing for our relationships at work.
The leader's challenge is to first demonstrate trust in order to gain or facilitate trust. Show people the way. Behave your way to what you want. Yes, far easier said than done!
It's really not that hard — until people disappoint us. That disappointment can come when the person doesn't do something we think they should have done, when they do something we don't think they should have, or whenever we disagree or don't fully approve of whatever choice or behavior they made. In short, when people do something we wouldn't have done ourselves, or when people don't do it the way we'd have done it — then our trust is tested. Sometimes it's beyond tested. Sometimes, it's broken completely. And some CEO's have a really tough time forgiving people and letting people out of the doghouse. That won't make things better.
Do you trust your wife? Sure you do, unless she's given your reason not to.
Has your wife ever disappointed you by doing something you thought was stupid, or something you think you'd have never done? Probably.
Is she still in your doghouse because of it? Boy, I hope not. If so, your marriage is broken. And if I asked your wife the same questions she's likely give me the same answers you gave. You've disappointed her with your acts of stupidity. But she still trusts you. Hopefully she still loves you.
We often have less harsh standards at home than at work – at least with some things. One mis-step by a team member and we may forever deem them untrustworthy. That's it. One shot and you're done!
If you've successfully raised teenagers you know how futile (and stupid) that is. Our kids learn trustworthiness because we train them, we trust them and we help them learn from their mistakes.
Guess what? It works the same way at work. As leaders, we owe it to our employees to train them, to trust them and to help them learn from their mistakes. Over time we can build stronger trust. Or we can handle it in more toxic ways and damage our people (and our relationships with them) making them less effective. How does that help us succeed as leaders? How does that grow our business?
Make your people safe. Train them. Trust them. Help them learn from their mistakes. Rinse and repeat.


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Manufacturer: North American
Designation: B-25
Version: J
Nickname: Mitchell
Equivalent to: PBJ-1J
Type: Bomber
First Flew: 1940
Wingspan: 67' 7"
Wingarea: 610.00 Sq Ft
Empty Weight: 19480.0 lbs
Gross Weight: 35000.0 lbs
Payload 3,000 lbs
4 - .50 cal machine guns
Under wing rockets
Powerplant: Wright R-2600-92 Cyclone
Horsepower (each): 1700
Range: 1350 miles
Max Speed: 275 Mph
This versatile United States Army Air Force twin-engine, double tail medium bomber was built by North American Aviation. Named in honor of General William "Billy" Mitchell, an aviation pioneer and early proponent of the value of aerial bombardment, B-25 Mitchell's served with distinction in every theater of war throughout World War Two. Designed as a level-flight, medium bomber the Mitchell excelled in a variety of missions including low level ground attack and anti-shipping.
Perhaps the aircraft's most famous mission occurred in April of 1942, when Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, led one of the most daring missions of the war. Only five months after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Doolittle led 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers, launched from the deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier Hornet, on a raid striking military targets in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya, Japan. Completely surprising the Imperial Japanese, Lt. Col. Doolittle's raiders brought a much-needed morale boost to the United States at a time when US confidence was at its lowest ebb.
The museum's B-25J, serial number 44-31032, was delivered to the Army Air Force in 1945 and put into storage until 1947. It was assigned to Vance AFB as a TB-25J and TB-25N for pilot training until retirement in 1958. The aircraft was then sold and registered as N3174AG. It participated in the 1970 Paramount Pictures film adapted from Joseph Heller's classic anti-war novel Catch -22, with the nose art "Free, Fast and Ready". The aircraft is on loan from the NMUSAF
According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA/RSA), Maxwell
AFB, AL, the museum's B-25J has the following history:
B-25J, s/n 44-31032
Manufactured by North American Aviation, Kansas City KS and delivered to the
USAAF on 29 Mar 1945.
Mar 1945 - To 4168th AAF Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), South
Plains AAF TX (storage)
Jul 1947 - To 4141st AF Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Pyote AFB TX
(storage)
Nov 1948 - To 3575th Pilot Training Wing (Air Training Command), Enid, later
Vance, AFB OK (to TB-25J)
Mar 1951 - To 3700th Military Training Wing (ATC), Lackland AFB TX
Apr 1951 - To 3535th Military Training Wing (ATC), Mather AFB CA
Sep 1952 - To 3575th Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Vance AFB
Sun 1954 - To TB-25N
Sep 1957 - To Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch (AMC), Davis-Monthan AFB AZ
Apr 1958 - Dropped from inventory as surplus

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Francis McGee appointed director of external affairs
Francis McGee will be joining the executive of StepChange Debt Charity as director of external affairs from January 2014.
McGee has a career spanning over 20 years in government, regulation and the financial services industry, most recently as head of policy and external affairs at the Money Advice Service.
Before that, he was head of corporate affairs at AEGON UK from July 2005 until January 2011. He led AEGON's work on public policy issues, working with government, Parliament and the FSA, including the government's pensions reform programme, FSA's Retail Distribution Review, and financial capability issues, particularly building on the success of Otto Thoresen's Generic Advice Review for HM Treasury.
Before joining AEGON, McGee was head of regulation and strategy at the Association of British Insurers.
Francis' early career was in the Treasury, but also included spells at the Bank of England and the Personal Investment Authority.
Announcing his appointment, chairman Wilf Stevenson said:
"With his extensive experience of working across a range of policy issues including financial capability, financial inclusion and access to financial services, especially advice, debt and consumer policy, Francis brings invaluable experience to the Charity."
Francis McGee welcomed his appointment, saying:
"I'm delighted to be joining StepChange Debt Charity. I am looking forward to representing the interests of individuals and families with problem debt, and to advancing free debt advice across the UK".


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Breaking| Nov 21, 2020, 02:56pm EST |
G20 Meets On Coronavirus As Trump Makes 298th Golf Trip Of Presidency
Andrew SolenderForbes Staff
I write about politics and the Biden transition.
After a brief appearance at the G20's virtual leadership summit on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump departed the White House for his golf resort in Virginia as the summit held a meeting focused on the coronavirus pandemic.
STERLING, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 21: US President Donald Trump golfs at Trump National Golf Club on ... [+] November 21, 2020in Sterling, Virginia. Trump went golfing as he continues to challenge the results of the 2020 Presidential election. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
During his speech, Trump touted the U.S. coronavirus response and economic recovery and expressed a desire to prioritize Americans in coronavirus vaccinations when a vaccine becomes available, according to Politico and the Toronto Star.
But just several minutes into the event, scheduled to start at 8 a.m. ET, Trump began sending out tweets responding to Michigan GOP leaders he met with on Friday who said they had not yet seen evidence to support the president's unfounded voter fraud claims.
Trump departed the White House at 10 a.m. the Trump National Golf Course, where he was greeted by a mix of supporters and hecklers, one with a sign with a drawing of a piece of toast reading, "Face it. You're Toast," according to a White House pool report.
As Trump was golfing, the G20 continued to hold side-events, including a meeting on "Pandemic Preparedness and Response," featuring Germany, France, Argentina and South Africa, according to a press release from the G20.
This is Trump's 298th golf trip and his 101st trip to Trump National Golf Course during his presidency, according to Golf News Net and CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, known for his diligent tally of presidential activities.
Surprising Fact
The number of golf outings Trump has made during his first term far outpaces those made by his predecessor, Barack Obama, despite his claims to the contrary. Obama played just 113 rounds of golf in his first term, according to sports magazine The Loop.
Big Number
$142 million. That's how much Trump's golf trips are estimated to have cost taxpayers over the last four years, according to presidential golf-tracker Trump Golf Count.
Key Background
This G20 summit comes at a time when Trump's standing on the world stage – already historically low – are at a particular nadir due to his failed reelection bid. Most major world leaders, including ones perceived as being friendly with Trump such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungarian President Viktor Orban, have sent their congratulations, with many expressing jubilance at the leadership change.
Crucial Quote
"I don't think it's an exaggeration… there's a degree of enthusiasm," Biden said of his phone calls with world leaders on Tuesday, asserting the sentiment is "less about me than the circumstance."
What To Watch For
Since his loss to Biden, Trump has grown increasingly reclusive, a trend that appears unlikely to change. He has made public remarks just three times in the almost three weeks since election day and just twice since the election was called for Biden. It is doubtful he will concede, though at each of his public remarks he has dropped hints that he knows he lost the election.
Trump's Golf Trips Could Cost Taxpayers Over $340 Million (Forbes)
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Q: React-Native convert a base64 images array to a single pdf I'm working on a mobile app in react-native / redux in which I have to convert an array of base64 images into a pdf in order to send the pdf to the back-end.
Any idea about how to achieve it ?

