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Baby Bundle is a parenting mobile app for iPhone and iPad. It was designed to help new parents through pregnancy and the first two years of parenthood. Developed in collaboration with medical experts, it helps track and record the child's development and growth, offers parental advice, manages vaccinations and health check-ups, stores photos and provides baby monitoring services.

History

Baby Bundle was founded in the United Kingdom by brothers, Nick and Anthony von Christierson. Each worked in investment banking prior to developing Baby Bundle, Nick at Greenhill & Co., and Anthony at Goldman Sachs.

The idea for the app came when a friend's wife voiced her frustration over having multiple parenting apps on her smartphone. Nick and Anthony left their jobs to create a single app that would include all those features. They conducted market research by interviewing more than 500 parents in the UK and US. It took them a year to build the app, which was named by their mother.

Looking for endorsement, they first went to the US in 2013 and partnered with parenting expert and pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg. Baby Bundle was launched in the US and Canadian App Stores in April 2014. In the same month, it became the #1 parenting app in iTunes and was featured by Apple as the #1 Editor's pick across all categories. Mashable called it one of the "Top 5 Can't Miss Apps."

Baby Bundle raised $1.8m seed round in March 2015 to fund development. The money came from a range of angel investors from across the US, UK and Asia. The von Christierson brothers have signed a deal to co-brand the app in the Middle East and expect to launch in Europe and Africa.

Features

Baby Bundle is an app for both the iPhone or iPad and provides smart monitoring tools and trackers for pregnancy and child development. It acts as a growth and daily activity tracker and offers parental advice, manages vaccinations and health check-ups. It has a parenting guide with tips and advice on what to expect when the baby arrives. An interactive forum also lets parents ask questions from others in the community. The app is free and also include paid premium features like the ability to turn two iPhones running into a baby monitor, a cloud service to share the child's data with a spouse and the ability to store data on more than one baby.

References

External links

Internet properties established in 2014
Mobile applications

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Rai News 24 è un canale televisivo notiziario italiano edito dalla Rai.

Lanciato alle ore 6:00 CEST del 26 aprile 1999, è stato il primo canale notiziario italiano a diffusione nazionale a trasmettere in diretta 24 ore al giorno.

Dipende dalla testata giornalistica Rai News, di cui fanno parte anche il servizio teletext Televideo e il sito Rainews.it, diretta da Paolo Petrecca.

Descrizione
Rai News 24 trasmette 24 ore su 24 in diretta sul canale 48 del digitale terrestre e via satellite.

La sua programmazione è anche visibile in simultanea su Rai 1 tutte le notti dalle 2:30/3:00 circa alle 6:15/6:30 circa, su Rai 3 in autunno, inverno e primavera dalle 6:00 alle 7:00 il lunedì, dalle 2:00 circa alle 7:00 dal martedì al venerdì, dalle 6:00 alle 8:00 il sabato e dalle 6:30 alle 8:00 la domenica; in estate va in onda dalle 2:00 circa alle 8:00 dal lunedì al venerdì al posto di Buongiorno Italia e Buongiorno Regione e su Rai 2 il sabato e la domenica tra le 2:00 e le 6:00 circa e nel periodo estivo anche dal lunedì al venerdì. da marzo a maggio 2020 dalle 18:15 alle 18:45 a causa dell'emergenza coronavirus andarono in onda degli speciali in simulcast su Rai 2.

È disponibile anche in diretta sul sito.

I programmi vanno in onda dagli studi della palazzina F del Centro di produzione Rai di Saxa Rubra in Roma. Il canale si avvale in vari casi anche delle sedi e delle redazioni regionali nonché delle sedi internazionali della Rai, oltre che di contributi di altre testate giornalistiche, italiane e internazionali (attraverso Rai Italia).

Il palinsesto è imperniato sui notiziari, trasmessi ogni 30 minuti circa, intervallati da notiziari meteo e dalle informazioni sul traffico curate dal CCISS. A essi si affiancano gli spazi notturni e mattutini dedicati alla rassegna stampa e molti altri programmi tematici.

Rai News 24 conta oltre 200 giornalisti.

Storia

La realizzazione di un canale pubblico notiziario, prevista dal contratto di servizio tra la Rai e il Ministero delle comunicazioni, si concretizzò a partire dalle ore 6:00 del 26 aprile 1999, con la nascita di Rai News 24 (visibile via satellite in chiaro, con uno spazio in simultanea su Rai 3), ispirato al canale britannico BBC News 24 (della cui redazione faceva parte anche Carlo de Blasio, attuale vicedirettore della TGR, che da sette anni era a Londra per lavorare nel servizio pubblico radiotelevisivo britannico). Il primo responsabile fu Michele Mezza, mentre il primo conduttore ad apparire in video fu Roberto Amen.

Esordi

Agli esordi, Rai News 24 era diretto da Roberto Morrione.

Il canale sperimentava soluzioni allora insolite in Italia, integrando televisione, Rete e tecnologie digitali: significativa fu la scelta di una grafica multischermo, ideata da Giuseppe Rogolino, così come il diffuso utilizzo di collegamenti in videoconferenza con inviati ed esperti. In particolare, per ridurre il numero di bit necessari alla codifica del segnale, lo schermo era diviso in varie finestre: la finestra occupata dal segnale televisivo occupava poco meno della metà del numero di pixel totali, poiché le altre parti dello schermo contenevano testi informativi riguardanti l'ora esatta, i titoli delle notizie principali, gli indici delle borse valori e delle valute, il meteo, gli indirizzi dei siti Internet d'approfondimento per le varie notizie e il logo del notiziario o della rubrica in onda in quel momento.

Nella grafica comparivano simultaneamente tre campi testuali e due video, in modo da far recepire le notizie anche senza ascoltarne l'audio, con un'architettura basata sull'HTML.

Fino al 19 maggio 2000 il canale trasmetteva in diretta dal lunedì al venerdì, proponendo solo repliche il sabato e la domenica. Dal giorno dopo le dirette sono estese anche a questi ultimi due giorni.

Sul finire del 2005 Rai News 24 mette a segno varie esclusive sulla guerra in Iraq, informando dell'uso di armi quali il fosforo bianco o il napalm (attraverso un'inchiesta di Sigfrido Ranucci) da parte dell'esercito statunitense, e del comportamento in combattimento di alcuni soldati italiani a Nassiriya. Questi e altri risultati giornalistici sono stati ottenuti nonostante la notevole scarsezza di risorse economiche e tecnologiche al confronto delle altre grandi testate Rai (il primo bilancio era di soli 42 miliardi di lire, di cui 10 solo per spese di redazione). La questione si è ripresentata più volte negli anni successivi.

La direzione Mineo
Il 10 novembre 2006 Rai News 24 apre un proprio canale ufficiale su YouTube, con video tratti dai notiziari e dalle rubriche andate in onda, rimossi nel 2014 a causa della fine della collaborazione tra la Rai e il sito di condivisione video.

Il 25 novembre 2006, con la direzione di Corradino Mineo, il canale inaugura un nuovo logo, una nuova sigla e una nuova veste grafica a tutto schermo, progettata ancora una volta da Giuseppe Rogolino, che successivamente subirà una modifica da parte del grafico Marco di Cesare. Venne inoltre introdotta la doppia conduzione per alcune edizioni del notiziario. In collaborazione con Rai 3, si lavora alla realizzazione di un telegiornale in lingua araba per Rai Med. Nello stesso periodo, il canale sbarca anche sul digitale terrestre.

Sviluppi e contrasti con la Rai
Tra il 2010 e il 2012, grazie anche al passaggio al digitale terrestre, Rai News 24 registra uno sviluppo in termini di ascolti, ma sorgono alcuni contrasti tra la redazione e l'editore Rai per vari motivi.

Il 3 maggio 2010 la Rai decide che il simulcast del canale su Rai 3 terminerà anticipatamente alle ore 7, per fare spazio a Buongiorno Italia, un nuovo programma a cura della TGR, ma questa decisione non viene gradita dalla redazione.

Il 18 maggio 2010, in occasione della transizione televisiva al digitale terrestre in Lombardia e Piemonte orientale, la Rai lancia la nuova identità grafica aziendale e la nuova offerta televisiva. In quest'ottica, Rai News 24 diventa semplicemente Rai News (senza il 24), adottando di conseguenza una nuova grafica, per la quale la redazione segnala problemi tecnici, di leggibilità e funzionalità, in particolare durante la messa in onda delle ultim'ora.

