Experience a truly unforgettable experience at the Hilton Dubai The Walk Hotel. Located in the heart of Jumeirah Beach, the hotel offers scenic views of the Arabian Gulf. This 5-star hotel provides a wide range of family-friendly accommodations and has an impressive selection of restaurants – 12 to be specific.
Take a refreshing dip in the swimming pool, which is temperature controlled all year, or share memorable experiences with your family at the hotel's private beach. While you're relaxing on the sand, hop into Wavebreaker, the hotel's beachside bar bar which serves some of the most delicious beverages and finger food. Watch the sun set while sipping on delicious cocktails at the Pure Sky Lounge & Dining, which has a chic and modern ambience.
The hotel offers a wide array of packages, which include – breakfast & Wi-Fi, bed & breakfast, and all-inclusive family packages, which ensure you have a good time, without leaving you broke.
Located centrally in Dubai's most energetic district – Jumeirah Beach Residence District, the Hilton Dubai The Walk Hotel serves as the hotspot for many tourist attractions such as street painting, art displays, sand sculptures, comedy shows, and booths selling fashion accessories. The Dubai International Airport is around 35km from the resort (40-minute drive), while Abu Dhabi International Airport is at a distance of 100km. The metro station is 10 minutes from the hotel, while the Mall of the Emirates and Ibn Battuta Mall are also nearby. Other entertainment centres such as the water park, the skiing centre and golf courses are just a short distance away.
The hotel offers 362 fully furnished apartments, which come with kitchenettes and a range of modern amenities. They are divided into three basic categories: Guest Rooms, Suites and Executive Rooms. All the rooms have 24-hour room services, laundry services and king-sized beds. Suites come in two, three and four bedroom apartments, and Executive Rooms have a direct access to the Executive Lounge on the 35th floor. Some of the rooms offer amazing views of the Arabian Gulf.
Hilton Dubai The Walk has an impressive list of restaurants, bars and lounges, each of which is dedicated to a particular type of cuisine. Start your breakfast with a lavish spread at Hartisan. As the day progresses, enjoy barbequed delicacies and drinks at the beachside. Savour imported cheese and wine at The Great Escape, feast on Mediterranean specialities at Crave, or sample authentic Italian dishes at Bice Ristorante. In addition, the Axis Lobby Lounge, Bice Sky Bar and Pure Sky Lounge & Dining are the hotel bars, which provide breath-taking views, and fabulous drinks during most hours of the day.
Hilton Dubai the Walk has temperature-controlled pools and poolside bars, where guests can lounge and have a great time. The private beach of the Hilton Dubai The Walk hotel ensures a fun day out on the sands. For the more active visitors, there are opportunities for bowling, scuba diving and snorkelling. Kids can enjoy an activity-filled day at the games room, too, if you don't fancy leaving the resort. The hotel is close to Abu Dhabi's exciting city centre, which provides various avenues of entertainment: from movie theatres to grand shopping malls, splash-tastic water parks and exhilarating desert safaris.
My family and i were upgraded to a 3 bed apartment on the 21st floor. The apartment was the epitome of luxury, 3 bathrooms, a large lounge with dinning table for 6 and a balcony. There was a sea view from every window. The location was great for activities and had a lot of night life. I will definitely recommend it.


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Give your LBD the Enciso sisters touch with the help of style tips straight from the fashionable duo!
Fashion bloggers and now authors of V ♡ V: A Life & Style Diary, Vern and Verniece Enciso take over this month's Tweak My Style series! In each video, they show you how to style one of their many essentials pieces in two ways! In this video the girls will be dressing up our Candy Girl Teddi in two different looks to teach you how to dress up a girl's best friend, the little black dress, for really chic and timeless #ootds that the sisters would wear themselves. Now all you need to do is click play to find out how you can recreate their signature looks and come up with your own stylish outfits wearing your favorite LBD. Happy shopping!
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MMA fighter: Son's death to save other…
MMA fighter: Son's death to save other children
Hawthorne MMA fighter and commentator Marcus Kowal with Mishel Eder and their son, Liam, who died after being hit by a vehicle. (Courtesy photo)
Donna Marie Higgins
Marcus Kowal's 15-month-old son, Liam, was killed in a hit-and-run collision Saturday on Hawthorne Boulevard at 133rd. (Hawthorne Police Dept. Photo)
PUBLISHED: September 6, 2016 at 6:53 p.m. | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 4:58 a.m.
MMA fighter Marcus Kowal sobbed as he spoke of his 15-month-old son's legacy, saving the lives of other children in need of his organs.
Kowal and his wife, Mishel Eder, planned to stand next to their son Liam Tuesday afternoon at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, offering their final good-byes as doctors turn off life support machines and take his organs for transplant.
"Liam's life will allow another eight to nine children to live," Kowal said, choking back tears. "His heart is going to another child. I don't know whom."
Doctors declared Liam brain dead on Sunday, a day after an alleged drunken driver hit him and his 15-year-old aunt as she pushed him in a stroller across Hawthorne Boulevard at 133rd Street.
Kowal, who announced his son was brain dead on Sunday, put out a call on social media Monday for families in need of organs to keep their children alive. He was bombarded with messages and phone calls from anguished parents hoping to find a match.
"I received hundreds and hundreds of messages," Kowal said. "I am dealing with my own sorrow and having to write to other (fathers and) mothers and say, 'I can't do anything for your child…' I probably sent that message 40 or 50 times. It's taking too much out of me."
If doctors obtain matches, Liam's intestines will go to a 2-year-old in Arizona and his liver to a 6-year-old girl, he said.
"It's going to be eight to nine lives potentially affected," Kowal said. "(Liam) would have been happy to share his heart. If he would have grown up to be the man we wanted him to be, he would have been happy with this decision."
Police building case
The suspected drunken driver, Donna Marie Higgins, 71, who lives one mile from the accident site, was released from jail Sunday after posting $100,000 bail. Her release will allow investigators more time to build a case against her, Hawthorne police Lt. Ti Goetz said.
Traffic investigators have not released information about what Higgins has told them. She allegedly drove away, but was surrounded by other motorists who followed her and boxed her in shortly after the crash at 4:15 p.m. Saturday.
Police declined to release the results of Higgins' Preliminary Alcohol Screening test — a breath test — taken immediately after the crash. She failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody, police said.
Goetz said her reading was above 0.08 percent, the legal limit for driving. Investigators were awaiting the results of a blood test for another reading on her blood-alcohol level, Goetz said.
Police suspect she also was using prescription drugs.
Higgins, who also uses the last name Strong, was not home today. Friends said she might have gone to stay with a daughter.
Higgins lives alone in a well-kept house with a large deck out front, where she apparently sat on garden furniture to smoke and check out the neighborhood. Several butts were deposited in a bucket next to a couch.
Apparently a dog fancier, a door knob hanger on the front door read, "A spoiled rotten Boston terrier lives here." A neighbor said the dog's name is Chester.
"I've never seen her drinking," said a neighbor who asked not to be identified.
He described Higgins as a woman who mostly kept to herself, not taking part in neighborhood activities. He called her a "very loving grandmother" and sweet person who had lived in her house for more than 30 years.
American Legion visitor
Higgins spent about an hour Saturday afternoon before the crash at the American Legion post on Prairie Avenue. Tuesday, friends said she frequented the post, but did not drink much.
"She'll have a little wine and that's it," said John Ouelette. "I've seen her many, many times over here and she doesn't over indulge. If she has two wines — I've never seen it anyway. She sips it."
