Becki Silverstein, 30, of Solon, Ohio, practiced her sales skills early, offering pencils to family members for 10 cents each as a 10-year-old. But despite her entrepreneurial spirit, she didn't start her first business until a few years after earning her degree in Communications from John Carroll University.
Once she started, though, she took off. Today, she's the owner of Rebecca Adele PR & Events, Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows and BeccaBee Photography. She's also the co-owner of Bump to Bows: A Mommy Boutique Show and the owner and inventor at Little Iguana Mama. Read on to find out how she unconventionally made the leap from corporate employee to entrepreneurial firecracker.
My first job after school was as a public relations coordinator for Keathley Advertising. I started as a PR coordinator and advanced to Account Coordinator and Traffic Manager. While there, I wore several hats as we were a small advertising agency, so I became well versed in PR, social media, account work, event planning — and the list goes on!
What prompted you to start your first business, Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows? How did everything go down?
Never would I have imagined going into business for myself at the age of 25.
Growing up, I attended a variety of art and craft events with my mother on the weekends. After college, while I worked in advertising, I began taking cake-decorating classes at a local craft store to feed my creative energy.
Upon completing the courses, I came up with the idea to sell my crafts at local arts and craft shows for fun. As I started to attend these shows, I noticed there was a large generation gap between what appealed to me versus the veteran craft scene attendees and crafters. It was only a matter of time before the entrepreneurial wheels in my head began to turn. I began to toy with the idea of starting a new generation of art and craft events, focusing on unconventional, funkier and out-of-the box items. Basically, this would be a show that would wipe away the stereotypical stigma of arts and craft shows being focused on potholders, stockings and doilies. Thus, I launched my first show, known as the Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show, shortly after my 25th birthday in June 2011.
I quickly began to realize there definitely was a market for this, and I was excited. It was also thrilling to be able to combine my love of the arts with my event planning, social media and public relations background. Because of that, I was able to take these shows and begin to transform the local arts scene in my community. While the process was exciting, moonlighting as an entrepreneur while working a full-time job during the week was definitely trying. My family would actually joke that I worked two full-time jobs, which actually was pretty true. Eventually something had to give.
Soon after landing the cover of a major local magazine for its arts and entertainment issue, I was brought into the office at my current job and told by the owners that they needed someone 100 percent committed to the agency. It was their fear that I wasn't that person, as my side job was taking off and, at times, taking time away from my full-time job. I was fired on April 24, 2012 after growing my career and having one idea of a future in my head. At the time, I was devastated, especially never having been fired from a job and because I wasn't planning on losing my job or going solo for at least a few years, if at all.
Looking back on it, losing my job was the push I needed to fly from the nest and spread my wings. Without that, I could have missed one of the greatest life adventures and opportunities I've experienced to date.
Read more of Becki's story here.
What steps did you take to prepare for your business launches, and how did you know you were ready?
To be honest, I didn't prepare; I just took each day as it came in figuring out the process. It may have been more of a learning curve, but it definitely taught me a lot along the way on what works and what doesn't work. There was a lot of tweaking and many lessons to be learned, but it was all hands-on, which gave me, at the end of a day, a true and in-depth understanding of my businesses and how they worked.
You've had so much success in the greater Cleveland market. When did you realize your side project was more than a hobby and could be a solid career path?
I was actually on vacation at a friend's wedding in Jamaica when I was still working at my ad agency job. I remember thinking that I would love to be able to do this — "this" being travel and still work and dictate my life and my own choices when it came to my career. I wasn't ready quite then to quit my day job (although the day I came back from that trip was the day I was let go from my job), but I knew that I was onto something. I figured I'd give it a year or two before thinking or going full-time, but it was on that vacation in the computer lobby in Jamaica answering business emails that I realized I had a business that was profitable and that I could run anytime and from anywhere. It was then I decided that eventually my art show business may and could really be something I could do full-time.
You recently became a mom! How has little Jake changed the way you approach business?
He's the light of my life! Jake has definitely made me rethink what is worth my time and what isn't. I don't live to work; I work to live. That means saying no sometimes, whether that looks like passing on a photoshoot, moving an art show around, closing the computer down early or taking a day off work (I don't work on Fridays, so I can spend the whole day with him). Having my son has really made me try to be more aware and line up my priorities. By all means, I haven't mastered it yet, and it's a constant struggle to balance being an entrepreneur, wife and mom, but it's nice at the end of the day that I decide what I want to do with my time. So if a project isn't something I'm in 100 percent, then I won't take it on. Family is first.
You're clearly a master at multitasking and confidently wear a variety of hats. As a PR professional, event planner and photographer, what has been the most challenging part of running your own companies? Any secret sauce you want to share to future lady bosses considering making their side hustle dream their full-time reality?
Again, it's a life-work balance. That's something I don't have, and I'm not sure I'll ever fully grasp it! When I was actually in the hospital after I had my son, I had my laptop with me and was getting work done while my son slept! That's how crazy it can be — if I don't work, then the business doesn't work. There is no true vacation; I'm always connected. So I definitely struggle with that balance of finding "me time" and working. When my office is right down the hall from my family room, it's easy to work the night away. Sometimes you just have to shut everything off and walk away for the night, which is VERY difficult for me to do!
I wouldn't say there is a secret sauce. Don't expect results overnight. A lot of people want immediate results, and if they don't get them fast enough, they quit. I had to work for quite some time juggling a full-time job during the day and working on my dream job at night. So I put in the hours. Don't skimp, don't skip steps, don't give up and don't lose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. Set yourself a goal or a deadline, a tangible for when you want to go full-time. Will it be a year from today? A dollar amount in the bank? Whatever it is, set yourself a goal. This will keep you from fear of flying (leaving your 9 to 5 for safety), and it will keep you focused because you have a goal to meet. Either way, setting your sights on when you can go off on your own will either force you to do it (so you don't get cold feet) or keep you in line so you don't leave your 9 to 5 too prematurely.
My style is definitely trendy and sparkly! Dare I say gaudy mixed with class? I love classic designers, but I like to pair them with trendy items to make my look my own. In the picture of me, I'm actually wearing a vest that is an original design by one of my vendors, plus a resin-based cicada glitz wing necklace paired with my Body Bark shirt. I really love mixing unusual pieces that are one of a kind with classic pieces like the Body Bark shirt. I love a little bit of bling in almost every outfit!
I don't like to think big picture. It overwhelms me. I literally take each piece of all my business ventures, and my life in general, piece by piece. Because my mind is racing with ideas and to-do's, if I try to think of a five-year plan or even a five-month plan, it overwhelms me. If I can break each task down to a to-do list and check it off as I go, I can accomplish almost anything I set my mind to. If you ask me to write a business plan or anticipate my year coming up and what my goals are, chances are I won't be able to, or I'll lose interest. I love to plan, but I hate planning for long term what-ifs. It's just not me. Two of my businesses I actually launched within a month because I dived head first and never looked back. When I get an idea, I run with it and have tunnel vision. I'm not one to wait, write it out and overthink it. If I think I have a winner, I'll go with it. Oh, and I absolutely hate meetings, or meetings to plan meetings! Let's just get it done and stop talking about it!
And a fun fact? I had a petting zoo in my backyard for my 30th birthday. Yep. It included llamas, chickens, rabbits, goats, a mini pig and a mini horse. It was the best idea I've ever had, and everyone had a blast. We live on a golf course, so we had to get it approved by the homeowner's association. Seeing golfers drive by looking at us like, "What the heck?" was worth it all on its own!
What's your favorite way to spend the day in Cleveland?
I really enjoy visiting local fairs and festivals during the summer and being outdoors. In the summer, I really love attending concerts all over the Cleveland and Akron area and being out with friends. On a weekend, I love to go to my favorite karaoke bar, Nitros, with friends. The company is great, and the entertainment is priceless!
Who's your all-time favorite boss-lady mentor?
I find Barbara Corcoran from Shark Tank to be amazing. I read her life story book and was truly inspired by her drive and tenacity. I really admire someone who is self-made and, no matter what, is determined to make it happen. I'm a firm believer that motivation isn't something you can be taught. You either have it or you don't, and she has it.
Thanks for spending this time with us, Becki! You can learn more about Becki on the Rebecca Adele PR & Events website and shop the staples from her Body Bark look here. Join us again soon for another chat with a boss lady who shines!
Kelsey Chapman, 27, has been an entrepreneur since her lemonade-stand days. Now this Instagram influencer is the founder and CEO of Radiant Collective, which includes Radiant Magazine, The Radiant Community and The Radiant Podcast — all of which aim to provide women with a supportive, encouraging, joyful community.
Kelsey embodies what it means to be a Body Bark woman: strong, passionate and enthusiastic about supporting other women. Body Bark recently caught up with her to hear about her career, including some life-changing world travel, the launch of her new e-course InstaBreakout, and life in Colorado Springs.
What prompted you to start Radiant Magazine? Have you always had an interest in publishing?
As I allowed my personal blog to evolve, I realized I wanted a more formal space where we could more intentionally speak into the lives of women. I had a guest writer sharing each week but felt a magazine would be a more formal setting where our readers could expect to hear from someone other than me. I started thinking about all of the amazing writers I had been introduced to during my first year of blogging and ways we could come together to have a maximum impact on women across the world. And there you have it, Radiant Magazine came into existence.
But in reality, I have dreamt of working for a magazine since I was a little girl. Writing and the idea of working for a magazine is yet another of my many passions coming together in a beautiful tapestry of God allowing me to walk out all of my many dreams.
Let's start from the beginning. What was your first job after school? (Kelsey has bachelor's degrees in both Spanish and Global Studies from Middle Tennessee State University.) Or did you immediately dive into being an entrepreneur?
My first job after school was actually working on Young Life (a Christian youth ministry's) staff. I worked with the ministry as a volunteer all through college and following graduation went on part time staff. I planned on segueing into full-time staff with Young Life but decided at the last minute to attend a missions school in Pemba, Mozambique, instead.
You launched your career in the digital industry as a fashion blogger — how did you get started down this path?
It was actually in Mozambique that I started realizing how my unique passions across the board could be woven together. I have always had a knack for business, from selling handmade business cards to my parents' co-workers at 10 to neighborhood carwashes netting profits most 12-year-olds don't think of. But seriously, entrepreneurship has always been FUN for me. On the flip side, I have always had a creative side to me as well when it comes to writing and my love of fashion. Lastly, missions have always been close to my heart.
It was in Pemba that I realized that I wasn't meant to solely live in one single niche, but instead bridge the business, creative, and mission fields together. I came home, started a blog that reflected everything I love, and took it step-by-step from there!
Honestly, I had no idea what I was doing being an entrepreneur and launching Radiant. I don't think that's a bad thing because it kept me bright-eyed and open-hearted! I took each day step-by-step and utilized Google like a girlboss. Also, I have been SO thankful for women in the publishing industry to believe in me and REALLY live out the mantra of community over competition. My biggest strategy has been Instagram, because hello, that's my thing.
You've had so much success on Instagram. When did you realize this was more than a hobby and could be a solid career path?
I realized it was more than a hobby when I gained my first client, launching my life as an entrepreneur. It was right before I moved to Colorado and in the middle of a job change. I took my first client hoping to be able to segue into working from home instead of having to job hunt in Denver. It turns out I did end up taking a job and commuting to Denver for about six months before I was able to build up my client portfolio to be able to work in Instagram Management full time.
You recently launched your first eCourse. Can you walk us through InstaBreakout? What was your biggest learning curve when launching? What types of business owners is this course for?
InstaBreakout has been such a blast to launch. Since I began my own blogging journey, I have utilized Instagram to leverage my brand and business. I never anticipated working with clients and helping them to manage their accounts, but slowly but surely, it began to happen. And man, it's my favorite thing in the world to see a business be able to grow because they finally had the exposure they needed all along. Working entrepreneur to entrepreneur gives me that extra boost because I understand all their struggles.
It's not that I love Instagram, but I love that it enables small businesses and influencers to put themselves out there! At a certain point, I realized I would be able to help more people do this by compiling everything I have learned working with clients into an eCourse. So many entrepreneurs have limited marketing dollars in the early stages of their business so they cannot afford to hire someone to solely focus on Instagram. This course allows them to learn the information and implement it themselves. With these strategies they are able to grow their accounts in the same way that I do for my own clients! In the course, I cover photography, scheduling, content curation, defining your niche, growth, engagement and so much more!
You're clearly a master at multitasking and confidently wear a variety of hats. As an Instagram business consultant and coach, fashion blogger, publisher, and entrepreneur, what has been the most challenging part of running your own company? Any secret sauce you want to share to future lady bosses considering making their side hustle dream their full-time reality?
Mindset has absolutely been the most challenging part of being an entrepreneur! I had no idea what thought patterns would trigger from any given situation. I am so thankful for incredible mentors to help me work through questions and struggles I may have along the way. My absolute biggest piece of advice would be to find someone who can be that mentor for you. Support goes a long way, and you need it!
Loyal Coffee and a drive through Garden of the Gods!
Grace Lever and Marie Forleo for what they bring to the business world, but hands-down, Ellen Degeneres for the level of joy and brightness she brings to the world at large.
I am a casual girl through and through. Most days, you can find me cozied up in my house with a cup of coffee working from home. I love to be able to dress up a casual piece but still feel like myself at the end of the day, laid back and easygoing.
Thanks for hanging out with us, Kelsey! You can follow Kelsey on Instagram at @kelschapman and shop for her Body Bark look here. We'll be back soon to chat with more women who inspire us. In the meantime, keep being girl bosses!


