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Manchester United could be the big winners if Paul Pogba is sold to Real Madrid
Thread: Manchester United could be the big winners if Paul Pogba is sold to Real Madrid
So Paul Pogba likes the look of Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane and, according to the Bernabeu coach, the feeling is mutual. Real like the Manchester United midfielder quite a lot, too.
"Real Madrid is a dream for anyone," Pogba said during the recent international break. "There is also [Zinedine] Zidane as a coach and it's a dream for anybody who likes football. For now, I'm at Manchester. We don't know what the future holds. I'm at Manchester and I'm happy."
In response at the weekend, Zidane admitted that Pogba is a "player that I like a lot, he can do anything on the field," before admirably reminding his audience that "he is a Manchester United player and we must respect that."
Before we consider United's viewpoint on their most high-profile player and Real publicly flirting with each other, it is perhaps no surprise that the Spanish giants are once again playing the game of making their interest known in somebody else's superstar with not-so-subtle comments in the media.
United have been here before with Real, with Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea also publicly courted by the club during drawn-out transfer sagas in the past. Real got Ronaldo in 2009, of course, but missed out on De Gea thanks to a now-infamous faulty fax machine on August deadline day in 2015.
But just as Ronaldo did 10 years ago, Pogba is not only inviting the speculation, but adding to it with his own responses to questions about a possible move to Real. It is the nature of modern sport and Pogba is arguably no different to Eden Hazard, who is also doing little to dismiss the prospect of a move to Real from Chelsea this summer.
Yet Hazard has probably earned the right to weigh up his next move, having given Chelsea seven years of five-star service since arriving from Lille in 2012. The Belgian, who is approaching the final 12 months of his contract at Stamford Bridge, has helped Chelsea win five major trophies during his time at the club, including two Premier League titles, and can usually be relied upon to deliver when it matters most.
Pogba, who returned to United from Juventus for a then-world-record £89 million in 2016, is nowhere near to proving himself as influential, and reliable, at United as Hazard has become at Chelsea. The 26-year-old has shown flashes of becoming that player in a United shirt, but he is also too much of an enigma for anyone to know whether he is genuinely one of the best midfielders in the world or merely one whose reputation exceeds his actual contribution.
He has won too many honours for club and country to be written off as over-hyped, but with Real and Zidane circling, the United hierarchy would be well within their rights to consider whether, at 26, Pogba is the genuine article or somebody who will never quite become what many believe he should be. United need a commanding midfielder, one capable of dominating games and changing them in their favour with a moment of brilliance or his sheer force of personality, but we are still waiting for Pogba to do what the likes of Roy Keane, David Beckham, Bryan Robson and many others have done in the same area of the pitch for the club.
Statistics are often used as compelling evidence when judging a player, which is fine if you are Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, but with Pogba, they only tell part of the story. During 20 games under Jose Mourinho this season, he scored five goals and created four assists. In the 18 games he has played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, his goal return is nine, with seven assists.
On the face of it, he is delivering for Solskjaer and beginning to realise his potential, but then you recall his anonymous performance during the FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Wolves, or his similarly ineffective display during the 2-0 Champions League loss at home to Paris Saint-Germain in February, and wonder whether he really is a player who can deliver when it matters or is simply one whose statistics enable him to look more effective than he actually is.
Pogba is clearly a talent, but should Solskjaer now look to build his team around him or would a cold-headed, calculated decision see him sold to make way for a player, or players, more suited to United's requirements?
There are off-field issues to consider too. The world's biggest clubs are all desperate to own a globally recognised star, and Pogba is the only United player right now who shares billboard space with the likes of Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar from Los Angeles to Tokyo. This matters, rightly or wrongly, but it cannot be the driving factor in assessing a player's true value to a club and team.
If United were to cash in by selling Pogba to Real, they would lose their most visible commercial asset, and also a player who can create goals for himself and teammates such as Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial. But they would also be without a player who lacks the drive and discipline to turn a big game on its head, which is what Solskjaer's team really needs.
United, at this moment, are better with Pogba than without him, but they really shouldn't be too worried if the flirting with Real steps up another level because he isn't a player who will be the difference between them winning the Premier League title or not.
Real may be overestimating his attributes, and Pogba similarly misreading what might await him in Madrid. If Pogba does end up in a Real shirt next season, the biggest winners might actually be United.
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Hyperspectral imaging enables the recording of hundreds of colours. Image: Mikko Raskinen.
'Current devices for checking the cleanliness of surfaces are slow and require a trained operator. Using the new method, we are able to visualise dirt in real time, for example, at an airport or on a cruise ship. With this method, patients can verify before the operation that the operating room and operating tools are clean,' explains Academy Postdoctoral Researcher Juha Koivisto.
Hyperspectral imaging collects as much data as possible from thousands of different frequencies across the whole electromagnetic spectrum. Where a normal camera records only the red, blue and green colours visible to the human eye, hyperspectral imaging enables the recording of hundreds of colours.
'The required sensor technology is gradually becoming sufficiently sensitive and will soon be quite cheap, as well. In a few years, it will be possible to get a hyperspectral camera as an application for a mobile phone,' explains commercialisation specialist Pasi Karppinen.
In a few years, it will be possible to get a hyperspectral camera as an application for a mobile phone.
'For some spaces, cleaning three times a week is too much, while for others it is too little. Using the new method for identifying dirt, cleaners can clean where it is genuinely dirty and use just the strength of detergent that is required. At the same time, the level of cleanliness can be demonstrated to the customer and end-user,' explains Juha Koivisto.
The flu season increases the need for cleaning in kindergartens, nursing homes, hospitals and schools.
The unnecessary use of disinfectants should be avoided, however, because they promote the development of super bacteria and the spread of allergies. This new imaging method can also help with identifying chemical traces left by cleaning.
'We have used E. Coli as a bacteria type for separating bacteria from dust. In the future, the goal is to develop a device so sensitive that it can distinguish between different bacteria, like separating disease-causing bacteria from harmless ones,' Juha Koivisto adds.
The AutoDet project was born out of the hackathon organised jointly by Industryhack and Lassila & Tikanoja in spring 2017, where Juha Koivisto and Pasi Karppinen won the Hacker's Choice prize. At the beginnning of 2018, AutoDet obtained funding from Business Finland to help with commercialising the project.


The Vermont senator's escalation is more semantic than substantive—he's been critiquing her decisions on the Iraq war, campaign finance, and free trade for months.
New Yorkers are a blunt and confrontational bunch, so it's only appropriate that as the presidential campaign heads to the Empire State—birthplace of Bernie Sanders and adopted home of Hillary Clinton—ahead of the April 19 primary, the Democratic race is getting a little chippy.
I don't believe that she is qualified if she is through her super PAC taking tens of millions of dollars in special-interest funds.
I don't think that you are qualified if you get $15 million from Wall Street through your super PAC.
I don't think you are qualified if you voted for the disastrous war in Iraq.
I don't think you're qualified if you supported almost every disastrous trade agreement.
I don't think you are qualified if you supported the Panama free trade agreement, something I very strongly opposed, which has gave the green light to wealthy people and corporations all over the world to avoid paying taxes owed to their countries.
The first thing to say about these remarks is that the escalation is almost entirely semantic, rather than material. All of the attacks that Sanders leveled here—Clinton's support for free trade, backing for the war in Iraq, and coziness with Wall Street, and dependence on big donors—are things he's talked about for months now.
The Vermonter appears to be referring to an interview Clinton did with MSNBC's Morning Joe, in which she criticized Sanders for his vague answers in a meeting with the New York Daily News editorial board. The Clinton campaign has leapt on that interview with the News, even sending out the full transcript as a fundraising email. (Sanders's defenders continue to insist, contra the transcript, that he was crystal clear.) In the TV interview, Joe Scarborough tried three times to get Clinton to say that she didn't think Sanders was qualified.
I think he hadn't done his homework, and he'd been talking for more than a year about doing things he obviously hadn't really studied understood. That does raise a lot of questions.
I think that what he has been saying about the core issue in his whole campaign doesn't seem to be rooted in an understanding of either the law or the practical ways you get something done. And I will leave it to voters to decide who of us can do the job that the country needs, who can do all aspects of the job.
It's classic Clinton: She's cautious, careful, and stays on message. And the "qualified" broadside is classic Sanders too. He's angry, and he's not afraid to show that. This directness—and its contrast with the impression that Clinton is calculating—is one of the forces that has powered Sanders's campaign.
ABC's Rick Klein argues that "qualified" is a Rubicon—it's pretty hard to go back and endorse someone you've said is unqualified. Maybe, though candidates have walked back stronger statements, and they'll continue to do so. Sanders's campaign seems to already be backing off his comments. Even if he walks them back, you can be assured they'll return in the general election if Clinton is the Democratic nominee.
Regardless, some perspective on the "qualified" fight is in order. Remember the 2008 Democratic primary? Remember "You're likable enough, Hillary"? Remember the 3 a.m. phone call? Remember Clinton defending her decision to stay in the race into June by citing Robert Kennedy's assassination? And those are just the public comments. The acrimony inside the the Clinton camp was much worse. One reason this brouhaha is getting so much attention is that the Democratic campaign has been a much friendlier affair in 2016.