Kay Bartels, who was working behind the bar, called Higgins a regular who had been a member for years, sometimes volunteering to help.
"She's a really nice lady," Bartels said. "I cried so much (Sunday.) She is just such a sweet person. She is always willing to do something for anybody."
Ouelette said Higgins came to the American Legion hall on Saturday to see some friends. They were telling jokes. Higgins wasn't there for more than an hour.
Bartels said Higgins left about 4 p.m. Bartels said she recalled Higgins was wearing the same blouse that appeared later in a jail booking photo released by Hawthorne police and shown on television.
"I was in tears," Bartels said. "I just couldn't believe it. I feel so sorry for the family that lost the baby. I don't know why or how it is — She wasn't paying attention or something."
Ouelette said he also cried when he saw news of Higgins' arrest. He called her "one fine lady."
"She is so good to everybody," he said. "This Christmas, we had for the veterans, she was in the middle of it. She didn't even drink while she was serving and helping the kids out and their families. One great lady. I hate to see that happen to her."
State Department of Motor Vehicles records showed Higgins — using the name Strong — had a valid license and a clean driving record. Her name also did not appear in Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal records.
Kowal said he was not concerning himself with her.
"I'm surprised myself that I feel no anger," Kowal said. "I feel no hatred. I don't care about this woman. The police told me there is enough evidence to put her away for life… I want to make sure she never gets behind the wheel again. Nothing is going to bring my son back."
Kowal, a professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts athlete who owns Systems Training Center in Hawthorne and two other locations, said he has received hundreds of texts and messages from the MMA community. Some fighters have said they will dedicate upcoming bouts to Liam.
"Anyone that's reached out to express their condolences or offer help, it's making this so much more bearable," he said.
A GoFundMe account established to raise money for the family had collected nearly $95,000 through Tuesday afternoon.
Donations can be made to https://www.gofundme.com/2n9wr2jk.
Kowal said the money will assist with hospital bills and funeral costs. Beyond that, he already has plans to use the money for nonprofit organizations helping victims of drunken drivers or parents who have lost children.
"I'm going to make sure his life will live on and make sure his death wasn't just in vain." Kowal said.


Stand on the very beaches that saw one of the most important days in history unfold: D-Day. Explore the museums, monuments and memorials of the area while gaining an insightful perspective into this significant part of history.
Also on the tour, we visit the best KOSHER wineries in Bordeaux, for you to experience a wine region regarded worldwide as one of the best.
9 DAYS PACKED WITH HISTORY, STORIES, HEROISM, FANTASTIC KOSHER FOOD, WINES AND GREAT COMPANY.
D-Day – On June 6, 1944, the Allied powers launched D-Day, which was the largest seaborne invasion in history, and began the overtaking of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. Code-named "Operation Overlord," the invasion included a storming of the beaches of Normandy, France. This day is marked as the beginning of the end of World War II and thus the victory over Nazi Germany.
These 2 days will be dedicated to the D-Day invasion.
We will visit the relevant beaches, museums, monuments and cemeteries of this day in order to understand, see and revive the D-Day battles and its historical weight.
Pegasus Bridge British Airborne Museum, Bénouville.
"Le Grand Bunker" German Atlantic Wall Defence Post, Ouistreham.
German Gun Battery and 9th Paras Memorial, Merville.
Canadian Juno Beach Centre, Bernières-sur-Mer.
D-Day Landings Mulberry Harbour Museum, Arromanches-les-Bains.
American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, Omaha Beach.
German Gun Battery, Pointe du Hoc.
US Airborne Museum, Sainte Mère Eglise.
British Cemetery and Battle of Normandy Museum, Bayeux.
Falaise Pocket and Coudehard-Montormel Memorial, Les Hayettes, Mont-Ormel.
Our next destination is the Mount of St. Michael, which rises out of the sea in the Baie du Saint-Michel on the coast of Normandy. The Mount and its magnificent abbey are among France's most breathtaking sights. Moreover, the Mount is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, placed on the highest point of the rocky islet. Known as "La Merveille" ("The Marvel"), the Abbey of Mount Saint-Michael is truly a marvel of medieval architecture. Since the middle ages, this ultimate pilgrimage site has also been called "The Heavenly Jerusalem" and "Pyramid of the Seas." Soaring to a height of 155 meters above sea level, the Mount is an amazing feat of construction. It takes visitors on a spiritual journey into the world of the middle ages. The entire island is a pedestrian zone, with most of the stone buildings dating back to the 13th to 16th centuries. Typical of the medieval era, the island is surrounded by ancient walls (ramparts) that protected it against invasions. Following this remarkably beautiful visit, we will have some free time to explore the picture perfect town of Bayeux, home to the world-famous Bayeaux Tapestry.
After breakfast, a transfer will take us to Bordeaux Airport for our flights back home.
Direct flight from: JFK to ORLY Paris, Air France/Delta- 19:35-09:00 ORLY AP.
All clients should be aware that while all efforts are made to avoid any problems before, during or after your trip, Yaya Food and Travel carries no insurance for your health or luggage. While using the services only of registered suppliers, we recommend that you purchase fully comprehensive travel insurance, to include cancellation, as Yaya Food and Travel cannot be held liable for any mishaps during your stay.
June 24-July 2, 2019 is $6100 per person based on a couple sharing a room.


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Snyder orders flags lowered after Kalamazoo, Orlando deaths
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags lowered to half-staff for more than a week for victims of the mass shooting in Florida and bicyclists who died in southwestern Michigan.
In a statement Monday, Snyder says: "Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives and for their loved ones who are grieving."
The lowering for those in Florida is through Thursday and follows President Barack Obama's call for lowering of U.S. flags. Snyder says the additional days through June 21 are for the cyclists killed last week when they were hit by a pickup truck near Kalamazoo.
The bicyclists were part of a group that called themselves "The Chain Gang." The 50-year-old driver of the pickup is charged with second-degree murder and other crimes.


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25-Hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and mortality in black and white older adults: The health ABC study
Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Janet A. Tooze, Rebecca H. Neiberg, Gary G. Schwartz, Dorothy B. Hausman, Mary Ann Johnson, Douglas C. Bauer, Jane A. Cauley, M. Kyla Shea, Peggy M. Cawthon, Tamara B. Harris, Susan M. Rubin, Francis A. Tylavsky, Denise K. Houston
Context: Previous 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and mortality studies have included mostly individuals of European descent. Whether the relationship is similar in Blacks and to what extent differences in 25(OH)D explain racial disparities in mortality is unclear. Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between 25(OH)D, PTH, and mortality in Black and white community-dwelling older adults over 8.5 yr of follow-up. Design and Setting: Health ABC is a prospective cohort study conducted in Memphis, TN, and Pittsburgh, PA. Participants: Well-functioning Blacks and whites aged 71-80 yr with measured 25(OH)D and PTH (n = 2638; 49% male, 39% Black) were included in the study. Main Outcome Measure: Multivariate-adjusted proportional hazards models estimated the hazard ratios (HR) for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and noncancer, noncardiovascular mortality (n = 691 deaths). Results: Mean 25(OH)D concentrations were higher in whites than in Blacks [mean (SD): 29.0 (9.9) and 20.8 (8.7) ng/ml, respectively; P < 0.001]. Serum 25(OH)D by race interactions were not significant, however. Lower 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with higher mortality in Blacks and whites combined [HR (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.27 (1.59-3.24), 1.48 (1.20-1.84), and 1.25 (1.02-1.52) for < 10, 10 to < 20, and 20 to < 30 vs. ≥30 ng/ml]. In the multivariate model without 25(OH)D, Blacks had 22% higher mortality than whites [HR (95% CI) 1.22 (1.01, 1.48)]; after including 25(OH)D in the model, the association was attenuated [1.09 (0.90-1.33)]. The mortality population attributable risks (95% CI) for 25(OH)D concentrations less than 20 ng/ml and less than 30 ng/ml in Blacks were 16.4% (3.1-26.6%) and 37.7% (11.6-55.1%) and in whites were 8.9% (3.9-12.7%) and 11.1% (-2.7 to 22.0%), respectively. PTH was also associated with mortality [HR (95% CI) 1.80 (1.33-2.43) for ≥70 vs. <23 pg/ml]. Conclusions: Low 25(OH)D and high PTH concentrations were associated with increased mortality in Black and white community-dwelling older adults. Because 25(OH)D concentrations were much lower in Blacks, the potential impact of remediating low 25(OH)D concentrations was greater in Blacks than whites.
