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Eurypterids, or water scorpions, were aquatic predators that thrived until the end of the Paleozoic Era for about 250 million years. Eurypterids primarily lived in brackish water in lagoons and estuaries, feeding on everything from mollusks to primitive fish. According to fossil trackways found in Australia, eurypterids could also spend time on land, and were likely the first animals to leave the water.
Eurypterids are part of an extinct order of Arthropods. They were closely related to insects, spiders, crabs, and other Arthropods. All Arthropods have a chitinous exoskeleton and jointed limbs. Unlike other Arthropods, eurypterids had five pairs of legs. On the genus Eurypterus, the first four pairs of legs were used for walking and the fifth pair was modified into a set of paddle-like flippers. Most eurypterids were equipped with a telson at the end of the tail. The telson was a stinger which was probably capable of secreting poisons. The gills of eurypterids were located on the underside of the belly, underneath the plates of the midsection. These plates could probably open and close, forcing water through the gills and aiding in locomotion.
Eurypterus is one of the most recognizable eurypterids. It survived from the Ordovician Period to the Permian Period throughout Europe and North America. The original specimen of this Eurypterus remipes is from the Upper Silurian Period. The original fossil was found in the 420-million-year-old Fiddlers Green Formation of Herkimer County, New York.
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Flight of the Red Balloon (2007)
|In Blog, Film Reviews, On Movies & Media
[An abridged version of this review was published at Christianity Today.]
How is childhood like a red balloon?
Watching Hou Hsiao-Hsien's new film Flight of the Red Balloon, there are many possible answers to that question.
We watch seven-year-old Simon meander along Paris sidewalks, and his progress is as lazy and jaunty as the path of that red balloon above him. His lackadaisical stride stands in stark contrast to the crisscrossing streets and tracks that bind the city; he's not yet imprisoned by the grid-like adult world of hurry and hustle. Under his mop of touseled red hair, his eyes cartoon-wide, this kid has sails open to catch a whim. He'll even shout up at the balloon to come down and play with him.
The actor, Simon Iteanu, is a joy to watch. Like Jonathan Chang in Edward Yang's Yi yi, and unlike so many American child actors, Iteanu is one of those rare kids who is utterly convincing and seemingly oblivious to the camera, content to be quiet and thoughtful. He's the opposite of Dakota Fanning. He captures something essential about a child's private, emotional, everyday experience.
We know that the weightlessness of Simon's existence, the whimsy in his wonder, will soon end. It's already ending. We sense it when he refuses to welcome the balloon as it finally descends. We see it in how he's drawn to flashy, mechanized activity, like his sister's PlayStation back home.
Flight's bittersweet tone comes from its focus on childhood, and even a quality of childhood that the harsh city life might soon burst like a balloon. You could call it The Unbearable Lightness of Being, but that title's taken.
And speaking of Unbearable Lightness…
In a visceral, spirited performance that rates among her very best, Juliette Binoche plays Simon's frazzled, single mother, Suzanne. With her energy manifested in an electrified blonde hairdo that has to be seen to be believed, Suzanne is too busy to know whether she's coming or going. In an unforgettable and surprising reveal, we learn that Suzanne works as an actress in a puppet theater. Like Hou himself, she's translating timeless Chinese art for present-day Parisians, and the work unleashes a playful expressiveness that makes her irresistible.
But between rehearsals, Suzanne careens from one activity to another — like a pinball batted about in a machine. She's trying to cope with intrusive downstairs tenants, the loneliness of missing her absent husband and faraway daughter, and the details of welcoming Simon's new nanny. Coming home, she gets updates from Simon about his day. "You play pinball these days?" she quips, and the line is loaded. Yes, his life is going on without her. Yes, he's being drawn into the machine.
We enter into Suzanne's crazy world through the quiet observance of the new nanny, a Chinese film student named Song (Song Fang). Song's peaceful acceptance of Suzanne's crazy world makes her most appealing. We watch and learn with her. Song's Chinese background, her interest in film, her everpresent digital camera which she uses to film Simon's everyday experiences, make her the calm at the center of this family's storm. She's making a short film about red balloons in tribute to the classic 1956 French short film, The Red Balloon, just as Hou made Flight as an homage to its Albert Lamorisse.
Hou's cinematography imitates the casual curiosity of a child. His gaze wanders up and down the street, up and down the buildings. But don't be fooled — every one of his long, patient takes is carefully composed.
If you watch carefully, you'll catch visual jokes and wonder if they're intentional. For example, in the opening shot of a balloon floating away on a cut string, we see a subway sign advertising the film Severance. If that isn't funny enough, the title is bisected by a lamp post! Later, after we've realized that the film is about a vulnerable child overlooked by the busy modern world, a bus passes with a bold poster for the film Children of Men, with Clive Owen's mug staring straight at us. Accident? If so, a very happy one.
Hou's curiosity gives his imagery a hypnotic quality. The modern city, which inspires cynicism in many artists, is a playground for Hou as he seizes possibilities. Looking through a train window at a beautiful cloudscape, we suddenly notice that the same scene has beamed through the window, struck something behind the camera, and bounced back to be projected like a small-screen movie on that very same window. We're watching the "real" sunset and a reproduction of it in the same frame. It's a dazzling moment. Krzysztof Kieslowksi would have loved it.
But they're not just pretty pictures. Hou's images are rich with meaning for the discerning viewer. In many shots, reflections suggest that we consider the past, present, and future. Some shots show passing traffic, but reflections in windows and doors let us see vehicles approach, and after they pass, we catch distorted views of their continuing journey. (How he manages to keep the camera out of reflections is a special effect indeed.) Hou is constantly, quietly reminding us that the past and future are active in the present, and that should provoke questions about what we value, and how we inhabit a moment.
The story's most obvious theme is the elusiveness of the joys and wonders we associate with childhood. Suzanne and Simon are both saddened by a longing for younger, more innocent days. They miss Simon's father and sister—he's away in Montreal, she's with her grandfather. In a heartbreaking moment, Suzanne pleads with her daughter to return home. She reveres home movies of her children, and the most precious gift she can give is an old postcard from her scrapbook.
In a beautiful scene, Simon wanders into a video arcade. Song stays outside, filming his progress through the window. Hou's camera turns to zoom in on Simon, wide-eyed at a pinball machine. (How odd that he's drawn to pinball—a small sphere, making progress through a series of hard-hitting obstacles.) We watch Simon through the glass, and notice that Song has gone inside to join him, her camera still running. It's like Hou is suggesting that, through the gift of pictures, postcards, and film, we can transcend the clamor of our lives and recapture some of our childlike wonder again. Song bridges the gap, quietly savoring the world around her. Camera in hand, she manages to maintain a sense of childlike wonder.
While the force that threatens Simon's innocence is adulthood, Hou is careful not to villianize adults. In fact, the most "villainous" characters are Suzanne's downstairs tenants who refuse to grow up and take responsibility for rent bills. Suzanne, crazymaking as she is, is still endearing for the passionate love she has for her son. That love is mirrored in her fairy-tale puppet show; the hero declares, "I will boil the ocean dry to find and rescue my beloved."
Following Song, Suzanne, and Simon, Hou invites viewers along for a dreamy stroll through a day in their lives with a "you are there" immediacy. Hou allowed his actors to improvise, without rehearsals, and as a result the film has a delightful spontaneity. Binoche even wore clothes from her own closet. (And it must be said—she has a very nice closet.)
Nevertheless, Flight has already inspired some impatient critics to complain that "nothing happens" in this film. To borrow a line from James Cameron's The Abyss — they "need to look with better eyes than that."
Flight is not plot-driven. It is not about drawing us to the edge of our seat or teasing us with what happens next. It's meant to be observed the way you might study art in a museum, or the way you might wander down a street in one of the world's great cities just to watch people and light.
Sound boring? Give it a try. Find out why Hou is one of the world's most celebrated filmmakers, and what Americans have been missing. The fact that his films aren't "marketable" in the U.S. reflects poorly on us, not Hou.
Whether it's a haunting period piece (Flowers of Shanghai), a vigorous plunge into pop culture (Millennium Mambo), or a story that emphasizes generation gaps (Café Lumiere), Hou is always exploring the passage of time through long, exquisitely choreographed takes that reveal the influences of his mentors — especialy Yasujiro Ozu. Curious moviegoers might find last year's film Three Times a great place to start, as it includes three short stories set in different eras, stories with intertwining themes.
Flight will probably stand as his most playful work. The red balloon is an evocative icon that appeals to all ages. It's the suggestion that the simple joy of childhood can be lost so easily. It's also the gravity of that idea — that there's a lonely but buoyant spirit wandering above us, watching over us, waiting for us to reach up. The balloon's as mysterious and benevolent a character as Winnie the Pooh or Hayao Miyazaki's Totoro. After we watch it a while, we start to notice bright red spheres and circles everywhere — in decals on bus windows, bright red stop lights, traffic signs, and the taillights of the car in front of Suzanne's while she drives through a tunnel.
In one moment, the balloon descends the side of a building and passes a painting of a red balloon, and suddenly it brushes against the painting as if kissing a stranger in the Parisian way, or finding a kindred spirit. It's a moment that can make a theater full of enthralled viewers gasp.
Hou's film is the first in a program financed by the Musée d'Orsay. The film features a scene inside the museum where children consider a painting of, yes, a red balloon. Hou's film has set the standard for the series. We can only hope the rest of the participating filmmakers dare to reach so high.
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Hey, Jeffrey…that's some great insight into those 2 movies. Saved! really caught my attention and sparked my interest after I read a short article about it in "IFC Rant" magazine recently, but I wasn't sure about how the person of Jesus would be handled in the film. I've read a lot of your film reviews and see eye-to-eye with you on many issues. So hearing what you have said about the movie, I'll be able to go into it without that worry in the back of my mind. Anyway, I'm sure it will be interesting to hear what the fundamentalist Christian community will have to say about it, though, won't it?
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Tag Archives | Secret Sessions
Taylor Swift's Secret Listening Sessions Aren't So Secret Anymore
By Oceanup Staff on November 7, 2017
The world is just day's away from hearing Taylor Swift's "Reputation" for the first time. As Swifties everywhere await their idol's latest release, a select group of Taylor's most elite fans have actually already heard the record. That's because they were selected to attend one of the so-called "Secret Sessions" that Taylor hosted.
With events in London, Los Angeles, Nashville and her Rhode Island home, 500 lucky fans have already heard the album due out on Friday. Now, the rest of her devoted followers can see exactly how much fun those lucky few got to have.
Reputation, Secret Sessions, Taylor Swift