Lo stesso giorno viene ampliato il novero di canali, con la nascita di Rai Sport 2. Ciò comporta lo spostamento da parte di Rai Way del canale dal mux B al mux A (dal mux 3 al mux 1 nelle aree interamente digitali). A causa di un cambio dei parametri tecnici legati alla sintonizzazione, sulla frequenza satellitare precedentemente in uso, viene attivato il segnale di Rai Sport 2: pertanto Rai News risulta irricevibile fino a una nuova sintonizzazione. I telespettatori di varie zone d'Italia lamentano problemi di ricezione su entrambe le piattaforme e interruzioni della diretta tv.

A seguito di ciò, i giornalisti decidono di interrompere la programmazione di Rai News e convocano una riunione straordinaria del comitato di redazione in studio, trasmessa in diretta sul canale (sotto il controllo di Vittorio Di Trapani). All'assemblea partecipa il segretario dell'Associazione Stampa Romana, Paolo Butturini, che annuncia l'intenzione di denunciare la Rai per interruzione di pubblico servizio e parlando apertamente di oscuramento del canale.La Rai risponde con un comunicato in cui nega recisamente di aver oscurato il canale e dichiara di aver avvisato la redazione dell'intervento tecnico imminente. In un'altra nota l'editore ribadisce il ruolo strategico di Rai News, assicurando di aver debitamente allertato i telespettatori sulla necessità di una nuova sintonizzazione degli apparecchi (comunicato Rai Way del 17 maggio 2010). La Rai afferma, tra l'altro, che lo spostamento di multiplex garantisce a Rai News una maggiore copertura nazionale e la possibilità di trasmettere programmi regionali (procedura tecnicamente impossibile su un multiplex con trasmissione in isofrequenza come Rai Mux B). Per settembre, infatti, viene prefigurato lo spostamento dell'edizione notturna del telegiornale regionale da Rai 3 a Rai News, ma sia la redazione della TGR sia quella di Rai News non approveranno questa scelta e ne otterranno in seguito l'annullamento.

Il 29 agosto 2011 Rai News 24 passa in un nuovo studio provvisorio per consentire alcuni lavori di ristrutturazione del precedente. In questa occasione vengono sperimentate nuove soluzioni tecniche: illuminazione a diodi, in grado di ridurre i consumi e la dispersione termica, e nuove telecamere a controllo remoto.

A partire dall'ottobre 2011 il canale, per scelta aziendale, ospita alcune rubriche quotidiane della TGR, ovvero Piazza Affari (attualmente in onda su Rai 3) e Italia Sera (programmato alle 22:00 e chiuso nel dicembre successivo). Sia la TGR che Rai News non approvano queste variazioni di palinsesto.

Nello stesso mese, il direttore Corradino Mineo spiega (in un editoriale e in alcune interviste rilasciate ad altre testate) le difficoltà di Rai News a operare efficientemente, a causa di scarsi mezzi tecnici e collaboratori a disposizione, circostanza a suo giudizio legata al disinteresse dell'azienda nei confronti della rete. Il direttore lamenta, in particolare, la mancanza in studio di operatori di ripresa, con il conseguente obbligo di adottare telecamere fisse (e dunque una qualità bassa dell'immagine televisiva), la povertà della grafica, (dovuta all'assenza di una redazione appositamente preposta alla sua gestione), la carenza di personale e molteplici altri problemi.

Il 15 dicembre 2011 Rai News rinnova sigla e grafica, con il passaggio al formato panoramico 16:9: è pertanto il primo telegiornale della Rai a trasmettere con questo rapporto d'aspetto. La Rai annuncia inoltre la nuova versione dello storico studio del canale per i primi mesi del 2012, ma di fatto il progetto si concretizzò solo a inizio 2013.

Dal marzo 2012, sulla falsariga del canale notiziario concorrente TGcom24, Rai News comincia a realizzare notiziari flash in onda sugli altri canali digitali della Rai come "pillole informative" (che tra l'altro ottengono l'effetto di promuovere la rete). Inoltre, per la politica di contenimento dei costi praticata dalla Rai, viene ridotto di 300.000 euro il bilancio del canale, che scende così a poco più di cinque milioni di euro.

Nello stesso anno, la Rai progetta una fusione di Rai News e Televideo, affidando il compito al vicedirettore generale Antonio Marano, ma anche questa idea non incontra l'approvazione delle due testate.

La direzione Maggioni e la nascita del portale Rainews.it

L'8 gennaio 2013 Corradino Mineo lascia la direzione del canale, in quanto candidato come capolista al Senato della Repubblica nelle liste siciliane del Partito Democratico. Due giorni dopo il CdA della Rai nomina alla direzione l'ex conduttrice e responsabile degli speciali del TG1 Monica Maggioni.

Il 24 febbraio 2013, alle 7:00, il canale riprende il nome storico di Rai News 24, allestendo al contempo un nuovo studio.

Il 14 giugno, il CdA della Rai ratifica la fusione della redazione di Rai News 24 con quella di Televideo, prodromo alla nascita della testata unificata Rai News e del portale omonimo, che diventa realtà il 1º dicembre, a cui la Rai affida il compito di fare da riferimento principale dell'informazione Rai in rete, unendo i siti di Rai News 24 e Televideo in un unico portale.

La Maggioni modifica inoltre la linea editoriale del canale, focalizzandosi principalmente sull'attualità e gli eventi in diretta. Cambia anche il palinsesto, varando anche nuove rubriche: Di Mattina, condotta inizialmente da Silvana Pepe, poi da Roberto Vicaretti ed Emanuela Bonchino; Con il tempo che corre, condotta da Alessandro Baracchini e Paolo Cappelli; Tutto in un'ora, condotta da Silvana Pepe dalle 20:00 alle 21:00. Inoltre le risorse economiche e i mezzi tecnici e umani a disposizione vengono considerevolmente aumentati.

Sul fronte degli ascolti, nel 2013 Rai News 24 mostra un leggero aumento dell'ascolto medio rispetto all'anno precedente, mentre l'indice del 2014 rivela un calo dell'11% rispetto all'anno precedente e di quello prima. Ciononostante, Rai News 24 comunque la sua primazia tra i canali notiziari in Italia. Alcune testate giornalistiche ed esponenti politici giudicarono scarsi tali risultati rispetto agli investimenti, mentre il portale Rainews.it ottenne il 300º posto tra i siti più visitati dagli utenti italiani.

Interim Marzoli/Giojelli e la direzione Di Bella
Il 5 agosto 2015 Monica Maggioni lascia la direzione di Rai News 24 in seguito alla sua nomina a presidente della Rai. Dal giorno dopo, la direzione del canale viene affidata ad interim alla vicedirettrice Mirella Marzoli.

Il 27 settembre Rai News 24 adotta una nuova sigla, veste grafica e studio, con un sistema tecnologico rinnovato.

Il 31 ottobre il canale viene premiato agli Eutelsat TV Awards nella categoria News.

Il 5 novembre 2015 la guida ad interim di Rai News 24 passa al vicedirettore Giancarlo Giojelli; il protrarsi di tale gestione temporanea suscita proteste da parte della redazione, che si placheranno il 3 febbraio 2016 con la nomina a direttore di Antonio Di Bella da parte del consiglio di amministrazione. Con lui il canale subisce alcune modifiche, dalla grafica alla programmazione, con la nascita di nuovi programmi che affiancano quelli già in onda (per esempio, Telegram, condotto dal direttore, in onda tutti i giorni dalle 18:00 alle 18:20, e Newsroom Italia, condotto da Paolo Poggio).

Dal 4 gennaio 2017, Rai News 24 trasmette in alta definizione su Tivùsat.

Il 28 marzo 2018, Rai News 24 passa dalla numerazione 20 alla 24 su Tivùsat, in seguito all'assegnazione della LCN da parte del nuovo canale di Mediaset 20.

Dal 15 marzo 2020, per effetto dell'emergenza sanitaria COVID-19, Rai News 24 sospende fino a settembre i collegamenti televisivi di Rai Mobilità.

Dal giorno dopo, sempre a causa di tale emergenza, sostituisce alcune edizioni del TG1 fino a maggio su Rai 1.