Parathyroid Hormone
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Kritchevsky, S. B., Tooze, J. A., Neiberg, R. H., Schwartz, G. G., Hausman, D. B., Johnson, M. A., ... Houston, D. K. (2012). 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and mortality in black and white older adults: The health ABC study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 97(11), 4156-4165. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2012-1551
25-Hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and mortality in black and white older adults : The health ABC study. / Kritchevsky, Stephen B.; Tooze, Janet A.; Neiberg, Rebecca H.; Schwartz, Gary G.; Hausman, Dorothy B.; Johnson, Mary Ann; Bauer, Douglas C.; Cauley, Jane A.; Shea, M. Kyla; Cawthon, Peggy M.; Harris, Tamara B.; Rubin, Susan M.; Tylavsky, Francis A.; Houston, Denise K.
In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 97, No. 11, 01.11.2012, p. 4156-4165.
Kritchevsky, SB, Tooze, JA, Neiberg, RH, Schwartz, GG, Hausman, DB, Johnson, MA, Bauer, DC, Cauley, JA, Shea, MK, Cawthon, PM, Harris, TB, Rubin, SM, Tylavsky, FA & Houston, DK 2012, '25-Hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and mortality in black and white older adults: The health ABC study', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, vol. 97, no. 11, pp. 4156-4165. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2012-1551
Kritchevsky SB, Tooze JA, Neiberg RH, Schwartz GG, Hausman DB, Johnson MA et al. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and mortality in black and white older adults: The health ABC study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012 Nov 1;97(11):4156-4165. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2012-1551
Kritchevsky, Stephen B. ; Tooze, Janet A. ; Neiberg, Rebecca H. ; Schwartz, Gary G. ; Hausman, Dorothy B. ; Johnson, Mary Ann ; Bauer, Douglas C. ; Cauley, Jane A. ; Shea, M. Kyla ; Cawthon, Peggy M. ; Harris, Tamara B. ; Rubin, Susan M. ; Tylavsky, Francis A. ; Houston, Denise K. / 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, parathyroid hormone, and mortality in black and white older adults : The health ABC study. In: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2012 ; Vol. 97, No. 11. pp. 4156-4165.
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AU - Houston, Denise K.
N2 - Context: Previous 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and mortality studies have included mostly individuals of European descent. Whether the relationship is similar in Blacks and to what extent differences in 25(OH)D explain racial disparities in mortality is unclear. Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between 25(OH)D, PTH, and mortality in Black and white community-dwelling older adults over 8.5 yr of follow-up. Design and Setting: Health ABC is a prospective cohort study conducted in Memphis, TN, and Pittsburgh, PA. Participants: Well-functioning Blacks and whites aged 71-80 yr with measured 25(OH)D and PTH (n = 2638; 49% male, 39% Black) were included in the study. Main Outcome Measure: Multivariate-adjusted proportional hazards models estimated the hazard ratios (HR) for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and noncancer, noncardiovascular mortality (n = 691 deaths). Results: Mean 25(OH)D concentrations were higher in whites than in Blacks [mean (SD): 29.0 (9.9) and 20.8 (8.7) ng/ml, respectively; P < 0.001]. Serum 25(OH)D by race interactions were not significant, however. Lower 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with higher mortality in Blacks and whites combined [HR (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.27 (1.59-3.24), 1.48 (1.20-1.84), and 1.25 (1.02-1.52) for < 10, 10 to < 20, and 20 to < 30 vs. ≥30 ng/ml]. In the multivariate model without 25(OH)D, Blacks had 22% higher mortality than whites [HR (95% CI) 1.22 (1.01, 1.48)]; after including 25(OH)D in the model, the association was attenuated [1.09 (0.90-1.33)]. The mortality population attributable risks (95% CI) for 25(OH)D concentrations less than 20 ng/ml and less than 30 ng/ml in Blacks were 16.4% (3.1-26.6%) and 37.7% (11.6-55.1%) and in whites were 8.9% (3.9-12.7%) and 11.1% (-2.7 to 22.0%), respectively. PTH was also associated with mortality [HR (95% CI) 1.80 (1.33-2.43) for ≥70 vs. <23 pg/ml]. Conclusions: Low 25(OH)D and high PTH concentrations were associated with increased mortality in Black and white community-dwelling older adults. Because 25(OH)D concentrations were much lower in Blacks, the potential impact of remediating low 25(OH)D concentrations was greater in Blacks than whites.
AB - Context: Previous 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and mortality studies have included mostly individuals of European descent. Whether the relationship is similar in Blacks and to what extent differences in 25(OH)D explain racial disparities in mortality is unclear. Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between 25(OH)D, PTH, and mortality in Black and white community-dwelling older adults over 8.5 yr of follow-up. Design and Setting: Health ABC is a prospective cohort study conducted in Memphis, TN, and Pittsburgh, PA. Participants: Well-functioning Blacks and whites aged 71-80 yr with measured 25(OH)D and PTH (n = 2638; 49% male, 39% Black) were included in the study. Main Outcome Measure: Multivariate-adjusted proportional hazards models estimated the hazard ratios (HR) for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer, and noncancer, noncardiovascular mortality (n = 691 deaths). Results: Mean 25(OH)D concentrations were higher in whites than in Blacks [mean (SD): 29.0 (9.9) and 20.8 (8.7) ng/ml, respectively; P < 0.001]. Serum 25(OH)D by race interactions were not significant, however. Lower 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with higher mortality in Blacks and whites combined [HR (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.27 (1.59-3.24), 1.48 (1.20-1.84), and 1.25 (1.02-1.52) for < 10, 10 to < 20, and 20 to < 30 vs. ≥30 ng/ml]. In the multivariate model without 25(OH)D, Blacks had 22% higher mortality than whites [HR (95% CI) 1.22 (1.01, 1.48)]; after including 25(OH)D in the model, the association was attenuated [1.09 (0.90-1.33)]. The mortality population attributable risks (95% CI) for 25(OH)D concentrations less than 20 ng/ml and less than 30 ng/ml in Blacks were 16.4% (3.1-26.6%) and 37.7% (11.6-55.1%) and in whites were 8.9% (3.9-12.7%) and 11.1% (-2.7 to 22.0%), respectively. PTH was also associated with mortality [HR (95% CI) 1.80 (1.33-2.43) for ≥70 vs. <23 pg/ml]. Conclusions: Low 25(OH)D and high PTH concentrations were associated with increased mortality in Black and white community-dwelling older adults. Because 25(OH)D concentrations were much lower in Blacks, the potential impact of remediating low 25(OH)D concentrations was greater in Blacks than whites.