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Bethesda is making the first three missions of their Dishonored 2 available for free on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Bethesda will make the first three missions of the Dishonored 2 available for zero cash, zilch pounds and also for free if that tickles your fancy. The glorious day will fall on 06 April.
The first three levels are being considered a free trial and will be available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC.
Even though the game came out in November of last year, the publisher wants you to give the game developed by Arkane Studios another glance or two. Or three for that matter.
This is not uncommon for publishers to do, as the tactic may give a game a second wind, and pull in some more players, who may have missed the title on release, or had some trouble with bugs and glitches. People of 2K have done the same thing recently for their title Mafia III which came out in fall of last year.
The Dishonored 2 free trial can be found at the game's store page at the PlayStation Store, the Xbox version is at the Microsoft store, and the PC version is, of course, over on Steam.
As per usual, all progress made while playing the first three levels of the game, which will be considered "free trial", will be kept and transferred over into the full version of Dishonored 2 after the player makes the purchase.
Dishonored 2 was released on 11 November 2016. Performance issues plagued the PC version of the game upon its release, but those were taken care of via some patches.


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Premier League Playmaker of the Season award
Find out who has won the Playmaker of the Season awards, given to the player who provides the most assists
Premier League Golden Boot award winners
Premier League Golden Glove award
How the Premier League's awards work
The Premier League Playmaker award was introduced in the 2017/18 season to reward the players who create the most goals for their teams.
The award, which is presented by Cadbury, the official snack partner of the Premier League, goes to the player or players with the highest number of assists in a Premier League season.
Last year's inaugural winner was Kevin De Bruyne, who provided 16 Premier League assists in Manchester City's title-winning campaign.
The latest holder is Eden Hazard, who claimed the 2018/19 award with 15 assists for Chelsea.
Winners of the Playmaker of the Season
Kevin De Bruyne MCI 16
Eden Hazard CHE 15


Abstract- Learn to effectively apply technology in your preparation and classroom teaching. We will showcase how to use a variety of technology (primarily computers/Internet) in ESL teaching including techniques for those with limited access in the classroom, those with only one computer, as well as those with full computer lab access. A variety of possibilities will be shared as well as how to adapt the activities for a range of levels.
3 Level 3:Full Class Access- Computer labs etc.
Computer & technology access is limited to at home & creative use (bringing your laptop to class) or limited to faculty workspace only.
Surveys- online ( Google forms, Zoomerang, Survey Monkey) or printable - Word etc.
One on one- gmail chat/video chat, skype, elluminate live!
There is at least a single teacher computer in the classroom with a projector or a projector available with laptop hook ups or cart with a projector you can sign out.
Level 3:Full Class Access- Computer labs etc.
2: single computer- play back for class, groups take turns recording?
computer lab- students utilize, create and share content actively in class, writing about, speaking about and sharing pictures- possibly group blog, wiki, website or privately within course etc.


Eucrisa, also called crisaborole, is an FDA-approved ointment used to treat mild to moderate eczema in adults and children ages 2 and older. It is not a steroid and does not cause skin thinning and other side effects that occur with prolonged steroid use. Eucrisa is applied twice daily to the affected areas. After just 28 days of treatment, Eucrisa was shown to completely or almost completely clear the skin of dry, itchy patches (U.S. FDA). Our office was one of the sites that performed the research trial that led to FDA approval of this ointment.
Although the safety and effectiveness of Eucrisa has been established through two placebo-controlled trials, there may be some side effects associated with this medication, including hypersensitivity reactions. However, most side effects were mild in nature and may include pain, burning, or stinging (U.S. FDA).
Anyone over 2 with mild to moderate symptoms could be a good candidate for this topical treatment. If you think that you may be able to benefit from Eucrisa, consult your dermatologist.
Use a barrier repair moisturizer like Zerafite, which can help replenish the natural lipids on your skin that are responsible for sealing in moisture and keeping bacteria out.
Avoid fragrances and dyes in skin care, beauty, and other personal-care products, as these ingredients can irritate the skin.
Use a humidifier in your home to add moisture back into the air. Dry conditions can negatively affect your skin.
Avoid scratchy fabrics like wool that can cause skin irritation.
Teach children with eczema how to manage their symptoms, including moisturizing frequently throughout the day.