La direzione Vianello
Il 29 luglio 2020, il Consiglio di Amministrazione della Rai, su proposta dell'Amministratore Delegato Fabrizio Salini, approva all'unanimità la nomina di Andrea Vianello alla direzione di Rai News al posto di Di Bella, che torna a ricoprire l'incarico di corrispondente Rai dagli Stati Uniti.

La direzione Petrecca
Il 18 novembre 2021 il CdA della Rai, su proposta dell'amministratore delegato Carlo Fuortes, approva la nomina di Paolo Petrecca come direttore di Rai News, di cui era già vicedirettore.

Il 14 dicembre 2021, in seguito ad una riorganizzazione delle frequenze, sparisce la versione SD dal satellite, rimanendo disponibile solo in alta definizione. Grazie a ciò, il canale diventa visibile in chiaro.

A partire dal 2022, le trasmissioni di Rai News 24 vengono progressivamente diffuse con la codifica MPEG-4 e ricevibili solo da televisori e decoder abilitati alla visione dei canali in alta definizione. Il passaggio del canale alla nuova codifica avviene regione per regione, nelle stesse date previste per l'attivazione delle nuove frequenze stabilite dal Ministero dello sviluppo economico.

Nel dettaglio:
 Dal 3 gennaio in Valle d'Aosta
 Dal 4 gennaio in Sardegna
 Dal 10 gennaio in Piemonte
 Dal 20 gennaio in Lombardia
 Dal 10 febbraio in Trentino-Alto Adige
 Dal 24 febbraio in Veneto
 Dal 1º marzo in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
 Dal 2 marzo in Emilia-Romagna
 Dall'8 marzo nel resto d'Italia.

Dal 26 marzo 2022, Rai News 24 propone un piccolo spazio in lingua ucraina alle 15:00 per informare i rifugiati in Italia dopo lo scoppio della guerra in Ucraina.

Dal 4 aprile 2022 viene utilizzato un nuovo logo, con una nuova sigla e anche uno studio temporaneo, in attesa di quello definitivo progettato da Renzo Piano, Massimo Alvisi e Junko Kirimoto, oltre a una revisione del palinsesto, con il debutto di nuove rubriche. Parte della veste grafica è tuttavia rimasta invariata sino al debutto del nuovo studio, avvenuto il 24 settembre successivo.

Dal 21 novembre 2022, Rai News 24 propone uno spazio informativo in lingua inglese prodotto in collaborazione con Rai Italia.

Dal 16 marzo 2023, Rai News 24 passa in HD anche sul DTT.

Conduttori
 Edizioni della notte (1:00-5:00): Piero Marrazzo, Josephine Alessio, Emanuela Gialli, Valentina Dello Russo, Gabriele Martelloni, Dario Marchetti, Maria Buono, Renata Petillo, Pierfrancesco Pensosi, Giorgio Santelli, Antonella Alba
 Edizioni del mattino (6:00-11:00): Paolo Cappelli, Francesco Musi, Laura Squillaci, Micol Pieretti, Chiara Burtulo, Cristina Raschio, Elena Scotoni, Mariagrazia Abbate
 Edizioni del pomeriggio (12:00-18:00): Francesca Biagiotti, Alessandro Baracchini, Giuseppina Testoni, Barbara Di Fresco, Lorenzo Di Las Plassas, Laura Cervellione, Annalisa Fantilli, Carlotta Macerollo, Laura Tangherlini, Annamaria Esposito
 Edizioni della sera (19:00-0:00): Giancarlo Usai, Emanuela Bonchino, Sabrina Bellomo, Francesca Piatanesi, Massimiliano Melilli, Lorenzo Lo Basso, Elisa Dossi, Daniele Lorenzetti ed Emilio Fuccillo

Rassegne stampa
 Rassegna stampa della sera: Giancarlo Usai, Emanuela Bonchino, Valentina Dello Russo, Laura Tangherlini
 Rassegna stampa del mattino: Gianluca Semprini, Sabrina Bellomo, Roberto Vicaretti
 Rassegna stampa esteri: Paolo Cappelli

Trasmissioni e rubriche
 Studio24, Studio24 Estate e Filo diretto: Roberto Vicaretti
Economia24: Giuliana Palmiotta, Cristina Raschio, Riccardo Cavaliere, Alessandro Marchetti
 Focus24: conduttori delle edizioni del mattino, del pomeriggio e della sera
 Weekend al Cinema: Stefano Masi
 Central Park West: Antonio Monda
 Pomeriggio24: conduttori delle edizioni del mattino e del pomeriggio
 Sera24: conduttori delle edizioni della sera
 Lunedì Sport: Marco Franzelli
 Basta la salute: Gerardo D'Amico
Futuro24: Andrea Bettini
Cammina Italia: Alfredo Di Giovampaolo
 Cronache dal Mondo: Paolo Cappelli
 Cronache dall'Italia: conduttori delle edizioni del mattino
 Sabato24: Enrica Agostini
 Il Sabbatico: Alberto Melloni
 Piano Pianissimo: Guido Zaccagnini
 Tutti Frutti: Laura Squillaci
 La via dei libri: Carlotta Macerollo, Loretta Cavaricci, Paola Marinozzi, Enrica Tommasini, Mario Forenza
 Lo Stato dell'Unione: Donato Bendicenti
 In un'ora: Gianluca Semprini
 Sapori e colori: Silvia Rita
 Login: Dario Marchetti
 Motori24: Gemma Favia
 AR - Frammenti d'arte: Costantino D'Orazio
 Parliamone: Chiara Paduano
 News in English: Helen Viola

Redazione politica
 Caporedattore: Paolo Petrecca
 Vicecapiredattore: Paola Duce
 Quirinalista: Federica Mango
 Chigista: Senio Bonini
 Cronisti parlamentari: Enrica Agostini, Sabrina Bellomo, Gabriele Martelloni, Giorgia Rombolà, Giorgio Santelli, Roberto Secci, Francesca Biagiotti, Martina Cecchi De Rossi
 Assistenti di redazione: Tiziana Cantarelli, Stefania Chiolo, Camilla Pischiutta

Palinsesto

Programmi in onda
I programmi di Rai News 24 sono in larga parte trasmessi da Roma, salvo dove è espressamente indicato il contrario. Il palinsesto è soggetto a variazioni in caso di eventi straordinari.
 Notiziario (ogni 30 minuti)
 Meteo (ogni 30 minuti)
 Traffico a cura di Rai Mobilità
 Economia24 (dalle 17:30 alle 18)
 Weekend al Cinema
 Rassegna stampa (mattutina e serale)
 Studio24 (dalle 9:45 alle 11)
 Studio24 Estate (dal 3 al 7 luglio 2017 in simulcast con Rai 3)
 Central Park West
 La via dei libri
 AR - Frammenti d'arte
 Pillole di fisica
 Il Sabbatico
 Sport24 (alle 12:30 e alle 19:30)
 Pomeriggio24 (dalle 14:30 alle 16:00)
 Sera24
 Lunedì Sport
 In un'ora (dalle 18:30 alle 19:30)
 Cammina Italia
 Cronache dall'Italia
 Cronache dal mondo
 Effetto Farfalla
 Login
 Update
 Amarcord
 Parliamone
 Sapori e colori
 Spotlight
 Motori24
 Tutti Frutti
 Che anno è, che giorno è
 Basta la salute
 L'oro verde
 Sabato24
 Futuro24
 Tg Kids
 TEЛEНOBИHИ - TG in lingua ucraina
 News in English (in collaborazione con Rai Italia)

Ascolti

Ascolti 24h di Rai News 24
Dati Auditel relativi al giorno medio mensile sul pubblico individui 4+.