A: Ok I finally found an easy solution with the help of react-native-image-to-pdf
It is promis based. In a file I called "pdfConverter.js" I created this function
import RNImageToPdf from "react-native-image-to-pdf";

export default base64Arr => {
  // It is a promise based function
  // Create an array containing the path of each base64 images
  let base64Paths = [];
  base64Paths.length = 0; // re-initialize the array for further re-use

  base64Arr.forEach(base64 => {
    base64Paths.push(`data:image/jpeg;base64,${base64}`);
  });

  // Convert base64 images to pdf from the paths array
  return RNImageToPdf.createPDFbyImages({
    imagePaths: base64Paths,
    name: "PDF_Name"
  });
};

and then call it where I need in another file :
import toPDF from "./pdfConverter.js";

toPDF(myBase64array)
.then(pdf => {
  console.log("pdf ", pdf);
});

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Despite clear and often-enforced laws, workplace discrimination is common. Sometimes it is obvious and even intentional, like the refusal to hire or promote due to pregnancy. Sometimes it is more subtle, like relegating Latinos to subordinate positions in restaurant work. Whether subtle or overt, discrimination is illegal and should be investigated immediately.
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How many Ford Transit vans does it take to win the Tour? We'll soon find out – Team Sky has ordered a fleet of Fords for the new race season and beyond, with riders' personal mattresses among the many payloads they'll need to carry.
The order includes 10 Ford Mondeo wagons, eight S-MAX sports utility vehicles (SUVs), two Transit Jumbo vans, two Tourneo people carriers and two Kuga SUVs. With three Grand Tours ahead of Team Sky this season (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España) plus multiple Monuments, the new vehicles will need to be ready for Belgian cobbles, Alpine hairpins and everything in between.
Jaguar has been Team Sky's vehicle partner since 2010, during which time there have been three Tour wins with Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome MBE as well as countless other triumphs, so Ford will have big shoes to fill, starting with the Majorca Challenge races later in January 2016.
How are the new vehicles being used? Well it looks like the Mondeos will be used by sports directors and team mechanics to follow the riders during races, as well as by Team Sky's senior management. Each Mondeo will be fitted with bespoke bike racks that can carry up to nine bikes, plus three radio systems to communicate with riders, and audiovisual equipment for race analysis.
The S-MAX and Kuga SUVS will be used as 'carer cars' to support the races, and to move team members around race locations from hotel starts to feed zones, for example. Each will be fitted with a radio system for quick communication.
The Tourneo people carriers will be used as airport/hotel shuttles to move team members around, and the Transit Jumbos will be used as logistics support for each race, and will carry riders' gear, including those "personal mattresses".
… what do you think of the new Team Sky vehicles? Let us know in the comments below.