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Home Thoughts Opinions The Silent Majority Tells Obama 'Stop These Wars'
The Silent Majority Tells Obama 'Stop These Wars'
W. George Krasnow
Thu January 27, 2011
Winter Soldiers
The first Washington snow of the season kept falling as Daniel Ellsberg, of the Pentagon papers fame, stepped to the microphone. "We are the Winter soldiers," intoned Ellsberg to the cheering crowd of several hundred who came to Lafayette Square on the chilly 16th of December, morning to deliver to President Obama a simple message, STOP THESE WARS. The Winter-Soldiers-versus-Sunshine-Patriots theme was as dear to the crowd now as it was to George Washington in 1776 when Thomas Paine exhorted him to rely on Winter soldiers in the fight for independence.
Veterans for Peace Insist on Nonviolence
The rally was organized by Veterans for Peace (VFP), which since its inception in 1985 has struggled to steer the U.S. toward peaceful resolution of international conflicts. The organizers had planned a silent vigil march to the White House, to be followed by nonviolent civil resistance. "We are dedicated to exposing the true costs of war and militarism," said VFP President Mike Ferner. He reminded U.S. citizens, "We've killed well over a million people. We've orphaned and displaced five times that number at least. And here in our own country, we've managed to throw millions of people out of work and out of their homes."
The Memory of Yester Years
As the snow fell, I remembered other times.
My first job was as editor of Moscow Radio's foreign language broadcasts. My colleagues and I occasionally got time off to "go and demonstrate solidarity" with foreign dignitaries visiting Moscow in support of "peaceful coexistence." Western media echoed this propaganda of "unanimity." Between ourselves we whispered the latest of Radio Yerevan's black humor: "Our listener asks: Will there be a war between the United States and the U.S.S.R.? Our political commentator replies: "No, there will be no war. But the struggle for peace will be such that no stone on earth shall remain in place." I did not tell my colleagues that one of my former Moscow State University classmates was in prison, the other in an insane asylum. Peaceful coexistence of a sort.
University of Lund. I was a free man protected by political asylum in Sweden. Alas, the overwhelming opinion of students condemned U. S. "aggression" in South Vietnam. "U.S. imperialism is the main obstacle to peace," they said. I packed to leave for the United States.
I was at the University of Chicago learning English by reading the student newspaper, The Maroon. The Trotskyites on campus agreed there is no freedom in the U.S.S.R. But when it came to the Vietnam War, they swallowed Soviet propaganda hook, line, and sinker. Like any Leftist organizers of "antiwar" movement, they were peaceNIKs.
Seattle 1967-1970
I was in graduate school at the University of Washington in Seattle. Here and elsewhere I witnessed how the New left manipulated the peaceniks. The antiwar movement turned increasingly anti-American. As I advanced toward a Ph.D. degree, campus protests escalated on my campus and elsewhere. Television screens were filled with images of noisy student protests. Demonstrators taunted the "police pigs" to provoke violence. Campuses were bombed. "Burn, baby, burn!" was in the headlines. The antiwar movement merged with the struggle for civil rights. A popular book condoned rape as an act of insurrection. The stench of revolution was everywhere. One professor's car was stoned; another professor's office was vandalized. The latter taught a course on communist infiltration in the U.S. One colleague was denied tenure because he had served as a linguist in Saigon. The country was sliding to a point when "no stone shall be left in place," not by enemy fire but in a civil war.
Fiasco and Hope 1975
I was an assistant professor of Russian Studies as well as teacher of Western civilization at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, when the news of the U.S. evacuation of Saigon arrived. I took the American defeat as a personal tragedy. The only hope for the West was rising in the East – the dissident and human rights movement in the U.S.S.R. My students learned to pronounce the names of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, awarded the1970 Nobel Prize for literature, and nuclear physicist Andrei Sakharov, awarded the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nik Tail of It All
As a linguist, I find the Russian suffix "nik" attached to the English "peace" a cute verbal invention. But I never mixed up with the peaceniks.
Most were just silly kids who saw any crowd as an opportunity "to reach out and touch some one." Yet the damage they did to the U.S. and to world peace was enormous. They damaged themselves, too, through drug addiction and counter-culture indulgences. They were manipulated by the members of the New Left, who were actually hard-core Marxist-Leninists. The misleading "New" was a trick to distance themselves from old-time American Stalinists because Stalin had been already discredited by Nikita Khrushchev.
The best testimony about the manipulative doings of the New Left came from David Horowitz and Peter Collier, two former editors of Ramparts magazine. In their 1989 book, Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the '60s, the two admitted their philosophy then was "we murdered to create." Alas, Horowitz later became a right-winger, racist, and pro-war Zionist. In 2004, he published the Anti-Chomsky Reader. Horowitz's life curve was typical of many American Jews who switched from the anti-war radicalism of the 1960s to pro-war Zionist propaganda of today.
Other Differences
There are important differences between the Vietnam War and current wars that the U.S. wages. Throughout the post-World War II period, it was not the U.S. but the U.S.S.R. that was constantly on a prowl for ideological, political, and military expansion. The Vietnam War was a response, inept though it may have been, to a worldwide Soviet expansion augmented by that of Communist China. Even though the two giants did not always agree, they outbid each other in arming North Vietnam, encouraging its push to the South.
After the end of the Cold War, the U.S. judged it expedient to replace the U.S.S.R. as an empire. This new empire loves "asymmetrical wars" because the enemy consists of rag-tag peasant "terrorists." Unlike the communists in South Vietnam, they are not backed by any major power, armed with little more than the Kalashnikovs and the Stingers that the U.S. supplied to fight Soviet aggression in Afghanistan.
As the snow kept falling in December 2010, speaker after speaker denounced the current U.S. foreign policy as expansionist, militarist, and jingoist. The speakers included Brian Becker of the ANSWER coalition (Act Now to Stop Wars and End Racism); Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan; Ray McGovern, retired CIA officer and former U.S. Army Intelligence officer; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges; Mike Prysner, Iraq vet, cofounder of March Forward!; and CodePink Women for Peace cofounder Medea Benjamin, who called on Obama to wage peace, not war. All were eloquent, passionate, and persuasive.
Then taps were played, and all the uniformed officers and many civilians stood at attention. We moved in a single file toward the White House. There were no shouts – just a solemn military beat as if to honor of the thousands of American soldiers who have given their lives in the meaningless "war on terror." The procession was colorful with the signs scorning the "Obaminable" wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the threats against Iran. Other signs demanded the government pay attention to domestic needs. "Hands off Wikileaks." "Afghanistan is the Place where Empires Go to Die." "Peace on Earth?" said one sign with an ironic question: Would the only superpower give to the world a gift of peace on Christmas holidays? We reached the front of the White House. Our leaders stepped to the fence, ready to be arrested.
Chanting and Singing
The chanting started: "Stop these wars – Stop these wars – Stop these wars." We sang the familiar: "Truth shall set us free I do believe.. we shall overcome someday." I heard a steady beat of Buddhist drums. The drummers wanted to free Barack Obama from the evil spell of war, to open his heart to the ways of peace. Then a simple, triple pronged chant arose, "Peace – Shalom – Salam." It sought to remind the President of the promise he made in his Cairo speech to be forceful and fair in his efforts to broker a peace between Israel and Palestine, an especially urgent matter because unabated hostilities have inflamed passions throughout the Middle East and antagonized the Muslim world against the U.S.
Planetarians of the World Unite!
People asked each other to hold their signs for a while. Others peddled leaflets and buttons. I said "no" to one polite young woman peddling a leaflet with the Red Star and the word "REVOLUTION." I got the newspaper Workers World instead. I know that the workers need a break in this country, in Russia, and elsewhere. But the paper's ideology is worn out – Marxist and revolutionary. It headlines the need to protect the North Korean communist regime. But there is nothing about Iraq or Afghanistan. Nothing about U.S. threats against Iran. The paper's masthead harks back to Karl Marx's "Proletarians of the world unite!" Now, when the survival of the planet is at stake, I prefer to hear "Planetarians of the world unite!" We need a unity without the distinction of class, race, religion, or nationality.
Ron Paul's "Revolution"
I ran into supporters of Ron Paul, U.S. Congressman from Texas and one-time presidential candidate. I had met him and liked him. He is a conservative Republican, but, unlike George Bush, he "has stood resolute against our government interference overseas." So says the leaflet handed to me by one of his supporters. The leaflet proclaims what we had been chanting, "Bring the troops home now." The Congressman is a revolutionary in a more familiar sense: he is for "a second American revolution to restore our liberty and the Constitution." Amen.
The clock moved past noon, but the snow kept falling. The temperature fell below freezing. The police, both mounted and on foot, were about to cordon off those ready to be arrested. I came here with a friend and former student who works for the government. He cannot risk being arrested. We prepare to leave. Among the "chained" I see the chiseled face of Jim whom I befriended in December 1998 when President Clinton started bombing Iraq. The suspicion was that Clinton needed the bombing to divert attention from the Monika Lewinsky scandal. It was Jim who got me onboard with VFP. We went together to several rallies against the "humanitarian bombing" of Yugoslavia. Later, Jim and I took part in hauling a memorial rock to the civilian casualties of war. The memorial was cut in Boston, Massachusetts. Our intention was to have it installed at the Arlington National Cemetery. In modern warfare, we reasoned, the number of innocent civilians losing lives as collateral damage has been growing dramatically. Alas, the cemetery officials refused to accept the memorial.
Letter to President Obama
Before we leave, we witness one more daring act of the Winter siege of the White House. Several "soldiers" threw small leaflets OVER the fence and down on the lawn of the White House. "A letter to Obama," they shouted. It was also a provocation for arrest, for it is illegal to litter anywhere, least of all on the premises of the White House. I asked Jim for a copy.
Dear President Obama, The "war on terror," which has continued and expanded during your presidency, and your continued support of the Israeli military occupation of Palestine has [sic]wrought untold suffering and misery upon millions of people, as well as putting America's hard-earned wealth into the pockets of multinational corporations.
You have betrayed the hope that many Americans placed in you.. [as you]continued the Bush policy of war, torture, suspension of habeas corpus, state secrets, and every other evil initiated by the former regime.
The letter reminded Obama that he had promised to reverse Bush's policy of trampling on the civil rights of prisoners and combatants.
These wars of aggression, the continued occupation of Iraq, support of the Israeli military machine, and the bailout of Wall Street have done nothing to make America safer, prosperous, or whole.
President Obama, you talk a good game, Now we, the people, demand you walk the walk. End these wars!" [Produced by stopthesewars.org]
President Obama, pick up that leaflet. Fall on your knees before the people who elected you on the promise of peace, civility, and fairness. Don't wait for your advisers. Look in the mirror. Don't let Sunshine patriots run your show. Let God be your only counsel. Think about your mixed racial, ethnic, and religious background. Billions of people around the world, especially in third-world countries, look up to your leadership as a peacemaker. In a letter to my Russia & America Goodwill Association, I wrote that you deserved the Nobel Peace Prize on the strength of your reset-with-Russia initiatives. You deserved it for the good intentions you articulated in the Cairo speech.
Make good on your promises. Join the ranks of Winter soldiers. Lead them to the land of peace, prosperity, and justice. Remember that Winter soldiers are true American patriots who are good for all seasons, unlike "the sunshine patriot [who] will, in a crisis, shrink from the service of their country."
A Silent Majority Now and Then
One of the great differences between the antiwar movements now and then is the media coverage. Vietnam War protesters got all the coverage they wanted. I wondered why. I was told that "in democratic society, free press had to play an adversarial role lest the government becomes too strong." Since the end of the Cold War, such a democratic approach is not in evidence. The mainstream media seem to be in cahoots with the government. Even when thousands marched against the bombing of Yugoslavia, The Washington Post failed to notice them.
The Washington Post largely ignored our peace rally, too. However, The Huffington Post quoted Ellsberg on those who walk in his footsteps – Brady Manning and Julian Assange. "I think they provided a very valuable service," Ellsberg said, "To call them terrorists is not only mistaken; it's absurd and slanderous."
The Huffington Post found it newsworthy that "131 antiwar protesters got themselves arrested" in one of the larger acts of civil disobedience in front of the White House in some time ." This was done "to spark the country's silent majority into action," stressed the reporter Amanda Terkel. She was right. A new poll was just published that indicates "a record 60 percent of Americans now say the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting."
Today's SILENT MAJORITY is antiwar and routinely ignored by the media. The media's treatment of a silent majority in either case does not bode well for democracy.
P. S. Washington, D.C. – January 4, 2011: Antiwar military veterans and other activists celebrated a breakthrough victory today in D.C. Superior Court, when charges against the 131 December protesters who had been arrested were dropped. "This is clearly a victory for opposition to undeclared wars which are illegal under international law, have led to the destruction of societies in Iraq and Afghanistan, bled the U.S. Treasury in a time of recession, and caused human rights violations against civilians and combatants ," declared the victorious Winter Soldiers.
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Unni Mukundan's Malayalam film 'Meppadiyan' to release on Jan 14
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) Director Vishnu Mohan's Malayalam film 'Meppadiyan', which features actor Unni Mukundan in the lead, will hit screens on January 14, next year.
Making the announcement, actor and producer of the film, Unni Mukundan, on social media said, "(On) Jan 14th, almost a decade back, I had given my first shot as an actor and I can't be any happier to let you all know that this Jan 14th, I happily bring to you 'Meppadiyan', produced Under my banner, UnniMukundanFilms!"
The actor further added, "See you at the theatres! We as a team are blessed to have Shri Mohanlal launch our Ayyappa song and announce the release date of 'Meppadiyan'. Thank you Lalettan, from the entire team of 'Meppadiyan'."
The film was completed exactly one year ago and has since been awaiting release.
Apart from announcing the release date of the film, Mohanlal also released the third song from the film.
Unni Mukundan said, "I am really happy to share the third song from my film 'Meppadiyan'. 'Meppadiyan' had started its journey from Sabarimala and I'm just blessed to have had the opportunity to render these lines in the glory of Ayyappan. Also, it's a genre that I haven't tried, so it definitely is the most challenging song that I have sung. Rahul has done a fantastic job. And I just love the lyrics by Vinayak."


