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12th April 2019 Jayne Clements Show Us Your Scoots
Dave Hamilton of Bradford Night Owls SC watched the film Apocalypse Now in 1979. He didn't realise it at the time but he would be so inspired by it that it would form the basis for a custom scooter he would start to build in 2008.
Brotherly support
While looking for a suitable GP Lambretta to support his custom scooter project in 2008, Dave came across one such model advertised as a barn find in Pickering, North Yorkshire. The scooter was a bargain at £900 and having borrowed £500 from his brother he went over to Pickering with him in a van to get it. Dave paid for the GP and they got it into the four-wheeler. On their way home Dave's brother explained his opinion of the purchase to Dave saying: "What have you done!? It's pile of shite! I wouldn't pull it out of a skip!" Dave said: "I had to agree. It looked like it had been dragged out of a river, it was a proper mess, but it was exactly what I wanted. The scooter was 100% original and originality was one of the main priorities on my list. The engine and frame numbers matched and the panels were all correct. I'd got the blank canvas I wanted to work from."
Dave always had the desire to complete a no-holds-barred custom scooter and prior to his final choice he'd considered several themes, Dave said: "I thought about various album covers and I'd thought about various bands and movies. Apocalypse Now was a movie I'd seen back in 1979 and it'd stayed with me. The drama, the characters, the phrases and the action, I knew it was right path to follow; the options were endless."
Dave started stripping the scooter and commissioned Grant Hood to complete the initial paintwork and base coats. Dave said: "Before I choose any specialist or any parts I like to have a good look round. I like to explore all the available options and I eventually work out what suits me best for the matter I'm trying to deal with."
Dave chose AF Rayspeed to carry out the initial engine work and the scooter runs on a set of Pacemaker gears. Dave said: "I'd been looking all over for a set of Pacemaker gears and I couldn't believe it when, by chance, I found a set on the first stall I came to at a parts fair, which was right here in Bradford!"
As the rebuild developed the whole concept of Dave's planning and choices was beginning to come together. Dave said: "I wanted to create a blend of murals, and phrases from the film, which were supported with similar engraved features on the scooter. I wanted it to be a custom scooter, which you'd walk round and you'd develop the picture of the theme as you looked at it, and the longer you looked at it the more features you'd begin to see.
Eye for detail
"It was critical to get the right blend of the story around the scooter and everything had to match up accurately." Dave commissioned Adi Clark to complete the engraving work and Dave explained how Adi's eye for accuracy had supported him with this. Dave said: "There were a couple of examples where I'd had ideas which were slightly off the mark. One was where I'd asked Adi to engrave corpses hanging from the trees on the forks, which depicts a scene in the movie at Kurtz's colony. Adi took the idea away, had a look at it and told me that it wouldn't work because we'd lose the detail, so I scrapped the idea and went with Adi's alternative suggestion. Another was when Adi told me he'd been researching what various types of barbed wire there were because he wanted to make sure he engraved the right type of barbed wire onto the scooter to keep the accuracy of the theme."
The base coat at the front of the scooter is metallic gold candy. The base coat at the rear and on the side-panels is metallic green candy. The green represents the humidity of the Vietnam Jungle, and the gold candy represents bomb explosions and landing zone flares. Once you've been drawn into the theme by the base coats the fantastic murals of Grant Hood, Colin Fitzgerald and Ty Lawer take you into the movie itself. The front of the legshields reveal murals of Marlon Brando's character Colonel Kurtz and Lt Colonel Kilgore in the classic 'surf or die' scene. On the right side-panel there is ghosted image of Lt Colonel Kilgore set between the Air Cavalry's attack formation and another menacing image of Kurtz. On the left-side panel there is a ghosted side profile image of Captain Willard and several 'Huey' helicopters set between murals of Lt Colonel Kilgore's deployment from his helicopter, 'Death from Above', and Lance B Johnson in the patrol boat's twin 50 cal gun position. The sharp shine of the chrome gives the feel of the sun glistening on the Nung River and the gold plated metalwork around the scooter supports the flashes of explosions.
I asked Dave about the paintwork on the inside of the legshields. He said: "I knew exactly what I wanted on the tool box door but I gave Grant carte blanche on the rest of the inside area. Grant came up with this idea, which is a map showing the Nung River, which Willard travelled up in his mission to track Kurtz down, we both agreed it worked." Dave went on to explain that this was another example where the specialists he'd commissioned to work with him had done their research into the theme and positively contributed, developing their ideas into the scooter.
Since the original engine build, Dave has upgraded to an RB20 kit with a Wossner piston. The scooter's pretty keen on fuel so Dave had the foresight to fit it with a 17 litre long-range petrol tank. Under the headset is a brass kit by MB Scooters, and a Taffspeed upper steering bearing. Explaining the brass kit and the steering bearing Dave said: "The brass kit improves the gear changes and increases the response to the throttle by so much you wouldn't believe! And the upper steering bearing improves the whole integrity of the ride." The existing flywheel cover is a one off item, which has the swords of the Air Cavalry running across it. However, Dave explained that he intends to replace this with a Casa mag flange flywheel kit.
The number of features Dave has developed into this scooter is unbelievable. Dave's mission was to produce a top-end custom scooter, and he found his inspiration for its theme from a film he was passionate about. His passion drove him to think carefully about every step he's taken with the development of 'Apocalypse'. He did his research and kept his focus. He wanted the scooter to be one which you'd walk round and it would immerse you in its theme and that is what happens with 'Apocalypse'.
Name: Dave Hamilton
Scooter club: Bradford Night Owls.
How and when did you first become interested in scooters: 1979, when I was 16-17 years old I watched Quadrophenia and that set things going.
First scooter: Lambretta GP200 purchased in Bradford for £200 in 1979.
Favourite scooter model: Lambretta GP. I love the lines and the shape.
First rally or event: Scarborough 1980.
How did you get there? Vespa P200E.
What is your funniest experience with a scooter? In 2014 we were going to the Scarborough National Rally when we got stuck in a traffic jam on the A64. Me and my mates pulled out to the right and filtered through the line of traffic. We'd got about two miles when we realised one of our group was missing. We pulled in and eventually, two pints later he caught us up. The problem was that his scooter was loaded up with lights and mirrors and he couldn't squeeze through the gap between the cars!
What do you like about rallies/events? The music, the scooters, the people and the craic in general!
What do you dislike about rallies/events? Moaners!
What's your favourite Scootering magazine feature: Custom scooter pages and technical tips.
Your favourite custom/featured scooter of all time: 'Spirit Walker'.
SCOOTER DETAILS
Name of scooter: 'Apocalypse'
Scooter model: 1970 Lambretta GP125 (Italian).
Date purchased & cost: Barn find in 2008. Cost £900.
Inspiration for project: The 1979 film Apocalypse Now.
Time to build & by who: Currently, about nine years.
Engine spec
Kit: RB20.
Crank: AF Rayspeed race crank.
Carb: 34 mil Dellorto.
Exhaust: AF Race.
Clutch: LTH 46 clutch.
Gearbox: Pacemaker.
Describe engine performance and power delivery: Smooth and clean.
Top speed & cruising speed: 75-80mph.
Paintwork & murals done by: Original paintwork by Grant Hood. Additions by Ty Lawer and Colin Fitzgerald.
Is there any engraving done by: All by Adi Clarke.
Is there any chrome: Chrome by Karl Russell — Quality Chrome. Gold by Scott at Pure Gold Plating.
Is there anyone you wish to thank? Adi Clarke, Colin Fitzgerald, Ty Lawer, Grant Hood, AF Rayspeed, Dave at Dog Speed, Scott at Pure Gold, Karl Russel at Quality Chrome, Dave
Nichols (see you soon).
Released in 1979 Francis Ford Coppola's classic cult movie Apocalypse Now explores the madness and moral dilemmas of the Vietnam War. Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is an American Special Forces officer who is sent on a secret mission to kill the renegade Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Kurtz has gone off the rails and has surrounded himself with brainwashed natives in a jungle fortress. Willard's journey up the Nung River brings him into numerous situations, one of which is contact with the bloodthirsty, battle-hardened, surf loving Lt Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall).
From 1965 to 1973, the Bell UH-1, officially named 'Iroquois' and nicknamed 'Huey' was the most common utility helicopter used in Vietnam.