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Birth Place : Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Zodiac Sign : Pisces
Chinese Zodiac : Goat
Birth Element : Wood
Bruce Willis Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Early life and education
American actor, producer, and singer Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father was an American soldier, who met his mother while serving in Germany. He is the oldest of 4 children. In 1957, his father was discharged from the army and went back to the States, to New Jersey.
After the war, his mother worked in a bank, but his father was a welder and mechanic. Willis went to Penns Grove High School. During his time at school, Willis had a stutter. He later found out that it is easier for him to express on stage and started performing. During high school years, Willis was the president of a student council and drama club.
After high school, Willis worked as a security guard at Salem Nuclear Power Plant. He also worked as a private investigator until he turned to acting. He enrolled at Montclair State University but left school to pursue an acting career and moved to New York.
Beginning of Career
In New York, Bruce Willis was working in a bar to support himself. He then decided to move to California to audition for several TV shows. He appeared in shows like Miami Vice and The Twilight Zone.
Bruce then auditioned for the drama series Moonlight. He was cast as David Addison Jr. The show lasted for five seasons and won Willis an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe. After his TV show success, Willis became the pitchman for Golden Wine Cooler products, a campaign that earned him $7 million in two years.
Bruce Willis' first lead film role was in 1987's Blind Date. He was also cast for the '88's Cowboy. Willis' big breakthrough was in the 1988 action film Die Hard, starring as John McClane. The role was majorly successful and grossed almost $140 million worldwide. Die Hard turned into a five-movie franchise, with Willis in the lead role. After this, he was also the voice of the baby in Look Who's Talking and starred in the drama In Country.
In the 1980s, Willis recorded a pop-blues album The Return of Bruno, which was moderately successful.
In the 1990s, Bruce Willis starred in 3 more Die Hard films, as well as in other projects. His career suffered a downfall, after starring in several unsuccessful projects. In 1994, Willis starred in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and since then has worked on several more projects with him. Willis also starred in the hit movie Fifth Element in 1997.
Bu the end of the 90's, his career had fallen in another slump, with projects like The Jackal and Breakfast of Champions, which were poorly received by the critics. He made a comeback in 1998 starring in the Michael Bay's Armageddon, which was the highest grossing film of the year worldwide. The following year he starred in The Sixth Sense, which was also highly successful.
In 2000, Bruce Willis won an Emmy for his appearance in the hit series Friends. For his role, he was also nominated for American Comedy Award. In 2001, he was cast as Terry Benedict in Ocean's Eleven but dropped out to work on his record. Since then he has starred in several films, as well as appeared in TV programs. He made his Broadway debut in 2015's adaptation of Misery by Steven King.
Awards and Other Ventures
Films starring Bruce Willis have grossed more than $3.05 billion in North America. He has won two Emmy awards and two Golden Globe awards.
He was a co-owner of motion picture production company Cheyenne Enterprises from 2000 to 2007. In 2009, he became the international face of Belvedere SA's Sobieski Vodka. He owns 3.3% of the company.
Bruce Willis married actress Demi Moore in 1987. The couple had three daughters. In 1998, the couple announced their divorce, which was finalized in 2000. Willis has a close relationship with Moore and her third husband, Ashton Kutcher.
In 2004, Bruce Willis was engaged to Brooke Burns, but after ten months of dating, the couple broke up. In 2009, he married model Emma Heming. The couple has two daughters, born in 2012 and 2014.
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New York|With 2020 in Sight, de Blasio Turns Against Amazon
With 2020 in Sight, de Blasio Turns Against Amazon
Amazon's decision to abandon its plan for a Queens campus has led Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, at a November news conference announcing Amazon's selection, to become a staunch critic of the company.CreditCreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times
By William Neuman and J. David Goodman
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Ever since Amazon decided to withdraw its plans to build a corporate campus in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been in attack mode.
He criticized Amazon for abandoning New York, characterizing its decision as an example of "the 1 percent dictating to everyone else." He ridiculed the company for not having the patience to work through community opposition, suggesting on NBC's "Meet the Press" that it showed the maturity of someone who "took their ball and went home."
The comments represented an abrupt shift for the mayor, who had helped entice the company to come to Queens, and had recently met in Albany with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to strategize how they might help push aside the political hurdles that stood in the company's way.
Three days after that meeting, Mr. de Blasio got the phone call from an Amazon executive, informing him of the company's decision.
"It was such a shock to the system," the mayor said in an interview on Wednesday. "I wanted to believe there was something more to it, that there was more room for dialogue, that there was something they wanted to address, that it wasn't literally: We're out and never coming back."
Within minutes of hanging up the telephone with the Amazon executive, Jay Carney, Mr. de Blasio decided to turn against the company; he said that he and his aides "immediately reached a broad and fast consensus that this was outrageous."
For Mr. de Blasio, the aggressive posture toward Amazon, a company that has been criticized by the left for its opposition toward unions and its cooperation with federal law enforcement officials, may be a calculated political risk worth taking.
He has suggested that he is considering running for president in 2020, and taking a highly visible stand against a big corporation and its phenomenally wealthy chief executive, Jeff Bezos, could score points with the energized Democratic activists on the left who are likely to vote in primaries.
It gives him a platform to discuss corporate behavior and income inequality, one of his core progressive issues. It provides an avenue for Mr. de Blasio to position himself on the campaign trail — he is traveling to Iowa this weekend — as a mayor who stood up to Amazon, even if he once stood alongside them.
And it allowed Mr. de Blasio an opening to regain some of the ground he had ceded with his party's left wing, many of whose leaders in New York, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, opposed the Amazon deal.
How well it will work for him remains an open question.
"It seems that he's a little bit torn on who he wants to be," said Jose Cabrera of the Queens branch of the Democratic Socialists of America, a political group that organized against Amazon, including door-to-door efforts to rally opposition.
Mr. Cabrera said the mayor's office did not reach out to D.S.A. members or other local activist groups that gained experience and contacts during the campaign for Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. As for the mayor's rhetoric now, Mr. Cabrera said it rang hollow. "I don't think he has much to do at this point," he added.
The mayor was more receptive to concerns raised by prominent union opponents of the deal.
The mayor spoke several times with Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, who was one of the more vocal opponents of Amazon coming to Queens. The two held a meeting at Gracie Mansion in late January, and spoke again on Super Bowl Sunday, Mr. Appelbaum recalled.
"I think that we were able to inform him of Amazon's behavior in the workplace, and the mistreatment of its workers all over the world," Mr. Appelbaum said.
"I think he made a mistake in the way the deal was put together, I think he was wrong in believing that Amazon would behave rationally in this process."
The union leader said he believed the mayor "changed over time," eventually agreeing that the city "needed to find a way to deal with these labor issues."
Mr. de Blasio disputed any notion that the conversations caused him to alter his approach, which he laid out on the day last year that he announced Amazon would be coming to New York City. The city — a union town, the mayor said — would eventually change the corporate behemoth.
"When Stuart suggests evolution it misses the fact that I think I felt all that at the beginning," Mr. de Blasio said on Wednesday.
Mr. de Blasio has said repeatedly in recent weeks that he is not ruling out a run for the White House, and his pivot on Amazon comes at a convenient time for someone who might be contemplating facing Democratic primary voters who lean leftward.
"I knew there would be some of my fellow progressives who for other reasons might not have liked the deal," the mayor added. "But the progressive movement isn't a monolith, certainly the Democratic Party isn't anything like a monolith. It never surprises me when there's differences among my friends. But I felt very comfortable that the net gain for working people was really clear, was unusually clear."
"If I had wanted to run away I could have obviously done that," he added, insisting he was never less than gung-ho in his support for the deal. "I believed it was a good deal, I spoke to it many many times."
The mayor said that his switch from Amazon-booster to Amazon-basher was actually part of a consistent stance toward big business. "It's important to understand that I'm very comfortable in my own skin," Mr. de Blasio said. "I have been a self-identified progressive since high school and I know that in all dealing with corporate America you have to take a position of demanding guarantees for working people."
The Amazon deal and Mr. de Blasio's possible presidential aspirations came up at a news conference earlier this week, which also happened to fall on the day that Bernie Sanders announced that he would again seek the Democratic nomination for president.
Although Mr. de Blasio did not endorse Mr. Sanders for the Democratic nomination in 2016, he was and remains a fervent admirer. Yet when he was asked if he would campaign for Mr. Sanders this time around, his answer hinted at his own presidential intentions.
"I've been really, really clear; I'll be clear again," Mr. de Blasio said. "I do not rule out any particular path for myself."
Indeed, the mayor will appear this weekend in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday and on Sunday in Des Moines, where he is speaking to the Asian & Latino Coalition — a day after Senator Kamala Harris of California is slated to appear before the group.
Prakash Kopparapu, the chairman of the coalition, said the mayor of New York City had "rock star" status, even if Mr. de Blasio was not yet "part of the conversation" for 2020.
"He is not part of the talk, at least not in the circles that I'm in," he added.
Through the whole process of dealing with Amazon officials, the mayor did not meet, or even speak to, the Amazon chief executive. Mr. Bezos did not visit the site in Long Island City, or come to New York at any point as part of the process.
Yet less than a week after Amazon pulled out, Mr. Bezos visited New York on Wednesday to speak before an aviation club in Midtown Manhattan. He spoke for about an hour, mostly about space travel, took no questions from the audience, and, according to two people who attended the closed-door event, never once mentioned Amazon's failed attempt to build a campus in New York.
Then he left, ignoring questions outside from reporters.
Ana Fota contributed reporting.
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Winnipeg, March 22, 2016 – With the Manitoba election underway, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging party leaders, who claim to care about jobs for Manitobans, to pay close attention to small business priorities.
CFIB's election platform, "A Vision for 2020", calls on parties to address three key areas that affect the province's small business climate: fixing Manitoba's fiscal fundamentals, creating a competitive tax climate, and regulatory accountability.
CFIB conducted a pre-election survey that found only 10 per cent of Manitoba entrepreneurs are confident small business priorities will receive attention during the provincial election. Another 71 per cent of respondents are not confident, and 19 per cent don't know.
CFIB, as a non-partisan organization, has shared its small business election platform with all major parties and urges all party leaders to commit to small-business friendly policies in its 2016 Leaders' Survey on Small Business Issues. CFIB will post leaders' survey responses, unedited, on its website, share with media outlets, and encourage members to view the responses in their preparation for Election Day on April 19th.
Please visit CFIB's website to read the full Manitoba small business election platform and leader's survey.


