Whether she's helping to lead the Garden Club of America, volunteering in her community or mentoring others, retired DHG partner Sandy Thomas has a knack for planting seeds and making them grow.
What have you been doing since retiring last January?
Mostly, I've been splitting my time serving several charitable organizations, traveling, and my true passion: gardening. I'm highly involved with the Garden Club of America (GCA) – both locally and nationally – and have been for many years, including during my time at DHG. For three years I served as GCA's national audit committee chair. I'm currently a member of the organization's strategic planning committee and co-chair of its 2020 annual meeting committee.
Why are you so passionate about the Garden Club of America?
I find a lot of people don't really understand GCA and the importance of what it does. Believe me, it's not just a bunch of old ladies in backyard gardens or making pretty flower arrangements! We have some 18,000 members in 200 clubs across the country who involve themselves in a wide range of horticultural, environmental and conservation issues.
For over 100 years, we've been working to help conserve our national parks, protect endangered species and promote clean water – just to name a few initiatives. And every club strives to make a positive impact on its community; in many cases Garden Clubs have played a critical role in revitalizing decaying downtowns. Being part of GCA blends my love of hands-on gardening with my desire to be around smart, like-minded people.
What did your path to DHG partner look like?
After graduating from Marshall University in 1977, I worked with Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) in the Charleston, West Virginia tax group for almost 10 years. It was a great experience but I wanted to accelerate my path to becoming a partner in a public accounting firm. So, I reached out to Bob Simpson at Simpson & Osborne, whose headquarters were just down the street.
I knew Bob and Roger (Osborne) professionally and their regional accounting firm had a great reputation. They took a chance and brought me on board. At the time I was that firm's first and only female partner. They treated me wonderfully and I felt very respected. When Simpson & Osborne merged with Dixon Hughes Goodman in 2007, I was among a small, but growing, group of women partners.
One was helping to lay the foundation for the firm's energy practice. While at Simpson and Osborne, a high school friend became vice president of a large coal company. He introduced me to the president of the company. Even though S&O had no coal industry experience, we were able to convince the president to switch the company's tax work from a Big 4 firm to S&O. That marked the beginning of our foray into mining. Coal taxation suddenly became my specialty and remained so for the better part of my career.
I'm also very proud of, not long before retiring, working as a team to create a course, "How to be a trusted advisor." It's designed to crystalize for DHG people, especially younger professionals, what's most important for clients – providing exceptional service, making it personal, building relationships – and understanding the steps to transition from transactional CPA to trusted advisor. It was exceptionally rewarding.
Who are some of the DHG people who've made a difference in your professional life?
David Rainey and Dennis Vick in Greenville are two professionals I came to truly rely on and respect. Both are former EY tax partners. And while I was also a tax partner, it was very reassuring knowing that Dennis and David had my back on highly technical tax issues.
I also greatly appreciate the wise counsel of Joyce Waterbury (now retired), who led our firmwide tax group. Finally, having the opportunity to watch and have a hand in the growth and progress of Allison Ballard and Andy Young – who are both now partners – was truly an honor and a pleasure. In fact, Joyce, Allison, Andy and I still stay in touch.
What does it mean to you to be a DHG alum?
I'm very proud to say I was a partner at DHG. It's a wonderful place for someone's career as it seems to attract like-minded people. The firm's values and mission are more than just words, but something we truly strive to live by, day by day.
She and her husband David, a semi-retired attorney, have been married for 34 years. They have one son, Frank Andrew, who works for the Motley Fool in Washington D.C. Since retiring, she has traveled to Spain, Italy, France and is planning a "dream trip" to Africa next year. In addition to her involvement in the Garden Club of America, she is also a member of the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation board. With more free time, Sandy enjoys many more outdoor activities, such as golf and hiking.


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Kingston woman arrested after violent assault on boyfriend
Michelle Allan July 5, 2019
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A local woman has been arrested and charged after punching her boyfriend multiple times in the head on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.
At approximately 6:15 p.m., police were informed that an assault had occurred in a parking lot at the corner of John Counter Boulevard and Aberfoyle Road in the north end of Kingston.
According to Kingston Police, the accused woman and male victim were in a vehicle that had driven over the median on John Counter Boulevard. After they exited the vehicle, the accused woman began to punch the victim repeatedly in the head, causing the victim's glasses to fly off of his face.
Immediately after the assault, the accused woman left in the vehicle while the victim walked away on foot.
Police responded and located the victim walking west on John Counter Boulevard. Police
observed recent injuries on his neck. Police learned that the accused woman and the victim had been involved in a relationship for approximately three years however were no longer residing together.
Police located and arrested the accused woman at approximately 7:27 p.m. at the corner of Concession Street and Connaught Street. The 33-year-old woman was charged with assault.
The following is a message from Kingston Police:
No one has the right to abuse another person. Victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and witnesses are encouraged to contact Kingston Police. The following links offer valuable support services and resources in the Kingston area for victims of domestic and/or sexual violence:
Kingston Police (613-549-4660)
Kingston Police Path of Strength Smartphone App
Kingston Interval House
Kingston Sexual Assault Centre
Resolve Counselling Services Canada
KFACC (Kingston Frontenac Anti-violence Coordinating Committee) and KFACC for men
Victim Services of Kingston and Frontenac (613-548-4834)
Addiction & Mental Health Services – Kingston Frontenac Lennox & Addington
Ministry of the Attorney General – Violence in the Family
Ministry of the Attorney General – Victim Services Directory
Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
Canadian Centre for Men and Families

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Чарлз Эджертон О́сгуд (; 20 ноября 1916 — 15 сентября 1991) — американский психолог, разработчик методики семантического дифференциала.

Биография
Родители Чарлза развелись, когда ему было 6 лет. Окончив Дартмутский колледж, продолжил своё обучение в Йеле, где работал под руководством Роберта Сирса вместе с Арнольдом Гезеллом и Ирвином Чайльдом. Среди людей, чьи работы произвели на него особое впечатление, Чарльз Осгуд отмечал позднее Кларка Халла. После защиты диссертации некоторое время работал на военных базах, затем получил место в Университете Коннектикута, откуда в 1949 перешёл в Иллинойсский университет. Научные достижения Осгуда могут быть отмечены в пяти главных сферах: бихевиоризм против когнитивизма, психолингвистика, теория смысла, кросс-культурные исследования и борьба за мир.

Методика семантического дифференциала была описана в работе The Measurement of Meaning (1957).

Теория Осгуда, согласно которой, каждый звук вызывает вполне определённую эмоциональную реакцию, подверглась критике со стороны лингвистов. На данной теории основана получившая широкое распространение программа ВААЛ, якобы помогающая создавать тексты с определённым эмоциональным воздействием.