Typical armament included two M-60D machine guns on fixed door mounts manned by the crew chief on the left and a door gunner on the right. The M-60D is a 7.62mm calibre weapon, which fires approximately 600 to 700 rounds per minute. The large ammunition box magazines below the M-60s could hold roughly 2000 rounds of linked 7.62mm ammunition, and were a typical field modification replacing the authorized 'can' which held just 500 rounds.
Words: Stu Smith
Photographs: Gary Chapman
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Since 1995 the Idaho Community Foundation has selected a Friend of the Foundation, which recognizes exceptional contributions to the success of ICF. The award is presented at our annual events, which are held throughout the state.
Eighteen months into their retirement, former ICF President and CEO Bob Hoover and his wife Leslee had developed an enviable routine. Their days began with walks for their two 8-year-old English labs, Molly and Bismarck. Then they would exercise at the Kroc Center for an hour (Bob) or two (Leslee). They'd finish the day sitting on the back deck of their home overlooking Lake Coeur d'Alene.
But that was before a recent late morning phone call from The College of Idaho asking for their help. Charlotte Borst, the college's president, was stepping down and the college wanted a steady, familiar hand to guide it while the search for a new president was underway. Bob had served as The C of I president from 2003-2009.
The Hoovers had a lengthy discussion over a couple of days about quitting their idyllic retired life and returning to work.
They discussed the early mornings, late evenings and frequent travel. And they discussed being part of a vibrant, young community, seeing longtime friends and colleagues, and living closer to their twin grandsons. In the end, the choice was obvious.
Bob and Leslee have always been committed to Idaho's people, places and the organizations that enrich the quality of life here. Both have devoted their lives and careers to education and nonprofits.
Prior to their involvement with ICF and The College of Idaho, Bob was President of the University of Idaho and Leslee was his Executive Assistant. She later served as Executive Assistant to Treasure Valley YMCA CEO Jim Everett.
"I have been so lucky and fortunate in my life and I love giving others the opportunity to find their passions," Leslee said.
They love that ICF reaches into small, rural Idaho communities to provide support. Leslee is from Hope, Idaho, a community of 88 people east of Sandpoint.
"ICF has provided grants to a childcare in Hope and the rural fire department. They were small grants, but they made a big difference to the people who live there because they need those services," Leslee said.
Bob and Leslee have a Greatest Need endowment fund through ICF. Grants from Greatest Need funds are distributed based on recommendations from ICF's regional grants panels. They are flexible so they can meet the changing needs of a region.
They love having an endowed fund because they know it will continue to provide grants forever. "That's significant and over time will have a real impact on Idaho," Bob said.
Bob and Leslee have been married for 11 years. They have three children and mourned the loss of son Shayne earlier this year. They have six grandchildren.
Nicole Kissler said her first introduction to philanthropy came as a very young child in church.
"The collection basket would come around and my dad would hand each of us some money to put into it," she said.
That tradition may have been Nicole's first introduction, but the Kissler family has been one of Idaho's most generous families for three generations. Jim and Nicole say there were never any formal discussions about the importance of philanthropy, it's just part of the family's culture.
Larry Kissler, who is Jim's father and Nicole's grandfather, purchased Norco, Inc. in 1968 and moved his family from Massachusetts to run the business, which had locations in Twin Falls and Boise. Today, the company has locations in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Jim bought the business from Larry in 1985. Norco recently underwent a transition and is now a proudly employee-owned company. Jim still serves as CEO and Nicole is Director of Medical Reimbursement. Both also sit on the Board of Directors of the Kissler Family Foundation (KFF), which is a supporting organization of ICF.
KFF and ICF have a long history together. Jim knew ICF founder John Fery, whom he refers to as "the grandfather of charitable giving," and knows Roger Martell, who was part of the team that established ICF in 1988.
Nicole said she has grown up knowing about ICF and is happy to be building her own relationship with the foundation.
Nicole said she looks forward to showing the next generation of Kisslers the joy of giving and the importance of philanthropy.
John and Karen Rosholt of Twin Falls have been involved with ICF since the early days of the foundation. ICF founder John Fery, who passed away in February, approached Rosholt and asked him to help rally Magic Valley companies and foundations to support the newly created community foundation.
Fery got the support he needed for ICF, raising $1 million in assets in the foundation's first year and raising $5 million in assets in less than five years. He got the Rosholts involved as well. John and Karen have each served on ICF's Southwest Competitive Grants Panel and ICF's South Central Idaho Leadership Council. John served a nine-year term on ICF's Board of Directors.
The Rosholts established an ICF endowment in 1998 to help support the foundation's operations and they have been ICF members since 2001.
John, a partner at Barker Rosholt & Simpson LLP, is a well-known water rights expert. Karen, a retired teacher is the first woman to be president of the Blue Lake Country Club in Twin Falls and is a three-time president of PEO, a philanthropic organization that supports women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship.
They think ICF is a good option for people who want to give in Idaho and the Magic Valley.
"Government support is in decline and with an ICF fund you can direct grants to the organizations that you want to help," John said.
Karen said she enjoys seeing the results of ICF grants in communities throughout the state. "We can drive anywhere Idaho and I can see projects that I remember learning about as a grants panelist," she said.
The Rosholts met at the University of Idaho in 1964 during John's last year of law school and Karen's senior year as an undergraduate. They celebrated their 50th anniversary on the Oregon Coast last summer. They have three children, Bekki Madron, Kirsten Lehman and Patrick Rosholt, all of whom are University of Idaho graduates, and three grandchildren.
When Alan Van Orden was first invited to join the ICF Board of Directors in 2007, he was pleased but uncertain he could complete the nine years of service.
"That sounded like forever!" he recalls with a smile. But he accepted because he was familiar with ICF's work and thought it would be a good opportunity to visit his son and grandchildren during the board meetings in Boise.
Van Orden, who served as Board Treasurer for many years said his favorite part of being a board member was getting to know people from around the state and becoming familiar with the work of many nonprofits.
He recalled that ICF hosted a reception in Pocatello for local grant recipients shortly after he joined the board. He was moved by the stories the nonprofits told about how they would use their ICF grants.
"I am always touched when I see people giving of their resources for the benefit of others," he said.
Van Orden's role on the ICF Board led to the F.M., Anne G., and Beverly B. Bistline Foundation becoming an ICF fund. The growth of the Bistline Foundation created challenges for its volunteer advisors so it made sense to convert it to an ICF fund. Since then, the Bistline Foundation Fund has provided nearly $600,000 in grants to arts-related nonprofits in southeast Idaho.
In addition to ICF, Van Orden has served on the boards of several other nonprofits including the Idaho State Civic Symphony, of which he was board president, The Salvation Army and the Idaho State University Foundation Board, of which he is currently the treasurer. He has also been involved in the Kasiska Foundation, which provides scholarships for students studying health-related fields at Idaho State University.
Van Orden graduated from Idaho State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and earned his master's degree from the University of Illinois. He returned to Pocatello with his wife Sherry to teach accounting at ISU. A few years later he received a full-time job offer as an accountant from Neal Jordan.
"It was decision time," Van Orden recalls. With a growing family, he took the full-time job and has been a CPA at Jordan & Co. for almost 50 years.
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The Marines Visit Seattle
By Malcolm Muir
A MV-22B Osprey on approach to Boeing Field
Summer in Seattle means lots of things to locals in the Pacific Northwest. Â Long days with the sun setting at 10pm, with Mt. Rainier standing out tall and proud in the skyline. Â Blue skies, sun, and outdoor fun, but most of all it means one thing for AvGeeks: Â Jet noise!
During the first weekend of August in Seattle is Seafair, and the main attraction has always been the Blue Angels (it also coincides with Fleet Week). Â However, this year, things were a little bit different over the skies and on the ground in Seattle. Â The United States Marine Corps (USMC) came to town. Â They were not going to let the US Navy have all the fun, and this year, it was time to bring Marine Week to Seattle.
The United States Marine Corps takes over the Museum of Flight for Marine Week – Photo: Jennifer Nagle
This year the USMC decided to bring Marine Week to Seattle to showcase and honor not only the Marine Corps as a whole, but also how much of a role the Corps has to the local area. Â People in Seattle could meet the Marines themselves, learn about what they do, why they do it, and then get to see how they do it. Â The biggest part of the weekend would be the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) demonstration over the skies of Lake Washington.