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Yoko (Flight of the Conchords)
Infobox Television episode
Title=Yoko
Series=Flight of the Conchords
Season=1
Episode=4
Airdate=July 8, 2007
Production=104
Writer=James Bobin
Bret McKenzie
Director=Troy Miller
Guests=Sutton Foster (Coco)
Prev=Mugged
Next=Sally Returns
"Yoko" is the fourth episode of the HBO comedy series "Flight of the Conchords". It first aired in the United States on Sunday, July 8, 2007.
This episode received a Emmy Award nomination in 2008 for "Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series".
Murray tries to interest Bret and Jemaine in his tour of New York band rotundas. However, Bret has a date with Coco, the girl he met at his sign holding job. Jemaine tags along on the date, and quickly makes a habit of inviting himself along on all their dates. When Bret finally tells Jemaine that he doesn't want him to come on the dates any more, Jemaine and Murray's conclusion is that Coco is pulling a "Yoko Ono" and trying to break up the band. Bret takes Coco's side and quits the band. Murray and Jemaine soon realise they miss Bret again, and Jemaine convinces him to rejoin the band.
The following songs are featured in this episode.
"If You're Into It"
"If You're Into It" [http://www.subpop.com/releases/flight_of_the_conchords/eps/the_distant_future Track listing of The Distant Future EP] Sub Pop Records] is a rewritten version of "Coco's Song". At Jemaine's insistence, the song's lyrics are simple and direct, describing what Bret would realistically like to do with Coco if she were "into it". These suggestions begin innocently, but quickly escalate to sexual fantasies, finally ending with a proposed threesome in a kitchen. Bret sings "If You're Into It" for Coco while sitting on the ledge of the Flushing Meadows park fountain in Queens while Jemaine, who has tagged along on their date, sings the chorus.
"Pencils in the Wind"
"Pencils in the Wind" [http://www.whatthefolk.net/lyrics.htm#02 Lyrics for Folk The World Tour album] What The Folk! website] [http://www.smokecds.com/cd/31015 Track listing of Folk The World Tour album] SmokeCDs] (also known as "Sellotape") is a heartfelt ode to the similarities between love and adhesive tape — generically referred to as Sellotape in many countries including New Zealand. It begins with Bret and Jemaine singing separately and in different locations — using split screen — and ends with most of the cast (Coco, Mel and Dave) and a large chorus of extras singing together in a night-time street scene, and concludes with Bret and Jemaine rising from the ground, in a similar manner to the end of "Grease" and 'It's Oh So Quiet' by Björk.
"Coco's Song" [http://www.hbo.com/conchords/img/episode/lyrics_ep4_yoko.pdf Lyrics from Episode 4: "Yoko"] HBO website] is Bret's love song for Coco. Though only pieces of the song are featured in the episode, it is mentioned that the song is two hours long. Jemaine questions the commitments Bret makes, such as to "climb the highest mountain", and suggests that he rewrite the song with more realistic promises.
The song "She-Wolf" is only seen briefly as a song Jemaine is writing. It expresses his obvious dislike for, and mistrust of, Coco.
* The giant metal sphere that can be seen in the background when Coco gets serenaded is the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York.
* The amphitheatre in which Murray and Jemaine discuss Yoko Ono is the Corlears Hook Pavilion in East River Park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, at coordinates coord|40|42|40.3|N|73|58|40.4|W|type:landmark|name=Corlears Hook Pavilion.
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Les élections législatives françaises de 2022 se déroulent les  et . Dans la Haute-Saône, deux députés sont à élire dans le cadre de deux circonscriptions.

Contexte
Les élections législatives de 2022 auront lieu à la suite des élections présidentielles. Comme dans le reste de la France, cette élection est marquée par l'effondrement des partis traditionnels, tels le PS et Les Républicains; et la confirmation de la percée de La République en Marche et du Rassemblent National.

Pour cette élection présidentielle, les électeurs haut-saônois ont placé la candidate du RN Marine Le Pen en tête, au premier et au second tour. Le vainqueur de cette élection, Emmanuel Macron, arrive plus de 13 points derrière la candidate populiste. Au premier tour, le canton de Vesoul-2 est le seul à placer Emmanuel Macron en tête. Au deuxième tour, la candidate du RN devance le président sortant dans tous les cantons, sauf dans les deux cantons vésuliens. (Vesoul-1 et Vesoul-2).