В 1963 году за проявленные организаторские способности и вклад в науку Осгуд был избран президентом Американской психологической ассоциации.

Ассоцианистская теория Чарльза Осгуда

В основе ассоцианистской теории лежат 3 компонента:

 Психологический компонент — бихевиоризм.
 Лингвистический компонент — дескриптивная лингвистика.
 Математический компонент — теория коммуникаций.

Опираясь на теорию бихевиоризма, Осгуд считал, что в психике человека нет ничего, что не поддавалось бы наблюдению и описанию. Соответственно предпринимались попытки измерить коннотативное значение слова (сюда входят: оценка, сила, экспрессивность).
Для психики человека важна ассоциативная связь стимула и реакции, а также вся совокупность реакций на полезные стимулы. Отсюда следует заявление, что человек ничем не отличается от животного, разве что только речью. Это можно изобразить в следующей схеме:

C (стимул) — P (реакция), то есть

любой стимул вызывает в человеке заложенную реакцию, которую можно измерить.

Но в 30-е гг. эта схема перестаёт удовлетворять психологов. Появляется новое течение — необихевиоризм. Необихевиористы вводят понятие — «промежуточная переменная», то есть специфический внутренний стимул, способный вызвать в человеке внешнюю реакцию и отражающий особые индивидуальные опыты человека, из-за чего реакции разных людей отличаются. Появляется следующая схема:

C — ПП¹ — ПП² -ПП³ … — P (взаимоотношения между ПП не обязательно линейные)

Опора на бихевиоризм позволяет создать новую предметную область исследования — отношения между структурой сообщения и качествами индивида. В нашей речи отражаются наши психические свойства; структура вербальных отношений зависит от нашей психики.
Ч. Осгуд обращался к исследованию содержания отдельного слова с использованием отношений между стимулами и реакциями, то есть Осгуд изучает ассоциации на слово.
Исследование ассоциативных связей слова позволяет Осгуду выйти на проблему эффективной коммуникации, и он создаёт свою концепцию речи. Осгуд понимает речь как систему опосредованных реакций человека на различные речевые и неречевые стимулы. Осгуд подчёркивает, что между речевыми и неречевыми стимулами устанавливаются ассоциативные связи. У человека существует врождённая речевая способность, которая является системой специальных фильтров, и эти фильтры работают как на приёме речи, так и на речевую реакцию. Это означает, что человек генетически предрасположен к восприятию речи, и он умеет её разграничивать от других шумов. Речь помогает ограничивать информацию, которую получает человек. Данное положение в дальнейшем подтвердилось исследованиями других учёных.

Теория речевой приспособленности к среде
Данную теорию можно представить при помощи следующей схемы:

Уровень репрезентации

↑

Уровень интеграции ↔ самостимуляции

↑

Уровень рецепции ↔ моторной кодификации

Базисным уровнем является уровень рецепции и моторной кодификации. Восприятие человеком речи тесно зависит от моторной кодификации. Например, если зажать человеку голосовые связки, то примерно через 1,5 минуты он перестаёт понимать речь. Также учёные доказали, что если слушающий не видит артикуляцию говорящего, то уровень понимания слушающего падает на 20 %. На базе данного уровня вырастает уровень интеграции и самостимуляции.
Последним же уровнем является уровень репрезентации, который уже и предполагает реакцию.

Осгуд внедрил новые методологические схемы анализа коммуникации в анализе речевого общения. Отсюда вытекает один из главных выводов Осгуда — речевая деятельность возникает и развивается только в человеческом общении, то есть процессы производства и восприятия речи могут быть исследованы только в общении. Это был абсолютно новый подход в психолингвистике.
Таким образом, Чарлз Осгуд устанавливает новую объектную область — человеческую коммуникацию. Предметом исследования стало установление характера отношений между структурой сообщения и качествами индивида, а также проблемы кодирования и декодирования сообщения в условиях коммуникации.

К недостаткам теории Осгуда можно отнести следующее:
 Осгуд не изучал интенции говорящего.
 Осгуд не разграничивал значение и знание.
 Он не интересовался когнитивной (познавательной) базой языковой способности.

Основные публикации

 Charles E. Osgood, Method and Theory in Experimental Psychology, Oxford, 1956.
 Charles E. Osgood, George Suci, & Percy Tannenbaum, The Measurement of Meaning. University of Illinois Press, 1957. ISBN 0-252-74539-6.
 Charles E. Osgood, "Suggestions for Winning the Real War with Communism, " Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 3 (1959), pp. 295—325.
 Charles E. Osgood, «An Alternative To War Or Surrender», University of Illinois Press, Urbana 1962.
 Charles E. Osgood & Murray S. Miron (eds), Approaches to the Study of Aphasia, University of Illinois Press, 1963.
 Charles E. Osgood. Perspective in Foreign Policy. Palo Alto: Pacific Books, 1966. ASIN B0007DRMIS.
 Charles E. Osgood, William S. May, & Murray S. Miron, Cross Cultural Universals of Affective Meaning. University of Illinois Press, 1975. ISBN 0-252-00426-4.
 Charles E. Osgood, Focus on Meaning: Explorations in Semantic Space. Mouton Publishers, 1979.
 Charles E. Osgood, Psycholinguistics, Cross-Cultural Universals, and Prospects for Mankind. Praeger Publishers, 1988. ISBN 0-03-059433-2.
 Charles E. Osgood & Oliver Tzeng (eds), Language, Meaning, and Culture: The Selected Papers of C. E. Osgood. Praeger Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-275-92521-8.

Источники
 Психология. Биографический библиографический словарь. СПб, 1999.

Примечания

Психологи США
Психологи по алфавиту
Президенты Американской психологической ассоциации
Выпускники Йельского университета
Преподаватели Коннектикутского университета
Преподаватели Иллинойсского университета в Урбане-Шампейне
Члены Национальной академии наук США

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said a new US intelligence report on Iran's nuclear program reinforces international concerns and should not diminish pressure for new sanctions. Sarkozy's office said early Thursday that he spoke Wednesday night with US President George W. Bush about the report, which said Iran stopped its nuclear weapons development in 2003 but could have a bomb within the next decade. Sarkozy said if confirmed, the findings mean "international concerns ... would be further reinforced."