A Bell MV-22B Osprey being towed into the Museum of Flight in preparation for Marine Week
A good portion of the Marine Week festivities were being showcased at the Museum of Flight. To help AvGeeks get an early taste before the official program began, they hosted a group of us on the balcony to watch preparations.  As the Marines transformed the museum's parking lot into the focus of the week, vehicles and aircraft were moved in to allow people to explore. The highlight of the day for me was watching them roll in the Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey, an aircraft I would get up close with later in the week.
The Osprey is a unique aircraft known as a tilt rotor.  Able to take off and land like a helicopter, but also capable of cruising in flight like a turboprop gives this aircraft unique abilities.  It can fly at a speed almost double what a helicopter of the same size could do.
The engine nacelles tilt up or down, giving it the "tilt rotor" name. Â However, to give the aircraft the power to take off and land, you need large rotors, and in this case the Osprey has three blades on each engine.
Three very LARGE blades; when you look at them on the ground, they sure do dominate. Â As the aircraft was also designed to deploy from smaller naval vessels, the rotors and wings can fold down to allow for better storage. Â How much can it fold down? Well, the width and length of the main fuselage is all you need to store one of these aircraft when not in flight. Â It can pretty much store within itself!
Being up close and personal with the Osprey shows just how big those rotors really are!
Getting up close with the Osprey later in the week allowed me to really see just how big those rotors are, and how small the Osprey actually seems.  The inside can hold ten tons of cargo, but isn't big enough to fit a vehicle.  Not being able to carry one internally isn't that big of a problem for the Osprey.  Rig some ropes or chains underneath, and it can just lift it into the fight!
The icing on the cake for AvGeeks during Marine Week is the Marine Air Ground Task Force Demonstration (MAGTF). Â Held right before the Navy Blue Angels got into the skies, the demonstration showcased what the Marine Corps can do in a battle by coordinating units on the ground, in the air, and their logistics.
A UH-1Y Venom Helicopter on display at Marine Week
Although you won't see too much of a ground component due to the lake, the MAGTF demo got to show the kind of insertions the Marines would do into a water area.  Participating was almost every aircraft type from the Marine Corps fleet, from the new Viper & Venom (no longer the Vietnam-era versions of the Cobra and Huey you once knew) helicopters, along with the Osprey, Sea Knight, Super Sea Stallion & even a Hornet or two into the mix.
Watching the Stallions drop some troops into the lake along with a rubber boat, then forming up in the sky with a KC-130J Hercules tanker to take on some fuel was an amazing sight.  Watching a helicopter do air-to-air refueling looks like such an unnatural act.  Add in high-speed passes by Harrier's demonstrating close air support and then a few more passes with some hovering time in between.
AV-8B Harrier sitting at the Museum of Flight
The closing of the MAGTF demo has a fly past of most of the helicopters involved with the demonstration, but the real culminating event was the extraction of a few troops from the middle of the lake.  After fast roping onto a barge in the lake from a UH-1Y Venom, the Marines readied for the helicopter's return.  When it did, they hooked up into a special rig that would lift them out, together, on the one rope.  The Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction technique is a unique way to get in or out of a location.  It essentially looks like they are dangling from the end of a rope below the helicopter.  Not something I would want to try!
Bonus: Get a Marine's View of this demonstration from SeaFair
A UH-1Y Venom picks up a group of Marines and exfils them from Lake Washington  Photo: Jennifer Nagle
Marine Week was most certainly a great event, allowing people to be able to get up close and personal not only with the aircraft and equipment of the USMC, but also with the Marines themselves. Â The USMC do a fantastic job serving our country, and a week showcasing them is never really enough. Â Hopefully we can see Marine Week return to Seattle again in the future!
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CORRESPONDENT - SEATTLE, WA. Mal is an Australian native who has been a huge fan of airlines and aviation and currently works in airport-related operations. Email: [email protected]
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I had the chance to chat a bit with one of the HMLA-169 pilots next to his Venom in the hangar deck of the Essex. As a former Navy SAR helo pilot, I had many friends from that squadron from my deployment with them on the Tarawa during Desert Storm. It was good to see that the squadron was still around.
No kidding about the 'Y' not being a 'N' anymore! Even the back up avionics are digital — quite a change from the "steam gauge" era of the helos I flew and the UH-1Ns from that time.
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Combate Americas Tucson Arizona March 13 2020
Published on February 27, 2020 February 27, 2020 by Penny Buffington
COMBATE AMERICAS SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON FLYWEIGHT DIVISION
WITH 'SUPERFLY' AT TUCSON ARENA ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13,
LIVE ON UNIVISION, TUDN AND AXS TV IN THE U.S.,
TELEVISA CANAL 5 IN MEXICO
FLYWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
JUAN "LEADFEATHER" PUERTA VS. IVAN "NINO DEMOLEDOR" LOPEZ
FLYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT
GERMAN ORPINEDA PONCE VS. FEDERICO "THE FILIPINO FLASH" FLORES
FEATURED WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT BOUT:
MARIA FAVELA VS. MARIA DEL ROCIO VELAZQUEZ
PLUS: EIGHT PRELIMINARY BOUTS FEATURING
TUCSON'S MOST EXCITING TALENT, INCLUDING UNBEATEN LEVI ESCOBAR
AND SIBLINGS DORIAN RAMOS AND ANDY PEREZ
Combate Americas announced IT will shine the spotlight on its burgeoning men's and women's flyweight (125 pounds) divisions with a collection of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts in this weight class when it returns to Tucson, Ariz. on Friday, March 13, live on television in the U.S. in Spanish on both Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) and TUDN USA (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), and in English on AXS TV (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), and in Mexico on Televisa Canal 5 (11 p.m. local time).
"Combate Americas: Superfly" will take place at Tucson Arena in the Tucson Convention Center, and be headlined by the promotional debut of world-ranked, former champion Juan "Leadfeather" Puerta (18-6), who will face off with fellow speedster Ivan "Nino Demoledor" Lopez (14-4-1).
Prided from $18, tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. MT at Ticketmaster.com.
"The flyweight division is home to some of the most intense and fast-paced action in the sport, and one of our best assets, so it's about time we dedicate the main card of our TV show to this group of men and women," said Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.
Fighting out of Miami, Fla., the 32-year-old Puerta, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with Combate Americas, is in the midst of a seven-fight win streak that began in 2017 and that includes four victories by way of (T)KO or submission.
To date, Puerta has notched 10 of his 18 career wins by way of submission and, in his last effort on October 19, 2019, the Colombian American who trains at American Top Team forced Reynaldo Adolfo to tap out from an armbar in the fourth round of battle.
Puerta will be faced with a seasoned battler in the 34-year-old Lopez, who hails from Tijuana, B.C., Mexico, and is a veteran of competition in the U.S., Brazil and Dominican Republic.
Lopez, who has earned 9 of his 14 career victories by way of (T)KO or submission will look to rebound from back-to-back defeats following a three-fight win streak.
The co-main event announced today will see undefeated (5-0) kickboxer German Orpineda Ponce (0-0) of Chihuahua, Mexico make his MMA rules debut against fellow striking sensation Federico "The Filipino Flash" Flores (1-1) of Phoenix, Ariz.
In a featured women's flyweight contest, Maria Favela (0-0) of Tijuana will make her much-anticipated professional debut against unbeaten Muay Thai and grappling sensation Maria Del Rocio Velazquez (0-0) of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
In undercard action announced today, Tucson siblings Dorian Ramos (0-0) and Andy Perez (7-11) will compete in separate bouts on the card.
The 26-year-old Ramos will make his debut as a professional in a featherweight (145 pounds) contest against unbeaten Ivan "The Titan" Tena (1-0) of Tucson.
Perez, a 31-year-old crowd pleaser, will square off with Tucson rival Jesus Rivas (2-3) in a bantamweight (135 pounds) contest.
Unbeaten, 23-year-old prospect Levi Escobar (1-0) of Tucson will return to action after an extended layoff due to injury, and face Steven Trevino (0-0) of El Paso, Texas at lightweight (155 pounds).
Also at lightweight, Alejandro Arredondo (4-4) will battle fellow Phoenix resident Derrick Brown (1-5).
Raymond Pina (9-4) will go to war with fellow Tucson resident James Cannon (7-4) in a welterweight (170 pounds) scrap.