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Law European Commission
Since the mid-1940s, efforts have been made, in country after country, to bring Sharia law more into line with modern conditions and conceptions. In modern times, the legal systems of many Muslim countries draw upon both civil and common law traditions as well as Islamic law and custom. The constitutions of certain Muslim states, such as Egypt and Afghanistan, recognise Islam as the religion of the state, obliging legislature to adhere to Sharia. Saudi Arabia recognises Quran as its constitution, and is governed on the basis of Islamic law.
Prominent examples of legislatures are the Houses of Parliament in London, the Congress in Washington, D.C., the Bundestag in Berlin, the Duma in Moscow, the Parlamento Italiano in Rome and the Assemblée nationale in Paris. By the principle of representative government people vote for politicians to carry out their wishes. Although countries like Israel, Greece, Sweden and China are unicameral, most countries are bicameral, meaning they have two separately appointed legislative houses. In developing the common law, academic writings have always played an important part, both to collect overarching principles from dispersed case law, and to argue for change. William Blackstone, from around 1760, was the first scholar to collect, describe, and teach the common law.
During the Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent, sharia was established by the Muslim sultanates and empires, most notably Mughal Empire's Fatawa-e-Alamgiri, compiled by emperor Aurangzeb and various scholars of Islam.
The goldsmith's apprentice looked at it, sneakily removed the stones, told the boy it was worth three halfpence and that he would buy it.
Public international law can be formed by international organisations, such as the United Nations , the International Labour Organisation, the World Trade Organisation , or the International Monetary Fund.
Another example of tort might be a neighbour making excessively loud noises with machinery on his property.
They constantly evolve in order to adapt to new technologies or science . Environmental law is increasingly important, especially in light of the Kyoto Protocol and the potential danger of climate change. Environmental protection also serves to penalise polluters within domestic legal systems.
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Locke argued that our "lives, liberties and estates" are our property because we own our bodies and mix our labour with our surroundings. Hegel believed that civil society and the state were polar opposites, within the scheme of his dialectic theory of history. The modern dipole state–civil society was reproduced in the theories of Alexis de Tocqueville and Karl Marx.
This is mainly contained in a body of law and jurisprudence known as Sharia and Fiqh respectively. Another example is the Torah or Old Testament, in the Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses. This contains the basic code of Jewish law, which some Israeli communities choose to use. The Halakha is a code of Jewish law that summarizes some of the Talmud's interpretations. Nevertheless, Israeli law allows litigants to use religious laws only if they choose.
Glanville Williams said that the meaning of the word "law" depends on the context in which that word is used. He said that, for example, "early customary law" and "municipal law" were contexts where the word "law" had two different and irreconcilable meanings. Thurman Arnold said that it is obvious that it is impossible to define the word "law" and that it is also equally obvious that the struggle to define that word should not ever be abandoned. It is possible to take the view that there is no need to define the word "law" (e.g. "let's forget about generalities and get down to cases"). Access leading legal scholars in policy and research, attend in-depth seminars and conferences/symposia by renowned experts, and learn from respected practitioners.
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It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the individual national churches within the Anglican Communion. The way that such church law is legislated, interpreted and at times adjudicated varies widely among these three bodies of churches. In all three traditions, a canon was originally a rule adopted by a church council; these canons formed the foundation of canon law. In 1934, the Austrian philosopher Hans Kelsen continued the positivist tradition in his book the Pure Theory of Law. Kelsen believed that although law is separate from morality, it is endowed with "normativity", meaning we ought to obey it.
Roman law was heavily influenced by Greek philosophy, but its detailed rules were developed by professional jurists and were highly sophisticated. In medieval England, royal courts developed a body of precedent which later became the common law. A Europe-wide Law Merchant was formed so that merchants could trade with common standards of practice rather than with the many splintered facets of local laws. The Law Merchant, a precursor to modern commercial law, emphasised the freedom to contract and alienability of property.
Kant was also criticised by Friedrich Nietzsche, who rejected the principle of equality, and believed that Law News emanates from the will to power, and cannot be labeled as "moral" or "immoral". With notable alumni across the globe, you're never too far away from the resources and expertise of accomplished law practitioners. Engage in a one-year comparative law experience with Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Koguan Law School. Join an inclusive academic environment where top legal scholars prepare you to create a better future for your community and beyond. Located in Atlanta, you're based in the South's gateway to the world and just steps away from major Fortune 500 companies. Professor Jiang is a scholar of the regulation of financial technology, generally known as FinTech, and of law and technology more broadly.
This is one of several laws derived from his general theory expounded in the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. A binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.There is a law against importing wallabies. Suffolk Law Alumni Magazine asks alumni and faculty what lessons they have learned after some challenging years. Yale Law School has a strong tradition of service in the public interest. Most YLS students perform public service activities during their time here. Nearly one year after the launch of The Tsai Leadership program, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered on a sunny afternoon in the Courtyard during Alumni Weekend 2022 to celebrate the dedication of Carol & Gene Ludwig Hall, the program's newly renovated home.
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You may have identified a brand that you recognise as being successful and established, but how do you know that investing a large sum of money into the business is the right thing to do? You need to do a fair amount of research into the company and find out whether or not it's a 'safe bet'.
Companies frequently contact us, looking to become franchisors. They may only have developed a loyal customer base in their local market, or they may be a company with a household name.
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Regardless of their size and reputation, we believe it's essential to first examine the company's underlying business before we help them become a franchisor. During a feasibility examination, we measure the client's company against criteria we use in determining franchiseability.
We sometimes find that the client's business will never work as a franchise, due to economics or complexity or possibly even a lack of qualified franchisees necessary to meet expansion goals.
Other times, missing elements must be developed before the company invests the significant resources necessary to become a franchisor. In some of these cases, the gaps are so significant that the development of the franchise programmes may be delayed for a long time.
Unfortunately, not every franchise system is developed after a feasibility examination. And, while most franchise systems have the tools and management skills to succeed as a franchisor, many aren't even viable.
The legal requirements to become a franchisor are very low. All a company needs is a disclosure document that it can present to a prospective franchisee at the appropriate time (and in South Africa this isn't even a legal requirement and there aren't any regulators to assess the validity of the disclosure document).
Even so, a disclosure document doesn't necessarily reveal whether a franchisor's underlying business is franchiseable or even viable. The ease of entrance means that not every franchise concept being marketed today is worthy of your investment.
Your dilemma as a prospective franchisee is that a well-packaged franchise opportunity may appear to be a great business. How do you really know whether the franchisor understands the business of franchising? How do you know that they have the necessary tools and systems to support you as a franchisee and to grow the business?
Managing a franchise system requires an entirely different set of skills from those used in operating the business itself. The time to find out whether your franchisor understands the business of franchising is before you invest in the franchise. You need to conduct a feasibility examination of your own on the franchisor you're interested in.
To be successful, franchise systems must have the right people on board. In smaller franchise systems, the resources available for management and staff may be slim, and your support may come from only a handful of people.
Often, that's perfectly acceptable, since there are few franchises to support, and the franchisor often over-compensates by providing hands-on and personal services that future franchisees can't expect to receive.
In larger systems, franchisors often have a staff person or a whole team available for every support service they provide to you. Regardless of the size of the staff, you must be certain they have the human and financial resources to exceed their legal obligations to you.
Experience counts though, and so does a person's track record. One of the benefits of the disclosure document is that the franchisor needs to provide you with information on the management of the franchise system – their employment, litigation and bankruptcy history.
You need to examine closely who the management personnel are and what they've accomplished during their careers.
When you invest in a franchise, you rely upon the franchisor to meet their obligations under the franchise agreement they sign with you.
Does their background assure you they're honest and likely to do the right thing when required?
Have they been convicted of any crimes?
Do they have a history of bankruptcies or a record of meeting obligations?
Have they been involved in lawsuits from the franchisee or former business partners?
The past can tell you a lot about the future.
Examine the franchisor's employment history closely. Look at the performance of their former companies during their tenure – the information may be as easy to find as going to the web and doing an archives search of business publications.
If they came from another franchise, call some of the franchisees in that system and ask for their insights on these people. Talk to the current and former franchisees in the system you're examining. Ask about their experience with the franchisor's management team.
Related: Why Do Franchisors Fail?
Look at news articles about the system; if it's a public company, see whether any of the analysts have followed the management personnel closely. Honest and ethical conduct is essential in a franchisor. A track record of growing and managing businesses is equally important.
As in most industries, insiders often know who the true professionals are. Franchising is a relatively small industry, and that type of information is readily available if you know the right people to ask or to ask for you.
An experienced, competent franchise lawyer or consultant, active in the industry, can help you source the information you need about the franchisor's management through their business network.
Make sure the advisors you choose have the right credentials and aren't brokers or agents of the franchisor. Your professional advisor should also be an active member of FASA.
This is one of the most influential and active organisations for professionals in franchising, and working with a member can be beneficial in finding out the facts about a franchisor's management style and capabilities.
Remember, you always need to complete your due diligence on any franchise opportunity. But knowing the people behind the franchise are honest and ethical, and have the skills and a proven track record in franchising, is key to reducing your investment risk.