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Sectornomics
A world where people still dream of new BlackBerry
Published Thu, Feb 27 20142:25 PM EST Updated Thu, Feb 27 20143:15 PM EST
David Cotriss, Special to CNBC.com
A booming population and growing middle class are developing world trends that many corporations are leaning on to pitch their growth prospects, but when it comes to the market bet on a turnaround at BlackBerry, emerging demographics seem to be an afterthought. In fact, there are two D's in the BlackBerry story—devices and demographics—that should be essential, but instead another D has sprung to the forefront: the dilemma the company and its investors face in trying to figure out how to value the struggling smartphone maker.
The demographic disconnect all boils down to Africa or, rather, if new CEO John Chen is to be successful in engineering a BlackBerry comeback, its dominant market position in Africa isn't likely to matter.
BlackBerry remains the most popular smartphone on the African continent.
In the past week, BlackBerry shares have risen more than 11 percent based on the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp and a deal to feature its messaging system on Windows-based phones, and another deal—at Microsoft's expense—with Ford Motor Co., which reportedly chose BlackBerry's QNX for its future in-car "infotaintment" system.
Investors are buying into BlackBerry—hedge-fund activist Dan Loeb of Third Point recently purchased a 2 percent stake in the smartphone maker—but the exact story they are buying into is less clear.
"The CEO is making all the right moves. ... You can't bet against this guy," said Andrew Left of Citron Research, a stock research firm arguably most notable for its bets against companies—Citron was among the most vocal short sellers of Chinese reverse-merger stocks a few years back.
All the right moves for BlackBerry, at least lately, is pulling the guts out of its devices. Chen's strategy for BlackBerry's future focuses on four pillars: handsets, enterprise, QNX (the OS reportedly picked by Ford) and BBM (the messaging service that has now been linked to the $16 billion Facebook paid for mobile messaging service WhatsApp).
In a recent interview with Fast Company, Chen said, "[This] doesn't mean we are turning our back on the consumer—far from it—but it's important we narrow our focus on our core strengths ... with the strong confidence that we will rebuild BlackBerry for the benefit of all of our constituencies."
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Bring your own BlackBerry
"BYOD [Bring Your Own Device] hurt BlackBerry quite a bit," said Infonetics mobility expert Godfrey Chua, referring to corporations starting to let employees choose iPhones, for example. But Chua said BlackBerry's enterprise system could be extended to work with numerous other mechanical devices. Given that virtually all companies have smartphones now, many are beginning to consider what else they might want to connect to their networks, such as a fleet of company cars, cash registers in retail outlets, temperature sensors in storage units or cameras in warehouses, all of which can be monitored remotely. "I think there's a huge opportunity for BlackBerry there," said Chua.
BlackBerry is even now pitching itself as a potential money-transfer service of the future, and that raises an interesting parallel, because the market in which mobile money has grown the most rapidly is Africa, which also happens to be one of the last places in the world where people still yearn for a new BlackBerry.
A recent survey by South African research firm World Wide Worx showed that BlackBerry now owns 23 percent of the cell phone market in South Africa, up from 18 percent last year. The company also owns 40 percent of the smartphone market in Nigeria, where the company recently announced its first "official" branded retail store on the African continent.
With sales there second only to Nokia, BlackBerry remains the most popular smartphone on the African continent, with 29 percent of those responding to the survey saying they plan to buy a BlackBerry next year.
Even college students have jumped on the BlackBerry bandwagon. According to another study of the South African market by World Wide Worx, 57 percent of college students own BlackBerrys, possibly because of the company's low-cost data packages and free messaging service, which make the smartphone an affordable status symbol for that age group and potentially a transition market for BlackBerry device growth as their spending power grows and BlackBerry continues to expand its upgraded devices.
(Read more: Did investors miss the message on BlackBerry?)
Given that Africa has both a burgeoning middle class and more young people than anywhere else in the world—50 percent of Africans are 19 years old or younger—a brighter future positioned around the African opportunity would seem to make sense.
BlackBerry's renewed focus on BBM
According to research by the Praekelt Foundation, 50 percent of Internet connections in Africa are exclusively on mobile. "This is a sizable opportunity for any mobile vendor, and BlackBerry is proud to be one of the first mobile companies to identify the opportunity in Africa," said Yudi Moodley, managing director, Africa, at BlackBerry. "BlackBerry will continue to meet the needs of users across fast-growing markets, including those in Africa, as figures show the continent's mobile market is expected to reach 1 billion users by 2015," Moodley said.
BlackBerry does not break out its Africa revenue, but revenue from its Europe, Middle East and Africa (MENA) segment is its biggest sales channel—though all are in decline. MENA revenue was $4.5 billion, or 40.7 percent of revenue in fiscal 2013. Eleven percent alone is from the U.K.—the only MENA market for which revenue is broken out—but BlackBerry has noted that South Africa is among the larger markets comprising the MENA region, and South Africa and Nigeria are among the countries where the company still has high hopes for handsets, including the BlackBerry 10, which flopped in the U.S., and the less expensive BlackBerry 7.
The market, though, remains skeptical. "If the experience in those markets is anything like what they've seen in the U.S., they sell into viciously competitive markets that are even more price sensitive than the U.S.," said Michael Levin of equity securities research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. "After only a few years, they saw their market share decline precipitously, to the point where in our most recent survey they had a [U.S.] share that rounds to zero percent."
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The smartphone market in Africa will grow—and quickly—driven by improved international connectivity, rollout of mobile broadband networks and greater availability of smartphones (due to a reduction in prices), according to consulting firm Informa. At the end of 2012, 11 percent of mobile connections were on smartphones, and Informa projects more than 400 million mobile connections on smartphones by 2018. Data revenues will exceed $23 billion in 2018, up from $8.5 billion in 2012, with data comprising 27 percent of total revenues in 2018.
Much of this activity will come from heavy data users via smartphones.The average smartphone user in Nigeria today spends 2.5 hours a week browsing the Internet on their smartphone and a similar amount of time using social media. That same consumer will carry out three e-commerce transactions a week on their smartphone.
Indonesia, which has been an emerging market that BlackBerry has highlighted as a strong device market, was most recently highlighted in a Jefferies report as a bright spot where the smartphone market's dominance seems to be eroding: "Recent comments from distributor Ingram Micro point to substantial BBRY share loss in Indonesia in Q4," Jefferies analysts noted, and they referenced additional reports, which have estimated a decline of market share in Indonesia from 40 percent to 14 percent for BlackBerry.
BlackBerry sales in Africa have dropped about 50 percent from 18 months ago. Spencer and Jefferies analysts, among others, pointed to the deal the company recently made with manufacturing giant Foxconn to bring out a more price-competitive model as its developing market dominance slips and it seeks to move the inventory risk to Foxconn and concede lower margins as a result—meaning little help to the bottom line.
(Read more: Zimbabwe's teen texters are the future of the world)
The company's strategy in Africa has been to partner with regional carriers, offering flat-rate unlimited data plans through BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) that include push email and messaging. This, coupled with BlackBerry's position as the platform of choice for enterprise mobile devices in Africa, leads Spiwe Chireka, IDC's telecom program manager in Africa, to expect the company will continue to enjoy top position in the region in the short-to-medium term.
Beyond that, Chireka believes market share depends on whether or not the features that the competing mobile platforms may offer will match those of BlackBerry Enterprise System (BES).
"The enterprise segment in Africa will be the saving grace for BlackBerry," Chireka said. "In the consumer segment, it will be harder, but BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) will take the company a long way because of the affordability factor it provides."
Chireka also sees space for BlackBerry in the low-end consumer segment in Africa, especially if features beyond BIS are added. "That would take the company a long way," she said. "I believe it's taking the right direction with a stronger focus on emerging markets."
The major price competition threat to BlackBerry comes from Chinese vendors offering Android handsets that allow consumers some design control over the phones they buy. "Phone manufacturers not using Android can't compete with a reference design manufacturing ecosystem that reaches really low price points," Spencer said.
The demographic opportunity in Africa—and in particular the "youth bulge" and rise of a "digital native" population—are trends that Mike Best, associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has spent his career studying. Best doesn't care about BlackBerry's stock price, but he is fascinated by Blackberry's preeminent status in places like South Africa and Nigeria.
"BlackBerrys are expensive handsets by Nigerian standards, so mostly they are in the hands of the middle class and up. But across all economic levels, everyone in Nigeria perceives them as prestige items and not just instrumental appliances," Best said. "You can see this in the very successful BlackBerry Babes Nollywood film franchise. In these popular story lines the handset is a fetish item, and both the outcome from and instrument for transactional sexual assignations. BlackBerry handsets as a helpful tool, as a form of transactional payment and as a fetishized prestige item. It's really amazing."
It's not news that "sex sells"—Madison Avenue has been doing that for decades—but will it continue to maintain a dominant position for BlackBerry in a growing market like Africa?
Best was recently in Lagos. Nigeria, and had to purchase a new SIM card. "I went to a Glo phone shop, and there in the shop, straight out of central casting, was a Blackberry Babe in the flesh. She dressed and looked the part: enormous cleavage, three-inch heels and still able to maintain a sales face. Her job was to sell BlackBerry handsets to shoppers in the store. I asked her if she knew [about BlackBerry's financial problems], and she said that she did but didn't see why it mattered. In her estimation the Nigerian consumer was disinterested in RIMs corporate condition. The mystic and prestige of the brand in Nigeria far outweighed any market realities."
Best has no idea if BlackBerry can maintain its prominence in Nigeria and South Africa but said, "That Blackberry Babe at the Lagos Glo phone shop is sanguine, indeed."
—By David Cotriss, Special to CNBC.com, with additional reporting by CNBC Digital's Eric Rosenbaum
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Milton Badt: Oral History
Milton B. Badt, Associate Justice of the Nevada State Supreme Court, was a member of a pioneer Nevada family. His father, Morris Badt, was one of the state's early merchants, arriving in Elko County in 1868. At Wells, in Elko County the elder Badt founded a mercantile business that expanded to include banking facilities for the people of the surrounding area. The family also engaged in cattle ranching.
The future judge was born in 1884, one of a family of eight children. He received his education in Nevada and California Schools. The young Badt was just completing his college work at the University of California at the time of the San Francisco earthquake and fire in 1906. After his graduation from Hastings Law School, Milton Badt began his life's work in Nevada. He practiced law in Elko County, becoming involved in a number of interesting irrigation, mining, livestock, and Indian claims cases. He became a district judge in Elko County in 1947. The same year, a vacancy opened on the State Supreme Court, and Badt was appointed to the higher tribunal.
The oral history recorded by Mr. Badt includes biographical material about his father, with extracts from Morris Badt's diary during the notorious hard winter of 1889-1890; reminiscences about his education, and observations on education practices; a description of the San Francisco earthquake and fire; discussions of some of the outstanding legal cases upon which he worked; material concerning practices of the State Supreme Court; and a philosophical summary.
Milton Badt was chosen to be interviewed for the Oral History Project of the Center for Western North American Studies because of his and his family's interesting background of business, ranching and legal work. There were two recording sessions, May 13, and July 12, 1965, both in the Justice's office in the Nevada State Supreme Court Building in Carson City. Mr. Badt accepted the invitation to record his memoirs graciously, and was a cooperative interviewee. He was unfortunately unable to review his oral history before he passed away in April, 1966.
The Oral History Project of the Center for Western North American Studies attempts to preserve the past and the present for future research by recording memoirs of persons who have played important roles in the development of Nevada and the West. Some other oral histories in process concurrently with Mr. Badt's included an educational reminiscence by Earl Wooster, Nevada teacher and administrator for over forty years; a social and political autobiography by Thomas W. Miller, nationally known Republican political figure; a social and economic memoir by Lester J. Hilp, Reno businessman; a political, economic and social discussion by Charles H. Russell, former Governor and Congressman from Nevada; and a social, educational and economic history by Silas S. Ross, former University of Nevada Regent.
Interviewee: Milton Badt
Interviewed: 1965
Interviewer: Mary Ellen Glass
UNOHP Catalog #001
This introduction is reprinted with permission from the University of Nevada Oral History Archive, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Nevada, Reno. The full oral history transcript was created for the Nevada Legal Oral History Project. Click here for the full oral history transcript.
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We have a dedicated research and development team that never stops creating customized manufacturing solutions for you. In fact, as a registered High-Tech Enterprise, we now have twenty-one manufacturing utility patents, with a further eight in development. These patents demonstrate our commitment to constant improvement and customer satisfaction.
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Holding thin-walled parts rigidly in a vise or fixture for CNC machining can be tricky because the parts have to resist a lot of pressure and torque but there may be little to hold on to. Sometimes such parts are temporarily glued to a sacrificial backing plate, which is time-consuming and inefficient. Is there a better and faster way?
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Cylindrical parts often need to have features machined around their circumference at precise angles, such as for rotors and gears. Sometimes this can be done using manually inserted locating pins mounted into a base plate. These help to control the rotation of the workpiece, but they also must be removed and reset with every machining operation, and that's slow and cumbersome.
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Instead, we made an automatic indexing jig like this one. It uses pneumatic actuators to rotate the workpiece by a precise number of degrees to accurately machine the different faces.
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In this example, we were challenged with milling the multi-sided panels of a soccer ball. The trick here is to ensure the finished features were uniform, with no overlaps, gaps or misalignments around the sphere. But how to hold the part securely around all 360°, without losing the alignment?
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This block held the ball while the top half was milled on our 5-axis CNC machine. The 5-axis mill was ideal here because it's capable of performing complex rotations around multiple axes without having to reposition the ball, which could potentially cause misalignment.
Sphere indexing detail
Once the top of the ball was done, it was then flipped over, the holding fixture cut off, and the rest of the ball completed. Since the positioning block was no longer available for orientation purposes, alignment pins were used to index the sphere according to the location of the previous pentagons.
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This mold was designed to make a long, thin-walled hollow plastic tube.During plastic injection molding, most parts are usually ejected from their cavities using ejector pins. But pins always leave witness marks, and in this case that was unacceptable to the customer. Also, ejector pins don't work so well in deep draw parts with long cores. Is there a better way?
Automatic deep draw core stripper mold
We built a customized, automatic stripping mold. Here, the core and cavity plates were pressed together against four powerful springs, temporarily held by locking plates. This assembly was then mounted into the injection molding machine, after which the locking plates were removed.
Slider Detail
After the mold opens, the springs pushes the cavity plates apart. At this point, the hydraulic piston activates the slider, which in turn retracts the insert. The plastic tube is then forced off of the insert by a stripper plate, the finished part falls free, and the cycle can be repeated. No ejector pins and no witness marks.
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By Mitchell Bonds | Saturday, August 3, 2019, 12:05 a.m.
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June Nakayama
June Nakayama of Kailua-Kona, died July 23, 2019, at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Ft. Ord, Calif., on May 19, 1965, she was a financial specialist for TSA.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Aug. 10 at the Hawaii Big Game Fishing Clubhouse at Honokohau Harbor in Kailua-Kona. A celebration of life will begin at 11 a.m. The family requests casual attire.
Survived by son, Cody Fujimoto of Kailua-Kona; daughter, Mikki Fujimoto of Kailua-Kona; companion, Curt Fujimoto of Kailua-Kona; father, Gilbert Nakayama of Kona; brothers, Jimmy (Debbie) Nakayama of Baltimore, MD., Conrad (Bobbie Ann) Hildebrand of Korea; sisters, Judy (Jerry) Barwell of Pennsylvania, Jeanette Nakayama of Texas, Jeri (Jerome) Acol of Kona, Joanie (Doug) Rhodes of Maryland, Jan (Mark) Shy of Kona; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Kona.
Stanley Namaye
Stanley Shoichi Namaye, 89, of Hilo and formerly of Kaneohe, died July 29, 2019, at Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center. Born in Wailuku, he was a retired Vice-President at Finance Factors, worked at Prime Kine, Inc., was a member of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Friends may call 10–11 a.m. Aug. 8 at Dodo Mortuary Chapel; memorial service at 11. Casual attire.
Survived by wife, Iris Namaye of Hilo; daughter, Gayle (Don) Yoshimoto of Camarillo, Calif.; son, Darren Namaye of New York City; two grandsons, numerous nieces and nephews.
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Eleanor Kuratsu
Eleanor Sayoko Kuratsu, 82, of Hilo, died July 2, 2019, in Folsom, Calif. Born Jan. 16, 1937, in Hilo, she was retired from Raytheon.
Private services were held.
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Why do you dance? In support of Dance Against Cancer, Capezio wants to hear about a dance piece that has inspired you or brought you strength during a hard time. Share a piece and explain why it has meaning to you for a chance to win 2 tickets to this year's @DanceAgainstCancer performance on April 22 at Lincoln Center PLUS a surprise #Capezio bundle!
Dance Against Cancer producers Erin Fogarty and Daniel Ulbricht have partnered with the American Cancer Society to present the ninth annual fundraising event on Monday, April 22, 2019. The gala benefit brings together artists from leading dance companies from New York City and beyond for a night of performances and world premieres.
Founded in 2010 by Daniel Ulbricht, principal dancer at New York City Ballet, and Erin Fogarty, Director of Programming at Manhattan Youth Ballet, Dance Against Cancer has raised more than $1.5 million in support of the American Cancer Society's mission to save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer. After a successful moe to Lincoln Center's Alice Tully hall last year, the event will be held at the prestigious venue for the second time.
This year's lineup includes performances by members of New York City Ballet (Spartak Hoxha, Russell Janzen, Maria Kowroski, Justin Peck, Erica Pereria, Teresa Reichlen, Daniel Ulbricht), American Ballet Theatre (Stella Abrera, Isabella Boylston, Skylar Brandt, Misty Copeland, Gabe Stone Shayer, James Whiteside), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Clifton Brown, Belen Pereyra, Matthew Rushing), tapper Ayodele Casel, Patricia Delgado, Marcelo Gomes, Trammell Logan, Starinah Dixon, Naomi Funaki, Kenyok Arts Initiative, The Verdon Fosse Legacy, and more. The event will showcase the works of Justin Peck, Bob Fosse, Gemma Bond, Frederick Earl Mosley, and more, with four world premieres created specifically for Dance Against Cancer.
Nev Schulman will perform as host for the event, which will be held at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center located at 1941 Broadway (between 65 and 66 streets). Tickets are $175 for General Admission, $350 for VIP and $750 for Preferred VIP with dress rehearsal access and are available at dacny.org. All proceeds from this event will support American Cancer Society programs that attack cancer from every angle -- including breakthrough research, free patient lodging near treatment, a 24/7/356 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact.
Co-producers and longtime friends Erin Fogarty and Daniel Ulbricht conceived Dance Against Cancer in 2010 to unite the dance community around the fight against cancer. They both have close ties to the cause as Fogarty lost her father in 2011 after a seven-year battle with colon cancer and Ulbricht lost his mother in 2015 after a battle with uterine cancer. With so many of their close friends and family sharing stories of their own relation to the disease, the desire to do something grew into what is now a gala benefit for the work that the American Cancer Society does through research initiatives as well as patient and family service programs. Since its inauguration, Dance Against Cancer has raised more than $1.5 million in support of the American Cancer Society. More information can be found at dacny.org.
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Celestial Reflections: Can the WM3 Clear Their Names?
In an interview with Amy Goodman, filmmaker Joe Berlinger expressed his dismay that the plea bargain that got the West Memphis Three out of prison after eighteen years failed to bring justice in the case. Under the rare Alford Plea, they are still guilty as a matter law, even though they are able to claim their innocence. The fight to completely clear the names of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley will go on.
Governor Mike Beebe was asked if he would pardon the three but he refused explaining that he only considers pardons after people have served their sentences. So, note to anyone on death row seeking a pardon in Arkansas. Your current governor won't consider it until after you're dead. Helpful.
Beebe said he had no plans to pardon the recently freed West Memphis Three. He cited his policy of not considering pardon cases until sentences were completed. He said it was his understanding that the West Memphis Three still would serve up to 10 years of suspended sentences.
Beebe also said if new evidence were presented that pointed to a different killer, then he would reconsider the case.
Governor Beebe says he will consider it if there is evidence pointing to a new suspect. This could be tricky as District Attorney Scott Ellington has made it clear he considers the matter closed. There are no plans in West Memphis to actually seek justice for Christopher Byers, Stevie Branch, or Michael Moore, whose brutal murder remains effectively unsolved.
Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh intend to continue to fund an investigation. Having previously funded the DNA testing and other forensic research that debunked much of the prosecution's original case, they intend to now fund a wider investigation. So if a murderer is indeed to be found, West Memphis will again have Hollywood to thank.
The Lord of the Rings director has spent the past several years quietly funding private investigations and forensic experts to help clear the West Memphis Three. Jackson has been a longtime advocate of Jason Baldwin, Jessie Misskelley Jr., and Damien Echols — the trio of men many believe were wrongly convicted in 1994 of murdering three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Ark., and whose nightmare odyssey in the legal system became the subject of the award-winning 1996 HBO documentary Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. Eddie Vedder, Johnny Depp, Natalie Maines, and Henry Rollins were among the others who rallied to support the West Memphis Three.
More detail on how the information provided by the Echols extensive defense machine was used to leverage the Alford Plea that got all three released is provided in an article by Devil's Knot author Mara Leveritt. In this thoroughly detailed piece she gives a blow by blow on how they narrowed it down to the juror misconduct issue and the fact that both sides were motivated to keep this from going through a lengthy new trial that looked inevitable. Some of this I've posted previously but it's as galling to read it a second time. Nothing quite makes the blood pressure spike like reading that the judge who oversaw the original trial took credible information of juror misconduct, sealed it, and declined the defense's motion.
This is the judge whose professional dispassion was on full display recently when he referred to the recently released men as "murderers." He sealed evidence of juror misconduct in his court. I still can't get over that. When I first read about that last year, I just paced around the house muttering for twenty minutes.
The punchline on so much of this is that "justice" comes with a heavy price tag. I repeat, were it not for an all-star line-up of defenders who raised funds and donated money, three innocent men would still be sitting in prison. Meanwhile an obviously guilty man, James Arthur Ray, remains free on bond while his high priced legal team leverages every possible technicality to get him off. It pays to be rich in this country.