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USA Pro Challenge to go ahead in 2016
By Cycling News 20 January 2016
Details of host cities coming soon for Colorado race
Rob Britton (SmartStop) takes all the beer he can get after a touch week of racing (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)
Rohan Dennis (BMC) takes home a shiny new Lexus for winning the overall (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)
Riders pass back through Golden on the way to the climb (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)
The UnitedHealthcare team celebrates winning the stage (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)
The break closes in on Denver (Image credit: Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us)
The USA Pro Challenge has been a major question mark on the North American calendar for 2016, ever since the race owners Rick and Richard Schaden stepped aside in favour of a new ownership group, but the organisers confirmed the race will go forward, and promise to announce the host cities soon.
"We aren't confirming any details," PR agent Heather Krug confirmed to Cyclingnews. "Announcement to come soon."
Late last year, Grand Junction officials agreed to fund hosting the overall race start after the local community raised over $100,000 to bring the race to the western region of the state for the first time. The Gazette today reported that Colorado Springs was a likely host city for another stage. Fort Collins opted out of repeating as host town.
The Aspen Daily News reported today that the town was still awaiting word on whether it would be chosen as a host city. Aspen has hosted a stage each year since the race began, including two overall race starts in 2013 and 2014, but Aspen Snowmass CEO Bill Tomcich said there had been no definitive requests for race lodging this year.
The USA Pro Challenge has rapidly grown in stature over the five editions run so far. The Denver Post reported last year that the event went from losing $10 million in the first year to only $2 million in 2015. Organisers estimated the economic impact to the state at over $100 million.
After being won by American riders for the first four editions, the 2015 event was won by BMC's Rohan Dennis.
2015 was also the first time a women's USA Pro Challenge was held on the same courses as the men's event. While Krug could confirm there would be a race, she could not say whether or not the women's event would continue.