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SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE:
By: Wilhelm Bacher, Lewis N. Dembitz
Proceeding by which a court compels an obligor to carry out his contract rather than make him pay damages in money for the breach of it. In English-American law the phrase is used almost exclusively in reference to a contract to convey land at a future time or upon compliance with given terms. Rabbinical law was well acquainted with methods for compelling a defendant to obey decrees, and the phrase "they compel him" ( ) is often found in the Mishnah. The compulsion might be by excommunication, by imprisonment, or by flogging; there are, for instance, circumstances under which a man might be compelled to give a bill of divorce to his wife (Ket. vii. 10). But compulsion might not be applied to enforce a contract to convey or to buy land, or to complete a purchase or sale of anything in the future, because all such contracts were held to be void. There might be an action for not building or conveying a house, or for not transferring a garden of given dimensions (see Sale of Lands), which action would sound in damages; but there was no remedy, even in damages, for failure to sell or convey a specified house or lot; and the more efficient remedy of specific performance was out of the question. The codes ("Yad," Mekirah, i.; Shulḥan 'Aruk, Ḥoshen Mishpaṭ, 189), at the very opening of the chapters on purchase and sale, declare that, unless title ("ḳinyan") has been conferred in the manner proper to each kind of property (see Alienation), either party to a contract may recede therefrom (lit. "turn back"). B. M. iv. 1 and the Gemara commenting thereon are conclusive for this position.
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Wollongong Olympic swimmer faces two-year ban
by Hannah Laxton-Koonce | May 10, 2017 | Sport
Wollongong Olympic swimmer Jarrod Poort could be facing a two-year ban for missing routine drug tests.
Swimming Australia (SA) has confirmed the Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) notified them members of FINA (international governing body of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming) may have failed to update their location.
All athletes registered in drug testing pools of international and national anti-doping organisations are required to provide their location for one hour every day between 5am-11pm so they can be tested.
Poort is one of three Olympians who allegedly failed to update their locations in the last 12 months, leading them to fail to appear for their drug tests.
Swimming Australia has announced their disappointment that the information was leaked before the relevant organisations could resolved the matter through a fair and thorough process. However, Swimming Australia's CEO Mark Anderson has reinforced it's the responsibility of each athlete to keep their details up to date.
"We have and we will continue to support our athletes through this process but for all athletes, this is a timely reminder about the seriousness of ensuring the information you provide is correct and current. You may be out of training but you are never off-limits," Mr Anderson said.
Swimming Australia has continued to make their position in relation to anti-doping nationally and internationally very clear.
"The Australian Dolphins Swim Team has worked hard to develop a culture of professionalism and respect. Part of that professionalism is ensuring each athlete is accountable and responsible for accurately providing their locations so testers can access them when required. It is extremely disappointing if this has not occurred as it should," Mr Anderson said.
Harry Bolton has known Poort for the past five years and was shocked when he read the headlines.
"Just by talking to him and watching him constantly training, I've learnt a lot about how important discipline is and he's a constant reminder to aspire to be better at everything I do," Bolton said.
"He's inspiring, a great leader and an even better bloke."
Bolton said Poort was an big inspiration to his class mates at school.
"We'd see him achieving all of these things and how hard he worked for them and we'd literally go out the next day and train because of that," he said.
Wollongong-based London Olympic triathlete Brendan Sexton trains Australia's future Olympians and Commonwealth Games athletes and said it is important for athletes to be aware of these expectations.
"When you compete internationally there are requirements you must adhere to. Athletes are aware of these and it's important that they meet these requirements when representing their sport and our country," Sexton said.
ASADA and FINA are yet to formally announce the process or outcomes of these matters.
Olympian and Development Coach Brendan Sexton spoke with @UOWTV about drug testing for international athletes #JarrodPoort #socialj pic.twitter.com/Sq0ykCJ4KU
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Location: Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom
Yesterday I was lucky enough to dine inside Cinderella Castle at Cinderella's Royal Table. The last time I had dined here was back in 2004 when I had first started to really get into the detail found throughout the parks. Unfortunately, at the time, I didn't know about the special fun finds that we will be taking a look at today.
While the restaurant features one of the best views of the park, there is more to the restaurant than meets the eye. The theming of the restaurant truly makes guests feel like they are dining in a medieval castle from the chairs to the wallpaper, but most importantly, from the family crests hanging from the ceiling.
While the family crests hanging here appear to be there for the added bonus of detail to the restaurant, as always, there is more to it than meets the eye. So what makes these so special? Just like Walt Disney's family crest can be found on Cinderella Castle, the family crests found here actually belong to the various Imagineers that helped make the Magic Kingdom a reality! Just goes to show once again that no detail has gone untouched!
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Watch Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town Team Up for 'Lean on Me' on 2018 Bandwagon Tour
As promised, Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town are getting collaborative on their Bandwagon Tour. The trek kicked off in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday night (July 12), and fans got to experience not only headlining sets from both LBT and Lambert, but also a joint set.
Readers can press play above to watch Little Big Town and Lambert cover Bill Withers' "Lean on Me" during their time onstage together. Video from the concert also shows the two acts performing LBT's "Boondocks" and "Girl Crush" and Lambert's "Little Red Wagon" and "Tin Man." The latter is especially haunting, with Little Big Town adding their trademark harmonies to the "ooohs" in the chorus, while Lambert's voice works effortlessly into the fold on the LBT hits.
Little Big Town had previously hinted that they and Lambert would be performing together during the tour. The quartet's Karen Fairchild teased that the set would include covers as well as songs from both acts.
"Honest to God, there isn't a song of hers that I wouldn't want to sing," Fairchild says of Lambert's catalog. "I remember hearing "The House That Built Me" and having to pull my car over from tears. I feel that way about so much of her stuff. Nobody owns the stage like Miranda does, and she has those total kickass moments, and she just kills it."
Dates for Lambert and Little Big Town's Bandwagon Tour are currently scheduled in Cincinnati, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Clarkston, Mich.; and more through late August. Fans can get full ticketing details at either MirandaLambert.com or LittleBigTown.com
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A Bond of Blood
REMEMBERING WILLIAM P. FORD
By Gene Palumbo
When William P. Ford died last month at the age of seventy-two, after a battle with esophageal cancer, the New York Times called him a "rights advocate." That he was, having waged a decades-long legal struggle to achieve a measure of justice for victims of El Salvador's civil war. It was the same war that had claimed the life of his sister, Sr. Ita Ford of Maryknoll, in December 1980.
When Bill's son eulogized him at St. Cassian Church in Montclair, New Jersey, he described his father as a man of faithfulness and integrity. He was also a generous benefactor. Among other things, he and Mary Anne, his remarkable wife of forty-seven years, provided gift subscriptions to Commonweal for generations of Fordham students.
I met Bill in El Salvador in the early '80s. He came here often to investigate the killing of Ita and three other U.S. churchwomen—Sisters Maura Clarke and Dorothy Kazel, and lay missionary Jean Donovan—who had been raped and killed by El Salvador's National Guard. Three days before their deaths, Mary Anne gave birth to John, their sixth child. Bill liked to say that Mary Anne's decision to marry him had made him "the luckiest man alive." He also said that John's birth had "saved" him: attending to the concrete tasks of caring for John and Mary Anne helped anchor him at a time when his grief might otherwise have overwhelmed him.
