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'These things rarely happen in someone's career': Activist investor thinks a marijuana cultivator's stock is wildly undervalued
Jeremy Berke
An employee cuts cannabis plants in a laboratory at the headquarters of AGES agency in Vienna, Austria March 15, 2018.
REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Corporate drama is coming to the cannabis industry.
Riposte Capital, an occasional activist investor, said last week that marijuana company HEXO's stock is undervalued in a letter to management.
Riposte's managing partner told Business Insider in an interview that these opportunities "rarely happen in someone's career."
Activist investors are starting to set their sights on the booming cannabis industry.
Riposte Capital, a long-short fund and occasional activist investor, is pressuring Canadian marijuana cultivator HEXO to sell itself or to consider an investment from a large beverage company.
Riposte, which is the second largest shareholder in HEXO with a 2.5% stake, said in a letter last week that the company's stock is wildly undervalued compared to its competitors.
HEXO's market cap is "five or six percent" of the largest in the industry, Khaled Beydoun, Riposte Capital's managing partner, told Business Insider in an interview. "The only reason for that was not because of management incompetence. It was purely because there wasn't enough focus on the story."
He noted that for example, Canopy Growth, the largest publicly-traded marijuana cultivator, is trading at a multiple of 89 times its 2020 forecast EBITDA, a measure of a company's operating performance, whereas HEXO is trading at around 8 times its EBITDA. Canopy's market cap is over $24 billion, while HEXO's is hovering around $1.4 billion as of last Friday.
"What happened in the last two to three months was quite extraordinary," Beydoun said. "The valuation gap that emerged between HEXO and some of its peers became beyond abnormal, in the sense that these things rarely happen in someone's career where something is trading on 8x EBITDA, and the leaders in the sector are trading at 85 to 95 EBITDA."
Beydoun said that HEXO suffered from a lack of research coverage and investor awareness.
In Beydoun's view, HEXO has a footprint that could make it "one of the top three players in the world."
What's in the letter?
Beydoun's firm isn't alone in the view that HEXO offers unlocked value. Robert Fagan, an analyst at GMP Securities, said in a research note that HEXO's recent "corporate achievements" could "argue strongly for HEXO to be ranked amongst Canada's top five licensed producers, however this is not yet reflected in valuation in our view."
In August, Molson Coors entered a joint venture agreement with HEXO to produce non-alcoholic, cannabis infused beverages for the Canadian market.
HEXO also recently inked a potential $1 billion supply deal with SAQ, the province of Quebec's liquor and cannabis distributor.
In its letter, Riposte recommends that HEXO's management consider taking the company private — in a way that allows the fund to keep its stake — or sell up to 20% of the company's equity to Molson.
It pointed to Canopy Growth, the largest publicly-traded marijuana cultivator by market cap, which landed a $4 billion investment from Constellation Brands in August in a huge bet in pot-fueled beverages. That was on top of the $191 million Constellation paid for a 9.9% stake in the company last year.
"One of the things they didn't do with Molson, which is what Constellation did with Canopy, is sell them a big percentage of the company," Beydoun said. "We feel that at this point if you have an anchor investor like Molson or like Constellation, you really set yourself apart from the competition."
Riposte is one of the first activist investors rattling the cannabis space.
"It's a new industry and no one has really done what we have done," Beydoun said. "It's only because of the dramatic divergence in the valuation that we've done this."
Riposte isn't targeting any other cannabis companies at the moment.
"For us, this is genuinely the one that stands out like a sore thumb," Beydoun said. "Whilst there are some other players that aren't trading at ridiculous valuations, it's very much a jump-ball exercise today in Canada."
Read more of our cannabis industry coverage:
Hedge fund legend Leon Cooperman is investing in the marijuana industry — and it's another sign the sector is heating up
One of the world's largest beer makers is about to start producing marijuana-infused drinks
The CEO of the first marijuana company to IPO in the US reveals why this was the right time to go public
Beer giants like Heineken and Constellation Brands are duking it out in the billion-dollar market for marijuana-infused drinks
The rising stars of marijuana's investment scene that everyone from Wall Street to Silicon Valley should know
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Middle East & Africa | Daily disasters
Why Egypt's trains keep crashing
It does not take a presidential committee to figure it out
Apr 22nd 2021 | DUBAI
THE IMAGES are so familiar as to be almost mundane: a carriage flipped on its side like a child's toy; passengers scrambling to help survivors. On April 18th a train derailed near the Egyptian city of Toukh, north of Cairo, killing 11 people and injuring almost 100. It was the third serious accident in less than a month, including a collision between two trains that killed 19 people.
The official response was equally routine. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the president, formed a committee and promised to compensate the victims. The conductor was detained. The transport minister, Kamel al-Wazir, a former army general, shuffled some top jobs at the railway authority. He did not sack himself, saying he would be a "traitor" if he quit his post.
Egyptians could be forgiven for cynicism. Their country has an appalling number of railway accidents. There were more than 2,000 in 2018, the most recent year for which data are available. Mr Wazir took charge in 2019, after a train slammed into a buffer at Cairo's main station and exploded.
Decades of underinvestment mean infrastructure is fraying. The average locomotive is 30 years old. Workers are poorly trained and overworked. Drug use is a problem, particularly of tramadol, a cheap opioid. In March the World Bank announced a $440m loan to fix up the network, which should help—if spent wisely. But the national railway has a habit of steering dubious contracts to army-backed firms.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline "Daily disasters"
Middle East & Africa April 24th 2021
Africa's covid-19 vaccination drive is off to a slow start
Chad's strongman president, Idriss Déby, is killed by rebels
Old laws and red tape leave thousands stateless in Zimbabwe
Muhammad bin Salman's risky bet in Saudi Arabia
From the April 24th 2021 edition

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An Arctic cold front will be sweeping across the state today, which will usher in a period over bitter cold temperatures and wind chills to portions of the state. A few snow showers may accompany the frontal passage late this morning into this afternoon across portions of Northern Illinois. Attention then towards the cold temps that will push in behind the front.
Low temps tonight will likely get down to -10 to -20 across much of Northern and West-Central Illinois, with slightly "warmer" temps of 5 to -5 across Eastern Illinois. On top of the already cold temps, winds of 15-35mph overnight and Friday morning will lead to bitterly cold wind chill readings. Wind chills across much of Northern and West-Central Illinois will likely range from -20 to -30, with slightly "warmer" reading of -5 to -15 across Eastern Illinois. Southern Illinois will escape the worst conditions, with lows of 5 to 15 and wind chills of -5 to 5.
Friday night will also feature bitter cold, but potentially slightly more modest. Low temps Friday night and Saturday morning will likely get down to 0 to -15 across much of Northern and West-Central Illinois, with slightly "warmer" temps of 10 to -5 across Eastern Illinois. On top of the already cold temps, winds of 5-15mph Friday night and Saturday morning will lead to bitterly cold wind chill readings. Wind chills across much of Northern and West-Central Illinois will likely range from -10 to -25, with slightly "warmer" reading of 0 to -15 across Eastern Illinois. Southern Illinois will escape the worst conditions, with lows of 10 to 20 and wind chills of 0 to 15.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. February 18, 2014 – SHINE Systems & Technologies (SHINE) is kicking off our 2014 corporate culture efforts with a monthly food drive competition benefiting the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The SHINE HUBZone offices are divided into 5 teams, who will compete for monthly incentives based on the largest number of food donations.
Monthly food drives are just one of the initiatives SHINE Systems is implementing this year as part of our corporate goal to sustain and measure our culture quarterly. The Culture Team, made up of staff members Katie Keller, Rod Grimes, Casey Talley, and Denise Sherfey-Aleshire, in partnership with SHINE Systems President Jeff Thomas, is working to plan a variety of events and initiatives to not only boost workplace morale but to enhance SHINE's corporate citizenship within the communities where we live and work. The Culture Team is responsible for planning and implementing quarterly social events for the staff as well as philanthropically motivated projects such as the food drive and SHINE's planned participation in the Virginia Institute for Autism's Run for Autism 5K.
"Culture has been an important part of SHINE since its inception, and I have strived to ensure our culture sets us apart. The Culture Team is hard at work brainstorming and planning new initiatives, and I eagerly anticipate initiatives and events that serve our workforce and our communities in 2014 and the years that follow." –Jeff Thomas, President, SHINE Systems & Technologies.
SHINE Systems & Technologies (SHINE) is an SBA-certified HUBZone small business headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. SHINE Systems is at the forefront of innovation in our core competencies of intelligence analytics, identity intelligence, technology integration, educational services, and consulting services. We develop value-driven solutions for our clients across federal, state, and local government as well as the commercial sector using our industry knowledge, service and product expertise, and ground-breaking technical capabilities. In 2013, SHINE was recognized as #307 on the Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest growing private businesses as well as #3 on the Washington Technology Fast 50 fastest growing small businesses in the government market. To learn more, please visit www.shinesystech.com.