Les villes de Vesoul et Luxeuil-les-Bains ont préféré le président sortant au second tour, quand les électeurs de Lure, Gray et Héricourt ont opté pour la candidate RN. Au premier tour, seule la ville de Vesoul avait placé Emmanuel Macron devant parmi les 5 principales villes haut-saônoises.

Résultats de l'élection présidentielle de 2022 par circonscription

Système électoral
Les élections législatives ont lieu au scrutin uninominal majoritaire à deux tours dans des circonscriptions uninominales.

Est élu au premier tour le candidat qui réunit la majorité absolue des suffrages exprimés et un nombre de voix au moins égal au quart (25 %) des électeurs inscrits dans la circonscription. Si aucun des candidats ne satisfait ces conditions, un second tour est organisé entre les candidats ayant réuni un nombre de voix au moins égal à un huitième des inscrits (12,5 %) ; les deux candidats arrivés en tête du premier tour se maintiennent néanmoins par défaut si un seul ou aucun d'entre eux n'a atteint ce seuil. Au second tour, le candidat arrivé en tête est déclaré élu.

Le seuil de qualification basé sur un pourcentage du total des inscrits et non des suffrages exprimés rend plus difficile l'accès au second tour lorsque l'abstention est élevé. Le système permet en revanche l'accès au second tour de plus de deux candidats si plusieurs d'entre eux franchissent le seuil de 12,5 % des inscrits. Les candidats en lice au second tour peuvent ainsi être trois, un cas de figure appelé . Les second tours où s'affrontent quatre candidats, appelés  sont également possibles, mais beaucoup plus rares.

Partis et nuances
Les résultats des élections sont publiés en France par le ministère de l'Intérieur, qui classe les partis en leur attribuant des nuances politiques. Ces dernières sont décidées par les préfets, qui les attribuent indifféremment de l'étiquette politique déclarée par les candidats, qui peut être celle d'un parti ou une candidature sans étiquette.

En 2022, seules les coalitions Ensemble (ENS) et Nouvelle Union populaire écologique et sociale (NUP), ainsi que le Parti radical de gauche (RDG), l'Union des démocrates et indépendants (UDI), Les Républicains (LR), le Rassemblement national (RN) et Reconquête (REC) se voient attribuer  une nuance propre.

Tous les autres partis se voient attribuer l'une ou l'autre des nuances suivantes : DXG (divers extrême gauche), DVG (divers gauche), ECO (écologiste), REG (régionaliste), DVC (divers centre), DVD (divers droite), DSV (droite souverainiste) et DXD (divers extrême droite). Des partis comme Debout la France ou Lutte ouvrière ne disposent ainsi pas de nuance propre, et leurs résultats nationaux ne sont pas publiés séparément par le ministère, car mélangés avec d'autres partis (respectivement dans les nuances DSV et DXG).

Campagne

Le premier candidat sur la ligne de départ est le candidat LR, Dimitri Doussot. Il est investi par son parti dès le mois de février.

La députée sortante LREM, Barbara Bessot-Ballot annonce quant à elle sa candidature au lendemain du second tour de l'élection présidentielle.

Résultats

Élus

Résultats à l'échelle du département

Résultats par coalition

Résultats par nuance

Cartes

Résultats par circonscription

Première circonscription

Députée sortante : Barbara Bessot Ballot (La République en marche).

Deuxième circonscription

Député sortant : Christophe Lejeune (La République en marche).

Notes et références

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Références

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Pictured, from left, are Lancaster Park residents Stan Fisher, Colin Coates, Alan Craig and Ray Duffell.
Residents in a Morpeth estate are uniting their efforts in a bid to strengthen the case against a potential major development on their doorstep.
People living in Lancaster Park have been discussing the proposal for up to 400 new homes and a range of other facilities on agricultural land to the west of their properties with each other since Mitford Estate carried out a public consultation in late November.
And they were recently given the opportunity to come together to express their concerns at a special meeting, which took place at All Saints First School. A total of 153 residents attended.
The event also included a presentation by Dr Colin Coates, a retired environment, health and safety director, on the proposed development.
He said: "I was keen to point out the potential dangers the plan represented to the quality of life of residents of Lancaster Park and Morpeth more generally.
"There are traffic implications, flooding and sewage issues and hundreds of new homes would put a lot of pressure on Morpeth's schools system.
"In addition, some of the residents on Pinewood Drive are alarmed that the potential retail park and area for lorries would be located literally right behind their homes.
"As individuals there is little we can do, but if we band together we can achieve much more and help protect our gem of a town. We are required to take action because whilst Northumberland County Council repeatedly expends so much time, effort and money in producing excellent quality guidance documents, they take too long to come into effect.
"We have been overwhelmed by the offers of help and support after the meeting and we are putting together a core group to make sure that the wishes of the residents are fully attended to during the process.
Fellow committee member David Ridley added: "I was delighted to see such fantastic support with more than 150 people making the effort on a cold night.
"The numbers attending and the points made from the floor showed the strength of feeling and depth of objections from Lancaster Park residents and we know that others from further afield in Morpeth are against these plans.
A hotel, restaurant, pub and shop could be included in the development, along with new community facilities and the creation of a country park.
It is being progressed by Signet Planning on behalf of Mitford Estate and a planning application is set to be submitted in the coming months.
The meeting and moves to start a core group have received support from David Bawn, county councillor for Morpeth North.
He said: "The land in question is earmarked to be 'safeguarded' from development until 2031 in the draft local authority Core Strategy and the Local Plan, both currently out for consultation.
"Unfortunately, until the Core Strategy becomes legal, probably in 18 months time, areas like this are vulnerable to exploitation by such speculative planning applications trying to get in under the wire and be approved before the strategy comes into force.
"However, all is not lost and I urge residents to organise themselves and share skills and resources, as there are proper material planning grounds which local people can use to object.
As well as information about the development and other significant planning applications in Morpeth, residents can submit their details if they want to be part of the team or would just like to be kept informed.