January is here which means you'll probably have started drawing up a long list of New Year's resolutions that you have every determination of sticking to. There might be a certain place or activity on there, mixed in with a few other things like be nicer or do a good deed a day, but there is usually one that will crop up time and time again - lose weight.
Whether you're looking to shed the Christmas pounds, or you are just on a mission to eat better this year then here are a few of the best dieting apps to help you.
MyFitnessPal is a free calorie counting app that features a food database of over 5 million foods. When you first set it up, you'll need to enter some information about yourself including your date of birth, weight and height, as well as your goal weight and how much you want to lose each week.
The app then creates a custom plan for you, providing you with a calorie goal to work towards, which appears on the top of the diary page where you add your food, exercise and water intake. As you add, you'll see the food calories being deducted and the exercise calories added so it's easy to keep track.
MyFitnessPal is great for those who don't want to pay the monthly fees that services like Weight Watchers and Slimming World charge, but it is also useful for those on diets such as the 5:2 where calorie counting is essential. One of the best things about MyFitnessPal is that it links to a variety of fitness platforms like Withings and Fitbit, allowing you to keep track of your exercise and food in one place.
Diet Assistant - Weight Loss is another free app that will deliver you a range of meal options to suit the diet you are on, whether it be vegetarian, pescatarian or high-protein, among others.
Like MyFitnessPal, you need to enter some information about yourself, including your target weight, and the Diet Assistant app will then assist you in achieving your goal.
There are dedicated shopping lists per diet plan, nutritional facts, meal and weight entry reminders and a built-in BMI calculator, as well as a weight graph so you can see your progress.
Diet Point - Weight Loss has over 130 diet plans to take the guesswork out of losing weight. There are dedicated shopping lists for each plan like Diet Assistant, but this app also reminds you when it's time to eat your next meal.
The app sports more than 500 tips to improve your weight loss plan and it will also provide you with a weight loss estimate for each plan so you'll be able to pick one that suits your goal.
A BMI calculator is included so you can check how healthy your weight is in relation to your height and there is a weight tracker and monitor on board too.
My Diet Coach offers four main features in the free version comprising reminders, motivational photos, perseverance tips and a diet diary, along with three extra features in the pro version including a food craving panic button, a weight chart and a points system.
The diet diary, calorie counter and BMI calculator are more standard features but the My Diet Coach app stands out is for its motivational arguments and guidelines, along with the ability to customise the avatar to look similar to yourself.
The Nutrino app claims to answer the ultimate question of what should you eat and rather than just tracking your food, it will answer it based on your medical profile, goals and culinary preferences.
You can get this app to plan your next meal or you can take something off the menu and Nutrino will log it and take it into consideration.
There is a health coach on board to keep you on track and you can also keep up to date with the latest nutritional research through this app. Nutrino will also add meal summaries to the Health App, as well as sync your weight.
The 5:2 diet suggests that you eat what you like for five days of the week, up to 2000 calories for women and 2500 for men, while for the other two days, women consume just 500 and men consume 600.
There are plenty of apps that relate to this particular diet but the Complete 5:2 Diet app brings you a four-week recipe and exercise plan that will track your calorie intake and work outs.
It features over 140 recipes to try, with a choice of six meal plans for the fasting days and the workout plans link to exercise videos to make sure you are doing things right. Complete 5:2 Diet also has calorie counter, BMI, BMR and target calorie calculators, but it won't allow you to add your own exercise routine in.
Weight Watchers has been around for a long time and rather than straight up calorie counting, it uses a point system called PointsPlus to help you lose weight. The app is free but it's worth knowing you'll need a subscription to use it which starts at around £3.25/week.
Once subscribed, you can track your food, activity and weight through the app or the website and there is a 24/7 chat function to get support from a Weight Watchers coach if you need it. We haven't tried that feature but we suspect they rarely tell you to eat a Mars bar.
If you're out for dinner and want to see what the best things to eat on the menu are, there are thousands of restaurants and meals in the database from Zizzis to Wagamama and you'll also get access to recipes if you're cooking at home. Weight Watchers will also sync with your Fitbit to deliver activity tracking too.
For those in the US, HealthyOut allows you to find and order healthy meals from local restaurants in your area using filters such as low calorie, low carb, low fat and high protein to narrow search results.
Great for those with dietary restrictions like gluten or lactose sensitive, or those following specific diets like Paleo or Atkins, this app will help you find restaurants that cater for your needs.
You can filter by cuisine, ingredients and type of dish, plus it will also show you detailed nutrition information for dishes including calories and points.