The book revolves about the lives of five Dutch linguists, who visited the Basque Country, four of them with their spouses, one of them, Deen, with his wife and his infant daughter. Two of the women have left diaries of their stay(s) in the Basque Country (Mathilde Van Eys-Kleynmann and Louise Rollo-van den Broeke), and one of them made photographs (H.M. Deen-van Berckel), whereas Mrs. Virginia de Rijk-Chan was interviewed about her travels – with her husband – to the Basque Country.
Four people have authored, translated or compiled materials, and all of them are Dutch: Mary Eggermont-Molenaar (Calgary, Canada), Jan Noordegraaf (Netherlands), Wim Jansen (Netherlands) and Peter Bakker (Denmark). The authors/compilers of the current book all share a passion for the Basque Country and/or the Basque language.
Veldwerkers en vrouwen in en om Baskenland starts with a brief introduction by Mary Eggermont-Molenaar about how the book came about.
The main body of the book consists of six parts.
Part I is about Jan Willem van Eys, Esq. and includes the interesting 1866 an 1868 diaries by Mathilde van Eys-Kleinman, appearing for the first time in Dutch. The Van Eys family and the diaries are introduced by Jan Noordegraaf. Jan Willem Van Eys published several books about the Basque language.
Part II is about C.C. Uhlenbeck, author of about 56 publications about the Basque language. His life has been described in 2005 by Eggermont-Molenaar in a book about Uhlenbecl and his wife's stay with Blackfoot people in Montana in 1912. Peter Bakker discusses Uhlenbeck's publications on Basque in this part II, and reactions to his publications.
Part III is about William Rollo, the Scottish/Dutch linguist, who studied with Uhlenbeck in the Netherlands, and who wrote a dissertation about the Basque dialect of Markina (Bizkaia) in 1925. This part includes an introduction by Mary Eggermont-Molenaar, a Dutch version of the diary of Rollo's wife, Louise Rollo-van den Broeke, which she had kept while they were staying in Markina (which was published earlier in an English version in 2009 is the yearbook of Euskaltzaindia), and concludes with information about the Rollo's lives in South Africa. Eggermont-Molenaar also describes her own visit to Markina, where she met with people who had memories of the Rollo family. Peter Bakker reviews Rollo's dissertation and describes its reception at the time.
Part IV is about N.G.H. Deen, who visited the Basque Country twice, in 1927 and 1929. He published his dissertation about Basque-Icelandic glossaries from the 17th century in 1937. Until recently, virtually nothing was known about the life and works of this man. Thanks to recent archival research and contacts with Deen's descendants, his life and publications are described by Mary Eggermont-Molenaar and Peter Bakker. Part IV also includes the first-ever review of Deen's 1937 dissertation, which was written in Latin, by Peter Bakker.
Part V is about Rudolf De Rijk and it is written by Peter Bakker, who studied Basque with De Rijk. It is based on interviews with his widow, Mrs. Virginia de Rijk-Chan. Between 1959 and 2002 De Rijk travelled extensively in the Basque Country, first alone, later with his wife. Their trips and encounters are dealt with in this chapter. In addition, part V contains Peter Bakker's memories of being De Rijk's student of Basque in the Netherlands around 1980.
Part VI provides a common context for the lives of these bascologists. It starts with the Dutch translation of Bernard Etxepares work Primitiae, the first printed book in the Basque language. It has been translated directly from Basque into a beautiful rhythmic and archaic Dutch, by Wim Jansen. This 1545 treasure is followed by an overview by Peter Bakker of 1000 years of contacts between the Basques and the inhibitants of the Low Countries (since 1830 the Netherlands and Belgium). It relates of contacts through the wool trade, iron trade, and whale hunting. In addition, it contains interesting quotes of sources in by Dutch visitors to the Basque Country from the early 1800s to around 2000. Part VI also lists, for instance, Basque restaurants in the Low Countries. Furthermore it contains a rather subjective travel guide to the Basque Country called "in the footsteps of..", where the places visited by the five bascologists are highlighted and described. This part ends appropriately with a brief "how-to-say-it in Basque" guide for the travellers to the Basque Country.
The book finishes with a brief summary by Mary Eggermont-Molenaar, who points out the importance of the study of small languages. This is followed by acknowledgements, a list of the about 80 illustrations and their sources, a bibliography of more than 300 references and an index.
The table of contents, summary, bibliography, acknowledgements, an overview of illustrations and name index can be found below.
We also give biographies of the authors in Dutch and Basque.


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KENYA'S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY GETS MAJOR RECOGNITION
Posted on 16 January 2014.
Irene Major (right) with her sister Elsa
There appear to be ever increasing signs that the entertainment industry in Kenya is going from strength to strength and is now attracting international artistes.
Hot on the heels of the success of Kenya's film industry with releases such as Nairobi Half Life, the international success now enjoyed by Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o in 12 Years A Slave, and the award-winning recognition of recording artistes such as Nameless, Wahu, Avril, Wyre and Redsan, an international star has jetted into Nairobi this week to look at what Kenya has to offer.
MAJOR MAJOR STAR JETS IN…
Singing star Irene Major, who together with her sister Elsa forms the Major Major duo (www.majormajor.com) have had international hits with Birds, Poster Girl, Love Me Boy, and most recently Romeo, is in Nairobi this week to meet with local TV and film producers and take a closer look at Nairobi's home-grown film and music production facilities.
Ms Major, a top model, former Miss Cameroon and 'Bond girl' (Die another day with Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry) appeared with Sacha Baron Cohen in Ali G in Da House and has recently returned from Madagascar where she was a judge and guest on the talent show The One. Major Major's Love Me Boy, written by Ivor-Novello winning songwriter Pete Kirtley, attracted more than 1.3 million views on Youtube.
NAIROBI HAS THE TALENT AND EXPERTISE
Ms. Major (left) with top Kenyan TV producer David Sanders
"I'm looking at recording and filming our next release in Nairobi and at other projects", Irene told the Star this week. "Nairobi is fast becoming a centre for the entertainment world. There's the expertise talent, recording studios, and production facilities here that artistes need".
Ms Major was spotted on Tuesday evening at the Brew Bistro on Ngong Road in the company of TV producer David Sanders (The Patricia Show) and Chris Foot, Chairman of the Kenya Film Commission. Since then, our informant tells us, she has been to visit film and recording studios at Jamhuri Park.
Onwards and upwards for Kenya's as an international centre for entertainment, says the Kenya Forum, and now possibly with a Major, Major boost! We welcome Ms Irene Major and hope she and her equally glamorous sister return to film and record in Nairobi.
Bond girl in Nairobi to film (The Star)
'Bond girl' Irene Major lands in style (Niaje.com)
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We're taking the ScobleShow on the road, to London and Paris starting December 6th. We'll be in London December 6-9, then in Paris for the LeWeb3 conference (which is selling fast and furious — it's amazing that they have more than 1,000 attendees already).
To get things rolling right Hugh Macleod is throwing us a geek dinner in London on the evening of December 7th. Through some weird coincidence, Dave Winer is going to be there too. You're welcome, but space is very tight, so let us know. I have 10 spots to give away, leave a comment here if you'd like to come. Hosting us will be cool people from the BBC and Microsoft.
We'll also do a photowalk. Gotta think about when/where to do that. Any ideas?
Finally, if you're an entrepreneur and you'd like to meet us in London or Paris, please drop me a note as well and we'll get you onto the schedule.
Oh, and Milan and Maryam are coming too. If we can get Milan's passport in time.
UPDATE: The photowalk will start at 9:30 p.m. after dinner — we can take unlimited participants in that — see Hugh's post for more details.
If you're doing a photowalk in London it should be somewhere that is unique to London, a little bit off the beaten track (away from tourists), and where you can experience London in all its glory.
Hence, I vote Primrose Hill or Greenwich park.
Jamie: sounds fun, but we're staying near the Tower of London so it'd be fun to do a Photowalk between the geek dinner's location and the Tower of London someplace. That way we don't have to take a lot of cabs all over the city.
Ah OK. I guess it depends how long you're there for!!
I've drawn on the route that I'd take. It takes in the city, St Paul's, Aldwych, Trafalgar, Chinatown, Leicester Square. Plenty of photo ops there!
For a photowalk, the path on the south side of the Tames from westminster to the Tate modern gallery is a must for biggest London spots like London eye or saint paul cathedral. A bit touristic but really nice.
Let me second my colleague Michael's comment above; we're launching the public beta of Resolver One – a mash-up of a spreadsheet with a software development tool – just before you arrive, and it would be great to meet up.
I would like to join in. Please let me know where I can meet you. I would also like to present an idea to you.
If you still have spaces over dinner, I'd also love to join you.
Great to see you over in the UK again so soon.
Robert – look fwd to seeing you. Photowalk wise we should hit the South Bank area of the Thames. Lively on a friday and some great photography of the London Eye, Tate Gallery, GLC building, Gherkin, National Film Theatre and more.
Hi Robert. I'd love to join the photowalk if possible. Can you please clarify the time and location. Hugh's blog says 9:30 (the implication is after dinner, and thus PM) but your post says 9 AM.
James: it's after dinner, sorry. I changed my post to match Hugh's.
Bob: the Photowalking is after dinner on the 7th.
Everyone above this comment is on for dinner. Thanks!
Would like to join in too, if room?
Is there space for a big German guy who's just moved to the UK? I even had Radio Userland installed once! Come on! I qualify! No?
Any plans to visit Middle Europe? Vienna? Germany? Germany has a lot of interesting start-ups, Austria has some, too.
Too bad… I'll be there the 18th of December.
I am up for the 7th if any places are still going… I cant believe it it was only a month ago we met in San Francisco with Thomas Hawk now your coming here.
I see London. I see France. I see Scoble's underpants.
Heh…it's funny that the startups that wanted to be considered for LeWeb were *required* to buy at least one ticket to the conference in advance. Even if you did not pass the 'reviews' and got into the final list. Oh, and they didn't notify those who didn't pass, stating that it's "standard procedure". Bad manners, I would say.
Just a quick note to see if there's any chance to meet while you're in London. I emailed your hotmail account last week – my company's product ikordo helps you to schedule all kinds of collaboration, like a virtual assistant.
More info in my email.
There's a great walk (and great photo opps) round soho and china town. Greek Street – Soho Square – Carnaby Street – Golden Square – Brewer Street – Gerrard Street. Mail me for more details.
I cover some of these walks in my podcast "thisweekinlondon". Check out http://www.thisweekinlondon.co.uk for shows.
I'm in the photowalk facebook group but no info. there – so hope you get time to update with an official time and place (bring wet weather gear).