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Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham, Ngozi Ezeonu and other Nigerian celebrities whose marriages crashed
By Gift Adene
Love is a beautiful thing, and he who finds a partner finds a good thing, but sadly some marriages don't last and celebrities are not left out in this experience.
It might be due to compatibility issues, family issues or any other problem.
The end of one's marriage is not the end of the world, as these talented actresses have rose high above the stigma like a phoenix from the ashes of despair.
Kemi Filani News brings to you a list of popular talented and beautiful Nollywood Actresses who are divorcees.
Some are also blessed with kids and still raising their kids as a single mother, and living happily.
Funke Akindele
Although married with kids, Funke Akindele's first marriage crashed after 413 days! The actress broke the news in 2013 by releasing a press statement to that effect through her spokesperson confirming the end of her marriage to Businessman cum Politician Alhaji Kehinde Oloyede Almaroof thereby putting a rest to the various speculations that had made the rounds in the short week since ex-hubby Kehinde Oloyede let out the break-up bombshell via his Facebook page.
Toyin Abraham
Just like Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham has re-married and her new home blossoms like a rose in the garden.
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Toyin Abraham met her former husband, Adeniyi Johnson 2012 on set of one of her movies, they took interest in each other and ended up marrying each other a year after.
It was a blissful marriage and every thing looked perfect. But the truth was that things were not as perfect as they seem. Not long after, the marriage began to show some cracks and it became unbearable and within a year and six months into their marriage, they were already singing a song of divorce. There were lots of controversies over the reasons of the broken marriage of Toyin and Adeniyi. It was alleged that Toyin accused Adeniyi of cheating and temporarily left him, she came back after a few months claiming everything was back to normal, with pictures of them together on social media, just to have him cheat once more and was caught in the act by Toyin which lead to the final separation.
Ngozi Ezeonu:
The mother of 4, veteran Actress Ngozi Ezeonu, divorced her husband, Mr Edwin Ezeonu in the year 2013 and till today she is still doing fine without him.
Kate Henshaw
Kate Henshaw was married to Roderick James Nuttal but their marriage crumbled after 12 years. She is still a single mother till date.
Mercy Aigbe
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Mercy Aigbe was married to a Nigeria hotelier, Lanre Gentry and their marriage produced 2 children. Though the former couple are not fully divorced, but are no longer together.
Chika Ike
Nigeria actress and business woman, Chika Ike was formerly married to Tony Eberiri but the marriage crashed in 2013.
Ini Edo
Actress Ini Edo and beauty model, was formerly married to Philip Ehiagwina in 2008 but the marriage crashed in 2014 on accusations of domestic violence and cheating. She is still single and might be searching.
Light skinned beauty, Tonto Dikeh a well know talented Nigerian actress, model and singer made the list also as she was formerly married to Churchill but the marriage crashed in 2016 after producing a son. She seem to enjoy it been a single mother as she is proudly training her cute son alone.
Toke Makinwa
Media girl and social media influencer, Toke Makinwa's married Maje Ayida in 2014 and the marriage crashed 2 years later.
She had on March 9, 2016, asked the court to dissolve the marriage on the grounds that the husband committed adultery.
It's your data, go ahead and rant - Funke Akindele's husband replies Nigerians
Justice Morenike Obadina, while delivering judgment held that Ayida filed an answer to the petition but did not give oral evidence in support of it.
She said that the position of the law was settled as pleadings did not amount to evidence.
She ruled: "Pleadings on which no evidence was led are deemed abandoned. Therefore, Ayida's evidence is deemed abandoned.
"The effect being that the petitioner's evidence is unchallenged and not controverted.''
The judge said the issue of cruelty which the petitioner (Makinwa) relied on was established because of the "mental and emotional stress" she was subjected to by her husband.
She said that Makinwa had sufficiently proven that the husband committed adultery and continued to flaunt his adulterous relationships even to her face.
Obadina further said, "I hold that the marriage has broken down on grounds of intolerable behaviour.
"I hereby pronounce a `Decree Nisi' dissolving the marriage between Makinwa and Ayida which was administered at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Jan. 15, 2014.
"The order Nisi shall become absolute three months from today unless within that period sufficient cause is shown why it should not be made absolute."
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Time to get the FREE Crochet Pattern-Bluebonnet Crochet Lace Shawl on your hook. This fashionable and fun accessories will become a favorite of yours. So, grab your favorite color of It's a Wrap™ yarn, a hook and let's get started! You will be done by the end of the weekend.
Hook: Size E (3.5 mm) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge.
Finished Size: from top to bottom of body 22" trim adds another 1.25"; on the very last row of the body, one panel is 14 wide.
Gauge: 24 dc and 11 dc rows = 4″ (10.2cm) save time and check your gauge!
Reverse Single Crochet (Rev SC): working backwards, *insert hook in next st to the right, yarn over and pull up a loop; yarn over and draw through both loops on hook; rep from * in each sc around. Slip st into first st to join.
Double Treble Crochet (dtr): Yarn over hook three times, insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop; (yarn over and draw through two loops) four times.
The shawl is made from the center top to bottom with increases made every other row.
The color change happens naturally with the yarn.
Border edging is made from multiple short rows which create each scallop and shell individually.
The for purchase PDF includes full charts of the shawl.
Row 1 (WS): 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in each of next 2 ch, 2 sc in last ch. Turn.—6 sts.
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.—8 sts.
Row 3 (WS): Ch 1, sc in edge st of row 1, 2 sc in first st of row 2, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st, sc in left edge st of row 1. Turn. – 12 sts.
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st and each st across. Turn. – 24 sts.
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 2 sts, * ch 2, sc in next st, ch 2, sc in each of next 3 sts; rep from * to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. – 26 sc, 10 ch-2 sps.
Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, * sc in each st to next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next st (place marker), sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 4 more times, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. – 38 sts, (7 sts in first and last sections, 6 sts in each of the 4 center sections).
Row 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, * sc in each st to marker, ch 2, sc in marked st (move marker), ch 2; rep from * 4 more times, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn.—40 sts, 10 ch-2 sps.
Row 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, * sc in each st to next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next st (move marker), sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 4 more times, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. – 52 sts, (10 sts in first and last sections, 8 sts in each of the center sections).
Row 17: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, * hdc in each st to marker, ch 2, hdc in marked st (move marker), ch 2; rep from * 4 more times, hdc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn.—110 sts, 10 ch-2 sps.
Row 18: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, * hdc in each st to next ch-2 sp, hdc in next ch-2 sp, hdc in next st (move marker), hdc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 4 more times, hdc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. – 122 sts, (25 sts in first and last sections, 18 sts in each of the center sections).
Rows 19-28: Rep Rows 17-18 – 192 sts, (40 sts in first and last sections, 28 sts in each of the center sections).
Row 29: Ch 2 (does not count as a st throughout), 2 dc in first st, * dc in each st to marker, ch 2, dc in marked st (move marker), ch 2; rep from * 4 more times, dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn.—194 sts, 10 ch-2 sps.
Row 30: Ch 2, 2 dc in first st, * dc in each st to next ch-2 sp, dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next st (move marker), dc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 4 more times, dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. – 206 sts, (43 sts in first and last sections, 30 sts in each of the center sections).
Rows 31-68: Rep Rows 29-30 – 472 sts, (100 sts in first and last sections, 68 sts in each of the center sections).
Row 69: Ch 1, sc in each st across, (move markers up). Turn.
Row 70: Ch 1, [sc in ea st across to marker, 2 sc in marked st] twice, sc in each st across to next marker, sc in marked st, [sc in ea st across to marker, 2 sc in marked st] twice, sc in each st across to end. Turn — 476 sts.
Note: Border edging is made from multiple short rows which create each scallop and shell individually. It has a multiple of 25 plus 1.
(WS): Ch 1, sl st next 5 sc. Turn.
(RS): Skip 4 sl sts, 7 dtr in last sl st, reverse sc in each dtr just made (half shell completed). Turn.
(WS): Skip 3 sts on body, sl st in next st (same as prev sl st).
(WS): * Sl st in next 7 sts, ch 5, skip 2 sts along body, sl st in next st, ch 3, skip 1 st along body, sl st in next st. Turn.
(RS): 12 dc in ch-5 space, skip 1 st along body, sl st in next st on body, ch 3, skip 1 st along body, sl st in next st. Turn.
(WS): [Ch 2, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc] 6 times, ch 2, skip 1 st along body, sl st in next st, ch 3, skip 1 st along body, sl st in next st. Turn.
(RS): [3 dc in next ch-2 sp] 7 times, skip 1 st along body, sl st in next st. Turn.
(WS): [Ch 5, skip next dc, sl st in next dc] 10 times, ch 5, skip next dc**, sl st in next 9 sts along body. Turn.
(RS): Skip next 4 sl sts, 13 dtr in next st (shell made), skip 3 sts along body, sl st in next st on body (same st as prev ch-5 sp), reverse sc in each dtr. Turn.
Repeat from * across to last 5 sts ending at **.
(WS): Sl st in each st to end, ch 5 (counts as dtr). Turn.
(RS): 6 dtr in last st (half shell completed), skip 3 sts along body, sl st in next st, reverse sc in each dtr. Fasten off.
Written pattern copyright Marly Bird Designs, a division of Yarnsports LLC (c) 2018.


Let me clear something up straightaway: my passion is, was, and will always be theater—singing and acting, to be specific. I dreamed of becoming an actor while growing up in Brooklyn, was classically trained at the University of Pennsylvania, and worked for a number of years at a local theater in Philadelphia (as both an actor and manager).
But in what is likely a familiar refrain for a lot of liberal arts majors—and considering today's economy, just about anyone— after graduation I found myself often struggling to make ends meet. My options were dwindling; if I wanted to seriously pursue acting or arts management, I knew I'd eventually have to relocate to Los Angeles. I'm an East Coaster at heart, and I love Philadelphia—so LA (or even New York, for that matter) just wasn't going to happen. The time finally came where I realized I had to start thinking about other options to further my career.
This was during the late 1980s, and personal computing was only just beginning to take off. So I began to experiment with an old IBM desktop that had been gathering dust in my office at the theater. It had an old program installed on it called Q&A — a DOS-based mini-database with a proprietary BASIC-like programming language for creating text-based, forms-style applications. I cracked the Q&A programming manual, slowly but surely taught myself to use it, and found it came pretty naturally. Mind you, I had taken the requisite calculus classes in college and borrowed my roommate's computer to write a paper a few times, but until then that was the extent of my technical background.
One of the first things I did once I had figured out the basics was to design a program that would help track membership and ticket sales at my theater. Prior to that, we'd been relying on a manual ledger, which wasn't always updated quickly or accurately. I figured there had to be a better way, so and created a custom ticketing and membership management platform. And it proved to be quite successful. Suddenly, we had a much better idea about customer trends – which shows sold better on which days, when customers were likely to buy, which prices sold the highest number of tickets, the cost-effectiveness of subscription-based membership, and so on. Little did I know that that desire to explore a practical problem in search of a solution would lead toward my co-founding a software company some 10 years later.
I quickly came to find myself more and more interested in programming and felt I had a knack for it. I was a musician, trained to read music, arrange it, perform it, and even compose it. It eventually dawned on me that programming wasn't so different, as it's ultimately an activity that's equal parts left- and right-brained. You need to be creative, to apply physics, math, and logic, to adhere to a universally accepted and codified form of notation, and to finally present it in a manner that humans find intuitive and gratifying. All of that is as true with software as it is with music.
It was at this point that I decided to go all-in on the idea of staring a new career. One day, while scanning the want ads in the newspaper (yes, those used to exist), I answered an ad for a small Philadelphia company that was seeking programmers with the pre-requisite "no experience necessary, smart people only need apply." The hiring manager was initially skeptical when he learned about my background but he agreed to give me a 30-day trial—fully expecting that he'd be firing me at the end of it. The 30 days came and went and I was able to prove my mettle enough to be hired full-time. Within 60 days I was head of their nascent programming department.
Over the course of the next decade, I pushed myself to learn a number of different languages and platforms and finally found two niches: database modeling and programming; and browser-based technologies. Eventually, I evolved from "programmer" to "software designer" and worked at a variety of tech companies, gaining invaluable experience along the way.
And then the dotcom bubble burst in 2001, the NASDAQ crashed, and once again I found myself at a crossroads akin to the one I had been at 10 years prior, when I was trying to figure out where to take my career from that small Philadelphia theater.
During the previous decade I had worked at LaserLink, a virtual ISP in the dial-up days, where I had encountered a problem I recognized from my days at the theater: how to effectively manage billing entities and subscription-based customer relationships. And so, along with Ed Sullivan (the head of LaserLink), we decided to found Aria Systems. Our focus was on disrupting the traditional billing industry, which was clunky, overly complex and not particularly intuitive. We also saw a great opportunity on the horizon in the form of cloud computing – which allowed users to access powerful engines in an on-demand manner.
The startup we founded back in 2003 is now a successful SaaS business, with customers ranging from high-tech startups like Automattic and HootSuite to large enterprises like AAA, Disney and VMware.
I figured my story would be particularly relevant in today's down-and-out economy, when graduates have to get increasingly creative to find work. I'm not going to sit here and say that there was some kind of secret sauce to my learning to code and ultimately founding my own company—there wasn't. Straight up, it took hard work and dedication, not to mention a couple of right -place-at-the-right-time moments. But without a doubt the most important were the courage and self-confidence to gamble on a career switch.
To the budding technology entrepreneurs out there, young and old alike, I say this: Just because you weren't an engineering major in college doesn't mean you can't break into that field later in life. It comes down to motivation more than anything else. Sure, you have to be wired for programming—and not everybody is. If you can get past that barrier, though, you just need to apply yourself and believe in yourself enough to take calculated risks.
Brendan O'Brien is co-founder of Aria Systems.
I started with a technical degree and have always stayed technical, it always amazes me how people who're so good at Art (theater, music, etc) can also be so good at technical subjects like programming. I play music instruments but wouldn't call myself a professional and certainly can't make a living out of it. Hats off to you!
My start as a software engineer is very similar to this. I majored in music and after a few years working as a musician realized that I needed a 'real' job. I taught myself programming but unfortunately wasn't able to get a job without a technical degree, so went back to school and got a masters in computer science (my self-taught programming along with name recognition of my undergrad school was enough to get me admitted, if barely).
If anyone is reading this wondering whether or not to make the career switch I would highly recommend it!
Thanks for sharing your story. It would be neat to see more of these on The Giga.