His pain was increased by the Reagan administration's response to the killings. Bill described that response in Roses in December, an excellent TV documentary about Jean Donovan: "Gradually there intruded upon the sense of personal tragedy the surrounding facts, and it was like a growing horrible realization that we were supporting a government, that government had killed my sister, and my government didn't care." Despite the stonewalling and cover-ups, Bill kept up the pressure on the case.
When I think of him, I most remember his words at a Sunday Mass during the war. The Zacamil parish had a bloody history: it had long—too long, for the tastes of some—been one of the main sites for the grass-roots Christian communities that had flourished in the 1960s and '70s, only to be decimated later by Salvadoran death squads. In 1980, death threats led the parish priests to stop sleeping in the small room attached to the church—a wise decision, given that one night, shortly after they left, the church was blown up.
Four years later, a provisional chapel was built and the parish was reactivated. When Bill and I arrived that particular Sunday, a nun who had worked with Ita recognized him and asked him to say a few words after Mass. Over the years the war had hit the congregation very hard; some members had lost spouses and children, and they knew they could be next. They took solace in knowing that there were people like Bill who cared about them and would do what they could, people who practiced what Archbishop Oscar Romero had called "the theology of accompaniment." I remember struggling to maintain my composure as I translated Bill's final words that morning: "There is a bond of blood between our family and you," he said. "We won't abandon you. We'll never walk away from you."
It was a promise he and his family kept in different ways. His two oldest children would later come to El Salvador and work with Jesuit Refugee Services—his son Bill during the war, his daughter Miriam just after it ended. Bill continued his legal battle against the Salvadoran military. His biggest victory came in a Florida district court in 2002, when two former defense ministers were found liable for the torture of Salvadorans during the war years.
In 2005, Bill returned to El Salvador with his family for what would be his final visit. They came to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the killing of the four women. I have another reason for cherishing that visit: it was then that he and Mary Anne met Guadalupe, the woman I would later marry.
An expert litigator, Bill was a founding partner of a major Wall Street law firm. I could imagine someone saying, "What could be more different—a brother who's a Wall Street lawyer and a sister who's a missionary nun?"
Not true, said a person who knew them both: Msgr. Ricardo Urioste, Archbishop Romero's main assistant. When I called to tell him of Bill's death and asked him to speak of his memories of Bill so that I could send his words to the Ford family, he said, "To me he seemed so similar to her—in spirit, in his honesty, and in his convictions."
Related: Death & Lies in El Salvador, by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
The Martyrs of El Salvador, from the dotCommonweal blog
Published in the 2008-07-18 issue:
Gene Palumbo has reported from El Salvador for CBC Radio, the Christian Science Monitor, Commonweal, and other journals.
Report from San Salvador: Voices in the Night
Missionary Myths
Not Like US
A Farewell Note
By Paul Baumann
A Turn That Went a Long Way
By Peter Steinfels
Unashamedly Black, Unapologetically Muslim, Unmistakably American
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The U.S. property/casualty industry's net income after taxes dropped 5.4 percent to $5.6 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $5.9 billion in first-quarter 2000, according to Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). ISO and the NAII also report that the industry's consolidated surplus-its assets minus its liabilities-fell 4.7 percent to $303.7 billion at March 31 from $318.7 billion at Dec. 31, 2000.
Contributing to the decline in net income was a 2.4-percent increase in the industry's net loss on underwriting to $6.1 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $6 billion in first-quarter 2000. In addition, the industry's net gain on investments declined 3.8 percent to $12.7 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $13.2 billion in first-quarter 2000.
Industry net written premiums for first-quarter 2001 were $81.9 billion, compared with $74.1 billion in the same period a year ago.
The underwriting loss in first-quarter 2001 amounts to 8 percent of the $76.7 billion in premiums earned during the quarter, down from 8.4 percent of the $71 billion in premiums earned during first-quarter 2000. The figures are consolidated estimates for the entire industry based on the reports of insurers that account for 96 percent of the country's property/casualty insurance business.
Net losses on underwriting grew in first-quarter 2001 primarily because of an increase in loss and loss-adjustment expenses. The industry incurred $60.8 billion in loss and loss-adjustment expenses in first-quarter 2001, up $4.8 billion, or 8.5 percent, from $56.1 billion in first-quarter 2000. The 8.5-percent increase in first-quarter 2001 compares with an 11.6-percent increase in fourth-quarter 2000 and an 8.8-percent increase in first-quarter 2000.
Overall loss and loss-adjustment expenses increased in first-quarter 2001 even though catastrophe losses dipped. According to ISO's Property Claim Services unit, first-quarter 2001 catastrophe losses totaled $705 million, down from $2 billion in first-quarter 2000. Other loss and loss-adjustment expenses totaled $60.1 billion in first-quarter 2001, up 11.1 percent from $54.1 billion in first-quarter 2000.
The increase in net losses on underwriting in first-quarter 2001 also reflects an increase in other underwriting expenses. In this year's first quarter, such expenses rose $1.2 billion, or 5.9 percent, to $21.6 billion, from $20.4 billion in first-quarter 2000. The 5.9-percent increase in other underwriting expenses in the first quarter of this year compares with a 5.1-percent increase in the fourth quarter of 2000 and a 4-percent increase in the first quarter of 2000.
The combined ratio-a measure of losses and other underwriting expenses per dollar of premium-improved to 106.2 percent in first-quarter 2001, 1 percentage point better than the 107.2 percent combined ratio for the corresponding quarter of 2000.
The industry's pre-tax net investment gain, which combines realized capital gains and net investment income (primarily dividends earned from stocks and interest on bonds), fell $0.5 billion, or 3.8 percent, to $12.7 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $13.2 billion in first-quarter 2000. Realized capital gains dropped $0.2 billion, or 7.1 percent, to $3.2 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $3.4 billion in first-quarter 2000. Net investment income dropped $0.3 billion, or 2.6 percent, to $9.6 billion from $9.8 billion.
Insurers sustained $17.3 billion in total capital losses in first-quarter 2001, compared with $0.6 billion in total capital gains in first-quarter 2000. The swing to total capital losses in first-quarter 2001 from total capital gains in first-quarter 2000 resulted from the drop in realized capital gains and a sharp increase in unrealized capital losses. Unrealized capital losses soared to $20.5 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $2.8 billion in the same period a year ago.
The industry's pre-tax operating income-the sum of its gain or loss on underwriting, its net investment income, and other miscellaneous income-fell $0.1 billion to $4 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $4.1 billion in first-quarter 2000. The effect of larger losses on underwriting and lower investment income on operating income was partially offset by a $0.3-billion increase in miscellaneous other income to $0.6 billion in first-quarter 2001 from $0.3 billion the year before.
The industry's consolidated surplus declined by $15 billion during first-quarter 2001. Charges against surplus in first-quarter 2001 included $20.5 billion in unrealized capital losses and $3.5 billion in dividends to shareholders. These charges were partially offset by additions to surplus, which included $5.6 billion in net income after taxes, $0.7 billion in new funds, and $2.7 billion in other miscellaneous changes.
Source: Insurance Services Office, National Association of Independent Insurers and the Insurance Information Institute.


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I give thanks every day for my Premier Family. Thank you Horner Family for the vision and persistence to follow God's plan for you and Premier. Thank you to all in the home office for your continuing support and service. Happy Thanksgiving to all!!