Elsewhere on the undercard, unbeaten Bruce Xavier (1-0) of Phoenix will face Michael Tovar (0-1) of El Paso via Medellin, Colombia at middleweight (185 pounds).
Another featherweight tilt will see Arturo "Chucky" Guzman (2-3) meet Roberto Romero (1-2) of El Paso.
In the sole amateur matchup that will take place on the card, Leslie Hernandez (1-0) of Phoenix will face off with Jharely Reyes (0-0) of Phoenix in a 113-pound catchweight meeting.
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When Summer Game Fest 2022 will be held?
Berat Ozkan | May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 | Gaming, Main Grid, News, PC, PlayStation, Xbox
Additional details and the official date for Summer Game Fest have been revealed. Geoff Keighley, founder of The Game Awards, announced via his Twitter account that this year's Summer Game Fest will take place between the 9th-12th of June. The highly anticipated game event is slated to begin at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET/ 6 PM GMT. In addition to being broadcast on digital platforms such as YouTube and Twitch, Geoff stated that Summer Game Fest will also be shown in IMAX theaters to provide a realistic experience. Given that E3 and ESA have been canceled, Summer Game Fest will try to live up to the hype with new world premiers, announcements, trailers, and reveals.
Get ready!!@IMAX is teaming us with us for #SummerGameFest on June 9 and @TheGameAwards in December!
That's right: Watch all the reveals, surprises and announcements with your friends in select IMAX theaters for full-scale immersion 🙂
This is going to be cool! IMAX LIVE! pic.twitter.com/dvQPIgqF09
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) May 5, 2022
Popular developer companies will take place in the event
Elden Ring was first shown in last year's Summer Game Fest, so players can expect to hear breathtaking announcements from developers. Activision, Ubisoft, Square Enix, SEGA, and over 20 developers will be partners of Summer Game Fest, so it is quite possible that the first gameplay footage from Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will be shown in the event. There also may be fresh news on the Final Fantasy series. Square Enix can be expected to release DLC for its popular RPG series, or Ubisoft may reveal that a new Far Cry game is on its way. It would not surprise us if Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Capcom scatter something about their stylish titles.
Summer Game Fest 2022 will be completed in four days. On the first day of the event, many announcements and game reveals will pour down on us like rain in a showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley. Tribeca Interactive, developer of A Plague Tale: Requiem, will be with the community throughout the second day with their presentation. Day of the Devs event, which promises new announcements from the indie game world, will be held on May 11. Lastly, Xbox and Bethesda showcase will start on the closing day of Summer Game Fest.
Set up your calendar and take your place at Summer Game Fest, which is set to begin on June 9. To keep yourself up to date, you can follow the founder of the event, Geoff Keighley, on Twitter, or you can leave a bookmark on Summer Game Fest's official website.
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Miscellaneous Wrongful Discharge Claims
"It seems like we get sued for anything and everything these days. . . things just aren't the way they used to be. . .." So goes the sad lament from many business owners in today's litigious environment. Unquestionably, our society has a fixation with utilizing the legal system as a method for resolving interpersonal and business disputes. In the employment arena, employees are not only quick to file lawsuits against employers, but they and their lawyers are also using a broad variety of innovative claims to seek redress for perceived injuries. Many of the new employment claims are not founded upon claimed statutory violations but rather upon alleged breaches of duty under the common law. This chapter provides an overview of some of the more well known common law employment claims.
Wrongful discharge and employment at-will. In the past, employees who did not have oral or written contracts with an employer for a set duration were said to be employed "at-will" and were subject to immediate termination. While the doctrine of employment at-will still exists in many states, substantial exceptions to the doctrine exist in each state and have eroded the doctrine's viability.
Some states have enacted wrongful discharge laws which modify the doctrine of employment at-will.1 Other states have a variety of anti-discrimination, retaliatory discharge, and whistle blowing statutes which limit the right of an employer to terminate an at-will employee.2
As the doctrine of employment at-will has weakened, two primary types of wrongful discharge claims have also chopped away at the embattled employment rule. Those claims can be broadly termed as wrongful discharge claims for breach of public policy and wrongful discharge claims for breach of express or implied contracts.
Wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. One of the major exceptions to the doctrine of employment at-will is the so-called "public policy" exception. In several states, courts have recognized that an employer should not be permitted to discharge an employee if the reason for that termination contravenes a recognized public policy of the state. When a public policy provides either a privilege or statutory protection for an employee, an employer's right to terminate is restricted and violation of the recognized public policy will give rise to a tort claim.3
In order to give rise to a public policy tort, it is generally conceded that the public policy must be clearly demonstrated by either the express language or the spirit of a constitutional, statutory, or regulatory provision.4 In addition, if an employee attempts to raise a claim of violation of public policy, the public interest allegedly threatened by the employer's action cannot be something which is simply personal or private to the employee. As an example, a personal moral objection would not provide a foundation for a breach of public policy claim.5 On the other hand, the refusal to engage in misrepresentations on federal government contracts or retaliation for pursuing a workers' compensation claim clearly contravenes well recognized public rules or entitlements.6
It should be noted that the number of public policies recognized by this tort has grown steadily over the past ten years. Termination claims can result from an individual's insistence on statutory rights or for retaliation against an employee for refusal to disobey statutory duties. Nor may an employer discharge an employee for "whistle blowing", the performance of jury duty, or a wide variety of other legal acts.7
Avoiding wrongful discharge claims. In order to avoid legal claims alleging wrongful discharge for violation of public policy, an employer should take several steps to avoid liability. Initially, the employer should always double check the apparent motivation for taking a disciplinary or termination action against an employee. If the employer's motivation stems from an irritation with the employee's pursuit of a lawful benefit or privilege (insurance payments, workers' compensation benefits, etc.), the employer should stop and rethink the pending action. Even if the motivation is "mixed"(that is, a motivation which contravenes a public policy, along with a legitimate motivation), the employer should stop and rethink its proposed course of action. Depending upon the jury and the state law, even such mixed motivations can spell legal liability for an employer. An employer should also be mindful of the "appearance"of disciplinary or discharge actions. Even where the employer's motivation is lawful, the appearance of impropriety can quickly lead to an extended legal battle on a wrongful discharge claim.
An employer is wise to consult with counsel any time the business is aware of facts which are out of the ordinary. Many times, consultation with legal counsel prior to invocation of a disciplinary or termination action can assist an employer in sidestepping potential legal problems. As an example, if an employee has had wages garnished or has previously filed for bankruptcy and the employer has been irritated by such circumstances, a quick discussion with legal counsel will assist the employer in understanding potential difficulties associated with discipline under these facts. Bottomline? Avoid reacting in a precipitous or emotional manner when proceeding with discipline or termination. Also, consult with your attorney in the event that you have any concerns that the action you're taking could conceivably be construed as retaliation against an employee in violation of public policy. Here, the watchword is "better safe than sorry".
Wrongful discharge as breach of contract. A second exception to the doctrine of employment at-will is often referred to as the breach of contract exception. Under this claim, an employee asserts that the employer's retaliatory or wrongful discharge action violated an implied contract. An implied contract may exist "in fact" or "as a matter of law". In either instance, the employee's claim argues that the employer's right to terminate at-will is restricted as a result of a contractual promise. In order to better understand this exception to the doctrine of employment at-will, let us examine some implied contract claims.
Implied "in fact" contracts. Contracts which are implied "in-fact" can arise in a variety of different ways. However, in assessing the totality of the circumstances, a finder of fact must essentially conclude that representations of the employer were intended to create a relationship with a contractual obligation.8 In examining the totality of the circumstances, the court is often asked to review job advertisements, job applications, interview statements, employee policies, manuals, handbooks and other written procedure statements of the employer and any other representation, oral or written, which may imply a contractual promise.