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Outgoing Rushcliffe MP Ken Clarke to talk about his life and career on Nottingham stage
The 79-year-old will be open to questions from the audience
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Once the votes have been counted and a new MP for Rushcliffe is announced, it will officially mark the end of the political career of Ken Clarke.
After a remarkable 49 years representing the constituency in which he was born, after Thursday's General Election the 79-year-old will have plenty of time to pursue his passion for jazz, cricket and Nottingham Forest. Although it is unlikely that he will disappear from politics altogether.
Anyone interested in finding out exactly what he'll be getting up to can ask him directly when he makes an appearance at Nottingham Playhouse on Friday, February 14.
The 'Father of the House of Commons' will be in conversation with award-winning LBC radio presenter and CNN political commentator, Iain Dale, discussing his five decades in politics, as well as his views on Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit and the future of Britain.
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The evening event, which starts at 7.30pm, will include an opportunity for questions from the audience.
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Kathua Child Rape Case Verdict May Come On June 10
by	Poorvi Gupta
The Pathankot Court is likely to deliver the judgment in the Kathua gang rape and murder case on June 10, special public prosecutor JK Chopra said.
After a year of starting the trial in the Kathua gang rape and murder case of an eight-year-old tribal girl, the Pathankot Court is likely to deliver the judgment on June 10, special public prosecutor JK Chopra said on Monday.
The day-to-day video recorded trial began at the district and sessions court in Pathankot in June last year. The case's jurisdiction fell in Jammu and Kashmir but the Supreme Court directed that the case be shifted out of Jammu and Kashmir because of fear to the family of the victim. Lawyers in Kathua allegedly have tried to block the Crime Branch officials from filing a charge sheet in the case. The details of the case sent shockwaves in the entire nation as the public outraged.
ALSO READ: Kathua Rape And Murder Case – Where Are Things Now?
As the court trial began, the victim's family's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat also dropped out of the case and the family had to get another lawyer. The father of the nomadic girl belonging to the Bakarwal tribe filed an application in the Pathankot district and sessions court in November last year. He stated that Rajawat, who bolstered the case at the very beginning, won't be representing them in the case anymore and that lawyer Mubin Farooky will replace her.
Farooky said that the father replaced Rajawat because she had "no time" to appear in the case. He revealed that she has appeared only twice since April when the trial began, media reported.
"More than 110 hearings in the case have taken place and more than 100 witnesses have been examined. But Rajawat has appeared in the case only twice. She has been claiming that she is receiving life threats because she has to appear in the case. It was decided that it is best to relieve her of this responsibility," Farooky told ThePrint.
The charge sheet filed by the crime branch states graphic and gory details of the case of the young girl who was kidnapped on January 10 last year. She was missing for over 10 days before her body was found outside a small village temple in Kathua district. It has been reported that the girl was allegedly raped in captivity inside the temple. She was sedated for four days before the accused smashed her head with a rock which led to her death.
The case garnered media attention when Rajawat took up the case and the girl's family circulated the eight-year-old's picture on social media to bring attention to the fact that she went missing for several days. After Rajawat filed the initial papers, the Jammu Bar Council protested against it and several protests happened to protect the accused. Judges' fraternity threatened Rajawat against taking up the case.
The accused in this case are village head Sanji Ram, his son Vishal and his juvenile nephew, two special police officers Deepak Khajuria alias 'Dipu' and Surender Verma and friend Parvesh Kumar alias Mannu. Apart from these, two more names also surfaced in this case—Head Constable Tilak Raj and Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta, who allegedly took four lakh rupees from Sanji Ram for destroying crucial pieces of evidence.
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Satisfy your inner culture vulture at Rock Church and Sea Fortress Suomenlinna. Step out of the city life by going to Teijo national park and Bellevue Beach. Change things up with these side-trips from Helsinki: Niivermaki Nature Conservation Area (in Kouvola), Kotka (Riverside Park & Beach Mansikkalahti) and Arboretum Mustila (in Elimaki). Spend the 9th (Wed) exploring nature at Nuuksio National Park. Spend the 12th (Sat) exploring nature at Ekenas Archipelago National Park. There's much more to do: explore the galleries of Seurasaari Island and Open-Air Museum, explore the world behind art at Kansallisgalleria, delve into the distant past at Raseborg Castle, and get outside with King's Road.
For maps, more things to do, and more tourist information, read our Helsinki trip builder website .
If you are flying in from United Kingdom, the closest major airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport. In January in Helsinki, expect temperatures between -3°C during the day and -9°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 12th (Sat) early enough to travel back home.


This little Kentucky distillery is a unique one, to put it simply. Their reputation and fairly consistent presence on the store shelf rivals that of the distillery titans that surround them. Take Jim Beam, for example. Beam employs nearly 300 people to operate their massive distillery. Four Roses utilizes about half a dozen.
Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller for Four Roses, oversees what one might say a singular operation in the world of Kentucky Straight Bourbon whiskey. You see, this distillery produces ten distillates (five yeast strains, two mash bills) of individual flavor profiles to blend together, thus creating their standard Four Roses bottling.
Nose – Sweet, delicate, even floral but caramel and oak are here as well. Light spice and some earthy notes. Great balance.
Taste – Honey and spice. Light maple sweet and some fruit.
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You can use effects to turn the mouse into another icon and/or animate parts of the display. Popups, layers or other formats outside the banner are not allowed. The course is for designers who need to do banner advertising. Animated banners. An animation, visual search, banner advertising, flashing.
An image in Gig89a files that produces the effect of motion by spinning through a range of fixed pictures. An animated banner consists of a range of boxes. Loops are a full circle through all pictures in an animated film. Animated GIF can be configured to create a single infinite or somewhere in between it.
However, some advertisers have restrictions that limit the number of runs of an advertiser's advertising campaign. GoF89a is the most popular animated button and logo file size. Animation based geifs are relatively simple to use and are widely accepted by web browers, although they miss some of the features of the rich medium.
On the contrary to an animated flag is a statical flag.
Designers are asked to produce a single ad at some point in their careers, be it a stand-alone ad or just a delivery within a much bigger ad campaign. At a very simple layer, this is like any other designing order if you just want to build a fixed statebanner that' s ok for many people.
However, if you really want to attract the viewer's attention or actually have a great deal of information to communicate, you need to make an animated stand alone display. I' ll go through the basic principles for the creation of an animated advertising space in the Photoshop Designer Suite or the Photoshop Cloud using the layer window in combination with the Animations Temeline in this 10-step-tournorial.
It' a basic piece of work, but once you get your mind over working with a Timeline and Layer Panels together, it can quickly result in more complicated work. Browse to Adobe Acrobat, creating a new file, and in the new File Options window, make sure the size is selected in pixel, and type 728 for width and 90 for end of line to make sure the color modes are selected in RGB.
It is the default dimension for a Leaderboard horizontally displayed image. First, make a new plane in the Plane pane and select a perfectly squared plane by pressing and holding down thehift key while using the rectangle awning utility. Fill it now with a color using the color bin utility and name the level something appropriate, in this case I named it "colorpad 01".
Move the Move utility over the field and move and double the field while you hold down Old so that it clicks at the edge of the initial quad. Continue to copy the fields until you have completed the blank, then choose them all by pressing the hot key and make sure they are centered in the documents.
Just erase any other colored quad rectangle to make a single quadratic mesh on which our designs and animations are based. If all fields are still checked, press the Cmd+E key to join all quadratic planes. Let's get to the beginning of the creation of modellements. Press and hold down the button to open the Typing utility and paint a rectangle over the first one.
Ensure that whiteness is chosen in the background color, enter a sign and choose the typeface you want to use, the bold and graphical the better. When you are satisfied, press the Move button and then use the arrow keys to center the model within the center of the colored area. Copy the text box and do the same by completing all the fields in different colors with different symbols.
Next, copy one of the text boxes and do the same intep 4 and fill the blank fields with color types as shown above. Now, we want to make a monolayer consisting of the color types red, green and blue. This can be done by holding down the toggle key and selecting the entire blank and then pressing the Cmd+E key to join the levels.
Do the same for the colored layer and name it in the Layer pane with an appropriate name, e.g. "white layer 01". It will screen the guy and you won't be able to work on him, so make sure you're satisfied with it.
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Umberella shaped blooms on a poison hemlock plant. Photo by Ed Ogle/ Flickr.
Poison Hemlock, A Toxic, Invasive Plant, Is Popping Up In Pennsylvania
Sarah Kovash July 12, 2019
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This story comes from our partner, 90.5 WESA.
By some standards, poison hemlock is a rather pretty plant, identifiable by its tall, dotted stalk and delicate, white, umbrella-shaped blooms.
"If you look over there, it's primarily dominated by poison hemlock, which is a non-native species," said Rose Reilly, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Pittsburgh, pointing out thickets of poison hemlock just behind Sheraden Park.
It's also toxic, as the name suggests, and is popping up more and more in Pennsylvania, according to horticulture experts.
In fact, the Army Corps recently removed poison hemlock, and other invasive plant species, as part of a storm water management project near Chartiers Creek this spring.
"Poison hemlock is pretty comfortable in wet areas and you often will find it down along streams and wetland areas, but it seems to be just as happy in poorer soil," said Sandy Feather, a commercial horticulture educator with Penn State Extension based in Allegheny County.
According to an April article published by Penn State researcher Jeffrey Graybill, the plant has been aggressively spreading across the state. Graybill describes the characteristics of the plant:
The weed can easily be identified by the purple spots on its stems … and by its finely divided leaves which resemble wild carrot (also commonly referred to as Queen Anne's lace). Poison hemlock has a musty smell, while the leaves often have a unique parsley smell when they are crushed.
Feather says poison hemlock is native to parts of Europe and Asia, likely brought here as an ornamental plant. Like other invasive species, such as Japanese knotweed, it can spread rapidly and steal resources from native plants.
"I don't know if animals are moving the seed around perhaps. I really can't explain why it seems like it's exploded the way it has but there's definitely a lot more of it," Feather said.
The plant is poisonous and ingesting it can be fatal; the toxins in the plant's seeds and sap can lead to respiratory failure.
"[It's] toxic to people, pets, horses, cows," Feather said. "It doesn't matter. You don't want to really have to have it in pastures and things like that."
If you do find it in your yard and want to remove it, simply touching the plant usually isn't dangerous, though some people can have an allergic reaction from touching it, resulting in a rash. Regardless, if you're cutting it or using a weed whacker it's a good idea to wear gloves and protect your eyes to avoid contamination, said Feather. Additionally, be sure to wash your hands before eating or handling food.
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Sarah Kovash connects 90.5 WESA listeners with the station's online content and social media platforms, in addition to reporting and editing. She previously worked as a web producer for KDKA-TV, as a freelance journalist for the Valley News Dispatch covering local government throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley and at NPR station KPBS in San Diego.
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Home Bible Do I have to tithe?
In the Old Testament, God directed that the tithe be used to support the Levites, who were His ministers (Leviticus 27:30-32). In the new Testament, God says that just as the priests of old were paid from the tithe of the temple, so gospel ministers and workers today should be paid from the tithe as well "Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel" (1 Corinthians 9:13).
Some may ask: is the tithing system part of Moses' old law, which ended at the cross? The answer is no. Both Abraham and Jacob gave a tenth of their income to God long before Moses' law was given. The laws that ended at the cross are only those laws that pointed to the sacrificial work of Christ such as the sacrifices and the ceremonial temple services. Tithing is God's plan for support of the ministry, and it remains in effect today.
The last book of the Old Testament has one of the most amazing promises for those that tithe "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts" (Malachi 3:10,11).