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A small political tremor was detected in the House of Representatives last week, and uncertain Hill seismologists are still trying to read its significance.
The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee was filling the Appropriations Committee vacancy left by the death of Representative Joseph P. Addabbo of New York.
These assignments are highly prized; few lawmakers are more influential than those who decide where and how to spend billions of dollars of Government money. Representative Sam Gejdenson, a third-term member from Connecticut, thought he had the inside track, with endorsements by Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.; the majority leader, Jim Wright, and Tony Coelho, who is chairman of the Democratic Campaign Committee. Mr. Gejdenson also thought he had commitments from a majority of the policy committee members.
But after a secret ballot, the winner was Representative Alan B. Mollohan of West Virginia, who is in his second term. The vote was reported to have been 17 to 12 in his favor, roughly the reverse of what the leadership and Mr. Gejdenson had anticipated. ''Speakers usually win,'' one puzzled Hill observer said.
Did this show that Speaker O'Neill, retiring at the end of the year, has entered a lame-duck phase of reduced influence? Had some House activists who oppose Mr. Wright and Mr. Coelho for leadership posts next year been trying to demonstrate their weakness? Or was it merely geography, an effort to keep another Northeast lawmaker off the committee? Or political philosophy, Mr. Gejdenson being a few notches to the left of Mr. Mollohan? Or just the Old Hill Tie, Mr. Mollohan's father having served nine terms in the House?


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Inform UK academic community about ComProt and raise awareness.
Disseminate results and pipelines using a workshop held at Sheffield and add an MP stream to ComMet website hosted by Warwick.
WP1. Improve the ComMet web site and add details about MPs and MEPs with details about methods and existing publications with statement of aims and objective of ComProt and advertise workshop scheduled for May 2019.
WP3. Approaches to collection of metagenomes and detailed pipeline approaches to conduct assembly-based MGs and assembly of MAGs.
WP4. Following detailed comparative analysis of MPs and MEPs use ComMet to upload results and provide a review paper to disseminate results and methods as widely as possible.
WP6. An open competition to perform metaproteomics on test environmental samples.


TACOMA, Wash. — Columbia Falls bull rider Matt Triplett is starting to heat up.
Triplett claimed third place at the Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast Tour Tacoma Invitational on Sunday.
Just one week after returning to the arena from a wrist injury, the 27-year-old scored a second-place finish in round one on Saturday with an 87.75 point ride on Swayze.
Paired with Pennywise, the Montana cowboy followed with a 87.5-point effort in round two. He led the event entering the championship round, but was bucked off Spotted Demon.
By placing third, Triplett received a check for $13,150 and 290 world standings points. Over the weekend, Triplett worked his way up the standings from No. 26 in the world to No. 21.
Triplett's performance followed a fifth-place finish at the PBR elite series event in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 24. He was propelled to the fifth-place finish in Kansas City by a first-place ride in the first round.
Cody Teel was the winner in Tacoma. The Texas bull rider earned his first Unleash the Beast Tour event win of the season. He was the only rider to record a 3-for-3 performance.
At the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour Casper Classic on Saturday at the Casper Events Center in Wyoming, Keyshawn Whitehorse scored 86 points in the championship round and won his first Velocity Tour event of the year. He won $7,750 to improve to 37th in the world standings.


The name themselves The hottest band the World.
More than a band, KISS is a phenomenon, and they show it when they play live.
A lot of people that has seen KISS in concert say "It's the most amazing show I've ever seen".
I can't blame them, seeing KISS in concert is an amazing experience.


Kony, Inc., a mobile applications platform provider with Write Once, Run Everywhere technology, today announced the release of Kony Mobile Finance for Banking, a pre-packaged mobile application developed specifically for banks, savings and loans, and credit unions. Kony Mobile Finance applications enable companies to quickly launch and maintain a unique branded mobile offering that delivers a full-featured and secure mobile experience via native on-device applications, device-optimized mobile websites, and extensible clients such as SMS/MMS services and gadgets.
Using Kony Mobile Finance for Banking, companies can interact with their mobile customers, enabling them to view their bank and credit card balances and history, make transfers between their accounts, and pay their bills securely from their mobile phones. Customers can also check loyalty program information and review targeted, timely offers from their financial institutions as part of the application's evolving mobile commerce capabilities.
Hosted and powered by the Kony platform, the Kony Mobile Finance for Banking application integrates with the institution's current and future back-end systems (e.g., OFX, CRM), maximizing capabilities, efficiencies, and performance, all resulting in a superior customer experience and higher satisfaction. The Kony platform provides the critical mobile infrastructure to support large volumes of transactions, in a secure environment, despite the highly complex challenge of thousands of variations of mobile devices and functionality. Ultimately with Kony Mobile Finance for Banking, mobile customers can use any type of mobile phone to seamlessly interact with a financial institution's existing commerce and information systems. With Kony, institutions deliver a rich, engaging mobile experience aligned with a firm's overall marketing strategy, driving additional revenue and growing customer loyalty.
According to recent research from TowerGroup , mobile banking usage is estimated to grow from 10 million active users in 2009 to over 53 million active users in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 51.8 percent. Driven by consumers' desire for real-time access to- and control of- their financial information, banks are rapidly looking for solutions to create a mobile banking channel quickly and cost-effectively.


Microneedling is a procedure gaining incredible momentum in the medical aesthetic world. Environ™, led by plastic surgeon Des Fernandez, MD, introduced a microneedling roller as far back as 1996 for treatment of fine lines around the mouth. I have used an Environ™ derma roller for many years. There are new dermal rollers entering the market every year. Most have a needle range of 0.25 – 2.50 mm. Many and find it to be a cost effective anti-aging option.
Microneedling is a procedure whereby thousands of tiny holes are punctured in the skin. It is 'controlled skin injury.' These holes or 'micro-wounds' trigger the body to fill in these holes by producing new collagen and elastin in the dermis along with new capillaries. The new blood flow and collagen production results in improvement of scars and rejuvenation of the skin. The texture, firmness and hydration of the skin are also improved. The depth of the needle penetration dictates the level of injury to the skin and the potential results to be achieved. So why is microneedling increasing in popularity? I see six main reasons.
It is an effective means to treat a wide variety of common skin concerns.
It is less expensive than laser skin resurfacing. We all know laser treatments are expensive; because lasers are very expensive. The cost for buying or leasing a laser will rival most home mortgages. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of cosmetic laser treatments but I am also a realist. Most people will choose to get tangible results for less money when possible.
Studies have shown that microneedling with a derma roller is a simple, inexpensive method for treatment of facial scars.
Microneedling creates hundreds of micro-channels allowing for enhanced penetration of skin care products deep into the dermis.
In medical aesthetics we have seen other types of skin damage result in improved skin appearance. Chemical peels, for instance, penetrate through skin layers in an attempt to clear dead cells and stimulate new skin cell and collagen growth. New cells make the skin more vibrant while new collagen (and elastin) makes the skin more smooth and firm.
While your skin is healing, sun exposure should be limited for at least 2 weeks (or use SPF 50).
Avoid use of Aspirin or NSAIDS (Advil/Aleve) for 3 days prior to 2 weeks after procedure.
Avoid use of Retinoid (Vitamin A) creams or serums for 1 week.
Skin infections should be fully resolved for 1 week prior to treatment.
Micro needling should not be done until 3-4 weeks after Botox, Dysport or dermal filler treatments.
Not all needles are the same, and the treatment can be technique dependent. For example, overly aggressive needling may cause scarring and potential hyperpigmentation in certain skin types.
Anti-Aging skin care, to a large degree, involves making improvements to the surface (epidermis) while improving the collagen and elastin (architecture) of the dermis. Microneedling is one procedure that provides and effective means of making noticeable results in both the epidermis and dermis of your skin, leading to a fresh, vibrant and youthful result.