MotoGP: What time is Italian Grand Prix, what TV channel is it on and where is it being held?
MOTOGP heads to Italy this weekend for the fifth race of the season.
Maverick Vinales will look to extend his lead over fans' favourite Valentino Rossi and the Spanish duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.
Here is everything you need to know about the Italian Grand Prix.
The Italian Grand Prix will start at 1pm on Sunday, June 4.
Friday practice will take place at 8.55am and 1.05pm.
A further practice follows on Saturday at 8.55am with qualifying at 1.10pm.
What TV channel is the Italian Grand Prix on?
All MotoGP races this year will be covered on BT Sport.
The entire race weekend will be shown live from Mugello, in Tuscany, on BT Sport 2.
Moto 3 and Moto 2 will be shown on the same channel with race coverage starting at 9.30am and 11.15am respectively.
Who are the frontrunners for the MotoGP World Championship?
Maverick Vinales leads the standings as he bids to win his first title.
The Spaniard heads the pack on 85 points after winning three of the first five races.
In second place is Dani Pedrosa on 68 points. He has one win so far, in Spain.
Six points behind Pedrosa is veteran Valentino Rossi on 62, followed by current world champ Marc Marquez in fourth on 58 points.
With such a wide variety of race winners it is shaping up not only to be the most exciting Riders' Championship in years, but also the most exciting battle between the main two teams.
Rossi and Vinales both ride for Yamaha, while Marquez and Dani Pedrosa ride for Honda.