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Special page intended to send key message to the other Washington
by Keven Graves
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 2:43pm
Publisher Keven R. Graves
In 1991, I was the editor who wrote and produced the Whidbey News-Times' one and only Extra edition.
Few people are aware that there were two versions of that front page. The headline that appeared on newsstands would depend upon the decision of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission on whether to close Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
The headline that we published proclaimed, "NAS Whidbey Spared" in giant letters. At that time, the News-Times was a part of the effort to keep NAS Whidbey from falling under the budget ax. We understood then, as we do now, what a vital and integral part of this community the Navy is.
That is why, within minutes of seeing an Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce email last week about a petition for people to sign in support of NAS Whidbey, my mind went to a News-Times ad page from about 25 years ago that allowed local businesses and community leaders to show their support for the base in some tangible way.
Because the Oak Harbor chamber is a sponsor of the petition, I immediately texted director Christine Cribb with my idea: We wanted to do a full-page ad promoting the online petition, obtain signatures from local base supporters and make our page available to Mayor Bob Severns to take to Washington, D.C., in March.
Christine was immediately on board, and we agreed that it would be a great partnership between the chamber and News-Times.
Very quickly, my idea for a support page was being imitated by another publication, and that's flattering. The cause is a great one deserving of widespread community support.
I thought of this sponsorship page because I recalled just how important it was to community leaders in 1991 to demonstrate to federal officials and BRAC members the strong support for the base in the community.
Times have changed, Oak Harbor too, but local support for the base remains strong.
Though there is no federal budget ax currently being wielded over NAS Whidbey, as a business in this community, the newspaper understands that life offers no certainties, and complacency is unwise.
There is great support for our NAS Whidbey page, though a couple of businesses questioned my decision to charge for the sponsorships.
That decision is an ethical one — the NAS Whidbey page is decidedly an advertising message and not an editorial one.
Within our broad readership there are varied voices and opinions. In our news coverage of base issues — including jet noise — to pick one side, or muzzle dissenting opinions, would be tantamount to censorship, and one of NAS Whidbey's most important roles is to preserve the rights and freedoms of all Americans, not just those that agree with us.
And it's that kind of American spirit that shines forth in this special NAS Whidbey support on page 2 of today's News-Times. If you agree with its message, please be sure to thank those who made it possible.
• Keven R. Graves is editor and publisher of the Whidbey News-Times. He can be reached via email at kgraves@whidbeynewsgroup.com
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Crushing the Collective
The Last Chance to Keep America Free and Self-Governing
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The American way—independence, entrepreneurialism, liberty—has been under assault for decades. The cultural foundations of the United States and its institutions are devolving along the line of some futuristic apocalyptic novel and producing social, moral, and economic dry rot that can lead only to chaos and ruin.
Attacks on individuality, freedom and personal responsibility for most of the last century have resulted, as Alexis de Tocqueville once predicted, in a gradual degradation of the people and the descent into slavery of once-free people.
Crushing the Collective illuminates the very real dangers of the socialistic mind-set that is currently threatening Americans' freedoms and the very existence of our great nation. As Benjamin Franklin said, "When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic." Therefore, we must know the destructive history of nations drawn into the collectivist deceit, or we will be doomed to follow their same paths.
In Crushing the Collective author Charles Sasser explores the various collectivization philosophies, processes, and movements that have destroyed individual freedom in their drive toward the collective utopian state. In collectivist nations like Cuba, Russia, China, and North Korea the dependence came by tyrannical force. Even the path of "soft socialism" that progresses stealthily toward greater and greater government control is inevitably a slippery slope to ultimate destruction. During Rome's final days people were so distracted by social decadence, hedonism, materialism, corruption, and rejection of basic truths that they failed to notice their rights and liberties were being dismantled. No one remembered and stood up for their foundational values. Rome suffered from excess which led to laziness which led to tyranny. Americans today are buying into the same mind-set as evidenced by twice electing to the presidency Barack Obama, a leader who believed the people were too selfish, greedy, and reckless to make economic decisions for themselves.
Scottish professor Alexander Tyler describes an endless cycle societies undergo, from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from great courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, and from dependency back to bondage. As a historian, Charles Sasser makes the case in Crushing the Collective that America is in the dependency stage and that we are witnessing and living through what can only be the political, cultural and economic decline of the United States and the fall of Western Civilization.
And yet though America has been cut to the core, the liberty tree has not yet collapsed. Crushing the Collective is in the end a powerful wake-up call for free people of character, conviction, and courage to stand up against the collective madness and together, restore America as the beacon of freedom it once was, and must be again.
Chuck Sasser's a good friend of mine. He's been a knight for his country in the blood, sweat, tears and mud of our wars, did the entire police beat with all his heart to make Tulsa a better place to live and he's taken far more chances on his life than I ever dared, but he has a message you must hear—you need to read every word, if not we may lose all our last liberties and they are more than threatened. . . trust his answers so we all have a united tomorrow
—Dusty Richards, a western author
Few Americans today understand the evils of Communism, Socialism, Marxism and other "isms" that are the enemy of freedom and a clear and present danger to our liberties as Americans. Since 1963 when atheist Madalyn Murray O'hare sued our educational institutions to remove God from our classrooms, America has gone down hill. Collectivism is based on what Mr. Spock said in the TV series Star Trek "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few." Author Charles W. Sasser has brought forth exactly what Collectivism is and where it came from and who is responsible. In Crushing the Collective he has produced a masterpiece that exposes what Collectivism and all its "sub-isms" have done to our once great country. It should be required reading in every classroom and by every politician and bureaucrat.
—Craig Roberts, author of The Medusa File: Crimes and Coverups of the U.S. Government" and The Medusa File II: The Politics of Terror and the Oklahoma City Bombing
Socialism, communism, collectivism – whatever the label—is a curse on the entire world. It stifles enterprise and ingenuity, destroys the human spirit and breeds totalitarianism, fear and poverty, as nations like Cuba and Venezuela readily demonstrate. Fortunately, in Crushing the Collective, author Charles Sasser, a masterful researcher with a wealth of knowledge and experience, illuminates the dangers of a collectivist mind-set and deconstructs the philosophy not only of Bernie Sanders, but increasingly of the Democratic Party. It's a must-read for anyone wishing to understand and counteract the destructive thinking that, if we're not vigilant, will destroy the unique freedom that has made America the greatest nation on earth.
—David Kupelian, best-selling author and managing editor of WND.com