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Bard on the Beach co-founder hosts free audition workshop
February 13, 2018 February 14, 2018 Communications 720 Views
CANADIAN COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS NEWS RELEASE
Kamloops, B.C. — Renowned Shakespearean acting teacher and Bard on the Beach co-founder Christopher Weddell heads to Kamloops this February to uncover emerging artists as part of the Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA)'s National Audition Tour.
Weddell, a CCPA Acting Faculty member, will run the auditions as a two-hour audition workshop. The workshop will focus on rehearsal techniques and include group exercises, pre-performance strategies, performance, the audition and one-on-one consultations.
Weddell will host auditions in Kamloops on February 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Nuance Dance Studio (253 Victoria St).
CCPA embarks on its annual National Audition Tour every February. The College will audition in major cities across the country from February 9 to March 11. Back to celebrate the College's 20th anniversary year, co-founders Lemay and Janis Dunning will lead the auditions in Saskatchewan and Manitoba during the same week.
"We bring Canadians from all regions of our country to one place to work together and create together," explains Lemay, "As a result, our students develop a national awareness of the Canadian theatre scene and create nationwide bonds with their peers which will assist them in their future careers."
CCPA believes in providing affordable education for deserving students. The College is owned and operated by the Canadian Heritage Arts Society (CHAS), a not for profit charitable organization. Canadian students receive a tuition subsidy from CHAS, totaling nearly half the cost of the training.
"Often students can't afford to travel to auditions," says Lemay, "so we travel to them. It also gives us the opportunity to meet our potential candidates in their environment and discover the wealth of talent in our country."
Lemay recalls one young man who auditioned many years ago. "He was at a crossroads," explains Lemay. The interview portion of the audition was essential to his decision to join the College. He decided to come, somewhat reluctantly, with the intention to complete just one year. "Well," says Lemay, "he was so impressed by the quality and intensity of the program as well as the highly respected faculty that he stayed for the second year. He's now a professional actor. I recently had the great fortune of seeing him in lead role in the Citadel Theatre's production of Shakespeare in Love in Edmonton."
Many other graduates have gone to Broadway, London, Toronto, Stratford, Shaw, and Charlottetown, and have been seen in films, television, and recordings. Alumna Carly Rae Jepsen described her time at CCPA as one of the "best memories of my life."
CCPA offers three intensive programs with high-calibre instruction that is aligned with the needs of the industry: Enriched Performing Arts Diploma, Performing Arts Certificate, and "Company C" Studio Ensemble Diploma. The curriculum is designed to give students a strong foundation for a career in the performing arts. "Company C" graduates may transfer to Douglas College for an additional year to complete a Bachelor of Performing Arts. Visit ccpacanada.com/apply to book an audition.
High-resolution photographs are available to media upon request.
Dorothy Eggenberger
Communications & Marketing Officer
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If you are looking for information on the Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare franchise business opportunity, Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare franchises or Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare franchising, then you have come to the right place.
Nurse Next Door is one of North America's fastest growing homecare franchise systems and is dedicated to building the premier homecare brand in the country. With nearly 40 franchise locations, this exciting business opportunity has proven to have a recipe for success.
Our 'secret sauce' really is our centralized, 24/7, call centre which handles all of our franchise partners' scheduling needs across North America. This centralized call centre is the only one of its kind in our industry anywhere in North America and allows us to take on the majority of a franchise partner's administrative burden while they focus on growing their business.
Flexible shifts, an in-house companionship training program, a specially designed Mommy Shift, and an unmatched culture have all made Nurse Next Door an employer of choice and consistently the recipient of major top employer awards. These initiatives ensure our franchise partners have the ability to recruit the best caregivers in their local markets and offer unparalleled service to their clients.
Nurse Next Door leadership, starting with co-founders John DeHart and Ken Sim, is unmatched in the industry. The co-founders have been listed as two of the Top 40 Under 40 in Vancouver and are recipients of the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2006 as Emerging Entrepreneurs. A top-notch advisory board with key industry players helps to guide the strategic direction of Nurse Next Door. Chairman, Milton Wong, also Chairman of HSBC Asset Management Canada, leads the advisory board which also includes Cameron Herold, former COO of 1800GOTJUNK, Michael Drever, founder and CEO of CruiseShipCenters and Judi Richardson, a former Director of Marketing for Starbucks.
Nurse Next Door has built a powerful national brand our franchise partners are able to leverage. Regular media coverage in some of North America's largest and most influential media outlets is making Nurse Next Door a household name across the country. Recent media coverage has included Fortune Small Business Magazine, ABCNews.com, CBC, CTV, the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
Intensive and on-going support is part of the Nurse Next Door package in addition to thorough operational manuals. The 7-week start-up training culminates in an intensive 1-week hands on program at Nurse Next Door Head office. This is followed by regular weekly support from an expert business coach. Our fantastic support programs have ensured Nurse Next Door a place among the 2009 Franchisee Satisfaction Award winners - a program recognizing the top franchise systems in North America.
Nurse Next Door's support programs are designed for franchise partners with or without healthcare experience.
Nurse Next Door is uniquely positioned for rapid growth over the near and long term. As the senior population in North America continues to grow dramatically, the pressures on our healthcare system become more apparent. Today, there are approximately 30 million seniors in the United States and this number is expected to grow by approximately 40% over the next five years creating an enormous demand for in-home care services. Nurse Next Door serves as, and will continue to serve as, an affordable solution for families and an excellent business opportunity for entrepreneurs.
"Really, it boils down to systems. The people at Nurse Next Door have built incredible systems that have helped make us so successful and we're definitely excited for the growth to come."


Mrs. Mary Jeanne Hover Bentley, 93, of Lake Bluff Drive, died Sunday, October 1, 2017, at her home with family members. Those at her side at the time of passing included her daughter Kae Bentley Puchta of Waynesboro, GA; daughter Pati Bentley Brosche of Anderson, SC and her husband Rick; son Tsali Bentley of Blairsville, GA and his wife Jacque; grandchildren Mary Shell Brosche Zaffino of Ashville, NC, Christina Brosche of Greenville, SC, and Morgan Bentley of Atlanta, GA; as well as very dear friend Johnny Carter. Mrs. Bentley is also survived by grandson Tsali Bentley, II; Tony Zaffino, husband of Mary Shell; and two great grandchildren Bentley Zaffino and Rocco Zaffino. She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Melvin Bentley, her five brothers and sisters, and Edgar Puchta, husband of Kae.
Mrs. Bentley was a native of Battle Creek, Michigan, and married her childhood sweetheart, Melvin, just before he was shipped overseas to serve in the Army Air Corp in World War II. They were married 57 years. Mrs. Bentley worked as an office manager of Melvin's chiropractic business for over 50 years. She was very active in the Waynesboro community. Having attended Court School and leading 4-H programs as a youth, she was inclined to follow her passion and was instrumental in starting Brownie and Girl Scouts Troop #5 in Waynesboro. Additionally, she was an active supporter of Waynesboro High School, she served as a member of the Waynesboro Garden Club, she thoroughly enjoyed her Wednesday bridge club, and she was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Waynesboro, GA.
Honoring her wishes, Mrs. Bentley will be cremated and interned with the love of her life, Dr. Bentley, at the Fort Custer National Military Cemetery in Battle Creek, Michigan. The family plans a memorial service and reception honoring the life of Mrs. Bentley to be held on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at the Waynesboro First United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Waynesboro First United Methodist Church or the church of your choice for the growth of Christianity.
Memorial Service at First United Methodist Church Chapel, Waynesboro, GA on Friday October 20, 2017 at 12:00PM.