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Construction accident kills 3, injures 1
On Behalf of Hannigan & Botha, Ltd. | Mar 30, 2015 | Construction Workers' Accidents |
All jobs carry some degree of risk with them. As a result, most employers are willing to go to extremes to help ensure the safety of their employees. Unfortunately, accidents still occur, prompting states such as Illinois and other states to require employers to provide workers' compensation coverage to financially protect those injured in a workplace accident. These insurance benefits will likely apply after an out-of-state construction accident killed three people and injured a fourth.
According to reports, the men were working for Associated Scaffolding, sub-contractors for Choate Construction Company, as part of a high-rise project. Choate says Associated Scaffolding was only responsible for building and disabling scaffolding for the project. As the men worked, part of the scaffolding fell, sending the workers to the ground below.
A 911 caller estimated that workers fell approximately 200 feet, and a worker at the site said it appeared that safety harnesses were in use. Unfortunately, three men died while a fourth was hospitalized. The injured man is listed in fair condition. The incident is currently under investigation, and the companies could face fines and citations if it is found that failed health and safety standards led to the accident. Reports indicate that Associated Scaffolding had received citations related to two serious violations in the last 10 years.
While the findings of an investigation could potentially protect future employees, the injured man and the families of the three deceased men are likely still coming to terms with the reality of the situation. The injured man will likely face extensive medical bills in addition to losing wages while he recovers and may never be able to return to work in the same capacity. The families of the deceased men will have to deal with funeral expenses among other financial ramifications as a result of the construction accident. However, they are likely entitled to workers' compensation benefits. Despite this entitlement, many in Illinois turn to experienced professionals to help ensure they are treated fairly throughout the compensation process.
Source: ABC News, "3 Dead in Scaffolding Collapse at Downtown Raleigh High-Rise", Jonathan Drew and Michael Biesecker, March 23, 2015


Through our Design Build process, we provide our clients with the "highest and best use of their land" through the enhancement of what exists and the visualization and creation of what is possible.
Since 1981, we have been providing the following services in the creation of our uniquely created design elements as follows.
We have the innate ability to visualize new designs that incorporate a multi-disciplinary approach to achieve a unique, innovative concept efficiently and economically over the long term for our clients.
Our services begin with comprehensive site analysis and a Master Design plan. We then address all planning and building permit process requirements by city, county and state agencies.
Once the project vision is manifested, we provide a written estimate with our in-house team of consultants and contractors to easily and quickly move the project into reality. We then form a team of consultants and personnel in-house to coordinate the entire construction phase. Our continuous and seamless process ensures that the project translates into quality implementation and construction. Our continuous and uninterrupted service ensures the success of our visionary landscapes.
Once the construction is complete and the new landscape is in place, we preserve the inherent qualities of the site and proceed to reestablish the natural character of the ecosystem with plantings.
Our clients enjoy moving through the entire process as we guide them towards achieving a consistent level of quality and connectivity from start to finish. Our impeccable attention to detail is executed with minimal disruption to our clients' lives.
The reward is an end product that will be enjoyed by our clients, their friends and family for years to come. We offer a maintenance program which ensures our clients that their product maintains the built in longevity we have provided for them.
Our work reflects that we care deeply about the final end result. The finished product is aesthetically appealing with seamless natural design connectivity.