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Wales squad far from sheepish
metrowebukmetroTuesday 11 Sep 2007 9:30 am
Tom Shanklin
Wales were given a major World Cup scare by Canada – but if the practical jokes are anything to go by then spirits remain sky-high in the camp.
While spirits are high among the players, the Wales coaching staff face a difficult day as they attempt to nail down a starting XV to tackle Australia on Saturday. The main question Gareth Jenkins and his coaching staff are wrestling with is whether Stephen Jones and James Hook can both play in the same side.
"There are a lot of issues," admitted centre Tom Shanklin, who shone in the second half at the weekend and revealed the Boyce story in his blog for BBC Sport.
"Stephen was mad up for it against Canada. That was his first game after a big injury and he wanted to prove a point.
"He had missed out on the warm-up games then it was a case of 'where does he fit in at the World Cup?'.
"So to come on and play like that in his first game was fantastic – he controlled it and played brilliantly.
"James is also a quality player and he weathered the storm.
"Where do they all fit in? That is a job for the coach.
"Whether it's James or Steve at number 10, they've both got the same style of thinking and they want to play the game in the same way."
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Sara Fadenrecht teaches 2D Design, Jewelry and AP 2D Studio Art. She is also a VPA co-coordinator for the Visual Arts.
Sara is a Skyline graduate, class of 1993. She attended the University of Denver on a basketball scholarship where she earned her BA in Graphic Design. She was inducted into the DU Athletics Hall of Fame in October of 2010. She earned her Masters in Education from Lesley University in 2005.
Outside of school Sara spends her time with her husband, horses and dogs, loves to go camping and exploring Colorado, and creating through leatherworking and stained glass.
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You Have Made Us Proud, Osinbajo Tells London-Lagos Rider, Adeyanju
By Lagos News On Jul 8, 2022
The achievements of the internationally acclaimed Nigerian biker, Mr Kunle Adeyanju has made Nigerians proud and the country is much popular on account of his feat, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this Thursday when he received the biker who rode a motorbike from London to Lagos recently promoting the "End Polio" campaign, at his official residence, Aguda House, Presidential Villa.
Adeyanju was accompanied by other bikers drawn from across the country and his delegation also included Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and District Governor of Rotary Club District 9125, Mr Goddy Nnadi among other officials.
Adeyanju shared his travel experience during the visit to the VP, while speaking later, the Vice President said his stories are those "we must tell and retell. They are stories of our successes and we must continue to tell those stories and telling it in the light that will shame those who continue to tell stories that Africa is all about people who are killing each other and all that."
"Where do you not have acts of terrorism these days, but the truth of the matter is that vast majority of our people are good people, generous people, hospitable people, as you found," referring to the Diaspora Biker.
The VP then said "your achievements have made us all proud, we are all standing much taller on account of what you have done. And I know that this is just the beginning of the many more ways by which you will promote Nigeria and Africa."
Speaking specifically about Nigeria, the VP noted that "there is a lot in our country that we must be extremely proud of. We must tell our own story just as Kunle has said. Our story is worth hearing and we must tell our story first to ourselves because we need to get our self-esteem back as a people.
"We must tell our stories to ourselves and we must understand who we are and what our strengths are. We are resilient, strong, innovative, and creative. In this country, just in about 5 to 6 years, 7 tech companies have become Unicorns (i.e. companies worth over a billion dollars), in this same country and all started by young Nigerians."
Commending the Bikers' community in the country, Prof. Osinbajo said "the work that you are doing all over the country, promoting unity is important. The truth of the matter about unity is that the average Nigerian does not ask questions about where you come from, Nigerians are united wherever you find them.
"Go to the markets, go anywhere, you find that Nigerians relate to each other as Nigerians. I have been all over this country, those who promote ethnicity, promote religious superiority are people who want to advance their personal interests."
"I think that those of you who have a message of unity to preach must continue to do so. This country is strong and this country is the way it is only because of the very many parts that we are, we are 200 million strong from everywhere. And all of us have capacity and all of us have everything that it takes to excel," the Vice President added.
Addressing the Bikers' community drawn from across the country who came to the villa with Adeyanju, the VP noted that "we must stay together, we must stay united and I think that anybody that has seen how you have come from different parts of the country to celebrate Kunle Adeyanju, all of you have together, demonstrated the essence of who we are as Nigerians.
"We are a proud people, we are people who believe in excellence, we celebrate excellence, we want to excel in everywhere, and everywhere we are, we excel."
On efforts to maintain Nigeria's polio status, the Vice President said the Federal Government working with the States under the auspices of the National Economic Council will remain vigilant and not loss focus on the issue.
According to him, "what we have done at the National Economic Council which is a meeting of the Governors of the 36 States Governors which I have the privilege of chairing every month, is that we have made it one of the very central public health issues which means that every year, sometimes twice a year, we have a committee which deals with polio alone with the World Health Organisation and several other organizations, including local organizations which come and give a report of the status of the drive against polio in the country. It keeps us well informed."
Earlier in his remarks, Mr Adeyanju spoke about his 12,000 kilometers adventure turned charity ride from London to Lagos, explaining his focus and experience.
Adeyanju said he flew Nigeria's flag proudly and found out that the story of Africa, including Nigeria, has not been correctly told in the international media, hence his decision to write a book about his experience riding from Europe to Africa.
He explained that his lifted fist signature while on the journey was copied from the Vice President indicative of Africa's resilience and strength even in the face of adversity.
Another highpoint of the visit was the presentation of the bikers' regalia to the Vice President and some of the symbolic exercises demonstrated by the bikers.
Impersonation: Fake Army General Bolarinwa Sentenced To 7 Year's In Jail
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        set_table_name :harmonize_modifications

        validates :harmonize_log_id, :modification_type, :presence => true
        validates :modification_type, :inclusion => %w( create update destroy error )

        serialize :instance_errors

        belongs_to :log, :class_name => "Harmonize::Models::ActiveRecord::Log",
                   :foreign_key => :harmonize_log_id, :inverse_of => :modifications

        scope :created,   lambda { where(:modification_type => 'create') }
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        scope :destroyed, lambda { where(:modification_type => 'destroy') }
        scope :errored,   lambda { where(:modification_type => 'error') }
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In the past 15 years, China has become the most significant new economic actor in Latin America and the Caribbean. China-Latin America trade increased from almost negligible in 1990, to $10 billion in 2000, to $270 billion in 2012, although the largest portion of this exchange takes place between South America and China. This raises important and legitimate questions about what kind of influence China has had on the region's economic and political development.
Some analysts have expressed alarm at the growing level of Chinese trade, loans, and investment in Latin America, often on favorable terms with less conditionality than traditional Western powers. At best, China's economic behavior may enable bad policy choices by Latin American states; at worst, it may represent a concerted strategy by China to achieve political influence in Latin America, challenging or supplanting U.S. hegemony. A more benign interpretation suggests that China's role in the region has been positive. Chinese demand for Latin America's commodities undeniably has helped drive the economic boom of the past decade that doubled the size of Latin America's middle class and dramatically reduced poverty. Some even speculate that China's growing interests in positive, stable returns may lead it to converge on Western models of rules-based investment and development.
For now, China's rise has not unduly harmed core U.S. national security interests in the Western Hemisphere, but it has challenged U.S. influence and warrants continued attention.