There seem to be a million steps to prep your home for an incoming newborn, though not many first ponder their choice of custom framed artwork. For Amanda and her husband, Nolan, their greatest joy next to finally bringing home their baby boy was decorating his room. When choosing artwork for the nursery, a vintage art print that had been in Amanda's life since her childhood became a focal point to include in the space.
When Nolan and Amanda moved into their current condo, the aged mat and outdated framing of the well-loved poster didn't fit the modern aesthetic of their home and was put into storage. "Because I have had it for so long and it belonged to my mother, I just could never get rid of it. It ended up in the laundry room and became water damaged.


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Two Continents, One Future!
Why AfricaEuropa?
Who I am? Who we will be?
"Europe will, with increased resources, pursue the implementation of one of the fundamental tasks: the development of the African continent."
Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister
If it is true that all stories have a beginning, the story of africaeuropa.it comes from this sentence of the Schumann Declaration, written on May 9, 1950; the first spark of the European integration project.
A document – we must not forget – written in a delicate moment in the history of relations between the two continents, while the yoke of colonianism was still present and heavy. And it is why when I reread those lines, sixty years later, I had the urge to rediscover the value of this idea, written by the fathers of Europe in their constitutive act, aware of how the future of the two continents is tied, today more than ever.
Connections that, in order to grow, need a new grammar and new lenses that go beyond those perverse logics of colonialism that we all were used to. Talking about Africa and Europe today does not mean only about security, trade or controversial political relations, but it's also about more and more reciprocal cultural, environmental and human influences. Influences that go in both directions and through routes that the media not always manage to intercept.
The Senegalese president and poet Leopold Sedar Senghor
The logo chosen for AfricaEuropa is not accidental: the "a" and "e" letters hug together and they want to summarize our wish to give our small contribution to reach, one day, that authentic peer relationship that the Senegalese President and poet Senghor called "appointment of giving and receiving".
AfricaEuropa will try to make a contribution that will be, above all, an information input and consideration through editorials, interviews and insights. Ideas that can expand thanks to your comments.
Without claiming to be an all-news channel, we would ike to simply offer some ideas that will help to clarify and build bridges. Because the basics of any relationship can only be mutual understanding.
Dirty Fuel;
#africaeuropa on Twitter
Nigerian community sues Italian oil giant Eni
West African countries ban Europe's dirty fuel imports
EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached
as exemptions added
Merkel's mission in Africa:
in the Sahel to save the UE (and herself). Irritating Paris.


Gasol Foundation, set up by NBA players Pau and Marc Gasol, and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) have signed an agreement to develop joint research projects. The aim of this accord is to establish a collaboration framework between the organizations with regard to biotech research and development in the field of childhood obesity. This will allow them to work together to gain competitive funding and publicize the results of their joint projects.
The agreement will promote the cross-training of staff from the two entities, and the IMIM team will provide methodological support in the design and development of the Gasol Foundation's public health interventions, as well as in the analysis and dissemination of the data they obtain. A task that will be carried out by the IMIM's Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition research group.
One of the main goals of Gasol Foundation is the fight against childhood obesity by encouraging healthy lifestyle habits. They divide these into four fundamental areas: physical activity and sport, healthy eating, good quality rest, and the emotional health of the children and their families.
According to data from the World Health Organization, in 2016 there were 41 million obese children globally. The main task of the organization, set up in 2013 by brothers Pau and Marc Gasol, NBA players and All Stars, is to establish programs, activities, and initiatives, both in Spain and the United States, involving children, their relatives, and educators, so that the children acquire the basic knowledge, attitudes, and habits necessary for them to develop fully.
The Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) in Barcelona is a scientific research centre in the field of biomedicine and health sciences. The institute has approximately 700 staff members and is one of the top ten Spanish organizations when it comes to scientific impact in the area of health.
Specifically, the Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition research group works on lifestyle-related factors, like nutrition and physical activity, which along with social cohesion are the cornerstones of lifestyle. There is growing evidence of the benefits a healthy lifestyle can have on cardiovascular risk, cognitive development, and chronic degenerative diseases. Dr. Helmut Schröder, one of the driving forces behind this collaboration, has enormous experience in the study of childhood weight problems and obesity.
By influencing children as well as their families, the effects of a healthy diet and physical activity can be seen reflected in the growth and, in general, the life expectancy of a population that also has a higher quality of life.


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As an employer, you need to ensure that each prospective worker is eligible to work in the UK before their employment commences. By doing this, you will establish a 'statutory excuse' against being liable to pay a fine (known as a 'civil penalty') for employing an illegal worker.
You should make the necessary checks even if you think a potential worker has the right to work in the UK. For more information, see our guide on employing migrants - an overview.
Who is an employer?
An employer is defined as a person who employs an individual under a contract of employment.
This can be a contract of service or an apprenticeship. The contract can be expressed either orally or in writing. See our guide on the employment contract.
Checking the right to work in the UK
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) publishes two lists - List A and List B - of documents which can demonstrate someone's right to work in the UK.
For you to have a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty, your prospective worker must provide you with an original version of one of the specified documents from List A, or a specified combination of two documents from List B.
Download guidance on checking List A and List B documents from the UKBA website (PDF, 2.76MB).
You should ask them to provide the documents before they start work, eg you could ask:
shortlisted applicants to bring the appropriate document(s) when they come for an interview
the successful applicant to provide the appropriate document(s) before you make them an unconditional job offer
Once the worker has presented you with the necessary document(s), you must:
satisfy yourself that the document(s) are valid and genuine, and have not been tampered with
check that any photographs and birth dates on the documents match the applicant's appearance
check information in the job application against the documents to ensure the details match up
check that the document(s) allow the worker to do the work on offer
Note that you are not expected to be an expert on forged documents. All you need to do is conduct simple - but careful - visual checks without the need for training or technological aids, to satisfy yourself that the document(s) presented are genuine, and relate to the person presenting them.
If you are not sure whether or not a document is valid, call the UKBA Sponsorship and Employers' Helpline on Tel 0300 123 4699.
If the worker provides a document or documents from List B, you must repeat the checks at least once every 12 months to retain the excuse until they provide a specified document or documents from List A, or they leave your employment.
Use our interactive tool to check if your workers are eligible to work in the UK.
In order to avoid racial discrimination, you should check all applicants' right to work in the UK - regardless of their race, ethnic or national origin, colour or (apparent) nationality.
Download the code of practice on preventing unlawful discrimination when checking the right to work in the UK from the UKBA website (PDF, 199K).
Penalties for employing an illegal worker
If you are found to be employing illegal migrant workers and you have not established a statutory excuse, you may have to pay a civil penalty of up to £10,000 per illegal migrant worker.
However, if you know that you are employing a person who is not permitted to work, you will not be entitled to the excuse.
You could also be prosecuted for the offence of knowingly employing an illegal migrant worker. If you are convicted of this offence, you could face an unlimited fine and/or a prison sentence of up to two years. You can find guidance on preventing illegal working on the UKBA website.
Reporting immigration offences
If you suspect that a job applicant is in the UK illegally or has no right to work in the UK, you should report them by sending an email to [email protected].
You can read guidance on reporting an illegal immigrant on the UKBA website.
UKBA Sponsorship and Employers' Helpline
Use our interactive tool to check if your workers are eligible to work in the UK
Illegal working prevention information on the UKBA website
Download the code of practice on preventing unlawful discrimination when checking the right to work in the UK from the UKBA website (PDF, 199K)
Use our interactive tools to help you take on a new employee
Prevent discrimination and value diversity
The employment contract
Keep the right staff records
Advertising a job and interviewing candidates
Employing farm workers: the basics
Gangmasters licensing
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Vegan burgers are dressed like real burgers and not just with a slither of Ice Burg Lettuce, there is VEGAN cheesy chips and cakes, which actually taste like…yep, you guessed it, cake! not dried fruit!! Now, I am not shitting on you if you are in to all of the above (sorry if I have offended any one!) but it was so freeing going to a restaurant knowing I could have anything I wanted and I didn't have to hunt for the tomato,aubergine and bell pepper pasta.
JANE – 5830 York BLVD, LA, CA, 90042.
ERIN MCKENNA'S BAKERY – 236 N Larchmont BLVD, CA, 90004.
STORIES – 1716 Sunset BLVD, CA 90026.
A cute little book shop combined with a café. You can browse the books and sit down with a cup of coffee and read one. Also a popular spot to sit outside, eat some lunch and catch up on some work. I ate here a variety platter for just $7 and it was so delicious!
MOHAWK BEND – 2141 Sunset BLVD 90026.
MY VEGAN GOLD – 4319 Sunset BLVD, CA, 90029.
Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara any one? Vegan Cheesy Chips? (second photo) These were so good and it was nice to walk in to a restaurant and have a "normal" dish (again, going back to the condition I have, it stops me from eating creamy dishes!) The "meat" tasted exactly how I remember it to be. The cheesy chips were so good that a lady next to us commented on them and I let her take a handful to try!
Based in Echo Park is a cute little café that I am sure has an official name but I don't remember it. It is a good little place to stop for brunch and coffee (picture three) I had the avocado toast with Strawberries, Melon, Lemon, basil and Chia seeds.
KITCHEN MOUSE – 5904 N FIGUEROA ST. CA, 90042.
Finally, last but not least. Kitchen Mouse. A beautiful little café on Figueroa street. This was a couple of minutes walk from where Amy lived and it was a nice little spot. I can't remember the name of what I had (second picture above) but it was filled with veggies, spicy sauce and topped with egg and chilli! A perfect way to start the day!
Not a restaurant or café but deserves a spot here. A Disney based chocolate shop (and a café which does Ice cream floats) that does the most amazing chocolate in a variety of flavours. We don't have them here in the UK, only in America that I have seen, but if you happen to come across a shop try the Pumpkin Spice Salted Caramel chocolate or Raspberry. So. Good.
That concludes my recommended places to eat. I hope you enjoyed it! If you want me to do more foodie based posts when I go away let me know and I will start taking more photos of where I eat!
"WHY CAMPING IN ENGLAND IS A GOOD IDEA (A GUIDE AND REASSURANCE ABOUT BUGS)"
I know right! I wish we had more of these options every where. Definitely go when you can, it's a dream!