Direttori

Loghi

Canale televisivo

Sito web

Note

Voci correlate
 Rai
 Rai 3
 Trasmissioni radiotelevisive per gli italiani all'estero
 Dario Marchetti

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

News
Reti televisive di notizie
Telegiornali


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The implied probability that the U.S. EPA will reverse the write-down of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) found in its proposed 2014 renewable volume obligations (RVO) is 80 percent, according to an analysis by University of Illinois economist Scott Irwin published March 5 on FarmDocDaily.
In the post, Irwin outlines the method of analysis and assumptions as he considered possible outcomes of the EPA policy regarding the renewable mandate for 2014. Irwin built some of his equations on earlier work looking at the market for renewable identification numbers (RINs). "The probability calculation is fairly consistent across 2014 vintage D4 and D6 RINs prices," Irwin wrote.
"Given the heated political battle surrounding the 2014 RFS rulemaking it is more than a bit surprising to see the RINs market leaning so heavily in the direction of a reversal," he said. But this view received a boost recently from a prominent supporter of biofuels. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa last week told reporters, "I would doubt there would be a complete reversal [from the proposal], which is what I would like to happen. I'd be surprised if there wasn't some modification of the original rule that still might be considered a partial victory for ethanol." A public statement of this nature from Senator Grassley suggests the main uncertainty at this point is not whether the EPA will reverse the write down of the renewable mandate for 2014, but, rather, how much the write down will be rolled back.
The second analysis, "Who Wins if the EPA Reverses Itself on the Write Down of the Renewable Mandate in 2014?," concluded the most likely winner from a reversal of the policy would be the biodiesel industry. "Biomass-based diesel was cheaper than E85 in most scenarios in terms of compliance costs for obligated parties under the RFS," Irwin concluded.


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Man banned from every John Lewis and Waitrose store in the UK - for returning 12 TV sets
Paul Chambers says every TV he bought from the stores was faulty
A man says he has been banned from every John Lewis and Waitrose in the UK - after returning 12 TV sets.
Paul Chambers, 54, says after buying and returning the equipment, he has now received a letter from the operations manager at John Lewis instructing him not to purchase any item from any John Lewis department store, John Lewis.com and Waitrose, Birmingham Live report.
Mr Chambers, who has severe epilepsy, says he has had to return all the TVs, claiming they were faulty with issues including problems with "ghosting," calibrating" and "pixelating."
Paul Chambers has now been barred from all John Lewis group stores and websites after buying and returning a number of electrical appliances.
The nationwide ban follows a long-running dispute which had already seen Mr Chambers banned from buying any electrical item from the Electrical Home Technology department. In a letter he received last Thursday, the store's patience appears to have finally worn thin.
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Mr Chambers said he was shocked to open the letter from John Lewis banning him from purchasing anything from the company in the future.
Mr Chambers added: "I have experienced lots of problems with the TVs. I have always bought Samsung and Panasonic makes from John Lewis.
"There have been problems with ghosting, calibrating and pixelating. I do suffer from epilepsy and I need the TV to be visually perfect.
"Every time I have taken them back the staff have been very friendly so I was shocked to receive this letter."
The letter said: "In light of your recent enquiries we now feel it necessary, and prudent, to terminate our business relationship with you. This decision applies to all John Lewis Department stores, JohnLewis.com and Waitrose. This will take immediate effect. Please advice we shall not process any orders you attempt to place by telephone or online channels.
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"We have taken this decision to our firm belief that that we are unable to meet your service needs, nor do we believe our range of products will meet your expexctations.
Paul Chambers has now been barred from all John Lewis group stores and websites after buying and returning a number of electrical appliances. Pictured is the last letter he received from John Lewis.
"We would therefore ask you not to visit the Solihull store or any other John Lewis branch. if you do we shall ask you to leave immediately, we would not wish to embarrass you in this way so we would kindly ask you to comply with this request."
Mr Chambers said: "I couldn't believe it when I opened the letter. They have banned me from every John Lewis in the country and I can't buy anything off them online. The TVs were faulty so I returned them. I had all sorts of problems with them so I simply returned them. I was paying up to £900 for the TVs so they had to be right.
"My friend has let me borrow his old TV now and it has been fine. But I would have liked to have gone back to John Lewis to buy another TV in the future."
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Line Creek Nature Area is a 70-acre public preserve along Line Creek off Highway 54 on the Fayette/Coweta County line. This popular Nature Area offers a mix of habitats – an upland hardwood forest, beautiful creekside granite outcroppings, and a rushing stream bordered by native azaleas.
Visitors will enjoy a fishing dock on a small pond, a gazebo and almost three miles of nature trails. Keep an eye out on the trails for a few historic sites! This stretch of Line Creek was home to multiple mills in the 1800's, and the remnants of their dams can still be seen today. When on the Mule Rock trail be sure to look for the Mule Rock carving!
The nature area is furnished with picnic tables, small bridges, a rock amphitheater and a few information kiosks. In 2017, Trinity Development completed the new Line Creek Wetland with an observation deck. This area catches and detains stormwater runoff that slowly feeds the small pond and eventually Line Creek. It displays the characteristics of a wetland and demonstrates how water is naturally slowed down and filtered.
While many of our visitors like to bring their dogs along for the journey, we would like to remind everyone that dogs are required to be on a leash when at Line Creek.