The vast majority of implied "in-fact"contract claims have arisen by virtue of employer representations contained in employee handbooks, manuals, policies and procedures statements. Many courts have held that employees may rely upon such representations as contractual promises unless the employer has clearly disclaimed such a contract.9 As an example, in the case of Toussaint vs. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, 408 Mich. 579, 292 NW 2d 880 (1980), the Michigan Supreme Court decided that an employment manual providing only for "just cause" termination was legally enforceable. As such, it bound the employer to establish just cause in accordance with its own policies and procedures. The Toussaint case was one of first impression, but a substantial number of similar decisions in states around the country have followed the essential rationale offered in Toussaint.10
In order for an implied in fact contract to be found in employer policies and procedures, the following facts must generally be established:
1. A clear representation or promise by the employer concerning the terms and conditions of employment;
2. A clear acceptance by the employee of the promise (often, simply the employee's continued work for the employer after receiving the promise);
3. The policy or procedure in question was clearly disseminated and received by members of the workforce, including the claiming employee;
4. There is no express, clear disclaimer disavowing a contractual relationship.11
In order to avoid liability for such implied in fact contracts, employers should take the following steps:
1. Ensure that prominent disclaimers are attached to any handbooks, manuals, or other policies or procedures which are not to be offered as contractual promises. (State law differs in particular requirements concerning how prominent and conspicuous the disclaimers must be so it is wise to consult with your counsel in the state in question.)
2. Educate supervisors to avoid "inadvertent" representations which may serve as contractual promises by members of management.
3. Utilize employee acknowledgments which disclaim the existence of a contractual relationship.
4. If a policy or procedure is important enough to include in an employee handbook or manual, follow it. Even with a prominent disclaimer and an employee acknowledgment, there is no point in articulating a procedure or policy unless it is to be followed by the company.
5. Ensure that any contract disclaimers also reaffirm the right of the company to expunge, modify, or otherwise add to a manual, handbook, or procedure statement at any time for any reason. Also indicate that an employment contract can only exist if it is in writing and offered by a particular officer of the company.
While a detailed analysis of all of the nuances of the law in this area is beyond the scope of this general manual, employers are well advised to be cautious about any representations in the workplace which could reasonably be construed as forming contractual promises.
Implied in law contracts. A handful of states have recognized the existence of an implied in law covenant of good faith and fair dealing.12 Still, a majority of states refuse to recognize such covenants.13 Again, before terminating an employee in a given state, an employer would be wise to consult with counsel to determine whether an implied in law covenant exists which may tend to create a theory of liability for the terminated employee.
Permanent employment contracts. Just as the public policy and contract exceptions abrogate the doctrine of employment at-will, so also will a contractual promise of permanent employment. Permanent contracts arise when an employer, either expressly or inadvertently, offers an employee continuous employment essentially until the employee retires. A number of states have recognized an exception to the at-will employment rule where additional consideration for continued employment has been offered by the employee for the "permanent" employment offer.14
It is generally conceded that an offer of permanent employment must be express and definite. Mere statements such as the employer "hopes the employee will be with the company as long as he/she does a good job" or "we hope you retire from the company after a long, satisfying career" are generally deemed to be insufficient to create a definite offer of permanent employment.15 Indeed, some state courts candidly take the position that:
"Lifetime employment contracts have been met with substantial hostility in the courts for these contracts are often oral, vague on important details, and highly improbable."
Accordingly, many courts have erected a veritable array of obstacles to their enforcement.16 However, if a definite offer of permanent employment has been made, the employee who accepts the offer and provides additional consideration can bind the employer to a permanent contract. The additional consideration provides the court:
". . . a better reason to believe that the parties, in discussing "permanent" employment, were referring to lifetime employment and were not, instead, simply making a distinction between temporary or seasonal employment and employment which is steady or continuing although nevertheless terminated at-will." Pine River State Bank vs. Mettille, 333 N.W.2d 622, 628-29 (Minn. 1983).
If, in fact, the employee has provided additional consideration beyond mere willingness to serve the employer, the courts will demand a showing of just cause in order for the employer to terminate the employment relationship.17
Additional employment tort claims. In addition to the aforementioned legal theories which exist as exceptions to the doctrine of employment at-will, there are also many employment related torts which commonly accompany claims of discrimination or wrongful discharge in an employee lawsuit. Depending upon the circumstances of the litigation, an employer who is subjected to an employment lawsuit could see any, or all, of the following additional tort claims:
1. Assault and/or battery
2. Defamation
3. False imprisonment
5. Intentional infliction of emotional distress
6. Invasion of privacy
7. Interference with contract or prospective economic advantage
8. Negligence, including negligent hiring, negligent retention, negligent supervision
While the aforementioned list is not exclusive and a detailed discussion of each one of these claims is beyond the scope of this text, an examination of some of the more prevalent tort claims is important.
Defamation. Defamation is the publication of information about a current or former employee which is false and damaging to the individual's reputation. As a general rule, defamation has essentially two components, (1) a false statement about an individual that is (2) disseminated to a third party. A defamatory statement is typically one which subjects the person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.18 It is commonly ruled that either a written defamation (libel) or an oral defamation (slander) is defamation as a matter of law if an employee is attacked in his/her employment as incompetent.19
The mere fact that someone has been terminated is not sufficient to state a claim for defamation. Further, only statements of fact, as opposed to statements of opinion, by an employer are actionable. If an employer's statements are not protected by a privilege, they can form the basis for a defamation claim if they have been sufficiently "published". Publication is a non-privileged communication to a third party. Many times, defamation claims arise as a result of an employer's statements to a prospective or subsequent employer concerning the performance of a former employee.20 Some courts have even recognized that a terminated employee may be forced into a position of self-compelled defamation if he/she is forced to repeat the employer's false statement to a prospective employer or other third party.21
In defending against a defamation claim, an employer may assert truth as an absolute defense to the employee's claim.22 Another defense arises by virtue of the existence of a "privilege"which may attach to the communication. As an example, the courts have recognized an absolute privilege for employers who have made allegedly defamatory statements in official proceedings.23 In addition, a "qualified" privilege may attach where co-employees in the business discuss the allegedly defamed individual only on a "need to know" basis.24 An employer's protected qualified privilege in communicating allegedly defamatory information on a need to know basis will be lost if the employer's statements are motivated by ill will or malice toward the employee.25
To avoid defamation claims, an employer should very carefully screen any information which it intends to disseminate concerning an employee. Information will only be circulated between those individuals who have a need to know and the information should be accurate and concise. Finally, an employer should examine its motivations for making any derogatory statements about a current or former employee to ensure that the statements are not motivated by ill will or malice.
Intentional infliction of emotional distress. Terminated employees often assert a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress as a part of a discrimination or wrongful discharge lawsuit. The claim is founded upon the argument that the employer's conduct was so extreme and outrageous as to create severe emotional distress for the employee.
In order for an employee to assert this claim, a majority of courts have demanded that the employee show extreme and outrageous conduct on the part of the employer which exceeds all bounds of decency in a civilized society.26 In addition to extreme and outrageous conduct associated with termination of an employee, an increasing number of cases are finding a sufficient factual basis for this claim by virtue of an employer's harassment, including sexual harassment, of an employee.27
An employee attempting to establish a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress must show that emotional distress did, in fact, result and that the distress was severe. To prevail, the plaintiff must show the finder of fact that no reasonable person could be expected to endure the emotional hardship inflicted by the defendant.28
Perhaps it goes without saying that an employer should handle all employment issues in a rational, dispassionate, and even empathetic manner. There is no excuse for angry, abusive, hostile or harassing management actions in the workplace. An employer who engages in such conduct could be given the opportunity to defend itself against a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress in court.
Interference with contractual relationships. Many times employees who have been terminated may seek to assert claims that supervisors or co-workers interfered with their employment relationship thereby causing their termination. Sometimes they will also claim that a former employer interfered with new employment or their prospects for employment. These types of claims give rise to the torts of interference with contractual relationships.
As a general rule, an employer or its agents, managers, or supervisors cannot be held liable for interfering with an employment relationship to which they are a party provided the individuals act within the scope of their assigned duties and responsibilites.29 As a consequence, in order for a plaintiff to prove some type of actionable interference, it must be shown that the individual who interfered with the employment relationship was seeking to gain some personal advantage or to take revenge against the plaintiff.30
In terms of interference with a new employment relationship, not every action taken by the former employer to interfere with the new relationship is recognized under the tortious interference with contract claim. As an example, an employer may have a qualified privilege to interrupt a former employee's new employment relationship in order to assert a legal right, such as enforcement of a valid covenant of non-competition.31
Certainly, great care should be taken in communicating with an employer concerning the former employee. If references are to be provided to third parties, the employer would wisely obtain an appropriate acknowledgment and waiver from the employee permitting the former employer to divulge candid information concerning the individual's former employment. Further, references should be done in writing, not verbally.