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Maritime and offshore workers have been a vital part of the American economy since colonial times. Despite advancements in safety technologies and government regulation, maritime and offshore workers have an extremely high risk of suffering an on-the-job injury.
When these workers endure an offshore injury, they often face physical, mental and financial stress.
At the Amaro Law Firm, our Houston maritime and offshore injury lawyers understand the difficulties these workers can endure in the wake of a maritime accident or offshore injury. We also know how challenging the recovery process can be. This is particularly true considering that employers and their insurance providers tend to be focused on underpaying or denying workers' injury claims (to preserve their own bottom lines).
That is one of the main reasons why our Houston maritime attorneys are dedicated to:
Protecting injured maritime workers' rights
Helping them pursue all available legal remedies
Helping them pursue any possible financial recoveries so they can restore their lives.
When maritime and offshore workers are hurt on the job, they may have the right to recovery. Here are the different maritime injury claims and who's eligible to pursue them.
Causes of Maritime & Offshore Injuries
On a daily basis, maritime and offshore workers encounter an array of hazards, including (but not limited to):
Slick surfaces
Heavy, unsafe loads
Heavy, complex machinery
Exposure to dangerous, toxic and volatile chemicals.
When employers or others fail to provide essential training, fail to maintain equipment or otherwise act negligently, these (and other) hazards can result in maritime accidents like (but not exclusive to):
Explosions and fires
Vehicle, vessel and tug collisions
Helicopter crashes
Lifting accidents
Falling accidents, including slip and falls, falling from elevated areas, equipment falling on workers, etc.
Diving accidents
Drilling accidents
Crane failures
Line handling accidents.
Maritime and offshore accidents can cause a range of injuries, the worst of which can have lasting or potentially deadly impacts. Some common maritime and offshore injuries include:
Back and spinal injuries
Brain injuries, ranging from concussions to severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
Burns and electrocution
Crushing injuries
Disfigurement, including loss of limb
Mental and emotional stress
Wrongful death.
When maritime workers sustain these or other job-related injuries, the circumstances surrounding the injury will impact the options for financial recovery. The following are some questions that can help uncover the available legal remedies in the aftermath of a maritime or offshore accident:
When and where did the injury occur?
When and where did the worker receive treatment for the injury?
Did the worker receive proper safety training for the job?
Did the employer provide adequate safety equipment?
Did the employer comply with all federal and state worker safety regulations?
Eligibility for Maritime & Offshore Injury Claims: Who Can File a Maritime Injury Claim?
The booming maritime industry in the U.S. employs at least 1.2 million Americans.1 Among those are workers like the following, who may qualify to file a maritime injury claim (according to U.S. maritime laws):
Dockworkers
Seamen
Longshoremen
Shipbreakers
Offshore oil rig workers.
Maritime Laws: Types of Maritime & Offshore Injury Claims
The type of maritime or offshore injury claim these and other injured maritime workers can pursue will depend on:
The nature of the injured maritime worker's job
The exact cause(s) of the accident or injury.
The following presents a brief overview of the different types of maritime injury claims. Click the heading for more information about a particular type of claim or contact the Amaro Law Firm for information specific to you and your potential claim.
Jones Act Claims
The Jones Act offers full coverage to American seamen who have suffered a maritime or offshore injury. Also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act allows an injured seaman or maritime worker to file an injury claim against an employer when:
The injury was sustained aboard a ship.
The ship was unseaworthy.
The employer engaged in negligent behavior.
Although the Jones Act entitles a seaman to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages, employers and their insurance companies often try to limit or eliminate these protections.
Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA) Claims
The LHWCA covers workers who are not protected by the Jones Act. This includes longshoremen, dock workers, and other employees who are injured while constructing, repairing, or demolishing ships in docks and shipyards.
LHWCA claims have strict filing deadlines, and they go through a federal agency (rather than a state agency). Similar to workers' compensation claims, LHWCA claims can be pursued regardless of fault. Understanding the facets and requirements for filing these claims is critical to getting them approved.
Death on the High Seas Act Claims
When a ship owner's negligence causes a seaman to lose his life aboard a ship, the Death on the High Seas Act allows the worker's family to recover damages from the vessel's owner. For a Death on the High Seas Act claim to be eligible for compensation, it must:
Be filed within three years of the incident that caused the worker's death
Involve a fatality that occurred more than three nautical miles off of a U.S. shore (i.e., This Act does not cover deaths on Great Lakes, rivers, or other U.S. territorial waters.)
Demonstrate that the worker's death would not have occurred if the vessel's owners had taken the proper precautions to ensure the worker's safety
Be filed by a "personal representative" of the worker, such as the worker's spouse, parent, child, or anyone dependent on the worker's income.
At any given time, an oil rig can be rife with potential dangers, including the risk of fires and explosions. When oil rig explosions occur, the devastation can impact oil and gas workers, those on adjacent properties, and the well operation itself.
The liability issues can be just as complex, with various parties potentially being liable. Equipment manufacturers, subcontractors, and oil companies are just a few of the parties who may be liable for oil rig explosions.
Cargo Damage & Claims Under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA)
The COGSA protects cargo shippers in the event that their goods traveling to or from a U.S. are damaged in transit. As the U.S. enactment of the Hague Rules, the COGSA provides that shipowners pay cargo owners a specific amount (usually $500) per packaged damaged.
How Can an Attorney Help Me?
The lawyers at the Amaro Law Firm can help you protect and advocate your rights while positioning your maritime injury claim for success. Resourceful and compassionate, our attorneys have extensive experience helping injured workers:
Successfully navigate the recovery process – Whether an injured maritime worker is pursuing a Jones Act claim, an LHWCA claim, a claim under the Death on the High Seas Act, a COGSA claim or another claim, our lawyers can help.
Pursue all available legal remedies – We have the knowledge, skills and resources to help injured workers maximize their financial recoveries.
Secure the recoveries and justice they deserve – We are tireless advocates for injured workers. We won't back down until our clients obtain the compensation and justice to which they are entitled.
Though money will never reverse a permanent injury or bring back a loved one, compensation from these claims can relieve significant financial stress as injured workers and their families try to pick up the pieces.
The representation of a lawyer at the Amaro Law Firm can make all of the difference in the outcome and recoveries for these claims.
Outcomes & Recoveries: Compensation for Maritime Injury Claims
Successful maritime injury claims can result in various damages, depending on the nature of the claim and injuries. In general, these awards can include compensation for (but not necessarily limited to):
Medical expenses, including hospital bills, surgery costs, doctors' office visits, and physical therapy
Lost wages, including past and future lost income
Pain, suffering, and emotional distress.
The Amaro Law Firm has helped numerous maritime and offshore injury victims secure the financial recoveries they need to restore their lives. Our record of success and exceptional representation in maritime injury claims has earned us 5-star ratings on Google and Facebook.
Contact a Houston Maritime & Offshore Injury Lawyer at the Amaro Law Firm