I wish there were more for Skyrim. I have a few of them, but a Khajit would be awesome!
I've been saying for awhile that there needs to be more Pokemon ones. I think they would do really well!!
I would like to see these also.
Let's get the rest of the Looney Toons gang, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Granny, Wille E Coyote, Roadrunner.
dexiesmom wrote: YESSSSS!!! They could make a movie moment (tv moment) of the raccoons in the dumpster.
OMG I didnt even think about potential TV moments they could make! Great idea! I know it's not related to the famous cats/dogs, but we really need a TV moment of Bob at the counter with Teddy and the Burger of the Day sign.
OMG - I didn't even think of that but that would be amazing!
Ace+ 76 wrote: Let's get the rest of the Looney Toons gang, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Granny, Wille E Coyote, Roadrunner.
I would love to see those made into POPs and join the LT gang.
WildberryPOPtarts33 wrote: Naruto please! So many more possibilities!
I one thousand percent agree with this.
Not really a full line, but I wouldn't mind some more Michael Jackson pops, since we were so lucky to get Prince last year.
I want to see more Care Bears. I love the holiday variants we have been getting but I want to see more of the actual bears from the show like Hugs and Tugs.
March of last year there were rumblings about a tommy wiseau pop. That has to happen!!
I honestly feel like everything I posted in this board a couple years ago were made unless it was a coincidence thank you Funko!! Keep up the hard work!!
Mljonesy wrote: I'd love to see Full House, Family Matters, and a Wave 2 of Golden Girls. Any classic TV shows really!
You LOVE any/all things GOLDEN GIRLS!
rontonsoup wrote: I honestly feel like everything I posted in this board a couple years ago were made unless it was a coincidence thank you Funko!! Keep up the hard work!!
Iconic Superman breaking the chains.
Now that we've seen Steven from SU in pink diamond's outfit there should be one of him in it. Or even better a stevonnie version.
Now that we finally got a Chuck Norris pop, I think we need an 80's Action Star pack! Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean Claude Van Dam, Dolph Lundren, Arnold, etc.
Re: Licenses that you think Funko needs to acquire?
jondru wrote: cheech and chong.. ..
Here I am partaking in a pleasant bowl, thinking about my Pop collection, thinking the same thing...maybe if Funko ever does put out a Comedy/Comedians line, Cheech and Chong could be a nice 2-pack. I would CERTAINLY want them if they were ever made!
I really wish Batman Beyond had more Pops!
They can do different variation from battle damage to the Bat-Wing Funko Ride.
Pokemon & Twisted Metal for me.
dexiesmom wrote: OMG - I didn't even think of that but that would be amazing!
Thanks! I hope they make a Chuck Norris in the action pose that is on the t-shirt in the Target bundle. I prefer that version over the bowl cut look haha.
rachel and elenor awl day!
I.E. AVICII, DAFT PUNK, KASKADE, AND FATBOY SLIM.
THAT WOULD SO MAKE MY DAY!
I would REALLY love to see more Funko Myths.
I love that the Spastiks are getting more love, tho!
Can we get some Speed Racer Pops and Mighty Mouse???
Batman Beyond extended would be cool and the Care Bear cousins would be nice.
I would like to see Freddy "Mysterio" 70's or 80's style in preparation for the new Spiderman movie.
NBA Dream Team!! NBA signature moves!!