Superb, thanks for the advice Raster. As I said I'll take it slow and will listen to my body. I've no intention of rushing into things and ruining all my good work! I'm surprised at you saying spuds are (potentially) ok twice a week. Despite being irish I've never eaten a lot of potato! I far prefer basmati rice so look forward to trying black rice – I have some in the cupboard that I bought early before realising I should hold off, I've had wild rice a few times and love it.
Whats half and half? Is it dairy or non dairy? Do you use coffee grains or granules. Before my diagnosis I couldn't tolerate instant at all but really enjoyed a good strong brew of the real stuff!
I'll hold off on the other bits as per your advice and we'll wait to see what Able suggests!
Its reassuring that you're able to eat so many things at 5 months. And I'm assuming your case was more sever than mine so hopefully I'll manage something similar.


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Review Roundup: CONSTELLATIONS is both "tender and brainy"
Wednesday | Jan. 25, 2017
With its heady script, stellar performances and effective diection, Constellations is wowing audiences in its St. Louis debut.
We're compiling all of the local critical reactions in this space, so be sure to keep checking back as the reviews continue to roll in!
Judith Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
"Tender and brainy. ... British playwright Nick Payne has found a terrific way to dramatize the (necessarily abstract) notion that captivates him."
Chris Gibson, Broadway World:
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has put together an engaging evening of theatre that is challenging and moving, opening us up to the myriad of possibilities that exist. I found it engrossing, and sometimes mesmerizing, and I think you will too.
Mark Bretz, Ladue News:
"The best part of the presentation, though, is catching the subtle variations in tone, gesticulations and body language utilized by Adair and Gilde as they present so many possible results to the original, happenstance meeting of Roland and Marianne."
Chuck Lavazzi, KDHX:
"The Rep has a wonderfully talented pair of actors to carry the burden of what strikes me as a very challenging script from the performer's point of view. As Marianne and Roland, Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde (who are married in real life) navigate all the twists, turns, and switchbacks of Mr. Payne's multiverse with impressive skill."
Jim Ryan, PLAYBACK:stl:
"My hat is tipped to director Steven Woolf. Each aspect of this production was visually arresting and extremely well thought-out. From the dozens of blocking cues to giving the subject of the story the needed emotional weight, to creating a moment using sign language, every facet of this production is exquisite."
Paul Friswold, Riverfront Times:
"Secretly I love an intelligent, well-written romantic comedy. And despite its minor problems, Constellations is both."
Richard Green, Talkin' Broadway:
"But there's one thing that singles out the successful relationships in Constellations from the infinite number of unsuccessful ones, and that's simply finding a way to endure, and proceed, and not throw away one universe on the promise of another."
Michelle Kenyon, Snoop's Theatre Thoughts:
"Constellations certainly isn't the first dramatic work to explore the idea of alternate timelines, but its strong script and intimate focus on just two characters makes it compelling. ... There's every possibility that you will enjoy it!"
Ann Pollack, St. Louis Eats and Drinks:
"A deceptively simple set from Bill Clarke is quite wonderful, and Rusty Wandall's sound design and original music is noticeably excellent. Steven Woolf directed Constellations, and overall got it just right."


Four weeks ago, 24 American swimmers--ages 16 to 71--left for Hong Kong and China expecting camaraderie, friendly competition and, of course, the unexpected. They were not disappointed.
Most belonged to U.S. Masters Swimmers, a growing 18,000-member organization whose members compete in age groups starting at 25 to 29 and continuing into the 90s. They had been gathered into an unofficial international swim team by Betty Garwood, 57, a Garden Grove fourth-grade teacher and swimmer who had previously organized informal swim meets in Russia and Scandinavia.
On this trip "something electric happened" between the visiting Americans and their Chinese hosts, exclaimed Garwood Monday at a barbecue at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. The returning swimmers from the Newport Beach Masters had gathered there to share mounds of snapshots and tales of international good will with their friends. They also showed off three trophies they carried home from a serious Masters' swim meet against the Chinese in Hong Kong.
Communication, however, did pose a problem, admitted Garwood. Despite pages of typed information sent ahead to mainland China explaining that group members wanted to compete with other swimmers their age, their Chinese tour guide did not quite understand, she said.
The next meet was held in Shanghai at China's largest residential sports college--for youngsters as young as 7. "They thought we were (going to be) America's best college swimmers," Garwood laughed. "When they saw us, they were dumbfounded," added team member Frank Reynolds, 53, of Tustin.
In that meet, the Americans first swam against 11- and 12-year-olds and then against the coaches. "We noticed the kids weren't beating us even though they could," she said. Once, she watched a Chinese swimmer slow down after realizing she was going to beat U.S. team member Lisa Zimmerman, a swim coach from San Diego.
After the meet, Zimmerman, 25, led a training session for the Chinese girls at the request of the Chinese coach who interpreted for her. She said she introduced new training techniques to them, such as using fists to swim (to raise elbows) and doing push ups on the walls. "They're really about 20 years behind in physical training," Zimmerman said. "But they're way ahead in mental training. They have a good attitude. They don't pressure the kids and the kids love it."
Zimmerman said she may form another group to return to the college and swim next summer. "We'd like to have an exchange. It would help both of us," she said.
"We felt, friendship-wise, we really started something there," said Garwood.
The last meet in the British colony of Hong Kong was highly organized, sanctioned by the Hong Kong Masters Swimming Program and covered by the Hong Kong Standard, which reported that "the California Masters swimming team stole the limelight . . . . "
Even though the meet drew swimming champions, including ex-Olympians and veterans from the Asian Games, the American women took first, the men third and the U.S. team first in overall number of points.
Reynolds, who last year was the national butterfly champion in his age group, said he competed only in the 50-, 100- and 200-meter freestyle events on the trip due to an operation. "I didn't turn in very good times, but I won everything," said Reynolds, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Southern California. "They thought I swam fast."
Reynolds said the older swimmers, including some ex-Olympians, were inspired by the example of the older U.S. swimmers. "One ex-Olympian came up to me afterwards and said 'Gee, I ought to do more of this.' He hadn't swum much since 1952," said Reynolds.
Like previous Garwood-organized international swim trips, this one had its social highlights as well, including a birthday party for three team members and a mock wedding for two swimmers from Costa Mesa: Janet Herschler, 31, an art director and Ken Millian, 30, a veterinarian.
The ceremony was modeled after a traditional Chinese wedding with the "bride" and "groom" wearing red, "parents" extolling the couple's best attributes and a "matchmaker" performing the service. "The Chinese were helping us hand in hand," said Garwood. Fifteen hotel staff made a Chinese wedding cake and worked three hours decorating the "bridal suite." Their guide, Ying Ying Deng, sang a song. The couple plan to marry legally in November.
"The thing that impressed me the most is that the people were so curious about us and friendly. The few who could speak English would just come up to us and talk," said Valeska Wolf, a flight attendant from Newport Beach.
Lin Tallman, a retired school principal from Balboa Island, said as soon as they saw the words "American swimmer" (written in Chinese) on her team T-shirt, the Chinese would come up to her and start gesturing as if they were swimming the breaststroke. Later, she learned the breaststroke is the first stroke taught to Chinese swimmers.
Garwood is already signing up swimmers for a possible second swimmers' trip to China as well as a 1987 swimmers' trip to Tahiti and New Zealand. Those interested may call the Newport Beach Tennis Club at (714) 644-0050.