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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden's pandemic policies.Related video above: NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private employersU.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.The order came in response to a lawsuit from several contractors and seven states — Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia. It applies across the U.S. because one of those challenging the order is the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., whose members do business nationwide.Baker found that the states are likely to succeed in their claim that Biden exceeded authorization from Congress when he issued the requirement in September."The Court acknowledges the tragic toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought throughout the nation and the globe," wrote the judge. "However, even in times of crisis this Court must preserve the rule of law and ensure that all branches of government act within the bounds of their constitutionally granted authorities."A White House spokeswoman said the Justice Department would continue to defend the mandate."The reason that we proposed these requirements is that we know they work, and we are confident in our ability, legally, to make these happen across the country," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at Tuesday's briefing.A federal judge in Kentucky also had issued a preliminary injunction against the mandate last week, but it applied only to contractors in three states that had sued together — Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.Biden issued an executive order Sept. 9 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with workplace safety guidelines developed by a federal task force. That task force subsequently issued guidelines that new, renewed or extended contracts include a clause requiring employees to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 18. That meant those receiving a two-dose vaccine must get their second shot by Jan. 4.Limited exceptions were allowed for medical or religions reasons. The requirements would apply to millions of employees of federal contractors, which include defense companies and airlines."This is a big win in removing compliance hurdles for the construction industry, which is facing economic challenges, such as a workforce shortage of 430,000, rising materials prices and supply chain issues," Ben Brubeck, a vice president of the construction industry group said in a statement.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, said in a Twitter message that the ruling will provide relief to workers "who were in fear of being forced to choose between this vaccine and their livelihood."Other Republican officials also praised the court ruling. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the mandate was "just an outrageous overreach by the federal government."With Tuesday's ruling, all three of Biden's broad vaccine mandates affecting the private sector have been put on hold by courts. Judges already issued a stay regarding one that applies to businesses with 100 or more employees and another for health care workers across the U.S.Separately, Biden has imposed vaccine requirements for employees of the federal government and the military. ___Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Lieb from Jefferson City, Missouri. Associated Press writers Josh Boak in Baltimore and Kimberly Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama, contributed to this report.
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden's pandemic policies.
Related video above: NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private employers
U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.
The order came in response to a lawsuit from several contractors and seven states — Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia. It applies across the U.S. because one of those challenging the order is the trade group Associated Builders and Contractors Inc., whose members do business nationwide.
Baker found that the states are likely to succeed in their claim that Biden exceeded authorization from Congress when he issued the requirement in September.
"The Court acknowledges the tragic toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought throughout the nation and the globe," wrote the judge. "However, even in times of crisis this Court must preserve the rule of law and ensure that all branches of government act within the bounds of their constitutionally granted authorities."
A White House spokeswoman said the Justice Department would continue to defend the mandate.
"The reason that we proposed these requirements is that we know they work, and we are confident in our ability, legally, to make these happen across the country," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at Tuesday's briefing.
A federal judge in Kentucky also had issued a preliminary injunction against the mandate last week, but it applied only to contractors in three states that had sued together — Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Biden administration's vaccine mandate for private companies
Biden issued an executive order Sept. 9 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with workplace safety guidelines developed by a federal task force. That task force subsequently issued guidelines that new, renewed or extended contracts include a clause requiring employees to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 18. That meant those receiving a two-dose vaccine must get their second shot by Jan. 4.
Limited exceptions were allowed for medical or religions reasons. The requirements would apply to millions of employees of federal contractors, which include defense companies and airlines.
"This is a big win in removing compliance hurdles for the construction industry, which is facing economic challenges, such as a workforce shortage of 430,000, rising materials prices and supply chain issues," Ben Brubeck, a vice president of the construction industry group said in a statement.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, said in a Twitter message that the ruling will provide relief to workers "who were in fear of being forced to choose between this vaccine and their livelihood."
Other Republican officials also praised the court ruling. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said the mandate was "just an outrageous overreach by the federal government."
Some states are now offering unemployment benefits for those who lose jobs over vaccine mandates
With Tuesday's ruling, all three of Biden's broad vaccine mandates affecting the private sector have been put on hold by courts. Judges already issued a stay regarding one that applies to businesses with 100 or more employees and another for health care workers across the U.S.
Separately, Biden has imposed vaccine requirements for employees of the federal government and the military.
Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Lieb from Jefferson City, Missouri. Associated Press writers Josh Boak in Baltimore and Kimberly Chandler in Montgomery, Alabama, contributed to this report.