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CARE Project
Diwang Pinay
The focus of Dr. Francisco-Menchavez's research is care work, broadly defined. Her projects examine the labor of sustaining family operations in transnational family formations with members who live in one or more nation states and, most recently, the health outcomes for Filipinos/as working as caregivers to the elderly. Her program also includes projects that investigate the conditions under which Filipino/a migrants across the diaspora engage in global migrant activism. In this thread of my work, I pursue scholarship that contributes a field of critical Filipino/a studies that spans disciplines and centers the voices of Filipino/a immigrants and Filipino/a Americans as agents of change while studying the history of colonialism and neo-colonialism in the Philippines.
Dr. Francisco-Menchavez contributes to the burgeoning discourse on the transnational lives of Filipinos/as in America. Publishing in a wide range of journals and volumes circulates her work across disciplines while situating my research on migrant workers and transnational families in different literatures. To this date, her publications are read in classrooms all over the nation in departments such as sociology, Asian American Studies at UC Davis, Women and Gender Studies at UC San Diego, and Migration Studies at University of San Francisco.
Labor of Care launchMarch 30th, 2018
Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 6:30-8:30 PM Light refreshments will be served Books will be on sale


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94TH Metro Detroit Book & Author Society Luncheon Brings Acclaimed National Authors To Detroit
AJ Williams
On Monday, May 20, 2019, at 11:00 am, the 94th edition of the bi-annual Metro Detroit Book & Author Society Luncheon expects to welcome over 1,000 people to Burton Manor (27777 Schoolcraft Livonia, MI 48150). Book Sales begin at 11:00 am; lunch will be served at Noon.
The main program begins at 1 pm with the Society's grant presentations followed by the event's four authors sharing stories about writing and their latest books. Authors will sign their newest work for all interested guests.
2019 Featured Society Luncheon Keynote Speakers
• Cecile Richards, author of "Make Trouble: Stand Up, Speak Out and Find the Courage to Lead," a story based on her fight for women's rights and social justice from the daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards and former Planned Parenthood President.
• Elizabeth George, author of "The Punishment She Deserves," the 20th title in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries novel series that was adapted for TV and aired on the BBC and PBS.
• Elaine Weiss, author of "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote," a timely book focused on the female leaders who won American women the right to vote. Steven Speilberg's Amblin TV plans to adapt it as either a TV movie or a limited series with former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton set to be its Executive Producer.
• Joe Grimm, author of "The Faygo Book," a historical look at the people and company behind one of Detroit's most iconic beverages from a former Detroit Free Press editor, Oakland University professor and awarded historian.
2019 Metro Detroit Book & Author Society Grants James C. Dance Awards for the Arts – Presented to a public or academic library in metro Detroit that's establishing, improving or expanding book collections and/or programs that advance or celebrate the arts.
Mary J. Ritter Literacy Award – Established to honor one of the Metro Detroit Book and Author Society founders who helped organize the Society's inaugural luncheon in 1972.
The award is presented to a metro Detroit organization that promotes literacy. Over $75,000 has been awarded to local literary projects and programs – two grants are awarded at each luncheon.
Luncheon Tickets are $40 and go on sale Monday, April 1, 2019 Call (586) 685-5750 or go to www.bookandauthor.org.


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Q: Recursive Rename of Files and Folders in a Given Directory with BATCH I'm trying to recursively rename all files and folders in a given directory to the uppercase version of whatever it is currently named. Lurking has gotten me this far:
@echo off
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion

pushd F:\

for %%f in (*) do (
   set "filename=%%~f"

   for %%A in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do (
      set "filename=!filename:%%A=%%A!"
   )
    ren "%%f" "!filename!" >nul 2>&1
)
endlocal

However, it doesn't seem to be working recursively. Any suggestions on how I can fix this?

A: change
for %%f in (*) do (
   set "filename=%%~f"

to
for /r %%f in (*) do (
   set "filename=%%~nxf"

Which traverses the entire tree and assigns simply the name and extension of %%f to filename.
Note that
for /r "F:\" %%f in (*) do (

will start the search at the quoted directoryname.