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Fire in downtown Oxnard apartment building displaces 13
Oxnard Fire Department crews responded to a working fire in a downtown apartment unit Monday night.
The incident was reported around 9:20 p.m. in the 600 block of Meta Street, in a two-story apartment building across from the Ventura County Rescue Mission.
Crews described finding a working fire on the second floor.
By 9:37 p.m., firefighters had knocked down the fire and had requested representatives from utility companies. Searches of the unit found no people inside, crews at the scene reported.
The American Red Cross was called to the scene to assist 13 people displaced from four apartment units damaged by the fire, smoke or water, according to the Oxnard Fire Department.
At around 10 p.m., fire crews also requested a response from the Oxnard Police Department to investigate a witness statement about possible arson activity at the site.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
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Okay, I'll admit, I'm a technology speaker and trainer, show some really cool tools (at least I think I do), and try to always be on the lookout for the latest time saving tips, tricks and ways to save time and make more money. Unfortunately, I have good intentions but the wheels can move slowly in adopting and adapting when you have so many items on your plate. I purchased a program called "Text Expander" several months ago, show it in my seminars, (people love it) but had not devoted the time to implement this really cool time saver. That is until this week. I kept finding myself doing the same tasks over and over, and realized I needed to stop the insanity! This week I began implementing the software with common typing tasks I found myself repeating over and over, and I must say, WOW!
I won't bore you with all the details and how great this program is, because they have a wonderful Website and by taking a little time you can save yourself a lot of typing repeated tasks you might come across each and every day.
Check it out at www.TextExpander.com or my recent 2-Minute Tech Tip to find out how this great software works.


A full set of nails applied to your desired length, shape, and polish color.
*Same as above, using permanent French colors.
In between Fill-In appointments a Sand & Polish is sometimes requested. A Sand & Polish includes buffing down the thin ridge that nail growth shows, shortening as needed or requested, and polish.
Manicures include shaping and shortening nails as requested, cuticle treatment, buffing or polish.
Exfoliation and hand massage added to regular manicure.
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First Home Dreams: I'm baaaaaaaack!! And with some wedding pictures.
I'm baaaaaaaack!! And with some wedding pictures.
After 3 weeks of fun (and exhaustion), I'm back to reality and finally able to relax. The whole extravaganza was a whirlwind, but honestly amazing.
The wedding went off without a hitch, and despite a slow spot early on in the reception, we were up and dancing until 1 am. My feet killed! And then they killed some more when Mike dragged me all over Los Angeles on our honeymoon.
We don't have our pictures back from the photographers yet, but here are some that our guests posted to Facebook. Some people on Twitter have been demanding to see some pictures, so hopefully this will satisfy them!


Investment in energy research and development in the U.S. is declining despite calls for an enhancement of the nation's capacity for innovation to address environmental, geopolitical, and macroeconomic concerns. We examine investments in research and development in the energy sector, and observe broad-based declines in funding since the mid-1990s. The large reductions in investment by the private sector should be a particular area of concern for policy makers. Multiple measures of patenting activity reveal widespread declines in innovative activity that are correlated with research and development (R&D) investment—notably in the environmentally significant wind and solar areas. Trends in venture capital investment and fuel cell innovation are two promising cases that run counter to the overall trends in the sector. We draw on prior work on the optimal level of energy R&D to identify a range of values which would be adequate to address energy-related concerns. Comparing simple scenarios based on this range to past public R&D programs and industry investment data indicates that a five to ten-fold increase in energy R&D investment is both warranted and feasible.


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Integrating Platform For Filing Audited Accounts Receive Boost- CAC
NATIONAL, NATIONAL, News
Corporate Affairs Commission CAC says effort towards development and integration of a platform for filing audited accounts on its enterprise software, the Companies Registration portal (CRP) has received a boost.
Speaking at an Initiation meeting between the CAC and its development partner, the Agents for Citizen Driven Transformation (EU-ACT), the Registrar General/CEO of the Commission Alhaji Garba Abubakar noted with satisfaction the level of progress so far witnessed by the project.
He explained that the development came after the successful selection and initiation of the accounting software to effectively drive the process.
Mohammed Abdullahi
Represented by his Technical Assistant, Mohammed Abdullahi, the Registrar General said the deployment of the software would afford customers the opportunity to seamlessly file annual financial accounts and bi-annual statements for companies and incorporated trustees amongst others.
In a remark, the National Programme Manager, European Union Agents for Citizen-Driven Transformation (EU-ACT), Mr Damilare Babalola emphasised that the event was a continuation of their earlier collaboration with the CAC.
He stressed that the software developer was eminently qualified for the assignment and therefore brought on board to speed up the project, aims at improving on CAC's existing structure, make it more effective and to increase compliance particularly for the civil society organizations.
Mr Babalola used the forum to applaud the commitment and support of the Registrar General towards ensuring success of the project which would incorporate the extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), and global framework for exchanging business information.
Also speaking, the Managing Director of the software development Group, Damilola Awe thanked the EU-ACT and the CAC for finding them worthy to undertake the project and assured commitment to deliver on the mandate between 6 to 8 weeks from commencement.
Also Read.…'Kano-Kaduna Rail Line Has Come To Reality' – PMB
..EFCC Launches App For Online Reporting Of Financial Crimes
Similarly, Corporate Affairs Commission CAC and the Agents for Citizen Driven Transformation (EU-ACT) had on the 1st March, 2021 signed a memorandum of understanding to further complement the efforts of the Commission towards achieving full implementation of the CAMA,2020.
Findings revealed that one of the uses of XBRL is to define and exchange financial information such as a financial statement and it's a standards-based way to communicate and exchange business information between business systems.


New work by Tabor Robak.
COURTESY THE ARTIST AND VON AMMON CO.
And so von Ammon, who spent the last seven years in New York at Team Gallery, has decamped for the nation's capital, where on April 6 he will open a project space, Von Ammon Co., with a solo outing by the trailblazing New York–based artist Tabor Robak.
The new enterprise is located in a "gorgeous old warehouse space right on the C&O Canal in Georgetown," von Ammon said. Located at 3330 Cady's Alley, it measures a robust 3,500 square feet. "We decided to forgo renovation for the first exhibition, so many of the space's eccentricities like antique exposed brick and old wooden columns will be visible," he said, comparing it to storefronts in Manhattan neighborhoods like SoHo and the Lower East Side.
An interior shot of the new space.