Fraud. A party can be held liable for fraudulent misrepresentation where:
1. The party makes a false representation of a fact.
2. The party communicating the misrepresentation knows it to be false or recklessly asserts such information.
3. The party intended to have the person to whom the statement is made to act in reliance upon it.
4. The party to whom the information was communicated was prompted to act or was justified in relying upon the fraudulent statement.
5. The party relying upon the statement suffered damage.32
Examples of fraudulent misrepresentations in the employment context can include erroneous promises of financial benefits or representations concerning the quality of the employee's work which were false.33
Suffice it to say that an employer should carefully monitor representations in the workplace to avoid allegations of misrepresentation. Further, once an employer makes a statement or represents something concerning a term and condition of employment, the employer must follow through on the statement. Some courts have been less than receptive to misrepresentation claims, but an employer should not count upon judicial differences of interpretation to avoid legal liability for fraud.34
Invasion of privacy. Many states are not anxious to quickly recognize invasion of privacy claims in the employment context for private employers. Still, those states which do recognize an invasion of privacy claim classify it in one of four distinct categories as follows:
1. Public Disclosure of Private Facts. If an employer discloses private facts about an employee, such as information concerning the employee's termination, the employer could be held liable for invasion of privacy.35
2. Appropriation of Name or Likeness. Although not frequently utilized as an invasion of privacy claim in the employment context, an appropriation of an employee's name or physical likeness without obtaining the employee's prior consent could provide a foundation for a claim of invasion of privacy. This type of situation may occasionally arise when the employer seeks to utilize alleged private information for advertising on the company's behalf. However, the courts are reluctant to find violations based upon appropriation of name or likeness.36
3. False Light in Public. Where an employer has disseminated incorrect information which tends to place the employee in a "false light" before the public, an invasion of privacy claim may lie. It is not necessary that the employee show that the information which was disclosed was derogatory.37
4. Intrusion into Seclusion. On occasion, an employer will attempt to crowd into an employee's "living space" or attempt to involve itself in the personal details of the employee's life. Where the employer takes intrusive measures such as inappropriate drug screening or physically forcing its way into the employee's home, intrusion into seclusion may constitute a proper claim.38
As is the case with many of the previously identified tort claims, an employer who acts rationally and deliberately can generally avoid tort liability even where discipline or termination of an employee becomes necessary. Ancillary tort claims such as assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and others simply do not originate in a vacuum. In order for such claims to be viable, an employer must have created the factual foundation for the claim by acting in an angry, intrusive or malicious manner.
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Williams » Office of Communications » News Releases » Louise Gluck to Give Poetry Reading
Louise Gluck to Give Poetry Reading
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., September 14, 2012—Louise Glück will give a poetry reading at Williams College on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Paresky Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. Glück was appointed the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2003–2004, succeeding Billy Collins.
Glück won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1993 for her collection The Wild Iris. Glück is the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award (for Triumph of Achilles), the Academy of American Poet's Prize (for Firstborn), as well as numerous Guggenheim fellowships. She lives in Cambridge, Mass., and was previously a senior lecturer in English at Williams College. Glück currently teaches at Yale University and in the creative writing program at Boston University. She has also been a member of the faculty of the University of Iowa and taught at Goddard College in Vermont.
Glück is the author of 12 books of poetry, including: A Village Life (2009); Averno (2006), which was a finalist for the National Book Award; The Seven Ages (2001); Vita Nova (1999), which was awarded the New Yorker's Book Award in Poetry; Meadowlands (1996); The Wild Iris (1992), which received the Pulitzer Prize and the Poetry Society of America's William Carlos Williams Award; Ararat (1990), which received the Library of Congress' Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry; and The Triumph of Achilles (1985), which received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Boston Globe Literary Press Award, and the Poetry Society of America's Melville Kane Award. Her early poetry is collected in First Four Books of Poems.
Louise Glück has also published a collection of essays, Proofs and Theories: Essays on Poetry (1994), which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. Sarabande Books published in chapbook form a new, six-part poem, "October," in 2004. In 2001 Yale University awarded Glück its Bollingen Prize in Poetry, given biennially for a poet's lifetime achievement in his or her art. Her other honors include the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry, the Sara Teasdale Memorial Prize (Wellesley, 1986), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Anniversary Medal (2000), and fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and from the National Endowment for the Arts.
She is a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and in 1999 was elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. In 2003 she was named as judge for the Yale Series of Younger Poets and served in that position through 2010.
To visit the college on the Internet: www.williams.edu Williams College can also be found on Facebook: www.facebook.com/williamscollege and Twitter: twitter.com/williamscollege


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APC group faults confidence vote passed on Obaseki
On April 15, 2019 10:38 pmIn Newsby vanguard
BENIN CITY – A group within the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Concered Progressives of the Edo State APC (CPEAPC), has faulted the vote of Confidence passed on Governor Godwin Obaseki by the state Executive of the party.
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, during an inspection of Edaiken Market, Uselu, Benin City, as part of preparations for the visit of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
The group described the vote of Confidence as laughable "particularly when the governor lost his ward, Local Government and senatorial district in the just concluded presidential elections to the PDP. So we are wondering why the accolades from the leadership of the party when the governor has failed to deliver all he promised the people".
In a statement signed by the Director of Publicity of the group, Mr Lucas Umoru, it stressed the need for the leadership of the party in the state to remain neutral as " we head towards 2019 else the party members will disown them.
"Rather than exhibiting sychophancy, we expect the party leadership to press on the governor to change his leadership style so that the APC will be able to win elections in 2020. We cannot be passing a vote of Confidence on a governor that failed to deliver his LGA and senatorial district to the President.
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"And you cannot attribute the victory of our party as regards the 24 seats we won in the State House of Assembly to Governor Obaseki. APC fielded solid and popular candidates for the House of Assembly elections and that was why we won 24/24 and not because of the governor.
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"The party leadership should rather appeal the governor to be more dedicated in delivering the much publicized Gelegele Seaport project, Benin Industrial park and the 200,000 jobs rather than dissipating energy on second term campaign. It as as a result of sychophancy that APC in Edo state is derailing and we want to use this opportunity to call the leadership to calll the APC leadership to order so that we don't lose future elections in the state" it stated.
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Application on the skin is easy with texture and adherence somewhat similar to glue. Messy fun times :) I find the smell is acceptable but you may want to take note of the slight tinge of alcohol in this product. Although it is recommended to only apply this on nose and T-zone areas, I couldn't be bothered since I had the problems all over. Just take care to not apply it around the eyes.You might want to skip it all together if you have open wounds unless you anticipate the pains of alcohol on them.
Sensitive skins may feel slight pains at the application stage due to the alcohol content.
Leave it for 15 minutes (or more depending on the environment factors until you feel tightness of the mask on your skin) before the fun painful part! You know you did it right if it comes off in one piece.
I am sorry I had to show you some unpleasant upclose pictures but there is no better way to show how effective this mask.
If you have clogged pores on your face generally, this mask will get the job done. I am very happy it works rather effectively in removing black white heads, dead skins and very fine hairs. Not all but most of them. I was hoping the adhesion is strong enough to wax off my upper lip hair as well, but apparently not.
The painful part really depends on your personal pain tolerance ( My boyfriend who took the challenge with me felt nothing at all! ). But personally, it is nothing I cannot handle. About the score of painscore 2-3, I only felt slight pain during application, and tingling sensations on my face AFTER removing it.
I would go for this mask again as it cleans my face from pore deep without leaving scars, with the benefit of pore shrinking with each use and balancing oil control with the natural ingredients of Charcoal, Chinese Peashrub and Camellia.
They are having 50% off for this Hell-Pore Facemask on Althea Korea's website (Original Price is RM76), so if catch it while it last HERE !
My partner has been extremely sporting in trying out the facemask with me, so you not only get to hear from the girl side, but from the more masculine gender as well. Here is a short clip on our first couple beauty challenge together!
So have you experience the Hell-Pore Clean Up Mask for yourself?
Do share with us your thoughts at the comment section below!


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Eddie Johnson out, Gallardo in?
by Ridge Mahoney @ridgemax, Jan 24, 2008
Two players of which more has been expected in their careers are crossing paths in and out of MLS.
Striker Eddie Johnson's move to English Premier League club Fulham reached fruition Wednesday just as news reports out of South America quoted Argentine midfielder Marcelo Gallardo saying he's joining D.C. United.