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University of Utah Health and Salt Lake City Fire Department Partner to Train the Next Generation of Physicians
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June 24, 2021 – University of Utah Health and the Salt Lake City Fire Department (SLCFD) have partnered to train the next generation of physicians by initiating a physician scene response program, the first of its kind in the state.
U of U Health emergency physicians have served as medical directors with SLCFD for many years, providing medical oversight and training to prehospital providers in the field of emergency medical services (EMS). Now the partnership has expanded to the actual emergency scene. Physician oversight will be broadened by responding along with SLCFD providers to certain 911 calls where they can provide assistance during emergency situations. "The goal of the program is to maintain and improve the quality of EMS care and train physicians who want to go on after residency and work in their communities," says Scott Youngquist, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine and the EMS medical director for SLCFD.
By being on scene, EMS physicians are immediately available for consultation with providers when needed and gain insight into the unique challenges faced by providers who treat patients outside of hospital or clinic settings. This also provides critical training for the EMS fellowship program at the University of Utah, which specifically trains physicians to become EMS medical directors. This new facet of the relationship allows for greater collaboration between EMS providers and EMS medical directors while also providing the opportunity for U of U Health EMS fellows to participate in and better understand emergency care in the field.
"Enhancing quality of care from start to finish can't happen only with physicians creating protocols or sitting behind computers reviewing cases retrospectively," says Hill Stoecklein, MD, emergency physician and U of U's EMS fellowship director. "We are now filling in the middle ground in the continuum by bringing quality improvement to the scene, at the time of patient care, to further improve the already excellent care that SLCFD provides to the community."
Thanks to the dedicated partnership between U of U Health and SLCFD, this enhanced quality of EMS care will benefit the Salt Lake City region and beyond.
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One of the best cities in Thailand where one must visit is Pattaya. Full of many tourist attractions providing a variety of experiences. Here are our Pattaya itinerary suggestions for 3 days in Pattaya, where you will get a full set of things to do in Pattaya to enjoy!
Pattaya is located on the seaside, so there are many beaches and water activities we want to suggest for the 1st day.
Spend your morning by visiting many islands located near Pattaya city. Enjoying your beach activities such as sunbathing, beach volleyball or riding the banana boat on the beautiful beaches as well as exploring life underwater by snorkeling and scuba diving. You can do all these activities on islands surrounding or nearby Pattaya.
If you'd like to find out the best islands to enjoy aquatic activities, read our blog below!
We also offer activity filled island tours near Pattaya, so take a pick!
Pattaya isn't just all about the beach. If you aren't fond of the beach, there are also plenty of thrilling activities to do inland that you're going to love! Check this list of awesome activities! You've got to try them out, what are you waiting for?
KAAN Show – a new hybrid of live action and cinema, stage performance and world-class technology. The shows are inspired by Thai classical literature and crafted into a 70 minutes performance. There are performances every single day except Monday at 7:30PM. If you'd like to know more about the KAAN Show, refer to our review blog of the KAAN Show below!
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Start your second day in either of the two best Waterparks in Thailand. They are introduced in no particular order so you can choose whichever one you want to go to. First one is Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park – the world's first Cartoon Network themed water park where there a range of attractions from thrilling water slides to kid zones.
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Another waterpark in Pattaya is Ramayana Water Park, the newest and the largest water park in Thailand. It has 50 slides and attractions including a variety of water slides, 3 pools, and a lazy river exhibiting several Thai literature characters.
We are also offering 19% discounted tickets for Ramayana Water Park too!
Chill out for the rest of the day by going to see Dolphin World Pattaya – an outdoor "dolphinarium" that perform dolphin shows. They showcase their amazingly talented dolphins with their dancing and juggling.
Another place is Underwater World Pattaya, which is the first modern aquarium in Thailand that features 105 meters long transparent underwater tunnels. This is a great place to visit particularly for families with kids, as they will learn and enjoy so much about the diversity of underwater creatures.
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Thailand is one of the countries where people are free to express their gender identity. So there are many great shows performed by ladyboys which are only available in Pattaya. Here is our list of the best shows to offer!
Tiffany's Show – the oldest and most popular ladyboy show in Pattaya performed by super talented and beautiful ladyboys including the winner of the Miss Tiffany's Universe Pageant. Don't miss this chance to get discounted offers to go to this must-watch show!
Alcazar Show – presents a combination of dance, music, and storyline with popular Thai and English songs. They depict the glorious history & heritage of Siam with splendid performances like a musical. As always, we are offering tickets to this show at a 40% discount!
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Colosseum Show is the newest and the largest ladyboy cabaret in Pattaya presenting the world-class performances in a luxurious Roman-style stage.
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Spending two days doing many activities is sure to make you fatigued. So spend your final day of the vacation by visiting tranquil attractions like floating markets and rest your muscles getting a massage in spa course!
This is Nong Nooch Tropical Garden – showcasing a wide range of plants in 600-acres of land. The green paradise also serves as a stage for a great show.
Up to 57% discount on Nong Nooch Tropical Garden + Show/Lunch + Transfer option tickets!
A place where you can experience Thai traditions and lifestyle is Pattaya Floating Market – the place is divided into four different sections each representing and selling items from four different regions of Thailand. (North, Northeast, Central, and South) where you can find many eateries, fruit stalls, souvenir shops, and several art galleries. Every afternoon, a cultural show will take place to entertain guests.
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3.) 3rd Day Evening: Treat your body to a nice fatigue killing massage!
End this trip with Let's Relax Spa Packages to repair your body from all the exciting rigorous activities before going back home!
How did you like our list of things to do in Pattaya? Now, do you believe that there are more things to do in Pattaya than just going to beaches and doing aquatic activities? Because we have definitely given you a long list of things to choose from! We hope our blog will help you fill your travel itinerary to Pattaya and make it one of your best trips ever!
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As the Government prepares to release proposals to reform New Zealand's vocational education and training (VET) system, Industry Training Federation chief executive Josh Williams emphasises that the vocational education system must work together to meet the current and emerging needs of industry.
The Government will shortly release proposals to reform New Zealand's vocational education and training (VET) system. The vocational education and training system includes both workplace and provider-based training. These reforms have been sparked by serious financial issues in the institutes of technology and polytechnic (ITP) sector, but they are taking a more fundamental look – how well is our vocational education system contributing to the skills and productivity of New Zealand's workforce?
Rightly, the Coalition Government placed a high priority on New Zealand's skills issues – it's the first theme of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council, and central to the Finance Minister's Future of Work Forum.
Why? Because 96 out of every 100 people in our available workforce are already working. Because businesses across the economy struggle to access the skills they need in the numbers required. Our workers are more qualified than ever but productivity remains relatively low, skills mismatch is high, and a million working New Zealander's have literacy and numeracy skills below the OECD benchmark in a modern economy.
The future is here – accelerated technology, changing employment structures, longer lives, aging workforces and lifelong learning are givens.
The job of a vocational education system is to improve the skills, capabilities and prospects of people already in the workforce, not just those looking for a way in. Its mission needs to focus on upskilling New Zealand's 2.5 million workers, not just our 60,000 school leavers, or 25,000 university graduates.
Around the world, the best vocational education systems integrate the world of education into the world of work. Workplaces themselves are the cornerstone of the system, and rightly so. When 96 out of 100 adults are working, we need them to be learning at work. Work-based training and apprenticeships are the surest way to maintain pace with technological change and ensure New Zealand's investments in skills are getting to where they are most needed.
Right now, 25,000 of New Zealand's employers are also education providers, offering formal ITO training and apprenticeships. That's around 15 percent of all businesses that employ people. Their combined roll is 145,000 students, that's slightly more than those enrolled in University. ITO arranged training and apprenticeships are efficient, bespoke, and cost effective. Students get the right skills because they are working in real industry. There will be a job at the end of their training because they've already got one. Government doesn't have to pay for the buildings, and the students are taxpayers, rather than beneficiaries of the student support system.
At the same time, industry also relies on a sustainable network of ITPs. It does not serve industry when regionally-based ITPs close or fall into disrepair. The best vocational education systems in the world have thriving technical and vocational education colleges, largely populated by people training as part of their employment. They deliver skills most effectively in the classroom, and provide pathways into industry for new entrants and career-changers.
New Zealand needs its ITPs to be supported by funding policies and performance measures that support their connection and contribution to industry. Funding also needs to support and encourage more employers to be part of the VET system. Currently, just six percent of the government's tertiary education and training subsidies go into work-based training and apprenticeships. If we want our VET system to support workforce development, and address our workforce needs and shortages, the Government must invest in more workplace training.
The Industry Training Federation has always argued for a more joined up vocational education system – with adequate and equitable resourcing, sensible success measures linked to entry and progression in the workforce. Fundamentally, the vocational education system must work together to meet the current and emerging needs of industry and New Zealand, as a whole.
However, no matter what track through the system someone takes to get their skills, industry ultimately judges if the skills are right, no matter how the system is organised. Learners either do or don't have a good employment outcome depending on what employers think of their skills and qualifications.
Following that premise, regionally and nationally, the industry voice must determine what is delivered in vocational education. The system then gets on and delivers that, whether work-based, provider-based, online, or permutations of those. Industry must also have meaningful quality levers to ensure that industry standards are being met.
The Industry Training Organisation (ITO) system was conceived on a core principle – that industry wins when the skills are right, and industry loses when the skills are wrong. To achieve this industry must determine skills requirements and ensure that industry standards are being met in education.
This remains even more important today, given the rapid changes in employment structures and technology, and especially necessary in the face of New Zealand's workforce and skills challenges.
The question is: will the Government respond with changes to the current VET system to meet the ongoing needs of New Zealand's workforce and employers – now and into the future?
Does NZ have a set of competency and skill-related educational standards generated by Industry for reference?.
Yes, they are a statutory responsibility of the Industry Training Organisations referred to by Josh. You can find them on the New Zealand Qualification Authority's website.
Completely agree with Josh, we need a radical overhaul in education to meet the future needs of a dramatically changing workplace.
I read your article with interest Josh and yes the big question is 'will the government respond affirmatively.' Mmm, the jury's out on this one!
Is there any hope that the NZ government will follow in the footsteps of the Australian government in terms of older apprentices getting paid the higher wage.


Abstract R.S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory (RSKERL) personnel have evaluated sampling procedures for the collection of representative, accurate, and reproducible ground water quality samples for metals for the past four years. Intensive sampling research at three different field sites has shown that the method by which samples are collected has a greater impact on sample quality, accuracy, and reproducibility than whether the samples are filtered or not. In particular, sample collection practices that induce artifically high levels of turbidity have been shown to have the greatest negative impacts on sample quality. Results indicated the ineffectiveness of bailer for collection of representative metal samples. Inconsistent operator usage together with excessive purging generally resulted in excessive turbidity and large differences in filtered and unfiltered metal samples. The use of low flow rate purging and sampling consistently produced filtered and unfiltered samples that showed no significant differences in concentrations. Turbidity levels were generally less than 5 NTUs, even in fine-textured glacial till. The authors recommend the use of low flow rates, during both purging and sampling.
Supplementary Notes Pub. in FOCUS: Ground Water Monitoring Review, v12 n3 p167-176 Summer 1992. Prepared in cooperation with ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Ada, OK.