A Houston maritime & offshore injury lawyer at the Amaro Law Firm is ready to explain your rights and help you get justice.
To schedule a free consultation with us, call (713) 352-7975 or Contact Our Firm. We can answer your questions and provide you with the information you need to build a strong claim and bring it to the best possible resolution.
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The Truth About Tesla Purple Plate
Considering that we often encounter inaccurate information on the internet regarding numerous themes (including Tesla plates), we have the need to reveal the real truth – with undisputable facts that point to all questions and doubts regarding Tesla purple plates.
The creation of Tesla purple plates
There are no precise informations about when was Tesla purple plate created, but we know that it was in 1971. In the 40's of the previous century the creator of Tesla purple plate Ralph Bergstresser met Nikola Tesla. They became friends and Bergstresser was a frequent guest in Tesla's laboratory. After Tesla's death, Ralph Bergstresser studied for the next 28 years how currents of certain frequencies influence certain materials and reached a discovery that strong low frequency currents, passed through aluminum, create and antenna and transmitter from aluminum for cosmic energy. He reached the conclusion that a strong tachyon field is created (tachyon-hypothetical particle faster than light) which cures, speeds up the process of cell regeneration and spiritual growth. Afterwards colored in purple color (healing part of rainbow spectrum), he created the first purple plate. Considering that Tesla thought him practically everything regarding electricity, Bergstresser gave it its popular name – Tesla purple plate, as a sign of gratitude to Nikola Tesla.
Something about production of Tesla purple plates
On our website, on this page, you can read about how Tesla purple plate is manufactured. Regarding dimensions of Tesla purple plate, they are completely irrelevant. It doesn't matter if Tesla plate is 3 x 3 cm or 30 x 30cm. That is anodized aluminum which is harmonized by manufacturing process with basic cosmic energy and the size is completely irrelevant, but we have to emphasize that the larger the dimensions of the plate the stronger the effect, which is logical. Ralph Bergstresser never said that Tesla plates need to have strictly defined dimensions.
Some manufacturers claim that according to "Tesla's documentation" plates need to be certain dimensions in order to have effect. How is that possible, since "Tesla's documentation" about dimensions and production of purple plates don't exist, considering that Tesla purple plate was created over 40 years ago after Tesla's death based on years of research done by Ralph Bergstresser, who constructed the first purple plate and called it "Tesla" purple plate as a sign of gratitude to Tesla?
Another question deserves attention. On the package of the same manufacturer, even from 1994. states that "the author and first user of the purple plate was Nikola Tesla himself". We have to ask ourselves – How is this possible if we know that creator of Tesla Purple Plates was Ralph Bergstresser since 1971., and we also know that Tesla was found dead in hotel room 7-th of January, 1943. ?
About testing and research of Tesla purple plate
All research and certificates have certain expiration date and they need to be renewed after a period of time. Regarding Tesla plates, we feel that no further testing and research need to be conducted, but fine, further testing can only confirm the effectiveness of the product. On our website we published scientific tests conducted in clinic in Australia, France and radiesthesia test that we conducted in Serbia.
Clinical and scientific studies were conducted in Australia and France, where the effect of Tesla plate was proven. Today, everyone can manufacture (if they know the steps) Tesla plate and prove its positive effect and if you make it using the same manufacturing procedure, each plate will be good and have the same effect. Clinical, scientific or any other research can be paid and asked to be conducted and we guarantee that you will get positive results. But, some manufacturers claim that only their Tesla purple plate is original, and the truth is that there are several dozens of manufacturers in the world and they all use the same manufacturing process. Most manufacturers have not tested the effect of Tesla purple plate and disc, because they manufacture it for years using the same principle.
Also, all testing does not have anything to do with originality of Tesla plate, and Ralph Bergstresser never tested Tesla plate, he already knew it works. Besides, we believe that such a good and moral man would never in under any circumstances manufacture something that is not effective to deceive people. On the other hand, Linda Goodman, probably the most popular mystique and astrologist of the 20th century stated numerous unbelievable facts about Tesla purple plates and in her books, and at that time Tesla plate was not tested. You can read some of her statements on the internet (mostly American websites) where she does not hide her fascination with Tesla purple plates.
About manufacture of Tesla purple plate and Tesla purple disc
Some people claim that Tesla purple plates must not be punctured. Several dozen manufacturers of Tesla purple plate and disc in the world manufactures various shapes of Tesla purple plate (Tesla purple disc, Tesla plate in the form of an angel, pendant for house pets…) and we are sure that none of them would manufacture and "puncture" those products if they thought that they will have the same effect as Tesla purple plate. Users sometimes use their drills to create holes in Tesla plate without any fear that they will diminish the effect of the plate, cause atomic structure of the plate will not change, since Tesla purple plate is a tachyon product which is harmonized with energy of the universe regardless of the shape of the plate. We claim that even if you break Tesla plate in several pieces (which is almost impossible), every piece will remain harmonized with comic energy and have a positive effect.
Is Tesla purple plate patented?
The question arises about the patent of Tesla purple plate. The maker of Tesla plate, Ralph Bergstresser never wanted to patent Tesla purple plate. That means that no one is forbidden to patent it. All it takes it to apply to Office for intellectual property of certain country and the matter is solved. Also, some other manufacturer can alter the dimension of the plate for a millimeter and patent it like that. But just as certain people compete over Tesla's urn and want to take in the church of Sveti Sava in Belgrade, others compete over Tesla plate and claim it as their own, but in fact, the truth is that it is the product of Ralph Bergstresser. Our opinion is that it is moral and human to patent your own product, not someone else's. But again, the law allows it and there is also the question of time, who will think of doing that first. This is a marketing trick, because patent has a certain ring to it, but in general people are not informed on how easy it is to patent something, even Tesla purple plate.
Therefore: The inventor of Tesla plate, Ralph Bergstresser never wanted to patent Tesla purple plate because of the reason: to create a plate of Tesla it is necessary to apply a natural physical effect; for this reason it is impossible to patent the plate of Tesla by anyone. There are some other manufacturers that compete over Tesla plate and claim it as their own, but this is not the truth. Anyone claiming to own the original Tesla Purple Plate is committing an abuse.
Color of Tesla purple plate
Shades of purple color of Tesla purple plate are also not important as well as dimensions of the plate. The only thing that is important is that it is one of the shades of purple color spectrum and positive effect will follow. As everything that progresses and becomes modern, Tesla purple plates now have a smooth surface, by using new technologies. Such plates are more resistant to external influences and scratches, UV rays and the price of manufacturing them is higher than Tesla plates that have rough surface.
This is the truth about creation, manufacture and other questions regarding Tesla purple plate.
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Der Gurkenbaum (Averrhoa bilimbi), auch Bilimbi genannt, ist neben der Sternfrucht  eine von zwei Arten aus der Gattung der Gurkenbäume (Averrhoa). Sie gehören zur Familie der Sauerkleegewächse (Oxalidaceae) und stammen aus Südostasien.