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IDS Contributes to New APPG Report on Population Growth and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
Hilary Standing, IDS Fellow and Director of the Realising Rights Consortium, a major research partnership on sexual and reproductive health rights, has contributed evidence to a new All Party Parliamentary Group Report that stresses the need for improved sexual and reproductive health rights to achieve the MDGs.
'A lack of access to Sexual and Reproductive Health information and services leading to high fertility and subsequent population growth, particularly in the poorest countries, continues to pose significant challenges to development and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). And high levels of fertility and population growth make it far more difficult for families and societies to overcome poverty.'
That was the message of the latest Hearing Report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health.
The aim of the report Report entitled 'Return of the Population Growth Factor: Its impact upon the Millennium Development Goals' is to convey to governments and their partners that poor Sexual and Reproductive Health and a lack of attention to Reproductive Rights must be addressed, particularly in the poorest countries, to attain the MDGs.
The Report is supported by evidence from Hilary Standing, IDS Fellow and Director of the Realising Rights Consortium, hosted at IDS. The Realising Rights Consortium is a major research partnership that brings together researchers from several disciplines to focus on populations in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia with the greatest access and entitlement problems in sexual and reproductive health: the very poor, young people - especially girls and young women, and other hard-to-reach groups such as migrants and those most vulnerable to stigma.
All Party Parliamentary Group on Population,
Development and Reproductive Health (2007) 'Return of the Population Growth Factor: Its impact upon the Millennium Development Goals', Report of Hearings, January
Related IDS links
Realising Rights Consortium website
Research Programme Consortium on ''improving sexual and reproductive health in poor and vulnerable populations'.
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First I would like to thank the Factions of Amananth and Hyperial for providing the technologies used to recover artifacts from the wreckage scattered about the sectors of known space. Secondly, I would like to thank the pilots of the Factions Octavius, Solarian, and Quantar for the empirical evidence on which I based my premises, as well as efforts to test my theories in practice.
Most 'fact finders are solitary. It's part of the human condition. I will address a number of single pilot strategies, but first let me expound on ethics. If any search pattern (without 100% chance of success) becomes standard, each sector will eventually have wreckage found in the spots that the pattern misses. If this continues, eventually all sectors will be set so that the search pattern will fail in all sectors. This effect may be responsible for pilot claims that they can't find artifacts using a search pattern. They just are using a pattern that has failed in the past, and will continue to fail. Hence, pilots should vary their search patterns, or adopt a policy of occasionally adopting a 100% pattern to search out the really hard to find ones. I also assume you are using a 40k radar. You have almost twice the coverage over 35k radar. I don't advise even trying with only 35k worth of coverage… but some do.
The second is a pattern I rarely use, though I have tested. You need a rotacol and it's success rate is moderate. It's advantage is that it is manageable and relatively fast. It also terminates, often without an artifact, but it ends. The task can also be split between two pilots. It is a simplified version of the multiple point techniques presented later. The plan is to visit in this order [55 55 55], [-55 55 55], [-55 -55 55], [55 -55 55], [55 -55 -55], [-55 -55 -55], [-55 55 -55], [55 55 -55]. You can actually start at any of the eight points and you can choose a higher or lower number (some use 60, some 52… I choose 55 because it's easy to enter, and about right. You will want to use a higher number if you have a 35k radar). If no artifact is discovered, you have two choices: go to another sector, or try [90 0 0], [0 90 0 ], [-90 0 0], [0 0 90], [0 -90 0], and [0 0 -90] in that order. This is still not 100% coverage even with 40k radar, but helps. This has been dubbed the "Cube Search".
I have found that multiple pilot patterns are doomed if the number of pilots is too high. There is an unexplained phenomenon of space that teleports a pilot back to his home station and leaves him there, unable to communicate for some time. During this time, his search team members are relying on him to cover his area of space. It just doesn't work unless you assign multiple pilots the same area. The idea is sound… position 20 or so pilots about the shell and you can have near complete coverage (with 40k radar… the number is closer to 40 with 35k radars). Using Amananth computers (OOC: http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth007/points.html) I have computed the following point distributions and assigned pilots points in the shell to cover. Ideally there would be a pilot at each point, but that is a pipedream. There is little difference in the coverage between 18 and 25 points. Adding more points creates more overlap, so adding points becomes less and less productive. I provide different numbers to make fair distribution of space easier. You may choose to scale these points down to be closer to [0 0 0], but it really doesn't shorten the individual paths that much, and you lose coverage. As pilots complete their coverage, each should adopt a Random Search Pattern until they, or someone in the search party, finds the artifact.
With 18 Pilots, one on a spot and 40k radar, the shell is almost totally covered. With 35k there are significant gaps.
Based on 20 points: Still significant gaps with 35K radar.
Five pilots: 4 spots each. Note. This arrangement is not "fair" Some pilots have larger areas than others. No fair distribution of points was clear on analysis. Some are more square than others. I would suggest rotation of pilot number each secession.


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Popular YouTuber 'Ken Block' died in snowmobile crash!
By Rahul Rajput On Jan 4, 2023
Ken Block death accident: Ken Block, a famous race car driver, was only 55 when he was killed in a snowmobile accident. He had recently posted a photo from his travels in Utah.
Wasatch County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that Block was killed after the snowmobile he was driving flipped over while he was climbing a steep hill. His death was officially ruled an accident scene death.
According to the sheriff's office, Block was with a group of people just before the incident, but he was riding alone at the time of the tragedy.
Who is ken block?
U.S.-born rally racer Kenneth Paul Block raced for the Hoonigan Racing Division (previously the Monster World Rally Team) before his untimely death. It's worth noting that Block was also instrumental in establishing DC Shoes. Skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross were just a few of the action sports in which he competed.
Block sold his stake in DC Shoes and is now focusing on his other company, Hoonigan Industries, which makes gear for car fans. Before his untimely demise, he served as co-owner and "Head Hoonigan In Charge" (HHIC) of the business.
After 11 years of working together, Hoonigan Racing Division and Ford Performance announced their split in January 2021. Block made the decision to return to Subaru public in April. As of September, Block has been working on "joint projects in the sphere of electric mobility" with Audi.
Ken Block death accident
Ken Block, 55, died in a snowmobile accident on Monday. He was an action sports legend and co-founder of DC Shoes and Hoonigan Racing.
Hoonigan was the one who initially shared the news of the death online. Block, according to the Wasatch County Sheriff's Office, was riding a snowmobile near his Utah home at 2 p.m. when he attempted to navigate up a steep hill, causing the vehicle to crash back on top of him. On the spot, authorities confirmed his death.
This is how some mornings at my ranch in Utah look this time of year – freshly coated with snow! Luckily we have the Ski-doo sleds, @CanAm Mavericks (one on tracks!) and Defender, and the Kubota machinery to dig us out and keep the property maintained. pic.twitter.com/LXJG1A6yPr
— Ken Block (@kblock43) December 29, 2022
"Ken was an innovator, a trendsetter, and a legend. Furthermore, a parent and a spouse, "Hoonigan included writing in the release. There will be a huge void in our lives without him.
With the help of savvy sponsorships and athlete endorsements, DC Shoes, prominent skateboarding, and shoe business that Block co-founded in 1994 have become a global success. Following the sale of his company in 2004 for $87 million, he gained further notoriety as a rally car superstar, winning 16 national titles between 2005 and 2014.
Five of the X Games medals he won went to him, and he was one of just four Americans to win points in the World Rally Championship. Block's social media celebrity originated from his chronicling his car stunts, however, he also competed at a high level in motocross and skating.