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Man accused of decapitating religious statue
Someone destroyed an angel in front of Queen at Peace Catholic Church along Telephone Road near Wayside. The vandal also decapitated the head of one of the Our Lady of Guadalupe statues and broke off her hands.
Other church members caught a 27-year-old man they say caused the damage.
"I think first and foremost we have to forgive him. As a Catholic we're taught to forgive, but I don't think he should escape punishment from the law," church member Alice Torres said.
The church plans to hold its Our Lady of Guadalupe Fest Day on Sunday. The church told us it will cost them $5,200 to repair the damage.
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The Dragon Lady, the Lotus Blossom, and the Robot: Archetypes of Asian Women in Western Media
Isa Iiams
"When we don't see ourselves on television, in the newspaper, or in other media, it's as though we don't exist."
This idea that media, especially film and television, teach us how to think is not unique to Dinah Eng or the few teenagers surveyed. In a novel by author and activist bell hooks titled "Reel to Real: Race, Sex, and Class at the Movies", she explains that "cinema assumes a pedagogical role" in many people's lives. She writes that even if the filmmaker does not intend to teach the audience anything, "that does not mean that lessons are not learned." Since the media we consume becomes a teacher in its own right, issues of representation have weight beyond the buzzword it has become.
As conversations, both nationally and globally, increasingly focus on racial justice and minority oppression, representation in the media has become a hot topic. While we often hear calls for more on-screen representation, it is also important to dissect misrepresentation. Representation itself is not enough. The accuracy of representation is the goal we must strive for and with that comes a necessary critique of the "representation" we already have.
In light of recent blockbusters like "Shang Chi", "Parasite", and "Crazy Rich Asians", conversations around representation have focused more on portrayals of Asians in film and television. The success of these films with majority-Asian casts prove that not only is there demand for Asian representation, but there is money to be made. Before we can aim to increase Asian visibility on screen, we must think critically about the history of Asian representation in Western media.
Whether it's offensive, exaggerated stereotypes like the role of Mr. Yunioshi in "Breakfast at Tiffanys", or white-washing of Asian characters like Scarlett Johasson in "Ghost in the Shell", the topic of Asian representation is not a singular conversation. However, this article will focus on the archetypes of specifically Asian women in American movies and TV — a conversation with clear patterns and yet very little public attention.
1. The Dragon Lady
The Dragon Lady, a term coined by comic book author Milton Caniff, is the strong, ruthless killer, drawing on Orientalist views of the East as barbaric. Think samurai swords, martial arts, dragon imagery, and bodycon qipaos or kimonos (even when not explicitly Chinese or Japanese). As Shoba Rajgopal explains in her article "'The Daughter of Fu Manchu,'" the dragon lady "seduces and then destroys." Rajgopal's article details one of the possible origins of this trope. She describes how Asian women in the early 1900s were not allowed to play a lead role opposite a white man in a time when female roles were limited to being the love interest. As a result, the roles left for Asian women were often that of the villain which continues today as we see the Dragon Lady archetype manifest in villainous roles in action movies or violent video games.
Characters fitting into this archetype of the Dragon Lady are usually hypersexualized and lack emotional depth. Roles like Princess Ling Moy in "Daughter of the Dragon" (the namesake of this trope), O-Ren Ishii in "Kill Bill Vol. 1", and Ling in the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice" are a few that come to mind.
2. The China Doll
The trope of the China Doll, also known as the "Geisha" or "Lotus Blossom," portrays the Asian woman as fragile, submissive, and quiet. Though seemingly opposite from the Dragon Lady, the China Doll archetype also has its roots in Orientalism. Early Western exoticization and fetishization of Asian women serves as the backdrop of this stereotype, in which Asian women are subservient and eager to please usually white men.
In an interview with NPR, sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen discusses the context of this sexualized, Lotus Blossom stereotype. Wang Yuen explains that many US soldiers were customers in the sex trade while serving in the multiple wars America fought in Asia. Soliders, thus, began associating being in Asia, and Asian women, with prostitution. However, this association was already a bias in American culture. Robert G. Lee's book, "Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture", presents the history of American newspapers sensationalizing the association between Asian women and the sex trade as Chinese and Japanese women were forcibly brought to the United States in the late 1800s and sold as prostitutes.
Kim from the musical "Miss Saigon", Chiyo in "Memoirs of a Geisha", and Mantis in Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2", are all Asian female characters who are easily taken advantage of or submissive to the white man. This has also become a common depiction of Asian women in anime and manga, with sexualized images of the "Schoolgirl" — a popular stereotype perpetuated in porn as well.
3. The Robot
As technology advances and the world of Sci-Fi evolves with it, the pattern of Asian women being cast as robots or robots having stereotypically Asian features has become more prevalent. This archetype, which some scholars refer to as "Techno-orientalism", occurs when Asian women are associated with service and "caring for other peoples' emotion-based needs." This continues the theme of Asian women being portrayed as being bodies void of emotion.
Robots are, in their most symbolic form, inhuman, and as such the casting or equation of Asian women as robots supports this "otherness" of Asian women as emotionless. Movies and shows that include this are in "Ex Machina", "Cloud Atlas", or "Alita" in which the Asian woman is dehumanized and is viewed solely for her body, her service, and maybe her intelligence, rather than her feelings, her complexity, or her humanity. She becomes a figure without the capacity for emotional depth.
In all three archetypes, Asian women are presented as sexualized bodies removed from emotion. If we recall hook's comment on the pedagogical role of film, this representation serves to affirm a larger Western tendency to fetishize and exoticize Asian women. It teaches us, Asian and non-Asian alike, that Asian women are cold and emotionally detached, the Dragon Lady, submissive and quiet, the China Doll, and there to serve others, the Robot.
So before rushing to simply add on-screen representation for Asians, filmmakers must question whether their portrayals continue a pattern of potentially harmful stereotypes. As an Asian woman, I want to see Asian women with emotional depth, not as side characters but in leading roles. I want images of Asian women made by other Asian women, not manifestations of Western, Orientalist definitions of who the Asian woman should be. It's well passed due.
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PITCH-LESS ANGELS HOPE FOR THE BEST
By David Whitley of The Sentinel Staf
TEMPE, Ariz. -- If you're a lawyer desperate for business, there are worse places to lurk this spring than the parking lot when an Anaheim Angels pitcher is on the mound.
Even in the cloudless desert, there's usually at least a 50 percent chance of a baseball hailstorm capable of smashing windshields, crunching skulls and ruining a team's World Series chances.
Anaheim's version of doomsday is delivered daily by a pitching staff many think is the worst in the majors. Or minors. Or American Legion ball. Or anywhere else men gather to throw implements over targets.
At least this year, the Angels aren't throwing things at each other. The best news to come out of spring training is no news from the local police blotter.
Anaheim's turbulent clubhouse all but qualified for United Nations monitoring in 1999. But new Manager Mike Scioscia has the Angels humming a happy tune worthy of their Disney owners.
Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work they go. And there is much work to be done, starting with that pitching staff.
It might be acceptable if the Angels were trying to win the 1995 American League West. Time has moved on, but Anaheim is stuck with a group that would appear to be at least five years past its prime.
When Ken Hill is your ace, you don't want to see the rest of the deck. Hill was 4-11 last season, but at least he wasn't born during the Eisenhower Administration. That would be Tom Candiotti, who's 42 and trying to squeeze a few last drops out of his knuckleball. There's Ramon Ortiz, a promising 23-year-old with a suspect shoulder. And Jason Dickson, a former All-Star who has lost his way. Journeyman Kent Mercker is also around. The chilling thought is two-thirds of the way through spring, he was the only starter with an ERA under 6.00. Hence the danger in entering the parking lot without renting an armored suit.
The Angels spent most of the spring in denial, saying their potent bats and a weak division would make up for any pitching deficiencies. Then new General Manager Bill Stoneman realized the only lineup that could make up for that pitching was the '27 Yankees, so he finally consummated the worst-kept trade secret in the business.
Center fielder Jim Edmonds, who was rumored to be going to every team except the Pittsburgh Penguins, was sent to St. Louis for Kent Bottenfield, who had a career year (18-7, 3.97 ERA) in 1999. The qualifier is Bottenfield had won 18 games in his entire career before last season. Still, he qualifies as Sandy Koufax on this staff.
"This deal helps us tremendously," Stoneman said. "This is not a year we're saying we're not going to be a competitive club. This is a year we intend to be an excellent club."
If it sounds as if Stoneman has been inhaling too much Disney pixie dust, there are reasons for some optimism. The Angels' lineup may not be Ruth-Gehrig-etc., but it has enough pop to keep Anaheim in games if everybody stays healthy.
They didn't last year. Mo Vaughn, the most expensive Disney addition since Epcot, tumbled down the dugout stairs chasing a flyball in the season opener. He sprained his ankle and missed 43 games.
The Angels' projected lineup missed 440 of a possible 1,458 starts. When the players weren't hurt, they were griping about then-manager Terry Collins and his drill-sergeant approach. Or sniping about how Vaughn didn't stand up for his teammates in a mid-season beanball brawl.
"We all saw Mike Scioscia when he was catching with the Dodgers -- a hard-nosed guy who knew how to play the game," Vaughn said. "Now we've got someone to play hard for, someone we respect."
Disney certainly hopes so. Management realized this product doesn't exactly rate with Snow White on the lovability scale. It froze most of the ticket and concession prices this season, and is even offering a money-back rebate. If season ticket-holders aren't satisfied after a month, they can cancel and get a refund on remaining games.
A slow start could mean a lot of empty parking spaces in Anaheim. At least that might keep the lawyers away as baseballs rain from the sky.
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Home buy about essay The controversy about genetically modified food
Of the 43 studies with financial or professional conflicts of interest, 28 studies were compositional studies. But little of U. This equivalence was confirmed by more than 80 peer-reviewed publications. Though transgenic corn, soybeans, and cotton—mostly engineered to resist insects and herbicides—have been widely planted since the late s in the United States and in a smattering of other large agricultural countries, including Brazil and Canada, the corn and soybean crops go mainly into animal feed, biofuels, and cooking oils.
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And this manipulation has proven to be a very divisive issue. Even though Schmeiser did not use the herbicide Roundup on this crop, three courts including the Canadian Supreme Court found him guilty of patent infringement, 46 although he never purchased seed from Monsanto or signed their license agreement.
Drought tolerant wheat being developed in Mexico. To be sure, bioengineered crops are a huge commercial success in some countries. Vermont also passed GMO labeling legislation and plans to start in Julyalthough the law has already faced legal challenges by opponents.
Primarily as a result of David vs. And Chipotle announced this week that no GMOs will be used in its food. With both Talens and Crispr, molecular biologists can modify even a few nucleotides or insert and delete a gene exactly where they want on the chromosome, making the change far more predictable and effective.
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Initial funds released for Puna boat ramp
By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 12:05 a.m.
In this 2018 file photo people swim in the pond at the boat ramp at Isaac Hale Beach Park, also known as Pohoiki beach park, in Puna. (Tribune-Herald file photo)
Gov. David Ige has released $500,000 in state funding that will be used for planning and feasibility studies for the possible restoration of the Pohoiki boat ramp.
The only boat ramp between Hilo and Milolii, the Pohoiki ramp closed shortly after Kilauea volcano began erupting in May 2018 and eventually became landlocked by a black sand and cobblestone beach.
The closure has affected the ability of Puna fishermen — who now have to launch from Hilo and boat back to Puna waters — to easily access the ocean and subsequently has impacted their livelihoods.
"Basically, I'm hoping now that the money is released, we could have a realistic cost analysis and timeline analysis on how much and how soon we can rehab the Pohoiki boat ramp," state Rep. Joy San Buenaventura of Puna said. "It seems to me that is where the fishermen, through our community meetings, would like to have the ramp be situated rather than anywhere else (on) the Puna coast."
An engineering study released last June by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources found that efforts to remove the sand and create a channel to the existing ramp would be expensive and full of uncertainties associated with sand movement and coastal processes continuing in and around Pohoiki Bay.
Last August, however, the department's Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation said dredging had been discussed in order to provide temporary access, but the state likely would have to prepare an environmental assessment and obtain the necessary permits for the work.
Dan Dennison, a spokesman for the DLNR, said in November that a proposed short-term solution involves driving sheet piles on either side of the existing boat ramp entrance channel and dredging the channel. At that time, the cost was estimated to be between $8 million and $9 million.
Dennison also said in November that a long-term solution for access was to build a new boat ramp facility on the north side of Pohoiki Bay.
Now that the governor has released the funds, "DLNR is beginning the process of determining how best to proceed in consultation with the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, engineering and the U.S. Corps of Engineers," Dennison said in an email Tuesday.
The funds will also be used explore alternative sites for a new boat ramp at different locations, he said.
"It's good that the money is released so (DLNR) can keep moving forward with their analysis and decision making process," state Sen. Russell Ruderman of Puna said.
He hopes the department will decide to repair the existing boat ramp, which he believes could be done faster and for less money than building another boat ramp.
For most people, having a boat ramp sooner is better, Ruderman said. It also would allow Puna to restore economic activity with fishing and sightseeing as well as restore recreational ocean access.
"That would be a real step toward disaster recovery, if we could restore that boat ramp."
San Buenaventura said she hopes "the short-term plan actually becomes long-term. I am hoping they come up with a plan that will expedite a potentially permanent solution."
San Buenaventura said she has requested further funding for Pohoiki as part of the Capital Improvement Project priorities in the House budget.
Ruderman also introduced Senate Bill 2471, which would allocate $8 million to the DLNR for the Puna boat ramp, but that bill has not been heard by committee.
"Puna lawai'a play a critical role in feeding our community and supporting local economy," County Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz of Puna said. "Since Resolution 218-19 passed the council last summer, lawai'a, county and state stakeholders have made it a point to continuously engage and keep each other apprised of forward momentum. I'm grateful the governor has released funds to help accelerate the design and permitting needed to restore a boat ramp in Puna, a key asset that will help with our island's recovery, food sustainability and overall resilience."
Email Stephanie Salmons at ssalmons@hawaiitribune-herald.com.
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MHS Class of 2008: 10-Year Reunion!
Join your fellow jays of blue for a spirited evening of memories, laughs, drinks, games, performances and more, as we celebrate being old people together. Just 10 years we were hot stepping our way out of the feildhouse to Kanye's coveted "Welcome to the Good Life" and now we're hobbling on withered joints wondering where the time went! Spouses and partners are welcome. One ticket per guest (covers the cost of food, some drinks, decore, etc). Proceeds from the event will be donated to a Menasha-based charity or a scholarship fund. At 12:00pm, interested alumni can make their way to Menasha High School for a tour of the halls we used to haunt! At 7:00pm the event will begin and include a buffet dinner, as well as a variety of pitchers filled with tasty beer. A signature bluejay cocktail will also be avilable for additional purchase. Mingling, slideshows of old photos, a raffle, games and entertainment will ensue. At 10:00pm, those of us who still got it, are welcome to hit the town to keep the festivities alive. Please note: We want ALL OF OUR BLUEJAYS to attend this event. If the ticket price got you doubting your attendance, just email Sam at witthuhns@gmail.com so we can work something out!