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The Despicable and Diabolical Home Office. Our National Shame. Designed By Theresa May.
No other British institution is responsible for causing more harm to its own citizens and responsibility for its course in recent years is entirely down to Theresa May. When she first entered government in 2010 she established a culture that truly defines the 'nasty party'. Even, in her own words, deliberately creating a "hostile environment" for immigrants. The Home Office is hostile towards many sections of our society and it is completely misguided. Instead of supporting and assisting the British people, it is always more concerned about imposing and enforcing its diktat.
The Home Office has to tread a difficult path between protecting the rights of citizens and enforcing the laws that define British society. For far too long, under both Conservative and Labour governments it has acted in a high handed and authoritarian manner. Everything that Theresa May has done has been to increase this and, as the present Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, said in the House of Commons yesterday, it has been "too concerned with policy and strategy, and sometimes lost sight of the individual". In fact, this is completely deliberate and is the central ethos that defines the Home Office's work.
It is the horrendous treatment of the Windrush generation that seems to have finally brought this reality into public awareness. People who came here as children, mostly from the West Indies, accompanying their parents who had been persuaded to come here to the 'mother country' because after the war we faced a desperate labour shortage. These people re-built Britain. They are as much stalwarts of our society as anyone whose ancestors were born here. It is impossible to overstate how dreadful and unforgivable the Home Office's treatment of them has been.
There have already been calls for resignations over this scandal and in a just world it would be Theresa May to go first. There must be also be dismissals of Home Office civil servants. Anyone who has been prepared to pursue this disgusting policy without objection is simply not fit to be in public service. Their mind set and conscience is not of the standard we require.
But this is Theresa May's responsibility. Her style of government is secretive, authoritarian, dismissive of public opinion and everything is played very close to her chest and as much behind closed doors as she can get away with. Her dictatorial, micro-managerial style at the Home Office is continuing in her role as PM and I believe it is unsustainable for the leader of our country. We need far more openness, interest in the people and a desire to inform rather than to conceal. I consider that Theresa May is incapable of these qualities.
She is the would-be promoter of thought crime, intensive snooping, censorship, rigid and inflexible laws, suppression of dissent, severe punishments and, as she has already demonstrated with asylum seekers, locking people up without trial. Her record on immigration, policing, drugs policy, the Passport Office, asylum, the Snooper's Charter, the Border Force, her general authoritarian, secretive attitudes – she does not represent British values at all, only her own self-serving philosophy.
Mrs May has turned the government of Britain into government by her Home Office culture. Her successor, Amber Rudd is virtually a clone of herself and every Home Office minister seems to be cast from her mould: intolerant, careless of evidence and autocratic in style. It is government of and by the Authoritarian Bureaucrat and against the individual. Her position as PM is protected by the chaotic management of Brexit which she has overseen and a complete lack of any successor in the Conservative Party. I doubt that the terrible abuse of the Windrush generation is enough to bring her down but as the local elections approach it will be one of many factors which are leading inevitably to the wholesale rejection of her and her party by the electorate.
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What Exactly Is Theresa May Doing?
Is she totally preoccupied with Brexit – but unable to tell us anything?
Is she fretting about her personal stake in the child abuse inquiry – a total, utter shambles?
Is she powerfully representing Britain to the new US president – or more concerned about losing influence to Nigel Farage?
Is she making decisions on crucial strategic issues like HS2, London airport expansion or our housing crisis?
Is there any realistic strategy for the NHS or for funding social care for an aging population?
In such turbulent times what we need is competence and radical leadership. That's what we got back in 1979 when we had our last woman prime minister and it transformed our country. It's not what we've got now.
Theresa May was always a bad choice. Her record at the Home Office was appalling. The only thing she achieved there was to stay in post for six years. She was a closet Remainer who was too sly to commit herself to either side of the referendum.
If immigration was a key factor behind Brexit then she was the minister who utterly failed to control our borders. There was chaos at the Passport Office and the Border Force. Some of the injustices and inhumanity around immigration remind me of what we used to read about the USSR. Her drugs policy has been an unmitigated disaster with the highest ever rate of drug overdose deaths, the explosion of NPS and the cruel, anti-evidence denial of access to medicinal cannabis. She has also been demonstrated to be corrupt with a deliberate attempt to falsify the Home Office report on 'International Drug Comparators', which showed that tougher sentences make no difference to drug use and harms.
For reasons I have already explained, I resigned from the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative Party shortly before the referendum. If there had been a leadership election, I wouldn't have been entitled to a vote but I certainly wouldn't have chosen Ms May, Michael Gove would have been my first choice.
How and why did she become prime minister? I think she appeared to be the safe choice for the Conservative Party. She was definitely the short term easy choice and she assumed office by acclamation without any vote. That made the whole transition very easy for the country at a very difficult time – and for the Conservative Party
I was impressed with her first few weeks. She chose the right words, struck the right tone and gave the impression of a powerful leader, something Britain desperately needs. Even I, as someone who has fought against her drugs policy ever since she became Home Secretary, was prepared to give her a chance. But it's unravelling already. She seems to want to do everything behind closed doors. Her public performances seem more about point scoring than dealing with real issues. The vision she expressed about a country that works for everyone simply isn't reflected in the reality of what she does. No, she is no Margaret Thatcher. She's not even a poor imitation.
What exactly is she doing and what exactly do we think she will achieve?
Tagged with airport, Border Force, Brexit, cannabis, child sexual abuse inquiry, Conservative Party, drugs policy, Home Office, housing, HS2, immigration, Liberal Democrat, Michael Gove, NHS, Nigel Farage, NPS, Passport Office, prime minister, referendum, remainer, social care, USSR
Home Secretary's Refusal Of Orgreave Inquiry Is Brazen Cover-Up Of Police Corruption.
Amber Rudd is following faithfully in Theresa May's footsteps by spurning evidence in her role as Home Secretary.
With such powerful prima facie evidence of organised police violence and systematic collusion over their witness statements, it is vital to justice and the rule of law that an inquiry is held. If Ms Rudd doesn't have the courage to support this then she is not acting in accordance with the purpose of her office. That would mean she is corrupt, so I fervently hope she will do the right thing and reverse this dreadful decision.
Orgreave 1984
There is no doubt that in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, corruption was endemic within British police forces. Other than general trend in society towards more openness I'm not sure we can be certain there has been much improvement. My perception is that trust in the police is at an all time low and while there are many 'good cops', established practices, such as the police complaints system, are still deeply flawed and embed bias and cover-up. The number of deaths following 'police contact' and no officers ever held to account is a national scandal.
I remain very impressed with Theresa May's leadership since she was appointed PM but it is a myth that this was after a successful period as Home Secretary. The only 'success' she achieved was to remain in post for six years but disasters with immigration, the Border Force, the Passport Office and virtually everything the Home Office touched tell a different story. Her drugs strategy has now been proven as a public health catastrophe with the highest rate of drug overdose deaths since records began and evidence-free bigotry defining policy, particularly on medicinal cannabis where the UK is now a third world country.
If the Home Office and the police are to regain the trust and respect of the British people, Amber Rudd needs to start making her own mark and not by following meekly in Theresa May's kitten heels. Neither of them are pussy cats and that's not what we want. We want strength, integrity, compassion and honour, that is what Ms Rudd must strive for.
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The Glass House Celebrates 25th Anniversary in January, 2021
January 25th, 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of The Glass House Concert Hall in Pomona, CA. The first two shows in the room featured headlining sets by Orange County's very own No Doubt. The venue has subsequently hosted such esteemed acts as Beck, Fugazi, Deftones, Pavement, The Specials, Jimmy Eat World, Bad Religion, Bush, Cheap Trick, Stereolab, Maroon 5, AFI, The White Stripes, and thousands of other artists.
In celebration of this milestone, the venue is releasing its first t-shirt and sweatshirt ever! A simple "Glass House" on the front with a "25" on the back of the t-shirt.
Talent Buyer (since 2016 with one brief hiatus) Jonathan Halperin stated, "We really wanted to do some special shows this January, but since we can't, a shirt made the most sense to celebrate this pretty awesome achievement. There aren't a lot of all ages venues around that have stood the test of time." Per Glass House Venue manager Jenn Salvadori, "After such a roller coaster of a year, I'm so happy to be able to offer something to all these show-goers we've missed so much. That passion has always given me life. I can't wait to see them in the wild!"
You can find the shirt/sweatshirt for sale on Friday 11/27/20 at 10:00am pst through www.theglasshouse.us (under the merch button).
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Scott Pruitt, who repeatedly has sued the Environmental Protection Agency during his tenure as Oklahoma attorney general, declined to say Wednesday whether he would recuse himself from those ongoing cases if confirmed as the agency's new leader.
Questioned by Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) about whether he would avoid involvement in a series of ongoing cases against the EPA that he has been party to while in Oklahoma, Pruitt said he would rely on the advice of agency ethics lawyers.
"If directed to do so, I will do so," he said.
The exchange was among several tense moments Pruitt encountered Wednesday about his fitness to run the agency, his close ties to the oil and gas industry, his views on climate change and even the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee grilled the 48-year-old former state lawmaker about his financial support from fossil fuel companies, which have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to Pruitt and political action committees associated with him.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) displayed a 2011 letter Pruitt sent to the EPA saying it had overestimated air pollution from natural gas drilling — a letter largely written by lawyers for Devon Energy, one of Oklahoma's largest oil and gas companies. He accused Pruitt of acting as "a direct extension of an oil company" rather than on behalf of ordinary Oklahomans.
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Pruitt said the EPA has a "very important role" to perform in regulating carbon dioxide emissions — an intriguing statement from a man who led the charge against the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration's main effort to cut carbon emissions. He said he would respect EPA's "legal obligation" to tackle the issue. He also said "there is a time and a place" for EPA to use its authority to enforce regulations if states refuse to do so.
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Mashonda Age, Net Worth, Songs, House & Husband
Quick Facts of Mashonda Tifrere
Full NameMashonda Tifrere
Net Worth$5 Million
NicknameMashonda
Marital StatusDivorced
BirthplaceBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EthnicityAmerican-African
ProfessionSinger-songwriter, producer, author
Active Year1998–present
Eye colourBlack
Hair colourBlack
BuildSilm
SpouseSwizz Beatz (m. 2004 - div. 2007)
Height5' 4" (163 cm)
Online PresenceYouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Children1: Kasseem Dean Jr (born. 2006)
HoroscopeCapricorn
If you have ever listened to any one of the songs out of Listen Baby, Get No Better, Girls Best Friend, then it would be very easy to get identified with the composer and the singer of the songs, Mashonda.
39-years old famous R&B artist Mashonda Tifrere is taken as the no.1 spot on People With Money's top 10 highest-paid singers for 2018. In fact, she has maintained a huge net worth of around $5 million. Well, the beautiful singer was previously married to her former husband, Swizz Beatz.
In 2018, she published her book on parenting, titled Blend: The Secret to Co-parenting and Creating a Balanced Family along with contributions from her ex-husband Swizz Beatz and his current wife Alicia Keys. The books are based on her personal life.
Let's go deeper into her life and find out the secrets about her age, height, salary, net worth, house songs, and many more. So, stay tuned with us to collect detailed information about the bold singer.
Mashonda Tifrere's Songs
A new singer, she was born as Mashonda Tifrere on Tuesday in Boston City, Massachusetts on January 9, 1979. Raised in Harlem, New York, she started showing her talent of singing since she was in her early age. She holds an American nationality and belongs to an American African ethnicity.
After get auditioned in many places, Mashonda signed her first career deal with Warner Chapel Music in 1998. Later on, she got signed with a recording contract with Columbia Records. Giving full dedication to her singing and writing songs, she successfully featured in Jay-Z's single Girl's Best Friend, Eve's "Gotta Man", Cassidy's "Get No Better", Fat Joe's Listen Baby.
Human creature..
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Moreover, she has also debuted for the album January Joy released in November 2005. Wherever the album was supported by Beatz: Back of da Club. Furthermore, she has also released a mixtape titled The Renovation series in March 2009.
YouTube: Mashonda feat. Snoop Dogg – Black Out
Besides, in 2011, Mashonda debuted her own website where she released her two songs, Intrigued, and Catastrophe. Well, she has also authored a column called Pandora's Box on VIBE Vixen.
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Who is Mashonda Tifrere's Husband? Is she Married?
Most of the Mashonda's fans are being so curious to find out her boyfriend, or who is she dating currently? At first, she started dating Kasseem Dean, a record producer, best known as Swizz Beatz in 1998.
After two years, Tifrere faced a miscarriage in 2000. Later, the couple married in 2004 and welcomed their son Kasseeem Dean Jr. in 2006.
Moreover, after spending for nearly four years of a marriage relationship, the duo broke up in 2008. However, their divorce got finalized in May 2010. Well, Mashonda seems to be living a happy life and enjoying her singledom.
Mashonda Tifrere's Salary & Net Worth
The R&B singer, Mashonda accumulates a huge earning from her singing and music profession. So that, she has successfully maintained her net worth to be $5 Million. However, she has not yet disclosed her actual salary to the media.
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According to the Influencer Marketing Hub, Tifrere makes an earning between $308-$513 per post on her Instagram account with over 119k followers. Moreover, she has recently named herself on the no.1 spot on People With Money's top 10 highest-paid singers for 2018 with estimated money of $96 Million.
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Just like other singers, Mashonda has also made her endorsement deals with the various brands and companies. Well, she holds an endorsement deal with CoverGirl Cosmetics. Her endorsement deals enable her to make an excellent amount of money every year.
Mashonda Tifrere's Restaurant & Brands
The beautiful singer, Mashonda owns several restaurants in Washington which gives the best comfort to the citizens of New York. One of her restaurants is Fat Mashonda Burger.
Without any pride, ego or regret-she unraveled her madness in the presence of anyone willing to bare witness. 🖤
A post shared by Mashonda (@mashondatifrere) on Nov 11, 2018 at 2:18pm PST
Besides, she has captured a big area with her brands of Vodka and Perfumes. Wherever her Vodka brand Pure Wondermashonda was launched by the Football Team Boston Angeles. Moreover, she also works for a fashion line called Mashonda Seduction.
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Mashonda Tifrere's Houses & Cars
Mashonda has previously purchased a $2.7 Million house along with her ex-spouse Swizz Beatz. Later they sold their house in $1 Million loss.
One of my favorite bathrooms by one of my favorite designers @kellywearstler you are next level! 🏆💫🏆. Certified @artleadher #design #interiordesign #architect #womeninart
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Moreover, Mashonda is a pretty fund of cars and also spotted visiting lots of places. Besides, she is living a rich and single lifestyle along with her family in her house resides in Harlem, New York City, New York.
Mashonda Tifrere's Age, Height, & Body Measurements
39-years old Mashonda Tifrere stands 5 feet and 4 (1.63m) inches tall. Well, her birth sign is Capricorn and holds an American nationality. However, she belongs to a black ethnic group. Besides, her age is 40 as of 2018. Moreover, Mashonda has a slim body with black eyes and hair. Besides, her body measurements are not available at the moment.
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Q: Doctrine2 migrations inside Symfony2 throw Exception on index creation The problem
With no previous migration pending I run:
app/console doctrine:migration:diff
app/console doctrine:migration:migrate