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Home / Comics, Comic Art & Animation Art / 2020 March 5 - 8 Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction - Dallas Auction #7224 / Lot #94178
Curt Swan and Neal Adams Adventure Comics #382 Cover Superman and Supergirl Original Art (DC, 1969)....
Curt Swan and Neal Adams Adventure Comics #382 Cover Superman and Supergirl Original Art (DC, 1969). A real rarity of a cover, as there are only a few that feature art by both of Superman's greatest artists of this period... Mr. Curt Swan and Mr. Neal Adams! It's a family super-feud, as Superman kicks Supergirl out of the Fortress of Solitude in the story "The Super-Team's Split-Up!" Rendered in ink over graphite on Sparta Bristol board with an image area of 10" x 15". Someone at DC decided the Superman figure was too small, so a stat was created of the figure and affixed to the board, with whiteout and additional art to cover over the previous original art beneath. The logo, price, and issue number are also stats that were affixed to the board. The piece has been professionally cleaned and reconditioned. The logo stat and the Superman stat were removed and affixed to an acetate overlay (with additional whiteout and a touch of art to extend from the stat), and whiteout was used on the art board itself to cover the additional art that originally extended the stat element. The DC bullet in the top left is a stripped-in modern day recreation. Signed by Neal Adams in the lower margin. In Very Good condition.
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In recent times there have been increasing efforts to integrate technology into wildfire management, especially in the fields of tactical monitoring and simulation. On the one hand, thermal infrared imaging (TIR) systems have been installed aboard surveillance aircraft including unmanned systems (UAS). On the other, there exists a variety of models and simulators able to forecast the fire spread. However, both fields currently present significant limitations. While relevant information is still extracted manually from aerial thermal imagery and is most times merely qualitative, simulators' accuracy on fire spread prediction has proved insufficient. To solve these issues, this article presents a twofold methodology to couple meaningful automated wildfire monitoring with accurate fire spread forecasting. The main goals are to, firstly, automatically process aerial TIR imagery so that valuable information can be produced in real time during the event and, secondly, use this information to adjust a Rothermel-based simulator in order to improve its accuracy on-line. The fire perimeter location is tracked automatically through an unsupervised edge detector. Afterwards, an assimilation module uses the remotely sensed data to optimise the simulator's fuel and wind parameters, which are assumed to remain constant for a certain period of time. Subsequently, the optimum parameters' values are used to issue a fire evolution forecast. All outputs are projected onto the corresponding Digital Terrain Model (DTM) and integrated into a Geographic Information System (GIS) for visualization. The global system was validated using two large-scale experiments. If these algorithms can be applied to a sufficiently rich and varied set of experimental data and further developed to cope with more complex scenarios, they could eventually be incorporated into a fire management decision support system.


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Can a regulatory instrument promote research and development into neglected diseases? A Policy Delphi Survey
Fehr A (2012)
Bielefeld: University of Bielefeld.
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Fehr, Angela
Razum, Oliver; Thürmann, Petra
Background Rare diseases and neglected diseases are characterized by deficits in drug research and development (R&D) activities owing to market failures. Rare diseases do not offer a lucrative market because of the very small numbers of patients affected; neglected diseases, in contrast, are highly prevalent, but in poor and marginalized populations in developing countries. Public health policy responded to the R&D deficit for rare diseases with the adoption of orphan drug acts, i.e. regulatory instruments which contain financial and non-financial incentives for the pharmaceutical industry to encourage R&D into treatments for rare diseases. Similar legislation for neglected diseases does not exist, even though neglected diseases were part of the initial concepts which formed the basis for orphan drug acts. The debate about applying orphan drug acts to neglected diseases is ongoing in the scientific community. At the same time, a draft for an international medical R&D treaty has been developed, which proposes to restructure funding for medical research and development globally, and to heighten the role and financial obligations of the public sector, especially for neglected diseases. Objectives The prime objective of this research project was to gather stakeholders' opinions on the desirability and the feasibility of implementing a regulatory instrument to promote R&D into drugs for neglected diseases. Orphan drug regulations, the draft Medical Research and Development Treaty and their R&D-promoting mechanisms served as frames of reference. A secondary objective of this project was to explore the acceptance and the feasibility of the method of the Policy Delphi for our research question. Methods An international online-Delphi survey was conducted with stakeholders of different backgrounds and professional affiliations. Their opinions were compiled and analyzed on causes for the treatment deficit for neglected diseases, on a possible definition of neglected diseases, on desirable and feasible measures to promote neglected disease R&D, and on the desirability and feasibility of a regulatory instrument to foster R&D for neglected diseases. Results 117 (first round) and 56 (second round) stakeholders participated in the survey. In both rounds of survey, the majority of the respondents (88.4% first round, 86.8% second round) advocated the development of a regulatory instrument to promote R&D for neglected diseases. Most respondents (77.9% first round, 79.3% second round) also considered this to be a feasible option. With the exception of market exclusivity, which was viewed with skepticism, key provisions of orphan drug regulations were judged favorably also for neglected diseases. A majority (87.1 % first round, 77.2% second round) supported national funding obligations for neglected diseases which are proposed by the medical R&D Treaty. Conclusions While not all features of orphan drug regulations and of the draft Medical Research and Development Treaty received equal support, the view was expressed that a regulatory instrument would be a desirable and feasible measure to promote R&D for neglected diseases.
Policy Delphi; Delphi; orphan drug act; Medical Research and Development Treaty; orphan drug regulation; neglected diseases; orphan diseases; medical R&D treaty; rare diseases; survey
Fehr A. Can a regulatory instrument promote research and development into neglected diseases? A Policy Delphi Survey. Bielefeld: University of Bielefeld; 2012.
Fehr, A. (2012). Can a regulatory instrument promote research and development into neglected diseases? A Policy Delphi Survey. Bielefeld: University of Bielefeld.
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Fehr, A.: Can a regulatory instrument promote research and development into neglected diseases? A Policy Delphi Survey. University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld (2012).
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FinanceElection 2016
Why Mike Pence Should Resign as Indiana's Governor
Dan Primack
Mike Pence has less than five months left as governor of Indiana, having decided not to run for reelection after accepting the vice presidential slot on Donald Trump's ticket. Not only might his state be better served over that time by a stay-at-home chief executive, but Pence's resignation may also improve his chances of heading to Washington, D.C.
As a sitting governor, Pence is subject to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule designed to discourage "pay-to-play" situations in which political donations are used to help influence which investment firms receive public pension contracts.
Practically speaking, that means Pence cannot raise money from covered employees at any investment advisor doing business with the $30 billion Indiana Public Retirement System, which currently has more than 200 such contracts, including with firms like Colony Capital, whose founder and CEO Tom Barrack will be speaking this week at the Republican National Convention. Moreover, the rule effectively prevents donations from any investment advisor that would seek such a contract over the next two years, significantly expanding the universe of those who cannot give to Trump-Pence.
The SEC also seems to stop investment advisors from donating to a Trump-related PAC, noting at one point that the rule "prohibits acts done indirectly, which, if done directly, would violate the rule." Donations directly to the Republican Party, however, would seem to be allowed as such monies cannot be directed to aid a particular candidate.
Donald Trump talked a lot during the primary season about funding his own campaign, which was mostly (albeit not entirely) true. Now, however, he needs big donors to battle Hillary Clinton's formidable campaign operation—and Pence's governorship will hinder that effort.
So perhaps it's time for Mike Pence to step down and let Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb take the reins; if not for Indiana, then for his own future.


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The reason I use Oil of Oregano is that pharmaceutical antibiotics are toxic for me; this is an alarming situation to be in because I also have a lowered immune system due to 30 years of Environmental Illness and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. Oregano Oil was prescribed by a doctor who is also a naturopath, in Dec. 2003. I was sent to see this man by the dentist as anti-biotics were needed to rid me of sinus infection and abscessed jaw-bone. The GP said Oregano oil was a powerful full-spectrum anti-biotic and would start to work right away and two hours after initial dose, pain was much reduced and gone by the fourth day, after 2 weeks the sinus infection and bone abscesses were gone – without adverse reactions for me! Since then I've effectively use oregano oil as a quick and safe anti-biotic, as a disinfectant directly on wounds and as a control for chronic roseacia. There have been unexpected results from using oregano oil: my 24 year Candida problem is nearly gone; my immune system is much stronger. I trust oregano oil as a powerful ally against disease.