Moving from physical to virtual infrastructure. Replacing 5 physical servers with 2 new HP hosts. Moving all services and systems across without user interruption.
We had been running a combination of HP Proliant ML 350s and Dell Poweredge servers for our Windows file shares, Exchange, AD, DHCP, DNS, Patching, AV, VPN etc. This hardware due for renewal so I had been working and researching moving all of it from physical boxes to VMs using VMwares ESXi.
The process involved self study of the VMware software, project planning as to how best to migrate the systems, scheduling of downtime, budget projection and agreement and finally implementation.
I delved deep into the VMware software via their online documentation and also the excellent Masterng VMware vSphere 5 by Scott Lowe. before reading this my virtualisation knowledge was basic but after a few read throughs was much improved!
After obtaining a number of quotations for the hardware required I settled on a vendor and 2 HP Proliant DL380s. 8X300GB drives in each, 64 GB RAM with 6 core Intel Xeon processors. The software required is VMware vSphere Essentials which gives me scope for 3 hosts total. I don't have a business requirement for the higher end features such as vMotion or HA so this licence for circa €500 is sufficient. Veeam backup and replication will provide the redundancy I need allied to a Synology NAS.
The actual migration process was done over a few weeks. I created new virtual domain controllers on the VMware hosts and allowed replication to do its thing (safest way to do this). Moved the FSMO roles and then was able to decommission the old physical DCs.
Exchange I used the swing migration technique which involved spinning up a new Exchange VM and then migration the mailboxes and services over the course of a weekend.Again, I plummed for this as a safer bet over a P2V.
Our main file server I used VMwares P2V migration tool as it had some legacy software installed I couldn't reinstall on a fresh VM. This worked without a hitch thankfully.Other not as critical servers I moved via P2V also, our WSUS and AV boxes.