The 23-year-old Johnson, who turned down a move to Derby last summer, fell just shy of the 75-percent benchmark for appearances in competitive internationals during the past two years to qualify for a British work permit.
Under such circumstances, the original application for a work permit is automatically denied in most cases. But since he came in at 72 percent, all Fulham needed was a few letters of recommendation along with evidence Johnston will be paid in accordance with EPL standards, which means his MLS salary of $875,000 last year will increase by at least 50 percent.
He signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the Cottagers, who are second from bottom in the Premier League and have embarked on a buying spree to avoid relegation under manager Roy Hodgson, hired to replace Lawrie Sanchez.
Johnson's MLS contract contained a stipulation that MLS was obligated to sell him if a club agreed to a pre-negotiated price, supposedly $3.6 million. Derby agreed to the fee, yet Johnson turned down the opportunity. He left the U.S. training camp in Southern California a week before the USA played Sweden to negotiate salary and other personal terms with Fulham and pass a medical exam.
It's possible Fulham paid less, since his contract has only one more year to run. But since MLS has already paid out three years of that contract, and Kansas City will receive two-thirds of the fee as well as an allocation, and the Wizards agreed to take Johnson in a trade after he'd burned his bridges in Dallas, which had agreed to take on Carlos Ruiz so the Galaxy could add Landon Donovan (whew!), MLS might well have stuck to its guns.
Under league policies, a team can use up to $500,000 of any transfer fee received as allocation money to buy or pay players, with the remainder to be earmarked for player development or other uses.
A flurry of South American signings by D.C. United may also net Gallardo, whose contract with French club Paris St. Germain was terminated last month.
D.C. has announced the acquisitions of Argentine striker Franco Niell (on loan) and Colombian defender Gonzalo Martinez as negotiations continue with Jaime Moreno and Christian Gomez.
Also expected to be signed is another defender, Argentine Gonzalo Peralta of Second Division Club Almirante Brown, but if Gallardo is brought aboard as the team's first Designated Player, his $400,000 salary-cap hit may change the team's plans.
Reports Wednesday suggested Gallardo has decided to join D.C. United and not New York, whose coach, Juan Carlos Osorio, had expressed interest earlier in the week before declaring his team out of the chase because of salary cap restrictions.


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TURKISH HACKERS LAUNCH THEIR OWN MOSUL OPERATION
Onceki Haber "TURKEY NOT PART OF INTERNATIONAL COALITION IN IRAQ"
Sonraki Haber "TURKEY TO CONTINUE BASHIQA PRESENCE AS LONG AS NEEDED"
A group of Turkish hackers attacked Iraqi government websites as a reaction to Prime Minister Haidar al-Abad's statements against the Turkish military presence in Bashiqa camp near Mosul. The hacker group, who called themselves the Turk Hack Team (THT), had conducted a powerful DDos attack on many official websites belonging to the Iraqi government.
Websites with the extensions of gov.iq were detected as many of the sites played Ottoman Military Marches (Mehter Marşı), while some others display a Turkish map that includes Mosul and Kirkuk as a part of the Turkish Republic. The cyber-attack by the THT group comes days before the Mosul operation and coincides with the dispute between Ankara and Baghdad over Turkey's military involvement in the operation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed on Tuesday that the Turkish military would join the operation and would continue to stay in Bashiqa camp near the northern Iraqi city. He also slammed Iraqi PM Haidar Al-Abadi for attacking the Turkish president personally. Ankara said an operation to liberate Mosul without Turkey's military could create a more dangerous situation for the city inhabitants. Turkey's army has been training local fighters and Peshmerga forces for more than 2 years in the camp around 20 kilometers from the Daesh stronghold to fight against the terror group.


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Regardless of whether you are new to commercial real estate or already have a significant level of experience, there are always times when the business becomes stressful and overwhelming. In this article, you can find tips to help reduce your stress when it comes to dealing with commercial real estate.
TIP! You must absolutely confirm that your real estate's asking price is realistic. Your property's actual value is influenced by many factors.
Before you jump into a commercial real estate deal, you want to get a lay of the land first. This means considering and examining the general income levels in the area, how high or low unemployment rates are, and looking at the hiring practices of employers within the vicinity of where you intend to invest. Your house will sell more quickly and at a higher value if it is near a university, hospital or any large employment center.
TIP! You should think about what neighborhood you are going to buy the commercial real estate in. Affluent neighborhoods tend to have residents with larger budgets, making a commercial real estate property in such an area is a great choice.
Whether you want to get into real estate or you've been into it for a while, visit some websites that will help you find out how to invest in commercial real estate. There is no such thing as having too much knowledge, so it is always a good idea to learn as much as you can.
TIP! Before negotiating a lease with a commercial tenant, work on narrowing down the list of things that would constitute default. If you are able to successfully do this, you'll find that your probability of having the tenant within the building defaulting will be low.
When you have to decide between two commercial properties, think on a bigger scale. Whether it be a twenty or ten unit apartment complex, you want to get adequate financing to back you up. The concept here is the same as any other situation where you are purchasing multiple things. The more you purchase, the less you will pay for each unit.
TIP! When drawing up a letter of intent, try to solicit agreement on big issues first and leave smaller issues for later rounds of negotiations. The negotiations will become less tense and you will be able to better get an agreement on the more small problems.


LibWay is a library learning experience to help promote participation in a library system through designed learning task. Learning task include: going to the reference desk, understanding call number systems and successfully finding a book. The app also focuses on promoting community engagement with social media, online, shareable bookshelf features, and promotion of library events.


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Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 1A March, 2013 Hero or Menace? L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 2A March, 2013 The Peter Principle L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 3A April, 2013 Everything You Know is Wrong L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 4A April, 2013 The Aggressive Approach L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 5A May, 2013 Emotional Triggers L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 6A May, 2013 Joking Hazard L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 6.1AU May, 2013 Doomsday Scenario L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 7 June, 2013 Troubled Mind, Part 1: Right-Hand Man L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 8A June, 2013 Troubled Mind, Part 2: Proof Positive L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 9A July, 2013 Troubled Mind, Part 3: Grey Matters L
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Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 13A September, 2013 No Escape, Part 3: The Slayers & the Slain L
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Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 17A November, 2013 Necessary Evil, Part 1: Let's Do the Time Warp Again L
Marvel Comics Superior Spider-Man (2013-2014) 18A November, 2013 Necessary Evil, Part 2: Smack to the Future L
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Rosemary Alderson, 76 of Raymond, died Friday November 16, 2018 at Marion General Hospital. She was a retired school bus driver at Harold Lewis Schools in Marysville. She was born March 23, 1942 in Essex, Ohio to the late George and Thelma Mullin Speakman and was also preceded in death by her husband Vernon A. Alderson. She is survived by her son, Lee A. Alderson of Raymond; granddaughter Madelyn Alderson of Columbus; siblings Janice Corbin of Larue, Helen Winterowd of Huntington IN, Dottie Wilson, Shirley French, Georgie George, Carol Lewis, Steve Speakman and Raymond Speakman al of Marion, OH; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Showing will be held Monday November 26, 2018 at 10 A.M. and funeral services at 12 P.M. at Edwards Funeral Service 318 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, OH 43302. Burial will follow at Broadway Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Edwards Funeral Service.


I decided to buy some grease, two boot clamps (they were cheap), and borrow the CV boot clamp tool from Autozone, and put the boot back on. I'd leave the other torn boot alone.
I successfully shoved CV grease into the boot, and re-clamped it.
Except I started reading on the internet about how different CV greases shouldn't be mixed, which could eventually cause failure of the joint.
With only one full day left before DCS, I decided to rebuilt both CV joints properly. I removed the axle on Tuesday night, and began degreasing and cleaning everything. I ended up destroying one of the new clamps, and grease that I had bought earlier in the day.
Nitrile gloves, a few rolls of paper towels, and a sheet of cardboard under your work area are essential for this job.
Done! I reinstalled the axle, and drove several miles to test out the car. So far so good. So much for two days of rest. We leave for DCS tomorrow morning.
Both of my seat bottoms split. This made the seats sink, and feel really uncomfortable.
I tried putting wood and foam underneath them, but then adjusting the position of the seats was complicated.


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It Originates from the high quality Canturra coffee beans, cultivated in the highest parts of the mountains and carefully hand-picking when coffee cherries are deep red.