I got this error:
ALTER TABLE session ADD CONSTRAINT FK_9955C22EA76ED395 FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
Migration 20130320103822 failed during Execution. Error SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1005 Can't create table 'mydb.#sql-3e4_75e0' (errno: 150)

[PDOException]
  SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 1005 Can't create table 'mydb.#sql-3e4_75e0' (errno: 150)

Extra knowledge

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*I'm declaring my Entity through annotation in class.

*This code is working (but I've to run manually a few operations that are not run after those kind of exception)

What I would like to know

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*What's causing that bug ?

*Is there any way to fix it ? (through Doctrine update for example or some MySQL parameters)

A: A suggested by @Ocramius and @Lighthart, this is a pure SQL problem. It came from buggy Doctrine entity declaration generating inconsistent SQL.
he error described in the question was linked with an inconsistency at the columns level, the key was int(11) and the foreign key varchar(255).

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That's it that's All DVD is a new snowboard dvd for the 2008 - 2009 season by Travis Rice, Quicksilver and Red Bull.
"That's It, That's All." A Brain Farm production amid the never-ending mission to find the next adventure comes a snowboard film that opens doors to the possibilities. Dedicated to everything snow-boarding, Travis Rice and a dream team crew set out on a seek-and-destroy operation for the new zone, the new trick and the new perspective on the sport. New Zealand, Valdez, B.C., Munich, Tokyo, Jackson Hole and deeper…seen in a new light with action that leaves you wondering, how did they do that? Aspiring to bring you closer, the Hi Def, 35mm, super16 footage answers the question why Rice and his friends have poured blood, sweat, tears and soul into a simple thing like snowboarding. Take a look. That's it. That's all.
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3 Years later and still the best Snowboard Movie!
I thought this year's Brain Farm / Red Bull release of The Art of Flight would dethrone That's I That's all for best snowboard movie to-date but that's not the case. Art of Flight is a great movie but That's it That's All is still, King of the Mountain!
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These many successful performances led to Eddie Griffin's appearance on Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam (1992), the Cable Ace Award-nominated HBO special One Night Stand (1992), HBO's Comedy Half Hour Special (1995), the HBO special Voodoo Child (1997) and onstage at the legendary Apollo Theater. He also recorded the successful comedy albums Message In The Hat (1993) and The Message (1999) featuring comedic and musical performances by him as well as Master P, Sikk the Shocker, and Fiend.
Roles in such films as The Last Boy Scout (1991), Coneheads (1993), and Jason's Lyric (1994) soon led to his own hit comedy series Malcolm and Eddie (1996-2000), for which role he was nominated (1996) and won (2000) the NAACP Image Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. In addition to lending his acting experience to this sitcom, he also wrote and directed four episodes, one of which starred his Godfather and mentor Richard Pryor.
In 2001, Eddie was offered a lead role in Double Take alongside friend Orlando Jones. Griffin then starred beside Denzel Washington in John Q (2002), earning him respect as a dramatic actor. Shortly thereafter, his leading-man status lead to one of his most notable roles, Anton Jackson in Undercover Brother (2002). Eddie's extensive film resume includes films such as Armageddon (1998), and the worldwide successful comedy franchise Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005); as well as Date Movie (2006), Scary Movie 3 (2003), My Baby's Daddy (2004) which he starred, wrote and executively produced for Miramax.
Eddie also contributed and performed on Dr. Dre's Multi-Platinum selling albums The Chronic (1992) and Chronic 2001 (2001).
Eddie Griffin is widely known for his award winning Comedy Stand-up Special Dysfunktional Family (2003) which he starred, wrote, Executive Produced and performed on the film's soundtrack with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tupac.
Most of Eddie's comedy specials and films can be found on Netflix. and are available for purchase on iTunes .
Eddie starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the hit feature Norbit (2007) and starred, wrote and Executive Produced his next comedy special Freedom Of Speech (2007). Later that year he contributed to and performed on T-Pain's worldwide successful album Circus (2008) and starred in Disney's Beethoven's Big Break (2008).
Eddie's last comedy special You Can Tell 'Em I Said It premiered on Comedy Central on February 19, 2011. In June 2012, Eddie took a dramatic turn in David E. Talbert's play A Fool And His Money in which he received rave reviews as the hero. Most recently Eddie was the voice of Richard Pryor in the animated series Black Dynamite on Adult Swim and starred in the R-rated comedy feature Mucho Dinero set to be released in 2015.
Currently, Eddie can be found four nights a week at the King's room at Rio Las Vegas. and on tour during his days away from Vegas. He resumed his The Comedy Get Down tour with fellow standup performers Cedric the Entertainer, Charlie Murphy, George Lopez, and D.L. Hughley in April 2015.