Beschreibung

Vegetative Merkmale

Der immergrüne Gurkenbaum kann Wuchshöhen von bis zu 15 Meter erreichen, bleibt aber meist einiges kleiner. Der Stammdurchmesser erreicht bis zu 30 Zentimeter. Zweige und Äste wachsen nach oben. Die beblätterten Zweige haben eine Dicke von etwa 7 mm und sind mit einem dichten, bräunlichen oder gelblichen Flaum behaart. Die relativ glatte Borke ist braun.

Die wechselständigen, zusammengesetzten und unpaarig gefiederten Laubblätter werden insgesamt bis zu 60–65 cm lang und sind an den Zweigenden angeordnet. Die Blattstiele sind 4 bis 13 (17) cm lang, etwa 2,5 mm dick und dicht flaumhaarig und an der Basis verbreitert. Pro Blatt sind 13 bis 39, ganzrandige und kurz gestielte, oft hängende Fiederblättchen vorhanden, die Spreite der Blättchen ist 2,5 bis 8 (15) cm lang und 1,2 bis 3 (5) cm breit. Sie sind eiförmig bis -lanzettlich oder länglich und teils asymmetrisch, an der Spitze spitz bis zugespitzt und an der Basis abgerundet bis stumpf. Sowohl Ober- als auch Unterseite sind feinflaumig behaart. Die Nebenblätter fehlen.

Blütenstände und Blüten
Die aus Zymen, traubig, rispig zusammengesetzten Blütenstände stehen in den Blattachseln oder kauliflor (stammblütig) an Stamm und (ramiflor) an den Ästen. Sie bestehen aus 15 bis 20 Blüten und sind feinfilzig und drüsig behaart. Die Tragblätter sind 4 mm lang, die pfriemförmigen Vorblätter haben eine Länge von 1,5 bis 2 mm. Die drüsenhaarigen Blütenstiele sind 4 bis 20 mm lang und nahe der Mitte deutlich unterteilt (Gelenk).

Die kleinen, duftenden Blüten sind zwittrig, radiärsymmetrisch und fünfzählig. Die fünf, außen etwas haarigen, grünlich bis rötlichen Kelchblätter sind an ihrer Basis verwachsen, 1,5 bis 2,5 mm lang, 1,5 bis 3 mm breit und eiförmig bis elliptisch, nur ein inneres Kelchblatt ist langgestreckt. Auf beiden Seiten befinden sich drüsige und anliegende Trichome. Die rötlichen bis violetten und im Schlund weißlichen, freien sowie zurückgelegten Kronblätter sind 10 bis 20 mm lang und 2,5 mm breit, verkehrt-eilanzettlich oder eilanzettlich und fallen frühzeitig ab.

Es sind zwei Kreise mit je fünf fertilen Staubblättern vorhanden, zum einen im äußeren Kreis mit kürzeren (4 mm) und zum anderen im inneren Kreis mit langen (10 mm) Staubfäden. Der oberständige, mehrkammerige Stempel ist 7,5 bis 12 mm und der Fruchtknoten 4 bis 7,5 mm lang. Es sind fünf hetero- und tristyle Griffel vorhanden.

Früchte

Die mehrsamigen Früchte sind etwa 5 bis 10 cm lang und besitzen einen Durchmesser von 3,5 cm. Die fleischigen, wachsigen und weichen, dünn- und zartschaligen, eiförmigen bis ellipsoiden Beeren mit beständigem Kelch und Griffelresten an der Spitze sind im Querschnitt rund bis leicht, mehr oder weniger, abgerundet fünfkantig. Sie sind anfänglich grün und zur Reife dann gelblich. Sie enthalten etwa 6 bis 7 flache, etwa 6–7 mm große, hellbraune Samen.

Die Früchte mit einem gelatinösen, grünlichen und leicht saftigen Fruchtfleisch sind viel saurer als die der Sternfrucht (Averrhoa carambola), ihnen fehlen auch die auffälligen Kanten.

Vorkommen
Der Gurkenbaum kommt ursprünglich in Sulawesi und auf den Molukken vor. Er wurde aber in zahlreiche Länder Südostasiens und in Südamerika eingeführt.

Verwendung
Da die Früchte meist zu sauer sind, werden sie selten roh gegessen, nur aus Costa Rica ist bekannt, dass die grünen, rohen Früchte als Beilage zu Reis und Bohnen gereicht werden, gelegentlich auch zu Fisch und Fleisch. Im Fernen Osten werden die Früchte häufig für Currys und Chutneys genutzt, aus dem Saft werden Erfrischungsgetränke hergestellt. Kleingeschnittene Früchte werden in Indonesien zusammen mit anderem Gemüse und Fisch als Pepes (Fisch im Bananenblatt) serviert.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Averrhoa bilimbi bei Useful Tropical Plants.
 Averrhoa bilimbi bei CABI Invasive Species Compendium.

Sauerkleegewächse
Exotische Frucht
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Why a Husband Should Always Take Gift Requests Seriously – Monkeys in my house!
Two years ago, just before my birthday, I told my husband I wanted nothing but a cleaning lady for a day or my car detailed.
Instead, I got another bag of chocolates and flowers.
Don't get me wrong. I wasn't ungrateful, but I can buy chocolate anytime for myself and flowers die so quickly.
Anyway, I was… upset, to say the least.
I, uh, let him know how… upset I was and in no uncertain terms just how mistaken he had been. He then told me if that was what I really wanted, I could go ahead and find a cleaning lady and hire her.
You have to understand, this man is not normally so insensitive. He's used to me being practical. He bought me a Milwaukee drill for my previous birthday and I was thrilled! It never occurred to him that I was disguising a request for a day off from daily drudgery.
We are still married. I have not referred back to this particular incident, except for a couple of necessary occasions.
Someday, I'll get that cleaning lady or my car detailed.
So ME!! I think my hubs will get a chain saw for his b-day because i sure want one!!!
My love language is acts of service, and I don't think I'm very good at gift giving either, I'm just too practical! But I knew my husband was a keeper when one of the first gift he gave me was my very own tool set! It took a couple years before he bought me the super-amazing-neon-green tool chest, that I love! But I have to say, I use the tools a whole lot more than a vase of flowers!
I'm jealous you got a tool chest!


Nail polish is a wonderful way to add glam chic to your look. But quite often your efforts become worthless because of poor-quality nail polishes or its sloppy application. Thus let's sort out how to choose best nail polish that would be easy to apply.


It's been out for a couple weeks now, it's the Galaxy S3 and it's one of the best smartphones on the market, here is what the TmoNews, an independent blog, has to say about the new S3. The video is from Engadget.
Read the TmoNews review here.


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n. 1. An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; - called also hackle and heckle.
v. t. 1. To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts.
2. To tease; to worry; to torment.
Verb 1. hatchel - comb with a heckle; "heckle hemp or flax"