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2019: A look ahead
A new year, so a good time to look ahead to what 2019 may bring. The year will undoubtedly have its share of surprises, but there are always some things we can know for sure.
Among these is the inevitable progression of time, and thus the aging out of cardinals. In 2019, ten cardinals will celebrate their 80th birthday and so lose their right to participate in a conclave for the election of a new pope, as well as any duties they may have in the curia. The umber of cardinal-electors will drop from 124 to 114. Still a sufficient number, but Pope Francis has shown that he wants to keep the electors as close to their theoretical maximum of 120 (or over it, as the case is now), so a consistory may be in the books sometime towards the end of the year, or at the start of 2020.
The cardinals aging out are:
30 January: Alberto Cardinal Suárez Inda, archbishop emeritus of Morelia, Mexico
11 March: Orlando Beltran Cardinal Quevedo, archbishop emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
8 April: Edwin Frederick Cardinal O'Brien, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
27 April: Stanislaw Cardinal Dziwisz, archbishop emeritus of Kraków, Poland (pictured at right)
31 July: John Cardinal Tong Hon, bishop emeritus and apostolic administrator of Hong Kong, China
16 August: Seán Baptist Cardinal Brady, archbishop emeritus of Armagh, Northern Ireland
7 October: Laurent Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya, archbishop emeritus of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 October: Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education
14 October: Edoardo Cardinal Menichelli, archbishop emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
15 October: Telesphore Placidus Cardinal Toppo, archbishop emeritus of Ranchi, India
Who may replace these cardinals among the electors is guesswork, as Pope Francis has never felt bound to pick his cardinals from the traditional places. Still, the list above could give some hints and we may assume that the Holy Father will choose cardinals for countries who no longer have any. That said, possible candidates could be Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Kraków, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa. Another source of new cardinals are the papal visits Pope Francis makes. He has made some of hosts cardinals in the past before. It may therefore be possible that we may see new cardinals from Panama, the Arabian peninsula, Morocco, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania (all confirmed visits), and perhaps Japan, Mozambique and Uganda (rumoured visits).
Closer to home, a number of dioceses will be looking forward to new bishops this year. In the Netherlands, the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam has just received a coadjutor bishop, although the sitting ordinary, Bishop Jos Punt, expects to remain in office until his 75th birthday in 2021. Health permitting, of course.
In Belgium, Bishop Luc Van Looy of Ghent (pictured at left) has already had his retirement accepted. At 77, he completed a two-year extension to his mandate last year. He is to remain in office until the appointment and installation of his successor. Namur's Bishop Remy Vancottem is, at 75, also past retirement age, so the southeastern diocese may see a new bishop before the year is out as well.
In Germany, Bishop Konrad Zdarsa of Augsburg will turn 75 in June. Among the country's auxiliary bishops, there is room in Freiburg im Breisgau where erstwhile auxiliary Bishop Michael Gerber was appointed to Fulda in December.
In the headline-making department, there is of course next month's meeting of the heads of all the bishops' conferences in Rome, to discuss a unified Church response to the abuse crisis. Among the participants will be Bishop Hans van den Hende for the Netherlands, Cardinal Jozef De Kesel for Belgium, Cardinal Reinhard Marx for Germany and Bishop Czeslaw Kozon for Scandinavia.
Currently gearing up in Panama, the World Youth Days will take place from 22 to 27 January. The first group of Dutch pilgrims have departed for the Central American country today, with more to follow. Among them will be Bishops Everard de Jong and Jan Hendriks. Bishop de Jong is again replacing Bishop Rob Mutsaerts, who has decided to stay at home as he is recovering from unplanned – and not further specified – surgery. Last year, Bishop Mutsaerts elected not to take part in the Synod assembly on youth and vocation in Rome. Bishop de Jong went in his stead.
In October, the Synod of Bishops will gather again for a special assembly for the Pan-Amazonian region, to discuss the specific challenges for the Church there. The expectations are high, as many assume to what will be decided there, especially on the topic of married priests, will have global consequences. Participation in the special assembly is limited to bishops from the area, which means there is a minute Dutch link, at least when it comes to language, in the person of the bishop of Paramaribo, Msgr. Karel Choennie. Bishop Choennie is a member of the pre-synodal council preparing the special assembly in cooperation with Synod of Bishops' general secretariat.
2019 will undoubtedly bring much to be discussed in (social) media, and there is still plenty being carried over from previous years. Keeping track of everything, let alone formulating thoughts and responses can sometimes be a challenge, but it's probably a good idea to remember that not finding words or timely responses does not mean one does not care. There are many opinions, and many eloquent ones at that, to be found everywhere. And, perhaps more importantly, there are also answers to be found in the past. After all, what was true and good in the past remains true and good now. That is something to remember when we are confronted with questions and developments which seem to challenge our beliefs, understanding and even faith. We have a deposit of faith and exegesis to fall back on, and many of today's questions and challenges are not new ones.
Photo credit: [1] Jarosław Roland Kruk / Wikipedia, licence: CC-BY-SA-3.0, [2] kerknet.be
Posted on January 14, 2019 Categories Catholic Church in Belgium, Catholic Church in the Netherlands, From Rome, World ChurchTags abuse, alberto cardinal suárez inda, amazonia, archbishop eamon martin, archbishop fridolin ambongo besungu, archbishop marek jedraszewski, archdiocese of freiburg im breisgau, bishop czeslaw kozon, bishop everard de jong, bishop hans van den hende, bishop jan hendriks, bishop jos punt, bishop karel choennie, bishop konrad zdarsa, bishop luc van looy, bishop michael gerber, bishop remy vancottem, bishop rob mutsaerts, bishops, bulgaria, college of cardinals, conclave, curia, diocese of augsburg, diocese of ghent, diocese of haarlem-amsterdam, diocese of namur, edoardo cardinal menichelli, edwin cardinal o'brien, germany, heath, japan, john cardinal tong hon, jozef cardinal de kesel, laurent cardinal monsengwo pasinya, macedonia, marriage, media, middle east, morocco, mozambique, orlando cardinal quevedo, panama, papal visit, pope francis, priesthood, reinhard cardinal marx, romania, seán cardinal brady, social media, stanislaw cardinal dziwisz, synod of bishops, telesphore cardinal toppo, uganda, world youth day, zenon cardinal grocholewski1 Comment on 2019: A look ahead
Tweeting the Synod
Today the Synod of Bishops will convene for the first session of their fifteenth ordinary general assembly on "Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment", which will run until the 28th of October. In the past, the daily deliberations and individual contributions of delegates were summarised and published by the Holy See press office, but this is no longer the case. An unwise decision, in my opinion, as it makes the entire process a secretive one. As outsiders, all we will have are rumours and the eventual final document. During the previous Synod we have seen what damage rumours can do, especially when they are neither confirmed nor denied in any clear way..
That said, there is always social media, and a number of Synod delegates are enthousiastic (or less so) users of those media. Below, I present a short (probably incomplete) list of delegates who use Twitter. It is mostly western prelates using the medium, with English being the dominant language. Other languages used are Italian, French, Spanish, German and Maltese.
Pope Francis (obviously). As pope he convenes the Synod and acts as its president, although he delegates that duty to four delegate presidents. Pope Francis will not be commenting on the Synod proceedings, but offer prayers and short items to reflect on spiritually.
Archbishop Charles Scicluna. Archbishop of Malta. One of three members of the Commission for Disputes.
Bishop Robert Barron. Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles and CEO of Word On Fire.
Bishop Frank Caggiano. Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Archbishop José Gómez. Archbishop of Los Angeles.
Archbishop Leo Cushley. Archbishop of Edinburgh.
Archbishop Eamon Martin. Archbishop of Armagh.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher. Archbishop of Sydney.
Leonardo Cardinal Sandri. Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
Robert Cardinal Sarah. Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
Kevin Cardinal Farrell. Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
Peter Cardinal Turkson. Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Gianfranco Cardinal Ravasi. President of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Gérald Cardinal Lacroix. Archbishop of Québec.
Daniel Cardinal Sturla Berhouet. Archbishop of Montevideo.
Blase Cardinal Cupich. Archbishop of Chicago.
Carlos Cardinal Aguiar Retes. Archbishop of Mexico City.
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia. President of the Pontifical Academy for Life,
Archbishop Peter Comensoli. Archbishop of Melbourne.
Father Antonio Spadaro. Member of the Vatican Media Committee.
Christoph Cardinal Schönborn. Archbishop of Vienna.
Wilfrid Cardinal Napier. Archbishop of Durban.
Luis Cardinal Tagle. Archbishop of Manila.
Vincent Cardinal Nichols. Archbishop of Westminster.
Carlos Cardinal Osoro Sierra. Archbishop of Madrid.
Not all of the prelates above use their accounts equally often or in the same way. For example, Cardinal Tagle only posts links to his 'The Word Exposed' Youtube catechesis talks, Cardinals Sturla Berhouet and Farrell mostly retweet, Archbishop Fisher hasn't tweeted since February of 2017, and most use Twitter as a one-way channel. Among those who do respond to what their followers say are Cardinal Napier, Archbishop Comensoli (his Twitter profile picture at left) and Bishop Barron.
Other delegates, such as Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput and Passau's Bishop Stefan Oster, are active on Facebook, while Belgian Bishop Jean Kockerols keeps the youth of his country up to speed via a blog.
Several delegates have already shared their arrival in Rome, and it is these (such as Archbishop Comensoli and Bishop Barron) who will perhaps offer the best idea of what goes on in the coming weeks. That said, all we will get are glimpses, and no tweeting delegate will share what goes on in the debates. So, in this age of social media and high-speed communication, the Synod of Bishops remains firmly behind closed doors.
Posted on October 3, 2018 Categories From Rome, social media, World ChurchTags archbishop anthony fisher, archbishop charles chaput, archbishop charles scicluna, archbishop eamon martin, archbishop josé gomez, archbishop leo cushley, archbishop peter comensoli, archbishop vincenzo paglia, bishop frank caggiano, bishop jean kockerols, bishop robert barron, bishop stefan oster, blase cardinal cupich, blog, carlos cardinal aguiar retes, carlos cardinal osoro sierra, christoph cardinal schönborn, communication, daniel cardinal sturla berhouet, facebook, father antonio spadaro, gerald cardinal lacroix, gianfranco cardinal ravasi, holy see press office, kevin cardinal farrell, leonardo cardinal sandri, luis cardinal tagle, peter cardinal turkson, pope francis, robert cardinal sarah, social media, synod of bishops, twitter, vincent cardinal nichols, vocation, wilfrid cardinal napier, youth1 Comment on Tweeting the Synod
Pallium day, new style
On the feast of the two foster fathers of the Church, Saints Peter and Paul, it's also Pallium day. The new metropolitan archbishops come to Rome to receive the sign of their union with the Holy Father and take it back home to their provinces. But this time around we'll see the introduction of the new form of the ceremony. While the archbishops still receive their pallia from the Pope, the official act of imposition will take place in their respective cathedrals, and it will be the Apostolic Nuncio, the official representative of the Pope, who will do the honours. This to emphasise the home churches over Rome, although most archbishops still travel to Rome to concelebrate today's Mass with the Holy Father.
This is the list of the 46 new archbishops who will receive palia:
Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia, Cuzco, Peru
Archbishop Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Archbishop Freddy Antonio de Jesús Bretón Martínez, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Antonio Cardinal Cañizares Llovera, Valencia, Spain
Archbishop-elect Erio Castellucci, Modena-Nonantola, Italy
Archbishop Blase Joseph Cupich, Chicago, United States of America
Archbishop Alojzij Cvikl, Maribor, Slovenia
Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, Luanda, Angola
Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Durango, Mexico
Archbishop Anthony Colin Fisher, Sydney, Australia
Archbishop Denis Grondin, Rimouski, Canada
Archbishop Justinus Harjosusanto, Samarinda, Indonesia
Archbishop Stefan Heße, Hamburg, Germany
Archbishop Vicente Jiménez Zamora, Zaragoza, Spain
Archbishop Beatus Kinyaiya, Dodoma, Tanzania
Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde, Mombasa, Kenya
Archbishop Heiner Koch, Berlin, Germany
Archbishop Peter Fülöp Kocsis, Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
Archbishop Florentino Galang Lavarias, San Fernando, Philippines
Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Archbishop Djalwana Laurent Lompo, Niamey, Niger
Archbishop David Macaire, Fort-de-France-Saint Pierre, Martinique
Archbishop Thomas Ignatius MacWan, Gandhinagar, India
Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Osaka, Japan
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Armagh, Northern Ireland (pictured at right before the tomb of St. John Paul II today).
Archbishop Edoardo Eliseo Martín, Rosario, Argentina
Archbishop Jean Mbarga, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Archbishop Celso Morga Iruzubieta, Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye, Dakar, Senegal
Archbishop George Njaralakatt, Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India
Archbishop Francescantonio Nolè, Cosenza-Bisignano
Archbishop Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Archbishop Kieran O'Reilly, Cashel and Emly, Ireland
Archbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra, Madrid, Spain
Archbishop Antony Pappusamy, Madurai, India
Archbishop Vincenzo Pelvi, Foggia-Bovino, Italy
Archbishop José Antonio Peruzzo, Curitiba, Brazil
Archbishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega, Yucatán, Mexico
Archbishop Charles Jude Scicluna, Malta
Archbishop Menghesteab Tesfamariam, Asmara (Eritrean), Eritrea
Archbishop Edmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, Asunción, Paraguay
Archbishop Lionginas Virbalas, Kaunas, Lithuania
Archbishop John Charles Wester, Santa Fe, United States of America
Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki, Köln, Germany
Archbishop Stanislav Zore, Ljubljana, Slovenia
One of these is not a bishop yet. Archbishop-elect Erio Castellucci will be consecrated and installed as archbishop of Modena-Nonantola on 12 September, which is also the date from which he can actually wear his pallium. The newly appointed archbishop of Berlin, Heiner Koch, is also yet to be installed (on 19 September).
Next to Archbisop Koch, two other German archbishops will also receive the woolen pallium. For Cardinal Woelki it will be his second: he already received one after becoming the archbishop of Berlin, but as the pallia are attached to the archdioceses more than to the person, he will receive a new one since he is now the archbishop of Cologne. Hamburg's Archbishop Stefan Heße (pictured below offering Mass at the Basilica of Santo Stefano Rotondo al Celio – title church of another German, Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, emeritus of Munich – yesterday) is the third German prelate receiving the pallium.
Archbishop Heße was interviewed on Saturday by the German section of Vatican radio. He emphasised the value for the Church in Hamburg, which is small in number and large in territory, to be so closely united to the Pope, and he also explained how he will mark the official imposition of the pallium in Hamburg, which will take place in November:
"I was only ordained as bishop a little over three months ago, and that was actually the key moment: and I think also for the people in the Archdiocese of Hamburg, who have waited for their new bishop and have accepted me kindly. That was even the first consecration of a bishop in Hamburg's Mariendom, as all previous bishops already were bishops before. I was consecrated there, and they made every effort to celebrate that. Therefore I said that we should tone it down a bit with the pallium. The pallium is a sign which is inserted in the liturgy. That is why the imposition in Hamburg by the Nuncio will take place during a Mass, which we will celebrate on the first of November. We will invite all altar servers from the Archdiocese of Hamburg and organise a day for them, since these young people are so close to the liturgy. That is why i thought we should celebrate it with them; and it is also a chance for me to come into contact with the youth and also emphasise the community with Rome and the Pope through the pallium."
There is one more archbishop who should receive the pallium, but who can't because of the political situation in his country. He is Archbishop Paul Xiao Ze-Jiang, of Guiyang in China. While the Holy See recognises him as the archbishop of Guiyang, the Chinese government says he is merely the bishop of Guizhou, which is a circumscription they have created in 1999 out of Guiyang, Nanlong (the only suffragan diocese of Guiyang, without a bishop since 1952) and Shiqian (an apostolic prefecture without a prefect since 2011). It is unknown if and when Archbishop Xiao will receive his pallium.
Photo credit: [1] Archbishop Eamon Martin on Twitter, [2] Archdiocese of Hamburg on Twitter, [3] UCAN directory
Posted on June 29, 2015 June 29, 2015 Categories From Rome, World ChurchTags antonio cardinal cañizares llovera, archbishop alojzij cvikl, archbishop anthony fisher, archbishop antony pappusamy, archbishop beatus kinyaiya, archbishop benjamin ndiaye, archbishop blase cupich, archbishop carlos osoro sierra, archbishop celso morga iruzubieta, archbishop charles scicluna, archbishop david macaire, archbishop denis grondin, archbishop djalwana lompo, archbishop eamon martin, archbishop edmundo valenzuela mellid, archbishop eliseo martín, archbishop erio castellucci, archbishop filomeno vieira dias, archbishop florentino lavarias, archbishop freddy bretón martínez, archbishop george njaralakatt, archbishop gustavo rodriguez vega, archbishop heiner koch, archbishop jean mbarga, archbishop john wester, archbishop josé fernández hurtado, archbishop josé peruzzo, archbishop juan nsue edjang mayé, archbishop julian leow beng kim, archbishop justinus harjosusanto, archbishop kieran o'reilly, archbishop lionginas virbalas, archbishop martin kivuva musonde, archbishop max mésidor, archbishop menghesteab tesfamariam, archbishop oscar aparicio céspedes, archbishop paul xiao ze-jiang, archbishop peter kocsis, archbishop richard alarcón urrutia, archbishop stane zore, archbishop stefan heße, archbishop thomas macwan, archbishop thomas manyo maeda, archbishop vicente jiménez zamora, archbishop vincenzo pelvi, archdiocese of guiyang, archdiocese of hamburg, china, mass, pallium, pope francis, rainer cardinal woelki, saint paul, saint peter, vatican radio