A specialty coffee "Arabigo Castilla" has a controlled acidity and full body which facilitates bean milling for the roasting process, therefore, giving the coffee a smooth hint of Mocha.
Specialty Arabica Yuma Coffee originates in the high mountains of Colombia´s Huila Region. This geographic area has oustanding conditions for growing specialty coffee such as volcanic soil, microclimates, frequent rainfall, high altitudes and coffee plant varieties among others.
Our highly experienced and trained coffee growers carefully oversee all the stages involved in the coffee growing process to control key environmental components that could adversely affect bean quality such as soil moistness, temperature, proper watering, among others. Yuma Coffee seeds are grown in a nursery bed right at their point of origin.
All Arabica Coffee Grown in Huila is handpicked at the peak of ripeness in order to capture the full essence of its distinct flavor and aroma. Unripe coffee cherries are left for the round of picking.
Our experienced harvesters ensure that ripe coffee fruits are very carefully selected to remove over-ripe, under-ripe, damaged cherries and/or impurities.
Our specialty coffee growers have selected this method because it provides cleaner beans and more consistent aroma and flavor. Milling process must be initiated shortly after coffee cherries have been harvested, no later that 6 hours, to preserve the strength.
In this process the outer skin and pulp are separated from the bean by a coffee pulping machine.
Our fermentation process is performed by using spring water from streams nearby crops. Wet fermentation process to remove the slippery layer of mucilage from the coffee beans takes between 14-24 hours. After the process is completed, the water undergoes a treatment to restore it to its original condition as part of our green (eco-friendly) philosophy.
Once fermentation is completed, beans will go through a 3-4 washing cycle to remove mucilages and impurities.
Yuma Coffee beans are dried naturally which contributes to strengthening the quality of the beans. In this process, the beans are dried to 12% moisture by spreading them out in a large solar patio and raked manually every 6 hours to secure an even drying.
After the coffee beans reached 11%-12% moisture, they are packed in natural hessian jute sacks and stored for the hulling process which consists in removing the hard Shell "parchment" that covers the coffee beans to obtain the green coffee beans. At this stage, the high-quality beans are separated from the ones that do not meet the specialty coffee high standards of quality.
The coffee beans are sorted by size, shape and color; first mechanically and then by hand. Yuma Coffee cuppers join forces with the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation to test and score the coffee at different levels (origin, green beans, roasting and cup quality).
Yuma Coffee proudly announces that our coffee harvesting 2013/2014 has scored 85 points. Very good-excellent specialty coffee grade.
Yuma Coffee roasting method depends on the point of origin of the bean and crop altitude. Our team of coffee specialists, based on the single farm-origin, defines a roasting curve and techniques to ensure best flavor and aroma.
After the coffee is roasted, beans are ground to strengthen the flavor with the brewing method. The texture of Yuma Coffee as recommended by our cuppers and baristas and is "Medium Ground" which may be used for any method of drip or filter coffee-makers.
Huila is renowed in the speciality coffee industry for being the highest quality coffee producing region in the world. Our speciality coffee farm is located between the central and western area of the Andes mountain range.
Yuma Coffee grows on volcanic soil, high-altitud (4.430-6.562 feet) and micro-climates contributing to its unique taste and aroma such as natural, sweetness, good balance of acidity and flavorful notes.
Yuma Coffee has implemented quality assurance procedures for all production stages to guarantee the highest standards in our specialty grade beans.
Our specialty coffee cuppers, together with the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation cuppers, perform multiple cupping tests through every stage of the production process to ensure that coffee is always to specialty grade and prevent non-quality beans from mixing into the selection.
As a family with a tradition as coffee plantation owners, we pledge our support to the farming families that work and nurture the land.
For every sale made, a percentage will be donated toward the education and welfare of the most-needed children with the purpose of accomplishing our utmost yearned goal: build a school where our passion for Coffee and People dwells and be able to see smiles and tranquility blooming in the faces of our children.
We, as our ancestors, are from South Huila, Colombia. We lived and grew among majestic landscape, warm and kind people who are passionate for their land and traditions. People we have been able to meet, in a few places around the world, acknowledge oir remarkable cleverness, capabilities and joviality.
We have been living in the United States of America for more than 15 years with our two children. And now we have decided to follow our dream, which is to inspire and be inspired by our passion for coffee. Driven by such a dream, Yuma Coffee is being launched as one of the first specialty coffee from the Huila region, initiating a new venture jointly with our professional team, coffee growers and consumers, focusing our efforts not only in the quality of our beans but also in supporting and valuing coffee farmers and communities near to our crops and preserving the ecosystem by implementing non-polluting methods for coffee processing. We are committed to a better and fair society and a healthy planet.
BY ENJOYING A CUP OF YUMA COFFEE!
Yuma Coffee is committed to working with the coffee growing families, valuing their work and supporting educational programs. Furthermore, though sustainable eco-friendly production techniques, we assure the preservation of our coffee ecosystem and environment by continuously improving in order to achieve a better life for fugure generations.
Our family-oriented company was founded in 2012 in South Florida with the mission of producing and distributing specialty coffee from the region of South Huila, Colombia, always using eco-friendly practices. Yuma Coffee has established exclusive strategic aliances with local coffee growers, smallhoding farmers associations and coffee roasters in the area of Huila to guarantee the superior quality specialty grade beans for each Yuma Coffee products offered in the United States.


We've raised £250 to Help fund the production of a Charity Music Album ..'Music Minds' by celebrity Artists. This is a 3 album set and is nearly completed.
Increasingly, pressurised GP's are prescribing anti-depressants as a quick-fix on an overloaded NHS. New figures show there were 64.7 million prescriptions released for ¬antidepressants – an all-time high – in 2016. This is a 108.5% increase on the 31 million antidepressants dispensed 10 years earlier.
Facts like these makes us realise that these problems are widespread and more common than we might have thought.
Chances are that we will have a friend or family member experience some form of mental health problem in their lives.
In the past we have raised thousands of pounds for various charities related to Mental Health. We have done this by organising one off Live Music events, featuring stars such as Mari Wilson.
We have the musicians, and also the music Industry professionals needed to produce this very special Album.
What we need now is YOU...to help us reach the funds needed to produce the Album and to Market it.
We need to raise an extra £10,000 to help make this happen. The Stars and other professionals involved have given so much already, and free of charge, but money is needed to get this Album on the shelves.
All profits from the Album sales will be donated to a range of charities including Mind and Samaritans as both offer a broad range of support services, Nordoff Robbins provides music therapy to sufferers, and Music Support which supports music industry professionals with mental health problems.
help fund Music in Action's educational initiative sending ensembles into schools in Jersey from October to November.
Ian's bio: After an initial diagnosis of depression in July 2011, his health deteriorated leading to 10 weeks on a mental health ward and a course of ECT therapy. Daily medication controls his Bipolar condition. He now devotes his full time to helping fellow sufferers.


Significance:This is a shrine dedicated to Shakti or the mother Goddess in the predominantly Vaishnavite pilgrimage center of Gaya. Mangalagowri is worshipped as the Goddess of benevolence. This temple constitutes an Upa-Shakti Pitha - where it is believed that a part of the body of Shakti fell - according to mythology. It is a well visited temple where Shakti is worshipped in the form of a breast symbol, a symbol of nourishment.
The other well known temples in Gaya are the Vishnupaada Temple, the Dakshinaarka Temple and the Prapitaamaheshwara Temple.
Antiquity: Mangalagowri in Gaya has been mentioned in Padma Purana, Vayu Purana and Agni Purana and in other scriptures and tantric works. The present temple dates back to 1459 AD.
Architecture: This is a small brick temple facing east, built on top of the Mangalagowri hill. A flight of steps and a motorable road lead to the temple. The sanctum houses the symbol of the Goddess and it also has some finely carved ancient relief sculptures. A small hall or mandap stands in front of the temple. The courtyard also houses a fire pit for the homa.
Other shrines in the temple: There are two minor shrines dedicated to Shiva and images of Mahishasura Mardini Durga and Dakshina Kaali.
Other Shakti shrines in Gaya: The Falgu-chandi, Smaasaanaakshi, Mundaprishta, Sankata and Kaamaakshya temples deserve mention.
Other points of interest in the temple : This temple is associated with tantric worship Animal sacrifices have been offered here.