The jazz Jazz The most famous American music is, without a doubt, jazz.
The roots of jazz can be traced back to African rhythms which were brought to the New World by slaves. These rhythms met with traditional Christian hymns on the plantations of the American South. The slaves sang as they worked in the fields and these worksongs, known as spirituals, expressed their simple but fervent faith and their desire for freedom. These solful laments eventually took a variety of forms and towards the end of the 19th century a new improvised rhythm called ragtime devenloped into what was later termed jazz. The birthplace of these tipically black music was New Orleans which was a particulary permissive city at the time when the rest of the U.S.
Letteratura straniera — Tesina in inglese su Thomas Stearns Eliot con biografia, descrizione del poema "The Waste Land" e dei "Four quartets", con ampia introduzione al periodo storico "the modern age"


Any list of the best programming languages to learn if you're looking to get into the field of software development would naturally be subjective, depending on exactly which branch of software development you want to get into, but we'll explore some of those languages which offer you the most flexibility as a programmer or developer.
Java is great because if you start with it and you use it to learn the basic principles of programming, you can quite easily learn how to programme in just about any other language with a focus on creating applications. Java's true greatness however resides in its universal capabilities, in that just about any consumer-level device you use operates on Java. From your decoder to some of the functionality of your typical mobile phone, Java offers developers the type of versatility which liberates the opportunities they have to really grow their careers.


The UK's preeminent music broadcaster Stuart Maconie spoke to Mike Patton and Norwegian soundtrack composer John Kaada about their new Bacteria Cult album on his BBC 6 Music Freak Zone programme earlier this week.
It's a pretty good time to be a Patton fan….SI still sounds new and exciting a year later, Nevermen was a fun release, and now Kaada/Patton is one of his best projects in a long time. I'm really loving it. There are 8 tracks to non-existent movies, and all of them make me wish they went on for longer.


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Sir Richard Branson is the flamboyant entrepreneur behind the Virgin brand, which began with Virgin Records in 1972. The tycoon is the founder and chair of the Virgin Group, which employs nearly 70,000 people in 35 countries through its 60-plus companies.
Branson's companies include or have included airlines, wireless communications, radio stations, hotels, health clubs, financial services businesses, the nightclub Heaven, renewable technologies, a Formula One team, and even a space tourism company. As of October 2020, the 69-year old Branson's net worth stood at an estimated $4.8 billion, according to Forbes.
Here is a brief look at how the fun-loving Branson grew his Virgin mega-brand and became one of the wealthiest and most successful people in the world.
Sir Richard Branson is a 69-year old entrepreneur whose net worth stands at an estimated $4.8 billion.
Branson founded his first magazine at 16 and owns or has owned airlines, record labels, radio stations, hotels, and many other companies.
Highlights include airline Virgin Atlantic, and Virgin Records, the label that was home to the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, and others.
In 2001, his company teamed with Sprint to launch Virgin Mobile; Virgin wireless communications services are now available around the world.
Richard Branson started at age 16 with his magazine, called Student, which interviewed celebrities and sold almost $8,000 worth of advertising for the first issue. The teenager dropped out of school to promote his magazine. In 1969, he started a mail-order record business that used the magazine office as an operating base. Branson and his team of 20 employees called the new business Virgin.
In 1970, Branson launched Virgin Mail Order Records. After a rocky start, he grew to own 14 record stores by 1972. He used the profits from his record store chain to found music label Virgin Records in 1972, and he earned his first million dollars in 1973 when Virgin recording artist Mike Oldfield sold over 5 million copies of his record, "Tubular Bells."
Part of Branson's early success at Virgin Records came as a result of his willingness to sign the Sex Pistols and other controversial artists. Other popular Virgin acts included The Rolling Stones and Ozzy Osbourne. By the end of the decade, Virgin Music had become one of the top six record companies in the world, with branches in Germany, France, and Japan.
In 1979, Branson purchased Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands for $180,000.
Virgin Books and Virgin Video were born in 1981. Within two years, Branson's business empire included more than 50 different companies with combined sales of more than $17 million.
In 1984, Branson paired with lawyer Randolph Fields to start one of his most famous companies yet, Virgin Atlantic. The airline took off (pardon the pun) due to its fine customer service and innovative in-flight comforts, such as free ice cream, seat-back video screens, and in-flight massages.
In 1992, Branson reluctantly sold Virgin Records for $1 billion in order to keep Virgin Atlantic afloat. These were tumultuous years for Virgin Atlantic. Terrorist attacks kept people from flying, and larger rival British Airways engaged in what Branson called "a hostile campaign designed to cause permanent damage to Virgin."
Branson successfully sued British Airways for libel, with a judge ruling in 1993 that British Airways pay Branson and Virgin $945,000 in damages, plus legal fees estimated at around $3 million, and deliver an apology. In 1997, Branson started Virgin Trains.
He became Sir Richard Branson in 2000, and Time magazine named him as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world in 2007.
In 2001, Virgin Group launched Virgin Mobile as a joint venture with Sprint, and Virgin-branded wireless communications services are now available in numerous countries.
In September 2004, Branson turned his eyes to the sky again and joined forces with Burt Rutan, an American aeronautical engineer, to launch Virgin Galactic, with licensed spacecraft that would take tourists to space. Branson had a vision of providing cheap space tourism. An unfortunate series of events, including a crash in 2014, rerouted the date of the first commercial space flights to some indeterminate time in the future. As of 2019, Branson had signed up 600 clients.
Branson actually has four space-focused companies now. In addition to Virgin Galactic, Virgin also operates Virgin Orbit for cargo, VOX for government missions, and the Spaceship Company, which as the name implies, builds spaceships.
Branson launched social activist projects that included Virgin Unite to combat HIV and AIDS, the Branson Center of Entrepreneurship to teach entrepreneurial skills in developing countries, Virgin Fuels to make cleaner green fuels, and the Virgin Green Fund to help the environment.
Sir Richard Branson's current rank on RichTopia's 2019 list of the 100 most influential British entrepreneurs.
Branson attributes his success to luck, speed, and hard work that included nights and weekends. His books and biographies cite his daredevil ideas, originality, willingness to buck norms, and persistence. Branson never allowed inexperience to discourage him from being a dynamic and daring entrepreneur. In fact, he named his company Virgin because he and his employees were all new to the business.
His extraordinary service to his employees and clients rated him as the United Kingdom's celebrity dream boss in an opinion poll by Cancer Research U.K. His philanthropy earned him accolades as the most admired business owner over the past five decades in The Sunday Times in 2014.
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The First Game is a painting by Arnold Friberg, and was commissioned in 1968 by Chevrolet Motor Division as one of four paintings to commemorate the then-upcoming centennial celebration of college football in the United States. It depicts the famous first game of American intercollegiate football, played by Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) and the visiting College of New Jersey (by then more commonly known as Princeton College) on November 6, 1869, at College Field in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The game was played in front of approximately 100 spectators, including a Rutgers professor who is reported to have waved his umbrella at the participants while yelling, "You will come to no Christian end!" Friberg included the man with the umbrella in the painting as a tribute.
^ Hyman, Vicki (October 23, 2010). "How New Jersey Saved Civilization... the first intercollegiate football game". NJ.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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Friday's Forgotten Book: Captain Cat (Robert Holles)
[I'll be contributing to the Friday's Forgotten Books and Tuesday's Overlooked Films or A/V potlucks that are well-known among book and movie bloggers. My first film contribution was my review of Romance de fieras the other day; here is my first book.]
Robert Holles's Captain Cat is an excellent and it appears forgotten 1960 novel, about life at a British training camp for junior soldiers (high school age). Narrated in the first person by a new recruit, Harry Bell, it does a wonderful job of situating the reader in the atmospheric thick of the camp. Holles's command of Harry's "voice" is comparable to J.D. Salinger's handling of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye; anyone who enjoys that book should consider tracking down a copy of this one. It is not surprising to learn that Holles was a boy soldier himself, enlisting at age 14, because Captain Cat has that unfakable quality of being very close to the bone.
I'm deliberately not giving away much of the plot. But it is interesting that although the American dust jacket suggests that Harry Bell does something shameful (which he does), and intimates a tragedy (which occurs), the tragedy is NOT directly caused by the shameful behavior, as it might be in a more conventional novel. Robert Holles well understands that life does not always work like that - actions and results do not need to be so directly connected.
Holles is a type of author that appeals to me very much. He toiled in semi-obscurity, but kept on keeping on, publishing 11 books in total (unless there are more under pseudonyms, always a possibility). He wrote screenplays and television plays. Probably plenty of magazine articles, too, although I haven't yet confirmed that, because that is something that writers working for a living do.
In short, Holles was the midlister par excellence, and therefore exactly the sort of writer that tends to get swept away by time. He was essentially a "straight novelist," too, not identified with one genre, and nowadays that greatly increases one's chance of being overlooked. Obscure genre writers are lovingly exhumed; obscure straight novelists left to molder.
But like many midlisters, Holles did fine work. Captain Cat is a corker of a novel. My parents bought it for me off a remainder table sometime in the early sixties, when I was just a wee lad. Possibly, because of the title, they thought it was some kind of children's book, but in any case I was already reading adult novels in early elementary school. What I made of the book at the time I can't quite recall, but I kept it with me and re-read it (again recently, too), and it has remained embedded in my reading consciousness.
Here is a little bibliography of Holles's 11 books, 8 of which are definitely or probably fiction:
Now Thrive the Armourers (1952) (Non-Fiction)
This is an account of Holles's experiences with the British Army during the Korean War. He was a sergeant with the famous Gloucestershire Regiment, the "Glorious Glosters," which added to its legend during a brave stand against the Chinese at the Battle of the Imjin River (1951), in which Holles participated.
The Bribe Scorners (1956)
Captain Cat (1960)
Religion and Davey Peach (aka Grab It While You Can) (1962)
The Siege of Battersea (aka Guns at Batasi) (1962) (this was filmed under the alternate title)
The Nature of the Beast (1965)
Notice the gap between 1965 and 1978. A possibly frustrated Holles decided to turn his hand to something really commercial, and wrote one of the many Nazisploitation novels littering the Seventies:
Blue-eyed, blonde, and desperately anxious to have a child, Marianne has been impregnated at a fertility clinic with what she thinks is her lover's sperm. In reality, Nazi agents have substituted the semen from a hermetically-sealed canister over 30 years old. Unwittingly and unwillingly, Marianne's body has become an incubator for the Fourth Reich.
Risible, yes, but noted critic John Sutherland notes in his Bestsellers: Popular Fiction of the 1970s that Holles's is one of the better-executed books in this scabby genre; apparently he couldn't fall beneath a certain level of professionalism.
I'll Walk Beside You (1979)
Sun Blight (1982)
Guide to Real Village Cricket (1983) (Non-Fiction)
The Guide to Real Subversive Soldiering (1985) (Non-Fiction)
No new novels after 1982 (when Holles turned 56); no new books at all after 1985; no screen work after 1980. I'd be curious to know the reasons for Holles's comparative silence later in life (maybe he continued as a journalist?). But as we all know, being a midlister ain't easy.
Captain Cat.
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A grassroots citizens' organization says that the Town of Somers has "dodged a bullet" and is currently not part of a plan to expand a gas pipeline through Northern Westchester County. However, the group says that could easily change and it is trying to educate the community about the project, which it claims is an imminent danger to safety, health and property.
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As babies grow into toddlers and then into young children, many eating habits can be formed, fussy eating can come about even if the child had enjoyed that food before.
No matter how frustrating it can be when a child is a fussy eater, the most important thing to do is to remain calm and continue introducing them to as many foods as possible.
Please find below some tips on how to deal with fussy eaters.
After a child has tried a new food, you could offer a reward that is not food, such as a sticker, half-an hour playing in the park or some playtime with a friend.
These are great ways to treat younger children after they have tried new food, encouraging them to continue to try new foods and enjoy them.
We eat with our eyes, so try to make food look nice before we eat it. Without using too many garnishes (as this may be off putting for the child) serve the food neatly alongside other food they know and like and ensure that the portion size is correct.
If the portion size is too large this could overwhelm the child and not allow them to feel comfortable to try it.
Changing how food or a meal is served may make it more appealing. For example, a child might not like cooked carrots but enjoy raw grated carrots, or a child may become used to always being asked to try plain peas served next to fish, but they may enjoy peas if they were served in a shepherd's pie.
If a child's friends, family, parents, brothers and/or sisters are eating a wide variety of different foods, they will be more likely to try food. Many children copy their friends and family members, so providing a healthy environment where others are eating a wide variety of food allows the child to think about doing the same as well.
When children can see exactly what is going into their food they will be more inclined to try the food as they know each individual ingredient that is in it and they have a greater understanding about what they are about to consume.
Make mealtimes enjoyable and not just about eating.
Have fun themes surrounding children when they eat, both in the school dining room and at home. This allows the child to talk about other subjects rather than just what they are eating.
Even if there is not a theme at home, just talking about the child's favourite activity may naturally take the focus away from trying the food which may help with them trying new foods without realising.