The revisionism that has caused some critics to reject Atticus Finch as a role model is based on his telling Scout in the novel that some of his racist neighbors are still good people who have some very wrong beliefs. Atticus would have endorsed the President's words.
The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. It's true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we're getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They're sending us not the right people. It's coming from more than Mexico. It's coming from all over South and Latin America, and it's coming probably — probably — from the Middle East. But we don't know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don't know what's happening. And it's got to stop and it's got to stop fast.
Trump was talking about illegal immigrants, not "immigrants," as the statement was widely distorted to mean. He did not say, either, that all illegal immigrants were criminals, rapists or murderers.
That's irrelevant, since Trump was only talking about illegal immigrants, not immigrants. It's also a non-argument. I haven't seen data on whether illegal immigrants commit more crimes than legal immigrants, but I would say it makes sense that that would be the case, since they break laws at the very beginning of their stay here. Trump was saying, albeit in his own, infuriating, sloppy and semi-articulate way, that people who have no right to be here commit crimes. Who cares how many commit crimes, or how often, compared to citizens and legal immigrants who are here legally? The point is that if one single American suffers because a crime has been inflicted on them by an illegal immigrant, that's wrong, and should not be tolerated.
It's not racist to point that out. It's true, and most Americans agree with it, as do I. This one is particularly sinister, as part of the open-borders faction on the Left to frame opposition to illegal immigration as racist.
I left the dumbest for last….
"Pocahontas is at it again!" That Newsweek could even fill it cover with enough fake "racist"statements by the President shows how embarrassing unsupported this Big Lie is. Now, if Trump called Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" to mock her race and ancestry as a Native American, that would be a slur. But that's not what he was doing. He was mocking her decades-long, dishonest posing as a Native American to benefit from her false claim of minority status. This is sarcasm, not racism.
The most damning statement on the cover is, ironically, the one where Trump claimed to be "the least racist person." He can't possibly know that, so it's one more case of the President foolishly asserting as fact what is merely opinion or delusion.
That statement, however, proves he's a racist as much as any of the others on Newsweek's unethical cover: not at all.
I quit reading Newsweek and Time magazine (which I had subscribed to once) a long time ago. There's nothing fair and balanced about either one of these rags.
I'm going to respond to some of the arguments I assume the self-exiled progressives who once roamed these plains like buffalo would have made, had they not fled. Yes, it's a bit iike playing chess with oneself, but the lack of advocacy and adversaries makes Jack a dull boy.
Comment: 1:You can argue all you want, but I know just know Trump's a racist.
Answer: As you just know he was in cahoots with Putin, and is crazy, and a Nazi. Got it.
Comment: Well, any one of those quotes may not be racist, but the totality of them proves he's racist.
Answer: No, because 8 X zero is still zero. Many non-racist statements don't equal racism. They prove Trump is insensitive, undiplomatic, and uses reckless rhetoric. But we knew that.
Writes Steve Cortes, a CNN political commentator.
Right on all counts, Jack, yet those are still the narratives presented in much of the "unbiased" media.
Honest people would see the "Pocahontas" dig as the equivalent of derisively calling an annoying dimwit "Einstein"…Not an insult to Einstein, but a sarcastic reminder of how far removed from the real thing the pretentious poseur is.
The "least racist person" cavil is, of course, pure Kafka trapping…a favorite of totalitarians everywhere.
Those who argue that there are not "shithole" counties simply haven't seen* much of the world. I'm sitting in Hong Kong waiting for my return flight to the US from one of those countries. It makes me immensly grateful to be a US citizen.
*maybe smelled is the right word. One of the places I visited has a sewage backup problem and the road chronically floods with human waste that festers in the hot sun. It rivaled hog farms in stench but the knowledge that it was human waste made it worse.
Almost any inthat corner of the world would be likely. We take public services for granted here. In other countries the elite take that money for themselves.
Much like the elite here are trying to do.
Depending on how literal you want to get with the term "shithole", there are a number of countries that still utilize "squat toilets", particularly in Asia. Something that surprised us, maybe 12-15 or so years ago, was encountering one in the Tivoli train station (Hadrian's villa) in Italy.


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NFL Draft: Northern Iowa's Trevor Penning Selected 19th Overall By New Orleans Saints
Penning makes history for Northern Iowa on draft night.
By UDD Staff Apr 28, 2022, 10:14pm EDT
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Offensive tackle Trevor Penning became the first Northern Iowa player to be selected in the first round when the Saints chose him 19th overall on Thursday night in Las Vegas. He is also the second UNI offensive lineman to be taken in the draft in as many years with Spencer Brown going in the third round last year.
The 325-pound, 6'7" Clear Lake, Iowa native was the only offensive lineman named as a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, presented to the national offensive player of the year this past season.
TREVOR PENNING. NOT NICE.@TPenning58 | @UNIFootball | @seniorbowl
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For his play this season, Penning was awarded with All-America nods from theWalter Camp FCS All-America Team, HERO Sports' FCS All-American First Team Offense, the 2021 Associated Press All-America Football Team, the FCS ADA 2021 All-America Team, the Stats Perform FCS All-America Team, the 2021 AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America Team, the Athlon FCS All-America team, and the Phil Steele FCS All-America first team offense.
Penning was also Northern Iowa's first player to receive a Senior Bowl invite, where he cemented his spot as arguably the best tackle in this draft.
Northern Iowa's offensive line allowed just 36 sacks and a loss of 231 yards in 2021 and went 25-for-30 on red zone attempts-scores. The Panthers had decent success thanks in part to Penning's protection with 1,686 rushing yards and 2,679 passing yards. They also finished ninth in FCS and second in the Missouri Vallley for third down conversion pct defense with 30.5% and fifth in the nation and first in the Missouri Vallley for fourth down conversion pct defense with 28.6%.
At the NFL Combine, Penning ran a 4.89 40-yard dash and put up the fastest time among all offensive lineman in the three-cone drill when he came across at 7.25 seconds. Based on his combination of size, speed, and strength, It's hard to imagine Penning not getting an opportunity to start in New Orleans early in his career.
Trevor Penning has to be the most controversial player in this draft you either hate him or love him and i absolutely love the guy, a complete maniac on the field. pic.twitter.com/zjn8Gsece7
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Tdap vaccine
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The Tdap vaccine is a combination booster shot. It provides protection against 3 diseases – tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
The vaccine can be given for adults and older children. The Tdap vaccine provides protection to adults from whooping cough which can be incapacitating and continue for months. It also provides protection to young infants who are not yet given vaccination against whooping cough.
Who should receive the vaccine?
Among adults, it is recommended to receive a shot of the Tdap vaccine instead of the next Td booster if:
Not given the Tdap vaccine
Could not recall if given the Tdap vaccine
The booster is typically given every 10 years with a single shot in the upper arm.
The reported side effects of the Tdap vaccine are generally mild and settle on their own.
The vaccine must be given before the 10-year interval if:
Engaging in close contact with infants younger than 12 months. It is recommended to receive a shot at least 2 weeks before handling a new baby
What are the possible side effects?
Some of the mild to moderate side effects might include:
Mild pain, swelling or redness at the site of the shot
Body aches
Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
Swelling of the arm where the vaccine was administered
Any severe issues after receiving the vaccine rarely occur but might include the following:
Significant pain, swelling or bleeding in the arm where the shot was administered
Indications of an allergic reaction in just a few minutes to hours of receiving the vaccine such as hives, difficulty breathing, swollen face or throat, dizziness and rapid heart rate
The allergic reactions to the vaccines are considered rare.