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Stampede shoot down Stars in a shootout
by: Sean Bower
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (STAMPEDE) — Garrett Pinoniemi scored in round two of the shootout while Isak Posch stopped all three shooters and the Sioux Falls Stampede won their second straight game, downing the Lincoln Stars 3-2 in a shootout Friday night at the PREMIER Center. Blake Humphrey and Cal Thomas scored goals in regulation for the Herd while Posch earned his fifth win of the season with 23 saves. The win moved the Herd (6-10-0) into seventh place in the west and just three points back of sixth place Des Moines.
The Stampede were looking to build off their big win last Saturday and they brought that energy into the PREMIER Center for the first period on Friday night. The Herd grabbed the first goal of the game at 8:24 when Cole Miller sent a pass in the slot to Blake Humphrey who knocked down the pass and then quickly released a deadly wrister into the upper right-hand corner of the net for his fifth of the season to make it a 1-0 game. The Stampede controlled much of the play in the period, but a late penalty would give the Stars the man advantage and the Stars would make the Herd pay. Dalton Norris took a pass just outside the right circle and wristed it through traffic and through the legs of Stampede goaltender Isak Posch to make it a 1-1 game with just two minutes remaining in the period. Both teams finished the period with seven shots on goal.
The Stampede kept things going in the second period, regaining the lead at 5:16. Ryan Healey sent a pass into the high slot from Cal Thomas who wristed a shot through a flurry of traffic and into the back of the net for his second of the season and gave the Herd made it a 2-1 game. That goal would hold the entire period as the Herd outshot the Stars 5-4 in the period.
The Stampede held that lead until late in the period when the Stars would be awarded a power play and would once again convert. Luke Johnson took a pass in the right circle and fired a shot that found its way through the legs of Posch to tie the game at two at 14:49 that eventually forced overtime.
The extra session was full of excitement for the fans as the Stampede would be awarded a powerplay and did everything right, except score. The club fired off 9 shots and hit the goal post twice, but couldn't the puck to go in as the game would eventually roll into a shootout for the second time this season and first time at the PREMIER Center.
In the shootout, Garrett Pinoniemi scored in round two while Isak Posch turned aside all three shooters to give the Stampede a 1-0 win in the shootout and 3-2 victory in the game.
The Stampede outshot the Stars 31-25. Lincoln finished the night 2-for-6 on the powerplay while the Herd went 0-for-6.
Sioux Falls closes out their five-game homestand Saturday night when they host Sioux City at 6:05 PM. It's Toys for Tots night, presented by Fleet Farm. Fans are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy to the game and will receive a voucher good for 2 free tickets to a game in December (limit 6 free tickets per family). All toys collected will be brought next week to Fleet Farm as part of their annual Toys for Tots drive. Tickets are available through the KELOLAND Box Office and the Stampede office will be open 11-3 PM for your ticketing needs.
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Clean Energy Fuels announces multiple RNG contracts
Clean Energy Fuels Corp (Clean Energy) has announced additional fuel and infrastructure contracts to meet growing RNG demand.
In the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Clean Energy's Adopt-a-Port programme with Chevron continues to gain momentum, with more fleets switching to RNG. Chevron has pledged to provide $28 million (€24.6 million) to trucking companies serving the ports region, as well as owner-operators to purchase new RNG heavy-duty trucks.
So far, over 200 trucks have been contracted through the initiative, and over 400 more are being processed, which will help to clean the air in and around the ports and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Pacific Green Trucking continues to expand its clean fleet in the port region, signing a fuelling agreement with Clean Energy for around 1 million gallons of RNG to power 61 trucks.
"Reducing our carbon emissions and improving air quality near the ports is a top priority for Pacific Green," said Vicente Zarate, the firm's president, "and we're doing it one truck at a time.
"RNG is the most immediate and cost-efficient way to make the necessary environmental changes for the trucking industry."
Also deploying an additional 46 RNG-fuelled trucks through the scheme are NGL Logistics, TDS Logistics, Mortimer & Wallace, Pacific 9, Cota Capital American Pacific Forwarders, Arete Logistics, Paul Suh, Sang's Express, Pacifica Trucks, Pacific Expressway, Yanxiu Li, IML Transport, Supra National Express, and Atlas Marine.
"RNG creates a pathway for our customers to drastically reduce their carbon emissions and turn their sustainability goals into reality," said Chad Lindholm, vice-president of Clean Energy.
"As the demand for RNG accelerates, more clean natural gas trucks are hitting the roads in the Port of Los Angeles and elsewhere, and we'll be there to provide both the fuel and infrastructure to help fleets realise immediate and significant carbon reduction."
Republic Services and Clean Energy have agreed to develop an expansion project in Huntington Beach, California. The first phase includes expanding an existing RNG station, as well as adding new 'fast-fill' capabilities. The second phase involves building a new station at an adjacent address to fuel 30 further RNG trucks.
Clean Energy announced approximately 15 more contracts on 16 December, for all types of vehicles, from refuse trucks to transit buses and shuttle buses, highlighting the huge demand for RNG in the US transport sector.