By now, most people are aware of the fact that consuming copious amounts of meat is not great for their health – and increasingly, they're also waking up to the fact that it isn't great for the planet either. Industrialized animal agriculture is the largest singular driver of climate change, responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, and is also the culprit behind mass deforestation, water and air pollution. Without even touching on the atrocities this industry carries out on animals, it's pretty clear the factory farming model needs to change.
Luckily, there are many companies that are seeing the writing on the wall and taking the opportunity to create a better source of protein for our growing population – taking animals out of the equation entirely.
Beyond Meat has been a pioneer in the space of plant-based protein, making the first-ever vegan burger that not only cooks, smells, and tastes like meat but is also sold in the meat case of the grocery store itself. We've seen a number of exciting developments from the company in recent months, their inclusion on popular burger chain menus like TGI Friday's is just one of them, but it seems like the momentum is not slowing down for this amazing team. In fact, actor turned activist, Leonardo DiCaprio just invested in Beyond Meat!
We are so thrilled to see a star like Leonardo DiCaprio take a stance on this issue and support the growing future of food. Knowing the monumental challenges that we will have to make to overcome the looming threat of climate change, being able to make a simple choice that can help lower your personal impact – like picking up an awesome plant-based burger – is a great way to empower people to make a difference.
It's also worth noting that this investment isn't singularly wise for the environment, but it's incredibly profitable as well. The meat alternative sector is projected to be valued at $5.2 billion by 2020, and considering the meat industry writ-large is worth around $1 trillion, there's an incredible amount of opportunity for companies and investors to help create the future of our food system.
Beyond Meat has skyrocketed to success and we can only imagine what new heights they'll reach with the help of Leonardo DiCaprio. This is a company that is changing the world, one delicious meal at a time – so here's to many more full plates.
Climate changes are natural occurences on Earth. We\'ve had multiple ice ages and preceeded by climate warming so stop babbling. Single volcano eruption makes more climate impact then human civilization can do during few years. There was always volcanos on Earth, you know? And it consantly erupt.
How does a regular person invest in meat/dairy alternatives?