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ICE WAR [Heavy Metal]
[black] Defender, Destroyer (2020) [12" LP]
Limited vinyl edition to 150 copies in black wax of the 4th album by this canadian band that plays a raw Speed/ Heavy Metal with a Punky twist. Influences range from SAVAGE GRACE, S.D.I., RAZOR, IRON ANGEL, to even the 1st HELLOWEEN EP from '85.
[black] Sacred Land (2021) [12" LP]
Vinyl version on classic black wax, limited to 150 copies of the 4th album by this canadian band that has given a turn from Speed Metal to a more epic sounding Heavy Metal with some BLACK SABBATH hints at times.
[splatter] Defender, Destroyer (2020) [12" LP]
Limited vinyl edition to 100 copies in clear wax with blue, white & cyan splatter, only available through the Xtreem Music mailorder, of the 4th album by this canadian band that plays a raw Speed/ Heavy Metal with a Punky twist. Influences range from SAVAGE GRACE, S.D.I., RAZOR, IRON ANGEL, to even the 1st HELLOWEEN EP from '85.
[splatter] Sacred Land (2021) [12" LP]
Vinyl version on beer color wax splattered in blue, light blue and purple, limited to 100 copies only available at Xtreem Music's mailorder of the 4th album by this canadian band that has given a turn from Speed Metal to a more epic sounding Heavy Metal with some BLACK SABBATH hints at times.
IMPETIGO [Grindcore] [Gore Grind]
[black] Giallo (2021) [10" MLP]
Official re-issue limited to 100 copies on 10" vinyl in classic black wax, only available through the Xtreem Music mailorder, of the demo '89 plus 4 bonus from the same recording sessions, by this legendary Grindcore band from Illinois. The insert includes cover of the demo, liner notes, photos, flyers, show posters...
[clear] Giallo (2021) [10" MLP]
Official re-issue limited to 100 copies on 10" vinyl in clear wax with yellow & black splatter, only available through the Xtreem Music mailorder, of the demo '89 plus 4 bonus from the same recording sessions, by this legendary Grindcore band from Illinois. The insert includes cover of the demo, liner notes, photos, flyers, show posters...
[yellow] Giallo (2021) [10" MLP]
Official re-issue limited to 100 copies on 10" vinyl in yellow wax with black splatter, only available through the Xtreem Music mailorder, of the demo '89 plus 4 bonus from the same recording sessions, by this legendary Grindcore band from Illinois. The insert includes cover of the demo, liner notes, photos, flyers, show posters...
INCINERATE [Brutal Death]
Sacrilegivm (2020) [12" LP]
Vinyl version of the 4th album from '20 by this US band of brutal Death in the vein of DEEDS OF FLESH, GORGASM, DISAVOWED, 1st DECREPITH BIRTH...
INFERNÄL MÄJESTY [Thrash Metal]
Unholier Than Thou (1998) [12" LP]
Limited vinyl edition in clear wax with poster of the remixed version of the 2nd album from '98 by this mythic canadian Thrash Metal band. A great work, intense and aggressive featuring the original guitarists and vocalist!!
INFEST (ser) [Death/Thrash]
[Black] Cold Blood War (2014) [12" LP]
Vinyl version in black wax of the 4th album by this killer band from Serbia of intense Death/ Thrash with influences in the vein of VADER, DARK ANGEL, early SEPULTURA, MERCILESS, AGRESSOR... This album is too fucking intense, a kick in your face!!
[Orange] Cold Blood War (2014) [12" LP]
Vinyl version in orange wax, only 50 units available through the Xtreem Music mailorder, of the 4th album by this killer band from Serbia of intense Death/ Thrash with influences in the vein of VADER, DARK ANGEL, early SEPULTURA, MERCILESS, AGRESSOR... This album is too fucking intense, a kick in your face!!
INJECTOR [Thrash Metal]
Hunt of the Rawhead (2020) [12" LP]
Vinyl version of the 3rd album from '20 by this spanish band that plays classic Thrash Metal with influences in the vein of MEGADETH, DEATH ANTEL, TESTAMENT...
INSANITY [Death Metal]
Visions of Apocalypse (2015) [12" LP]
Vinyl verison of the 2nd album from '15 by this legendary US band, 21 years after their debut, where they play an intense old school Death Metal with influences from bands like POSSESSED, DEATH, DEICIDE, MASSACRE...
IRON COMMAND [Thrash Metal]
Play It Loud (2014) [12" LP]
Vinyl version of the 1st album from '14 by this columbian Speed Metal band with female vocalist and influences from bands like ACID, DETENTE, HELLION, BITCH, MESSIAH FORCE, APHRODITE... Excellent!!
IRON MAIDEN [Heavy Metal]
Return of the Beast (2019) [2x12"LP]
Unofficial live album, limited to 500 copies on 2-LP Picture Disc with gatefold cover, that contains a 11-song show at the Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA (USA) on 30.07.1999
Somewhere Back in Dubai (2020) [2x12"LP]
Unofficial live album, limited to 500 copies on 2-LP in blue wax with gatefold cover & poster, containing 17-track show at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) on 13.02.2009
[black] Ed Hunter North America Tour (2021) [2x12"LP]
Unofficial live album, limited to 500 copies on 2-LP in black wax with poster & OBI, containing 18-track show at Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA (USA) on 18.07.1999
[cyan] Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour in America (2021) [2x12"LP]
Unofficial live album, limited to 500 copies on 2-LP in cyan blue wax, containing 19-track show at L'Amour, Brooklyn NY (USA) on 08.05.1988
[white] Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour in America (2021) [2x12"LP]
Unofficial live album, limited to 500 copies on 2-LP in white wax, containing 19-track show at L'Amour, Brooklyn NY (USA) on 08.05.1988
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old hacks into the cart, but they could not move it from the spot. He was annoyed at this, and took them out again, twisted a rope round the cart, and all the trees, lifted the whole affair on his back, and set off home, leading the horses behind him by the rein. When he reached the gate, he found the whole row of carts standing there, unable to get any further for the stone which lay in the gap.
' What! ' said Hans, ' can twelve men not move that stone ?' With that he lifted it and threw it out of the way, and went on with his burden on his back, and the horses behind him, and arrived at the farm long before any of the others. The squire was walking about there, looking and looking, for he was very curious to know what had happened. Finally, he caught sight of Hans coming along in this fashion, and was so frightened that he did not know what to do, but he shut the gate and put on the bar. When Hans reached the gate of the courtyard, he laid down the trees and hammered at it, but no one came to open it. He then took the trees and tossed them over the barn into the yard, and the cart after them, so that every wheel flew off in a different direction.
When the squire saw this, he thought to himself, ' The horses will come the same way if I don't open the door,' so he did this.
' Good day, master,' said Hans, and put the horses into the stable, and went into the kitchen, to get something to eat. At length the other men came home with their loads. When they came in, Hans said to them, 'Do you remember the bargain we made last night? Which of you is it that's going to be hanged? ' ' Oh,' said they, ' that was only a joke ; it did n't mean anything.' * Oh well, it doesn't matter,' said Hans, and there w\is no more about it.


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Nazi Concentration Camps
Historical Wars, War
58 minutes 6.86/10 based on 22 votes
Nazi Concentration Camps was entered as evidence at the 1945 Nuremberg Trials of Rudolf Hess, Hermann Göring, and 22 other Nazi officials in the aftermath of World War II. It revealed a stark, horrifying image of the atrocities of the Holocaust and ensured than no one would ever doubt the meaning of the charge, "crimes against humanity."
Community, Conspiracy, Culture, Lifestyle, Society
The Founder of VICE travels for 15 hours by train to finally arrive in Siberia and investigate logging camps that are using North Korean slave labor.
Crime, Crime History, Historical Wars, Judaism, Religion, War
April 19th, 2012 is Holocaust Memorial Day. Today we are presenting a 1950 documentary about the Nuremberg Trials. The trials were held in 1945-47 to try the highest ranking Nazis against crimes of humanity.
Conspiracy, Secret Societies
Some say that the rise of Nazi Germany was foretold in prophecies that began in biblical times and continued for centuries until the emergence of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich.
The french resistance fighter confronting facism
Biography, Historical Wars, War
Colette has been nominated for an Academy Award (2021) in the category of best documentary short. 90-year-old Colette Marin-Catherine is a former French resistance fighter.
Historical Wars, Modern Era, War
In the closing months of World War II, defeat was imminent for the Germans. The invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 – D-Day – opened a second Allied front, and the Allies began overtaking a host of German positions; Paris was liberated on August 25; Romania and Bulgaria surrendered in quick succession.
History, War
This thought-provoking film tells the story of a Holocaust survivor in her own words. Henia was born into a middle-class Jewish family.
Community, Lifestyle
Dispatches reporter David Modell films a remarkable six months spent in the questionable company of Mark Collett, leader of the youth wing of the British National Party, and reveals the true nature of a party trying to reinvent itself and broaden its appeal.
Crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Prostitution
Our regular news outlets often overlook some of the world's worst atrocities. This 30 minute documentary, Kony 2012, will open your eyes to one of the worst crimes against humanity that is still going on today: Joseph Kony is the leader of Uganda's most dangerous guerrilla group, the Lord's Resistance Army.
History, Modern Era, War
Canada captured and housed Nazi POWs during World War II. In twenty five camps across Canada, German soldiers spent years of their life.
11 responses to "Nazi Concentration Camps"
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NorthernSoul says:
Speechless! If anyone committed
to beliefs that such atrocities did not occur, this footage will shake the
ignorance out of them. Myself, I could
not stomach any longer then a few minutes of visual documentation of the things
I am so fortunate to have only ever read about.
poppins says:
Awful to see the bodies being pulled out of the graves. This documentary is very eerie for lots of reasons.
topsy krittss says:
debating on whether or not to watch this can see it being pure jewish/communist propaganda
SeanQ38 says:
I often wonder why so many Muslims deny this ever happened. Is it that they hate Jews so much they think it must be propaganda or something else equally messed up? Either way I find it very ignorant.
ARV says:
This data and all like it should be completely preserved for review by generations now and into the future so that the destructive and evil potential of human beings is realized. Too many today swear that this event did not happen. Sadly some are even here in the USA.
gbaacha says:
God Bless The Great HITLER….
Jazzyfatnasty says:
This film only shows the results of the end of the war. This is propaganda as much as anything else.
Fredrick Henderson says:
Nice movie. Most of these scenes are staged or blown out of proportion.
pumpkin says:
I will never understand how so many nazi soldiers could partake in genocide.