His channel on YouTube has almost 1.95 million subscribers, and it claims credit for the growing popularity of motorsports in the United States. Block had posted an Instagram photo of snowmobiles with the caption "hell yeah!" hours before the tragedy, in which one of the riders was killed. On Tuesday morning, tributes to the superstar began flooding in throughout his channels.
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— Hannah Elliott (@HannahElliott) January 3, 2023
"For me, Ken was an idol and a source of inspiration that led me to try out for the rally team. […] Never before has a death affected me so deeply "Facebook user Troy Dawson put it thusly. According to YouTube commentator Dave Smith, "It wasn't until I watched one of his videos that I realized why people were so into extreme sports. Because of HIM, others were interested."
With any luck, Block's legacy will continue in the form of his family's rally racing achievements. His wife Lucy just started participating in all-wheel-drive rallies this year, and his daughter Lia, who is now 16 years old, has been racing for Hoonigan since she was 11 years old.
What caused Ken Block's death?
According to his firm, Ken Block, seen above during the 2017 World Rallycross Championship in Barcelona, Spain, died in a snowmobile accident yesterday. Ken Block, 55, died in a snowmobile accident on Monday. He was an action sports legend and co-founder of DC Shoes and Hoonigan Racing.
Ken Block found DC Shoes?
Since the 1990s, when he founded Doors and DC Shoes, Block has been an integral part of the skateboarding and snowboarding communities, as well as the racing scene. According to the Rally America Championship, Block was the 2005 year's best first-year competitor.
How did Ken Block lose control?
According to the Sheriff's Office, Block was riding his snowmobile on a steep slope in Wasatch County, Utah, when the machine flipped over and landed on top of him.
What's Ken Block's age?
55 years (1967–2023)
Is Ken Block still a racer?
Rally driving was Ken Block's first professional endeavor, starting in 2005. Block's talent and car control were immediately apparent, and he was deservedly named Rally America Championship Rookie of the Year. Block has continued to compete in the series ever since, and he has amassed an impressive number of overall victories and podium finishes.
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Salil Munjal (pictured) is chair of ThoughtWire's new advisory board as well as its board of directors; he is also managing general partner at Yaletown Partners, a leading venture capital firm. Munjal commented, "ThoughtWire's technology is transformative – the company is making hospitals and commercial buildings significantly more efficient, thus enabling them to realize better outcomes for patients and workers."
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When the school year ends, many children of working moms head to day camp each weekday morning. How can you make this transition easier for both you and your child? Make sure your child has everything they need each day to make day camp a fun and enjoyable experience.
Use the packing list below to prepare for day camp.
The list of things your child needs each day at camp is long so choosing the right backpack to carry them in is important. The same one your child used during the school year may not be adequate.
Is durable - Day camp is hard for a backpack. Select one made of sturdy fabric or nylon. Make sure all of the zippers work properly.
Has a compartment large enough - To hold the extra set of clothes, swim gear, and towels a day camper needs.
Has an outside zippered compartment - Perfect for storing tissues, lip balm, and hand sanitizer so your child doesn't have to dig around in the main compartment each time these items are needed.
Has an outside mesh water bottle pocket. Easy accessibility to water will help your camper stay properly hydrated all day long.
You may even consider a rolling backpack as day camp supplies can be heavy.
Complete extra set of clothing - Shorts, t-shirt, socks, and underwear. Put them in an extra-large resealable plastic bag. Your child will have everything he needs to change clothes plus a plastic bag for the wet or dirty ones.
Extra pair of shoes - Camp is messy and muddy. Most camps require close-toed shoes. Be sure to also include a plastic grocery bag for the wet or muddy shoes.
Hooded sweatshirt - Early mornings and cloudy days can be chilly; make sure your child is prepared.
Baseball cap or visor - Many day camp hours are spent outdoors. Remind your child to wear a hat or visor for sun protection.
Bathing suit - Most camps require one-piece suits for girls and modest swim trunks for boys. Consider purchasing more than one for each child to avoid washing bathing suits and towels every night.
Towels - Send two smaller towels for your child; one to sit on and one to wrap up in after swim time.
Goggles - Consider buying multiple sets of goggles at your local dollar store. Goggles will get lost, borrowed and broken. Having an extra set or two on hand will help avoid morning meltdowns when your child realizes they are missing.
Plastic bag - Include a plastic bag for wet swimsuits and towels.
Sunglasses - Just like goggles, sunglasses get lost, borrowed and broken. Have a few extra pairs handy at home.
Sunscreen - Most camps ask you to apply sunscreen to your child in the morning. The counselors will then help your child apply it throughout the day.
Insect repellent - Consider sending insect repellent wipes to ward off bug bites. They will make it easier for your child to apply the insect repellent and avoid the possibility of spraying bug spray in their eyes or those of a fellow camper.
Prescription medications - Most camps require that these be checked with the camp director or camp nurse each day.
Water is the best drink for your child at camp. Not only is it the best at quenching thirst, it doesn't include the sugar and calories in many other drinks. Freeze two water bottles each night. Put one in the outside pocket of your child's backpack and the other inside the backpack. As the ice melts, your child will have a cold and refreshing drink.
Pack a lunch and snacks in a thermal tote bag with at least two ice packs. You can get ice packs in the camping or outdoor section of any local discount store. They are also often available during the spring and summer at grocery stores and pharmacies.
Avoid packing a lot of candy and sweets. Too many of these can make your child sick when outdoors in the heat.
Consider that your child will more than likely eat lunch inside on the floor or outside on the grass and will not likely have a plate or hard surface on which to set a drink.
Most camps are nut-free zones. Be sure to check labels carefully and avoid all nut butters.
Lunch suggestions include turkey and cheese roll-ups, cream cheese and raisin tortillas, cheese sticks and crackers, apple slices, grapes, orange slices, pretzels, yogurt, or applesauce.
Snack suggestions include granola bars, cereal bars (avoid chocolate as it melts), dry cereal, crackers, cheese sticks, pretzels, or carrots and vegetable dip.
Include a small package of wet wipes. They make after-lunch clean-up easy for your child.
Label everything - Use permanent markers to label backpacks, plastic bags, and containers. Use iron-on labels for blankets, towels, and clothes.
Include a surprise - Write your child a note and include it in his backpack. Pack a favorite snack and use a permanent marker to put a big smiley face or heart on the bag. Tape a family picture to the inside top of your child's lunch box. All of these things will let your child know you love him and are thinking of him throughout the day.
With this day camp packing list, both you and your child can relax and enjoy the different pace that summer brings.


Winslow Township announces that all General Offices will be closed Thursday November 26, 2009 and Friday, November 27, 2009 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
Curbside trash and recycling materials normally picked up on Thursday, November 26, will be picked up on Friday, November 27, and curbside trash and recycling materials normally picked up on Friday, November 27 will be picked up on Saturday, November 28. Your cooperation is sincerely appreciated.


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Teen charged in fatal wreck
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TIFTON -- A Tifton teen who turned 17 Thursday will be charged as an adult with vehicular homicide after a man died in a wreck on U.S. Highway 319 Wednesday.
Wednesday afternoon, Gerald L. Gossert, 65, of Waynesboro, Penn., was driving his burgundy 2001 Honda Goldwing motorcycle south on U.S. Highway 319 with his wife traveling behind him on her red Goldwing Trike, a three-wheeled motorcycle.
According to witnesses, Cody Levi Abbott, 17, of Tifton, was traveling north on the highway when he pulled his green Honda Civic into oncoming traffic to make a left turn onto Bill Bowen Road.