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Words to fuel action

From the wide porch of his Victorian house on a hill in Washington,
Frederick Douglass, you might say, could see his past, present, and
future: in the distance was Maryland, where he grew up enslaved;
surrounding him was his stately home and grounds; and close by across
the river stood the country's capital, with its numerous political
engagements and appointments. What Douglass couldn't see was how
far-reaching his legacy, especially his words, would be.

In classrooms and auditoriums across the country, debate leagues and
thousands of
students
cultivate the ancient art of using words and their power to arouse and
agitate for change, just as Douglass did in his early teens when he
embraced The Columbian
Orator
as a guide for his self-education. Other young activists draw from their
personal experiences and passions, like Douglass, to make their cases
for change.

Here is a sampling of what these emerging leaders have to say:

Mei-Ling
Ho-Shing,
19, survivor, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting: "At the
end of the day, a black boy from Chicago and a white girl from
Parkland need to be able to sit at a decision-making table and
bounce back ideas on how to end this nationwide crisis in our
country. Gun violence is capable of affecting everyone, so the
movement needs to look like everyone."

Xiuhtezcatl
Martinez,
20, youth director for Earth Guardians: "In the light of a
collapsing world—what better time to be born than now? Because
this generation gets to rewrite history, gets to leave our mark on
this Earth, we will be known as 'The Generation,' as the people on
the planet that brought forth a healthy, just, sustainable world for
every generation to come."

Jacob
Lemay,
9, LGBTQ rights activist: "My name is Jacob, and I'm a 9-year-old
transgender American. My question is: what will you do in your first
week as president to make sure that kids like me feel safer in
schools? And what do you think schools need to do better to make
sure that I don't have to worry about anything but my homework?"

Greta
Thunberg,
17, climate activist: "I want you to act as if the house is on
fire, because it is."

Malala
Yousafzai,
22, education advocate for girls: "So, let us wage a glorious
struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism, let us pick up
our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons. One
child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world."

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2022 NHL Playoffs: Checking In on Canadian Teams
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BetMGM Staff @BETMGM May 10, 2022, 1:30 PM
The 2022 NHL playoffs feature three teams north of the border, with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and Edmonton Oilers all having varying Stanley Cup betting odds.
With the opening round in full swing, let's have a look at where all three clubs stand in their respective series.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (Series Tied 2-2)
Up 2-1 in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 4, the Maple Leafs were presented a golden opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in their first-round matchup against the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.
The result? One of the more uninspired performances in the franchise's recent playoff history. Under attack from the opening draw, Toronto found itself down 5-0 after two periods, ultimately losing by a final score of 7-3.
In retrospect, the outcome should not be too surprising.
Since 2017, the Maple Leafs are 1-8 in playoff games in which they've had a lead in their respective series (including Sunday's loss). While Toronto did manage to earn a split on the road, something repeatedly pointed out by the team postgame, should the Blue and White go on to lose this series, they will likely look back on Game 4's lackluster effort as a major reason why.
As the scene shifts to Toronto for Tuesday's Game 5, all eyes will be on Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell.
Campbell was in net for five of Tampa's seven goals, stopping just 11 of 16 shots before being pulled. It's been an up and down series for the 30-year-old, who was brilliant in Games 1 and 3, only to allow five goals in each of the subsequent contests. Toronto will need Campbell to be at his absolute best if they hope to avoid going down 3-2.
For what it's worth, NHL playoff odds have the Maple Leafs -120 to win the series.
Dallas Stars vs. Calgary Flames (Series Tied 2-2)
The favored Flames earned a much-needed 4-1 victory in Game 4, as Calgary has surprisingly had its hands full with the defensive-minded Stars.
In a series dominated by elite goaltending, the high-flying Flames were finally able to generate a little momentum offensively, highlighted by Johnny Gaudreau's penalty shot marker in the second period, part of a whopping 53 shots fired on Dallas' Jake Oettinger.
Darryl Sutter's squad is clearly the more talented team, but as long as Oettinger continues to perform at an otherworldly level, the Flames could find themselves going the distance.
Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers (Series Tied 2-2)
After outscoring the Kings 14-2 in Games 2 and 3, it appeared the Oilers were going to run away with this series.
It wasn't meant to be, however, as Edmonton was shut out by LA 4-0 in Sunday's Game 4 matchup. The Kings can credit goaltender Jonathan Quick, who rebounded from two rough outings to stop all 31 shots he faced in the victory.
While the Oilers generated plenty of scoring chances, they once again struggled defensively, as the Kings were able to muster 40-plus shots against starting goaltender Mike Smith for the second consecutive contest. Smith stood on his head, making 42 saves, and was the major reason why this game was not even more lopsided.
A question mark heading into the postseason, the 40-year-old has been spectacular thus far. Following his major gaffe in Game 1, Smith has stopped 115 of LA's last 121 shots – good for a .950 SV%. Conor McDavid and company should find more offense in Game 5, but they are surely going to have to tighten things up defensively and rely far less on their veteran goaltender, especially on nights where they struggle to find the back of the net.
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