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Волонте́рство, або волонте́рська дія́льність (від  (доброволець) →  →  (вільне волевиявлення) →  (бажання, намір)) — добровільна суспільно корисна діяльність. Може здійснюватись і окремими людьми, і організаціями.

Закон України «Про волонтерську діяльність» визначає її як добровільну неприбуткову соціально спрямовану діяльність, що здійснюється волонтерами шляхом надання волонтерської допомоги (безоплатних робіт та послуг). Згідно з цим законом, волонтерська діяльність є формою благодійної діяльності і ґрунтується на принципах законності, гуманності, рівності, добровільності, безоплатності та неприбутковості. Вона не включає діяльність, що здійснюється на основі сімейних, дружніх чи сусідських відносин.

Волонтерство є однією з форм благодійності і однією з підвалин громадянського суспільства. За деякими оцінками, кожного року у світі у волонтерській діяльності беруть участь понад 100 млн осіб, і в багатьох країнах вона забезпечує 4-8 % ВВП. З 1985 року щорічно 5 грудня відзначається Міжнародний день волонтера.

Історія

Діяльністю, яку зараз називають волонтерською, люди займалися з давніх часів. Початком сучасного волонтерського руху в західних країнах зазвичай вважають створення Міжнародного комітету Червоного Хреста, яке ініціював 1859 року Жан Анрі Дюнан. Його ідеями стали керуватися волонтери по всьому світу.

У XX столітті волонтерство активно розповсюджувалося. Воно проявилося, зокрема, в допомозі постраждалим після Першої світової війни. В середині століття з'явився Координаційний комітет міжнародної волонтерської служби (CCIVS) під егідою ЮНЕСКО зі штаб-квартирою в Парижі.

Називати добровольців, що займаються суспільно корисною діяльністю, волонтерами стали пізніше: в країнах Заходу — з останньої третини XX століття, а в пострадянських країнах — із 1990-х років. Раніше ця назва стосувалася тих, хто добровільно йде на військову службу.

З 1970 року Міжнародна асоціація добровольчих зусиль кожні два роки проводить Всесвітню конференцію волонтерів. На такій конференції, що проходила 1990 року в Парижі, було прийнято першу Загальну декларацію волонтерів. 2001 року на конференції в Амстердамі вона була переглянута. В ній, зокрема, зазначається, що в волонтерстві можуть проявлятися й підсилюватися спільність, піклування, служіння, несення суспільної відповідальності, навчання та розвиток; волонтерство може скріплювати суспільство та розв'язувати його проблеми. Декларація підтримує право на волонтерську діяльність для всіх чоловіків, жінок та дітей, незалежно від їхньої раси, віросповідання, фізичних особливостей, соціального та матеріального становища.

З появою Інтернету виникло віртуальне волонтерство, або онлайн-волонтерство. До його проявів належить, зокрема, наповнення найбільшого й найпопулярнішого інтернет-довідника — Вікіпедії.

В Україні

В Україні існує давня традиція суспільної праці, взаємодопомоги, піклування про ближнього. Осіб, які працювали у цій сфері, називали громадськими діячами, альтруїстами, доброчинцями, добровольцями тощо, а з кінця XX століття — волонтерами.

Волонтерську діяльність в Україні було офіційно визнано постановою Кабінету Міністрів України від 10 грудня 2003 року «Про затвердження Положення про волонтерську діяльність у сфері надання соціальних послуг». 2011 року Верховна Рада ухвалила закон «Про волонтерську діяльність», і ця постанова втратила чинність.

Перший потужний сплеск волонтерства в Україні був пов'язаний із чемпіонатом Європи з футболу 2012 року. Наступний сплеск, спричинений подіями Євромайдану та війною на сході України, мав безпрецедентний масштаб і сягнув максимуму 2014 року. Крім того, українські волонтери займаються просвітництвом, профілактикою шкідливих звичок та негативних соціальних явищ, організацією дозвілля дітей та молоді, соціально-правовим захистом нужденних та різноманітною іншою роботою.

Волонтери можуть працювати, зокрема, при Центрах соціальних служб для сім'ї, дітей та молоді (ЦСССДМ) та при різних громадських об'єднаннях. Найчисельнішою групою волонтерів є учні старших класів і середніх спеціальних закладів, студенти вищої школи. Волонтерами виступають також батьки, пенсіонери та спеціалісти, які безкоштовно надають різні види соціальних послуг.

Роль волонтерства у соціальній сфері визнана на державному рівні, що знаходить підтвердження в окремих законодавчих документах, зокрема у законах України «Про соціальну роботу з сім'ями, дітьми та молоддю», «Про соціальні послуги», в яких добровільна праця волонтерів визнається як необхідна та суспільно корисна.

З 2015 року в Україні почали розвиватися волонтерські мережі, які об'єднали в собі волонтерів з різних міст та різного віку. Наймасовішим з них є Volunteer Community , що об'єднує більш ніж 5000 волонтерів з 21 міста України. Наразі волонтерський рух в Україні виходить на іншу ланку. Волонтерські та благодійні організації професійно розвинулися в напрямку роботи з волонтерами та пропонують програми в яких передбачені різні етапи роботи з кожним волонтером індивідуально, починаючи з прийому волонтерів, визначення ролі та діяльності, формулювання цілі, завдання та критеріїв успіху діяльності, підготовки та супервізії волонтерів. Варто зазначити, що тепер волонтерство не розглядається, як виключно альтруїстичний намір волевиявлення, все частіше волонтерство розглядається, як засіб для розвитку, соціалізації, позиціювання, впливу та отримання нових знань, знайомств та навичок.

Волонтерський рух в умовах війни на сході України

З початком окупації Криму Росією у березні 2014 року та антитерористичної операції на сході України у квітні 2014 року в Україні виник волонтерський рух, який має на меті:
 допомогу українським бійцям в отриманні сучасного умундирування, амуніції, технічних засобів, транспорту тощо;
 допомогу внутрішньо переміщеним особам, які вимушено залишили свої домівки у Криму та на Донбасі, у пошуку житла, допомогу речами першої потреби, їжею та одягом.

Серед волонтерських організацій, які допомагають українським військовим, найвідомішими та найпотужнішими є «Народний проєкт», «Народний тил», «Повернись живим», «Армія SOS», «Крила Фенікса», «Combat-UA», Волонтерська сотня «Україна — Світ», «Сестри перемоги», Центр «Миротворець», «Волонтерська група Романа Доніка» та низка інших.

До найвідоміших волонтерських організацій, які допомагають переселенцям, належить «Станція Харків» (м. Харків)

Волонтерський рух, пов'язаний із війною на сході України, отримав велике суспільне та державне визнання, яке проявилося в високих рейтингах довіри, державних та недержавних нагородах, перейменуваннях вулиць тощо. Деякі волонтери увійшли у владні структури.

Нормативно-правове забезпечення
Сприяння волонтерській діяльності та іншим формам громадської активності визначено стратегічним пріоритетом державної політики сприяння розвитку громадянського суспільства в Україні відповідно до Указу Президента України «Про Стратегію державної політики сприяння розвитку громадянського суспільства в Україні та першочергові заходи щодо її реалізації» від 24 березня 2012 року. У лютому 2016 цей указ втратив чинність згідно з указом «Про сприяння розвитку громадянського суспільства в Україні». Відносини, пов'язані з провадженням волонтерської діяльності в Україні, регулюються Законом України «Про волонтерську діяльність» від 19 квітня 2011 року. Він містить обмеження за віком (з 14 років) щодо участі фізичних осіб у волонтерській діяльності.

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 Уповноважений Президента України з питань волонтерської діяльності

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