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Q: POST with multiple fields having the same name I'm trying to gather some data from an API that requires POST parameters like this
POST /v2/address/addr/ HTTP/1.1
Host: api.omniwallet.org
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
addr=test1&addr=test2

CURL version
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d "addr=test1&addr=test2" "https://api.omniwallet.org/v2/address/addr/"

https://api.omniwallet.org/#doc-general-notes
Problem is that as you can see the fields have the same name "addr".
So i tried to put the data in a array called "addr"
var options = { 'method' : 'POST' ,'payload' : { addr: [ "test1", "test2"] } };
var result = UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://api.omniwallet.org/v2/address/addr/', options);

but it didn't worked, server does not recognizes the form data fields on the list "addr".
Also tried
var options = { 'method' : 'POST' ,'payload' : { addr: "test1", addr: "test2" } };
var result = UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://api.omniwallet.org/v2/address/addr/', options);

But it also doesn't work cause it will consider only the value of the second "addr" field (obviously).
Are there anyways of executing this POST method in some other way where i can force the "addr=test1&addr=test2" like in the CURL example ?
Thanks !

A: *

*You want to convert the curl command to Google Apps Script.

If my understanding is correct and the server you want to use needs the values as the form data, how about this modification?
Modification points:

*

*In your curl command, the values of addr=test1&addr=test2 is sent as the form of "addr": ["test1", "test2"].

*

*At your 1st try, the array of addr cannot be parsed.

*At your 2nd try, only addr: "test2" is sent because of the same key is used.

When above points are reflected to the script, the modified script is as follows.
Modified script:
In this modification, options was modified. I think that this is the same result with @TheMaster.
var options = {
  method: 'POST',
  payload: 'addr=test1&addr=test2', // Modified
};

If this didn't work, I'm sorry.

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Mister President, We Cannot Afford A Demon Sheep Gap!
By Ed Driscoll Feb 03, 2010 7:44 PM ET
Picture yourself sitting in with the Mad Men in Sterling Cooper's boardroom. Or that great smoky projection room near the beginning of Citizen Kane.
"Boys, we've just landed the Carly Fiorina acount. She's running for the Senate in California, and she wants us to make her next YouTube clip. Any ideas?"
"Well, we could say that Tom Campbell, her Republican opponent who just parachuted into the Senate race after deciding not to run for the governorship isn't fiscally conservative."
"Yeah, but we're talking Sacramento here. Nobody is fiscally conservative. He inherited a bloated budget, and there's only so much one Republican can do in a Democrat-controlled state. I mean, look at Schwarzenegger."
"We could paint him as a sheep."
"A what?"
"You know, a sheep, not a leader."
"And? We're getting paid the big bucks here, fellas! Besides, those guys doing the GOP ads in Chicago have already set the bar pretty high. What do you want me to do, put some actor in a sheep's suit?"
"Yes. With glowing red eyes, like he's the devil or something. You know, like that Darth Maul character from the Star Wars movies. Or the Terminator, to tie him in with Schwarzenegger. Think of it as…Demon Sheep!"
"I like it! Boys, we've got a winner with this one. Run that baby! Get it up on YouTube, pronto."
"Don't you mean EweTube, boss?"
"BWAHAHAHAHAH! What could wrong with this idea?!"
Click on photo, scroll to about 2:20 into the clip to find out:
(And if you're on Twitter, search on the #Demonsheep hashtag for endless jokes from both sides of the aisle about this ridiculous ad.)
Update: Pejman Yousefzadeh does not mince words (though the above ad does put me in the mood for mint jelly for some reason): "The Worst Political Ad In History."
Update: Demon Sheep merchandise (presumably made of 100 percent demonic fibers) is available in the lobby.
Update: Mary Katharine Ham on the satanic lamb:
This thing's going viral, but not necessarily in a way that will help Carly Fiorina's message. It just oozes that special brand of ludicrous hilarity that the Internet loves, and the Internet will give the demon sheep many, many lives. And, you will now be able to say, "I knew the demon sheep when."
If I thought the creation of the demon sheep was an intentional Internet hit, I'd be impressed, but I'm not sure it was. Nor am I sure that the true inanity required to produce viral hits will ever be the kind of thing that serves political campaigns well, but here's to the Fiorina campaign for creating something we'll all remember.
More from Allahpundit: "Geraghty thinks it's genius, but I came away from it wondering more what Fiorina was thinking than what Campbell was thinking. Not good."


Or "The elves and the shoe maker".
We went on a shoe mission the last couple of days. Remember the paper shoes from a while back? Well, the kids loved that, so I thought we'd investigate a few other ways to make some play shoes.
I mentioned wanting to try and squish some tin foil onto a pair of regular shoes to make sparkly genie slipers at the end of my tin foil dress up post last week. We did have a go at that and the kids stuck a load of jewels and pom poms on them. This is how they ended up. Don't worry, the shoes underneath are undamaged.
Ages ago I saw a post on Earth and Living about making leather viking shoes for adults and that got me thinking that I'd love to let the kids make some with felt or craft foam, so we tried that too. I measured and cut out the pattern from one sheet of blue craft foam (great instructions on how to do this in the tutorial here) and the kids coloured them, then it just took a pipe cleaner to tie all the toe pieces together and a pair of old laces. I glue gunned the heels together. They would be more durable if I'd made them from felt, but I wanted the kids to be able to colour them in.
Lastly, I had nine kids over on Tuesday and we made cardboard and pipecleaner flip flops. Now you have to help me out here, because I saw this idea on another blog a little while ago, but I've searched and I can't find where it was now. I know it was a mum that did this with two children and it really was exactly what we've done here (cardboard, pipecleaners and beads), so I'd love to link to her and give her credit for what was a totally fun craft for a lot of kids. Anyone know who I'm talking about?
LiEr made some cardboard shoe templates for her kids to practice tying laces with recently, but awesome as that is, it's not the post I'm thinking of.
Anyway, I'll update the post when I find the illusive blog link I am referring to.
LiEr found the link for me! It's from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman. Here it is! She credits Teaching Two, so go have a look at these two links to see more of this craft! There are also lots of versions of flip flops on the intertoobs made by kids using craft foam for the soles and ribbons as the straps.
I drew around the kid's shoes and cut the soles out of more pilfered Costco cardboard with my trusty exacto knife. Only six pairs cut out in this pic. We had three more kids arrive and join in later. I labelled the backs of the soles with the kid's names to avoid confusion.
The kids then coloured in their shoe soles with markers and crayons.
This was a really good project for a lot of preschoolers at once (aged 3 to 5). They were all very proud to have made their own custom shoes to take home.
Hi KM, I don't know if my original comment got saved or not because my Bad Computer produced an error message! Grrr. Are these the flipflops you're looking for?
I laughed a bit when typing "flipflops" because the insane thing in my head was asking, "JK? RS?" We call them slippers back home in Singapore, and flipflops are those circuitry thingies. Anyway, in case that first comment didn't get to you, these many shoes you and the kids made are so much fun! Thanks for linking to me, though my shoes are not anywhere as wearable as these beauties in your post!
Awesome LiEr! You are the blog librarian! That was the post I was looking for! I'll update my post with it. Thanks!
Thought those shoes and pizza looked familiar!
I so love your blog & all your great activities. Thanks for sharing!!
I am a very creative spirit and to my ultimate woe my oldest daughter is the epitome of non-creative. Hopefully some of your girl's lovely imagination will rub off on her!
So creative!!! I love to encourage children to this way!
Congratulations! And thank for sharing!
We made these and linked to your site! Thanks!


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https://www.middletownpress.com/sports/article/Here-are-the-sideline-highlights-from-the-BCS-11788628.php
Here are the sideline highlights from the BCS National Championship Game
Fred Robledo, Los Angeles News Group
Published 1:13 pm EST, Tuesday, January 7, 2014
http://youtu.be/zb8UFeIFn4Y
Media: The Middletown Press
This is a video mashup from the BCS Championship, including final plays, player and coach interviews, and the celebration following the game at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 6, 2014. Florida State beat Auburn 34-31.
Florida State's Kelvin Benjamin catches the game-winning touchdown pass during the second half of the NCAA BCS National Championship college football game against Auburn Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Pasadena, Calif. less
Florida State's Kelvin Benjamin catches the game-winning touchdown pass during the second half of the NCAA BCS National Championship college football game against Auburn Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Pasadena, ... more