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Basketball Around the Beltway: Terps have high hopes
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WASHINGTON — What a difference one year can make in men's college basketball. Last October, Mark Turgeon was dealing with…
WASHINGTON — What a difference one year can make in men's college basketball.
Last October, Mark Turgeon was dealing with massive defections (five players transferring in the spring) and there were questions about whether he would be the coach to lead this program back to the NCAA Tournament after a four-year hiatus. This fall, the question is if this team is Final Four material, with Turgeon now managing impressive additions to an already talented roster.
Happy times are here again in College Park.
The most important addition
Sometime, the biggest addition to the roster is the lack of subtraction. In this case, that means the player who chose not to enter the NBA Draft. Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Melo Trimble was the offensive catalyst for this team last winter and coach Turgeon expects the sophomore guard to improve defensively.
"He has it in him," said Turgeon of his sophomore floor leader. "I didn't ask him to a lot of that last year because he couldn't foul. If he picked up two fouls I'd get pretty nervous."
Turgeon adds that he thinks Trimble's assists will increase with the better offensive options at his disposal this year.
The question mark
Former All-Freshman ACC guard Rasheed Sulaimon arrives as a graduate transfer after being dismissed from the Duke program last January. The Houston native was actually recruited by Turgeon when he was coaching at Texas A&M.
"He's a great competitor," says senior Jake Layman of Sulaimon. "He's intense, especially on defense. One of his goals this year is to be one of the best defenders in the country."
Will the Terps get the player who oozed potential, averaging 12 points a game, or the one who was a non-factor at the end of his tenure in Durham?
Other additions
Junior Robert Carter averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds a game his final season with Georgia Tech and will provide some of the size and skill inside that last year's team lacked on both ends of the floor. He'll also mentor five-star recruit Diamond Stone, a 6-foot-11 center whose skill set is more than apparent to Turgeon.
"He's terrific on the offensive end," Turgeon said. "Great left hand/right hand around the basket, great feel, can shoot it. It's the other end that has to come the furthest — the defensive end. So he's really working hard, watching a lot of film."
Managing minutes
The overflow of talent is a good problem to have, but one wonders how the minutes and rotation will shape up with plenty of talent coming back. Jared Nickens, Dion Wiley and Demonte Dodd each started games last year, averaging 13+ minutes a game. Coach Turgeon doesn't seem to mind.
Jake Layman may be somewhat under the radar as a preseason all-conference selection. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
"What a great position I'm in, to have these kind of players? I've made the comment that I think we have eight starters. (If) a couple of the starters aren't playing well, different guys are gonna play that night."
Not just a layman
With the infusion of talent, it's rather easy to forget that Layman was voted Preseason All-Big Ten. The slow and steady senior has already passed the 1,000 point milestone, and should reach 100 career starts by the end of his career. Along with Carter, Layman's expected to take the leadership reins left when Dez Wells graduated.
A Bigger Ten
The Terps (ranked #3) are one of four Big Ten teams in the Coaches Preseason Top 25: Michigan State is 13th, Indiana ranks 15th and Purdue is tied for 24th. Michigan, Iowa and Ohio State also received votes, setting the table for what should be another competitive conference season. Nobody expected Maryland to go 14-4 in league play last winter, when they collected the most league wins since their 2002 National Title run, and this year there will be no surprise factor whatsoever.
The non-conference
Maryland's pre-conference schedule includes a Nov. 17 showdown with Georgetown (their first regular season game with the Hoyas since 1993) and a Dec. 1 duel with preseason #2 North Carolina. How does the weight of a top-five ranking compare to the pressure of last October?
"I really didn't feel any last year and I don't really feel any this year," said Turgeon. "I think as a coach you have peace of mind with what you do; and I believe in the people around me, players and coaches. We know we have a good team".
The regular season tips off Nov. 13 in College Park against Mount St. Mary's.
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