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The Mandatory Eight – UK Boxing News Notes Round Up
9 years ago Duan
Photo Credit: Cyclone Promotions – McGuigan with new signing McCullough (left) and Conlan (right)
While it may have been one of the year's quietest weeks so far in terms of televised Boxing, there has been a lot going on outside the ropes over the past seven days. The UK circuit has been a buzz with new fights, news notes and show updates covering everything from super fly to heavyweight. Here's The Mandatory Eight for March 26th.
1. Fury/Chisora 2 and the heavyweight division
The promotional push for July 26th's heavyweight bout between Derek Chisora and Tyson Fury has kicked into full gear with the first press conference taking place this past Thursday followed by the premiere of their head to head sit-down interview series on BoxNation earlier this week. The build got off to a lively start as was to be expected, first with Fury overturning a table and storming out on the presser, and then the two trading barbs back and forth as Jim Rosenthal asked the questions. You can check out the videos here and here. Both clips contain some pretty strong wording; so don't say you weren't warned!
The bout will serve as a final eliminator for the WBO title held by Wladimir Klitschko, and given the current heavyweight landscape, the winner will be the most interesting fresh challenger out-there for the big man. Both these guy's know how to sell a fight to, so whoever comes away with the W, we should be seeing a major heavyweight title tilt before the year's out.
2. Cyclone Promotions secure two new signings
Barry McGuigan and the team behind super bantamweight ace Carl Frampton have put pen to paper on long term promotional deals for two more of Belfast boxing's rising stars in Marco McCullough and Jamie Conlan. McCullough (8-1) was awarded best young boxer of the year by the Boxing Union of Ireland back in February, following his breakout win over former European champion Willie Casey late last year. While Conlan (10-0) has been a staple of Frampton undercards dating back to The Jackal's first headlining bill in 2010. Jamie is a guy with real upside. He's a good ticket seller with a very viewer friendly style of boxing. The difficulty so far has just been in matching him simply because there isn't a whole lot out-there in Ireland, the UK or even Europe when you drop as low as super flyweight. His standout performance to date was a stoppage of the tough Mike Robinson in February of last year.
Both Mccullough and Conlan have WBO European title fight's lined up for the 'This Is Belfast' bill on April 4th main evented by Carl Frampton vs Hugo Fidel Cazares. Conlan will square off with Belgium's Benjamin Smoes (9-2) with the super flyweight belt on the line, while Mccullough will be matched with Andrei Isaeu (25-4) of Belarus at featherweight.
3. Prizefighter line up finalized for April 5th
Matchroom Sports have announced the final four names for the welterweight edition of Prizefighter set for York Hall on April 5th. Jason Cook, John Coyle, Marc Douglas and Johnny Garton add their names to the line up, joining the previously announced Erick Ochieng, Paddy Gallagher, Sam Eggington and Dean Byrne in the eight man tournament. As always, it's tricky to make a concrete pick because the three round format has a tendency to turn conventional boxing wisdom on it's head and it's usually a case who can adapt best.
Ochieng, when firing on all cylinders, might be the best boxer in the group, but he's been fighting without confidence in his last couple and he's a slow starter anyway, so I can see the format causing him problems. My feeling is that the winner will emerge from the Irish pair of Paddy Gallagher and Dean Byrne. Gallagher is a former Commonwealth Games Gold medalist. He's got good pedigree and he's not too far removed from the amateurs, so he figures to acclimate well to the shorter bout duration. Byrne has only gone 2-1-3 in his last six fights, but he's suffered some cruel matchmaking during that run. He's a better pro than his recent form-line suggests. Over the past couple of years, he hasn't been being treated as a prospect, but more like a guy who will step in where there is a gap to fill. It's taken the shine off his record, but it hasn't appeared to change his outlook on the game. He still seems to have supreme self belief, and he will look at this as his route back. I think he might just have the style and experience to cause a stir.
4. Rose confirms WBO shot
In other Matchroom news, the stable this week confirmed that popular Blackpool junior middleweight Brian Rose (25-1-1) will challenge for his first world title on June 14th when he takes on undefeated American Demetrius Andrade (20-0) for the WBO belt. The bout will take place at a yet to be confirmed American location and could potentially be packaged as a co-feature to Ruslan Provodnikov's HBO return scheduled for the date. Andrade claimed the vacant belt back in November when he outpointed Vanes Martirosyan.
Rose has a good team behind him lead by trainer Bobby Rimmer, he is experienced over the 12 round distance, and you can be certain his preparation and strategy will be spot on for June 14th. This looks a really tough ask of him stylistically though. Andrade's a very accomplished technician. He's elusive, he can be difficult to pin down, and I think to knock him out of that rhythm, it requires someone with the power to bother him. And power isn't something Rose has a lot of. Andrade does remain at least a little unproven however. The Matirosyan fight was his first real live test and he didn't come through it without problems along the way. This fight should tell us a lot about the level of both guys moving forward.
5. Manchester Arena show starting to take shape
The undercard for the Scott Quigg vs Nehomar Cermeno WBA title fight on April 19th is beginning to come together. Chief support on the night will see exciting British lightweight pair Anthony Crolla and John Murray do battle with the winner potentially going on to face either Kevin Mitchell or Ricky Burns at a future date. The latest addition to the card pits former European champion Grzegorz Proksa against former Commonwealth title holder Matthew Hall, with both men badly needing a win to stay in the running for major fights. Olympic Gold medalists Anthony Joshua and Luke Campbell will also both have their sixth pro fights on the bill with no opponents announced as of yet.
6. Galahad takes European honours
On a slow week for TV fights, the only real live action of note came from the Hennessy Sports bill in Sheffield where Kid Galahad (16-0)captured the vacant European Super Bantamweight title with a lopsided points victory over the outmatched Sergio Prado (9-4-1) of Spain.
Galahad has sort of found himself left as the odd man out in a very strong 122 pound British division, where the focus has been firmly on the rivalry between Scott Quigg and Carl Frampton. With those two lined up on opposite sides of a promotional and TV divide, perhaps if there is to be a big domestic showdown, it will be one or the other instead taking on Galahad. I still feel Kid is a big win away from being able to ask for those type of fights at this stage, but he's still only 24. He's now at a place in his career where he's ready to make the jump to the next level and there's plenty of time for him to close down that gap between he and the two front-runners.
7. MaxiNutrition Knockout Light Heavyweight Tournament semi-finals set
Also on the Galahad card, the last two quarter finals match ups in the MaxiNutrition Knockout Light Heavyweight Tournament took place as Travis Dickinson and Matty Clarkson joined Bob Ajisafe and Leon Senior in the final four. Clarkson survived a late onslaught from Lee Duncan to shade a decision, while Dickinson impressively dispatched of former European titlist Danny McIntosh in 3.
Tournament boxing tends to be a divisive subject among boxing fans, but this one is producing some good action fights already, and it should provide a platform for the winner to push on and at least try their hand at the next level. For me, Ajisafe and Dickinson were two guys to beat from the beginning and nothing that's gone down so far has changed my opinion on that. I think those are the two we will likely see in the final when this all plays out and it makes for a good British title fight on paper. It would be a rematch of a 2012 bout Ajisafe won convincingly, but I have a sense Dickinson will be more ready for the opportunity this time around and I can see him reversing the decision and taking the tournament. Before any of that though, we still have the Ajisafe/Senior and Dickinson/Clarkson semi-final to get through with both bouts penciled in tentatively for May.
8. Degale zeros in on Froch/Groves winner
James Degale (18-1) has confirmed that his next fight is to be an IBF super middleweight title eliminator against Brandon Gonzales (18-0-1), a bout likely to take place in the UK later this year, with a win entering Degale in the sweepstakes for another big all-England showdown with the victor of the Carl Froch vs George Groves bout on May 31st.
Degale, a gold medalist from the Beijing games, of course was pipped on a majority decision by Groves when the two met back in 2011. He's rebounded with eight straight wins since his only defeat, but he's a boxer in desperate need of big fights. His progression has seemed to plateau over the past 12 months. He's kept busy – fighting four times over that period – but he's still showing a lot of the same intermittent glimpses of brilliance and vulnerability we've seen from him since he first turned pro. Now 28, and with 19 fights on the record, if he's going to fulfill his amateur promise, it has to be soon and he needs the big fights to do it.
He and Gonzales are essentially in the same position career-wise. They're both a big win away from serious contention. They're of similar age, they have similar experience and they've faced a similar level of opposition. It's a match up that makes sense for both guys and whoever comes through it will definitely belong in the picture at 168.
Tags: Anthony Crolla, Anthony Joshua, Boxing, Brian Rose, Carl Frampton, Cyclone Promotions, Derek Chisora, Hennessy Sports, James DeGale, Jamie Conlan, John Murray, Kid Galahad, luke campbell, Marco McCullough, Matchroom sport, MaxiNutrition knockout, Prizefighter, Scott Quigg, Tyson Fury, UK Boxing News
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This post summarizes potential income from Lyft salary and Uber salary based on my experience in Boston. It also has a quick formula for tax calculations.
To see more about deductions, you can view this post: Mileage or Depreciation Deduction for your Uber and Lyft Taxes?
This was my experience in Boston.
[Based on old minimum Lyft salary $15/$25 per hour]: I usually work power hours, so my Lyft salary average close to $25 an hour.
[Based on no minimum Lyft salary and with Lyft prime time tips (PTT)]: According to other Lyft drivers, their Lyft salary range between 15-35 an hour. Many Lyft drivers are averaging a Lyft salary of $25-30 during Friday and Saturday nights. Normal weekday and weekday nights average Lyft salary of $15-20 an hour without Lyft PTT. Lyft PTT must be on during most of the time to exceed a Lyft salary of $25/hr. My Lyft salary was as high as $50 an hour for a few hours on Lyft but a Lyft salary above $40 an hour is not uncommon when PTT is on during a busy night on Lyft.
Uber salary is based on fares from Uberx trips, minus 20% fee from Uber and $10 weekly Uber phone fee.
Normal hourly Uber salary in Boston are about $15-25 dollars an hour without the Uber surge pricing. Airport runs can boost my hourly Uber salary to $30/hr as UberX drivers get an extra $8.50 to drop off or pickup at the airport to cover tolls.
In the mornings with 1.5-2x Uber surge pricing, my Uber salary was $30-40 an hour on UberX.
Uber surge pricing of 2-3x during Friday or Saturday nights (1-2am in Boston as bar last call is 1am), my Uber salary was $50-60 an hour.
If you are an opportunist, you can make a few hundred a week on Uber by working very key hours on UberX.
You will get a 1099-MISC if you earn $600 or more from the Lyft New City Bonus, which is the hourly minimum Lyft salary provided to Lyft drivers in new cities. [Lyft no longer has minimum Lyft salary anymore.] You will see this broken out on your daily and weekly statements.
A 1099 would make your life easier as you just use this form to fill out your taxes. If you do not receive one, you will need to calculate your Lyft salary. Use your Lyft salary to fill out an 1040SE.
You will get a 1099-K if you received over $20k in Uber fares (your Uber salary) and given over 200 rides.
A 1099 would make your life easier as you just use this form to fill out your taxes. If you do not receive one, you will need to calculate your Uber salary. Use your Uber salary to fill out 1040SE.
Just as a disclaimer, I am not a tax professional and any numbers and calculations below are just for reference only and cannot be directly applied to all situations.
First you need to take care of the self employment tax, which is at 15.2%. This is in addition to your state and federal income tax rates. However, half of that is tax deductible, which means you can deduct this amount from your gross Lyft salary and Uber salary to get your taxable income. You can also claim a deduction on the mileage of your car. I choose to take the mileage calculation as its much easier to track, compared to keeping track of all your gas and other car expenses for deduction.
Half of the self employment tax applies to your gross income (Lyft salary and Uber salary).
G1 is my total Lyft salary and Uber salary for the year.
I drove about 900 miles on both Lyft and Uber and made about $1k so far this year. My tax rate for my Lyft salary and Uber salary is hovering around 25%. With more Uber surge pricing or Lyft Prime Time Tips, that number goes up as my Lyft salary and Uber salary to mileage ratio is much higher. This tax rate was based on 25% marginal tax rate. You could estimate your own tax rate by adjusting your tax rate accordingly based on your marginal tax rate.
Your take home Lyft salary and Uber salary after taxes and Uber/Lyft 20% fee from your hourly wage is about 60% of any fares you take in on any given day. This can go up or down depending on the Uber surge pricing or Lyft Prime Time Tips and your own tax rate.
It is a common misconception that if a taxpayer does not receive a Form 1099-MISC or if the income is under $600 per payer, the income is not taxable. There is no minimum amount that a taxpayer may exclude from gross income.
So make sure to keep track of your Uber salary and Lyft salary. You will need to report your Lyft salary and Uber salary if you don't get a 1099.
Make sure to have good notes before attempting to claim a deduction on the mileage for your Uber salary or Lyft salary. If you are looking to earn a sizable Uber salary and Lyft salary (>$20k), I would highly recommend you claim a deduction. This year, I have been taking more careful notes whenever I drive on Lyft and Uber so I can claim mileage as the tax deduction. Take note that self employment deductions are the most audited part of any tax return so make sure you have the records to back up your deductions.
For additional tax resources, check out my online course for Uber, Lyft and Sidecar Taxes!
Disclaimer: I am not a certified tax consultant so any information above is purely for reference only. Please speak to a certified tax professional about your specific tax situation.