"They were about to hit head on and Mr. Gossert laid the motorcycle down on its side," said Jody Abad, a senior traffic officer with the Tifton Police Department.
Deliberately laying a motorcycle to the ground is recommended when a collision is imminent, according to Abad. Gossert's maneuver, and the fact that his wife traveled far enough behind him to have the time to make a decision, led Abad to believe the two were experienced cyclists.
"Mr. Gossert's motorcycle hit the right front fender of the Honda and that is when he was ejected and the motorcycle ran down the side of the car," Abad said.
Gossert was killed instantly. His wife saw the wreck and "snatched her cycle to the right and went through the grass on the shoulder of the road," Abad said. She was not injured.
Abad said he had interviewed six people, including Abbott and members of the Gosserts' family. Late Thursday afternoon, he was putting the finishing touches on a scale diagram of the incident.
Abbott faces charges of second degree homicide by vehicle and failure to yield while making a left turn, both misdemeanor charges. If convicted of the charges, Abbott could receive up to a $1,000 fine and one year in jail.
Abad said neither driver received toxicology testing as neither was suspected of being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol.
According to Abad, the precedent set in the 1980 case of Edmonds v. The State (of Georgia) allows adult prosecution of juveniles who will reach their 17th birthday within 24 hours of an alleged crime. Edmonds, the appellant in the case, was convicted of a burglary that happened between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. on July 18, 1979. On appeal, Edmonds argued that he didn't reach his 17th birthday until 1:10 a.m. on July 18, 1962. He lost the appeal.
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Длина реки 11 км, площадь водосборного бассейна 66,4 км². Берёт начало в 1,3 км к северу от малого посёлка Покровка на возвышенности Сокские Яры. От истока течёт на север, у села Кротовка поворачивает на запад. В низовьях течёт на северо-запад и впадает в Шламу по правому берегу в 26 км от её устья.

Имеются дамбы и пруды на реке, мост у села Кротовка на автодороге Озерки — Чистовка.

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По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Нижневолжскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Сок от истока до устья. Речной бассейн реки — Волга от верховий Куйбышевского вдхр. до впадения в Каспий.

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With 200,000 Reservations Since Last Week, Tesla's New Cybertruck Ignites Interest in Electric Pickups
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【Summary】Despite the unusual appearance of the Tesla Cybertruck, reservations for it topped 200,000 in just a matter of days, according to Tesla. The slew of reservations might be a good indicator of the growing interest in electric pickups.
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After Tesla revealed its futuristic looking Cybertruck last Thursday, many people were surprised by its unique angular appearance. Despite the Cybertruck's unusual appearance, reservations for it topped 200,000 in just a matter of days according to Tesla. The slew of reservations might be a good indicator of the growing interest in electric pickups.
The pickup segment one of the biggest, most profitable segment for U.S. automakers, selling over two million trucks each year. Pickup sales have already topped 2.1 million in 2019 YTD, according to data gathered by Statista and there is still one month to add to that total.
These pickups are often advertised by highlighting their horsepower, utility and towing capabilities. Electrification promises to make pickup trucks even more powerful and reliable with less maintenance, yet surprisingly no major automakers have released one yet. Although that's about to change.
Not to be upstaged by Tesla, U.S. automakers are getting ready to follow Tesla's lead with plans to introduce their own electric models. Automaker are warming to the idea that truck buyers can be convinced to embrace electrification, as Tesla and other electric truck startups are stepping up to become a formidable rivals.
Tesla's Cybertruck is threatening to lure some truck buyers away from highly profitable gas-powered models from General Motors, Ford and Dodge, which is no easy task since truck buyers are some of the most loyal customers out there.
Tesla is hoping to lure buyers away from the Ford F-150, the best selling truck in the U.S. for over 40 years.
In April 2019, Ford Motor Company invested $500 million in Michigan-based electric truck startup Rivian. Ford plans to use an electrified vehicle platform developed by Rivian as the base for an upcoming electric F-150. Ford first confirmed that it is working on an electrified F-150 in January and will apparently do so with Rivian's help.
Ford's electric F-series pickup truck is expected to debut in late 2021, sources familiar with the plans have said to Retuers.
Rivian's electric pickup has impressive specs compared to gas-powered models from GM and Ford. Rivian's fully-electric R1T pickup can produce up to 750 horsepower with a max towing capacity of 11,000 lbs. The R1T can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds and has a range of up to 400 miles per charge.
For comparison, Ford's most powerful F-Series Super Duty pickup equipped with its 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel V8, which the automaker says is the most powerful diesel engine has ever built in the company's history for the F-Series pickup. The diesel engine produces 475 horsepower, while Ford's 7.3-liter gas-powered V8, the most powerful gas engine ever offered in Ford Super Duty line of trucks, is rated at 430 horsepower.
While these power figures are respective numbers for an internal combustion engine, they are much less than the specs of Rivian's R1T and Tesla's new Cybertruck. Musk said previously that the Cybertruck would have better specs the the F-150 and cost less than $50,000.
To further demonstrate the power of Tesla's Cybertruck, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk released a video showing the electric Cybertruck in a "tug-of-war" with a Ford F-150, with the F-150 losing. The widely shared video shows the Cybertruck pulling the F-150 uphill to show off its towing capabilities.
The fully-electric Rivian R1T
The same day of the Cybertruck's unveiling, Ford's biggest truck rival General Motors announced that its first electric pickup truck model will go on sale in the fall of 2021, the company's top executive Mary Berra said at an investor event in New York, which is around the same timeline of Tesla's Cybertruck and Ford's battery-powered F-150.
"General Motors understands truck buyers and people who are new coming into the truck market," Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said at an investor conference in New York on Thursday. "It will be a very capable truck, I'm pretty excited about it."
It was the first time GM announced a date for when its first electric pickup truck would arrive.
GM sold over 800,000 pickups in the U.S. in 2018.
For GM the competition from new EV startups is even closer. The automaker's former assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio which closed earlier this year after GM axed the Chevy Cruze sedan that was built there, has been sold to electric vehicle manufacturer Lordstown Motors.
Lordstown Motors has a licensing deal and a 10% stake in Ohio-based electric truckmaker Workhorse. Workhorse plans to build an electric pickup called Endurance at GM's former factory. According to Reutuers, Lordstown executives have said they plan to start production of an electric truck in Lordstown in late 2020, with prices starting at $52,500.
A rendering of the Lordstown Motors Endurance electric pickup.
Other truck startup working on fully-electric models include Bollinger Motors. Bollinger's fully-electric utilitarian, all-wheel-drive B1 pickup produces 614 horsepower and 668 ft-lb torque with a 7,500 pound towing capacity.
Tesla intends to built around 50,000 Cybertrucks per year, while Rivian plans to built around 25,000. GM and Ford both expect to begin building premium electric pickups in late 2021 at Detroit-area assembly plants. Each company expects annual electric truck production to hit around 40,000 by 2024, analysts have said.
While these numbers might add up to just a small portion of overall truck sales, once these new electric trucks prove their might and win over truck buyers, its looks as though they'll be here to stay.
Eric Walz
Originally hailing from New Jersey, Eric is a automotive & technology reporter covering the high-tech industry here in Silicon Valley. He has over 15 years of automotive experience and a bachelors degree in computer science. These skills, combined with technical writing and news reporting, allows him to fully understand and identify new and innovative technologies in the auto industry and beyond. He has worked at Uber on self-driving cars and as a technical writer, helping people to understand and work with technology.
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