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CAST IN A HAMBURGER ROLE
A pitch from Burger King made this softball player drool
I was standing in leftfield, hands on my knees, waiting for some action to come my way, when I first noticed her. She was one of those leggy Santa Monica blondes. She wore tapered Georges Marciano jeans and a white T-shirt tied in a knot just above her left hip. Her hair was in a ponytail, and she carried a clipboard in her hand and a Polaroid around her neck. I figured she was just strolling through the park.
There certainly was no reason for her to have any interest in our softball game. She didn't know any of us. We were just a group of writers and poets out for a little Saturday afternoon over-the-line. We called it Ugly Softball. Most of the guys played like...poets. There were no double-knit uniforms, no wives or girlfriends in the stands—just a dozen middle-aged men with one bat and ball among us. (I was the only guy with any playing experience higher than Pee Wee League; I had a cup of instant coffee as a pitcher with the Phillies in 1968.)
Nevertheless, she took a seat on the bench behind third base. I continued eyeing her, trying to figure out why in the name of Jesus Alou such an attractive, healthy young woman would want to waste time on a beautiful Oregon Saturday watching a game of Ugly Softball. She looked like she should be windsurfing or hiking the Cascades.
I wasn't the only player checking her out. (These guys played like poets, but they eyed the bleachers like real ballplayers.) The shortstop didn't move an inch on a ball hit 10 feet to his right. I lobbed it back to the infield, wondering if my team was ever going to hit again. I was afraid our mystery fan would get bored and move on before I got a closer look. And who could blame her?
Finally, after the longest inning ever, the third baseman snow-coned a pop-up to retire the side. I was amazed to see she was still there. I tilted my head to one side, tucked my elbows tight and gave it my best Mickey Mantle trot into the infield, the lope I'd spent years perfecting as a kid. From the corner of my eye, I saw her motion a few players toward her. By the time I reached the bench, 11 poets and writers, none of whom could hit their way out of a teacup, had her surrounded. I took a place in the rear.
"Does your team have a name?" she asked enthusiastically.
"We're not into labels." replied one of the poets.
"We're thinking about calling ourselves More Jail Space," offered another, referring to the hot political issue in Portland.
She smiled politely, then handed one of the players a business card. I was right; she wasn't local. "I'm the casting director for Coppos Films, a Hollywood production company," she said. "We're in Portland this week to film a new Burger King commercial."
"Burger King?" interrupted the shortstop, furrowing his eyebrows. "As in Herb?"
"Herb didn't go over too well," she replied. "That's why I'm here. Burger King is putting together a new ad campaign for the Double Whopper. We're looking for slice-of-life-type people, you know, Joe Average softball player."
That leaves out this group, I thought.
"Specifically, we need several guys between the ages of 30 and 45," she continued. "There will be an audition this evening at the Red Lion Motor Inn. If you're chosen, we'll pay you $100 to be in a scene. If your scene actually ends up on the air, you can make up to $10,000 in residuals. This is for a national spot. Any of you interested?"
Suddenly, 24 eyes—blue ones, brown ones, bloodshot ones—pleaded. Noses quivered, like dogs after the scent. These were literary purists, guys used to working in garrets and getting $100 for five years' worth of poems. The thought of $ 10,000 for a few hours' work was as realistic to them as hitting a Dwight Gooden fastball into the upper deck at Shea, or for that matter, hitting it anywhere. Everyone volunteered.
Arriving separately at the audition, we were each ushered into the Cascade Ballroom on the second floor of the motel and told to wait for the director's call. Our usher was the Santa Monica blonde. She looked just as healthy indoors.
Three of the poets didn't show up. "They're not into commercialism." explained a magazine writer. "Either that or they couldn't afford bus fare."
We got no hint about what to expect in the audition. The only acting I had ever done was in 1961 when I asked my dad if I could borrow the car to go to American Legion practice when I really wanted it to sneak over to Janelle Reiring's house. Still, I was ready. How tough could it be? I knew how to grunt when I hit a softball and how to wipe my chin when I finished a burger. I was no Jim Palmer, but then who is?
Waiting for the director's call, I couldn't help thinking it ironic. I was about to get a shot at a national commercial and $10,000 for being a softball player. That was more than I ever made in a year as a pro baseball player. In 1964, Paul Owens, then the Phillies' head West Coast scout, signed me to an $8,000 bonus. My career lasted six years, five of them in the minors. I pitched against a few big names: Pete Rose (my first big league hitter), Steve Garvey, Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda. My highest salary for any of those years was $9,400, and I never came even remotely close to endorsing anything, not even a greasy burger. But now, 16 years after my last pitch—a 450-foot homer to Tom Paciorek (SI, May 25, 1981, NOSTALGIA)—I was on the verge of picking up 10 grand because I showed up to play Ugly Softball with a bunch of wienie-armed poets.
We were finally told we would audition in pairs. My partner was John Strawn, who once ghosted a basketball book for Jack Ramsay. When our names were called, he looked like a ghost. "I don't want to do it," he said.
"Don't let me down now, partner," I countered. "Remember...$10,000."
We then stepped into the audition suite. Seated around a large conference table were seven men and one woman. Talk about the Hollywood look. They weren't Major Studio, but they were trying—LA Eyeworks sunglasses (on a string), classic nouveau safari jacket. Rodeo Drive smiles.
"Super of you two to show up," one of them offered. I thought about casually dropping my baseball card on the table, just to let them know that if it was the real McCoy they wanted. I was the guy. I decided against it.
The director motioned us toward the wall with a flick of the wrist. His bracelet jangled. "Pretend you're in a tight ball game and you're having a heated argument," he directed.
I looked at John. His face was blank. It was as if he had just been asked to play Othello at Stratford-on-Avon, although he later said he didn't have stage fright but was merely annoyed at what he was being asked to do. I struggled to get into character, watching residual checks float out the window.
Baseball arguments, like pro wrestling matches, have always seemed like wasted energy—good theater, but the outcome can't be changed. I was kicked out of only one game in my career; it happened in the Northwest League in 1965 when I called the first base ump a tub of guts from the dugout. The league president, a lumber salesman, fined me $20. I sent him a crisp $20 bill and wrote "Suck it up" across it. Four days later I was fined an additional $50 for insubordination to the league president. I was only making $500 a month at the time, so I reasoned that I better not include any more messages on my money.
I surveyed John again, then the Burger King Eight. I think now about what Goose Gossage had said about Mrs. Kroc and what her hamburgers were doing to the world. I thought about the $10,000. Faster than you can say Oscar, I was Billy Martin in Yankee Stadium, bumping bellies with Ron Luciano. I was arguing my heart out. The problem was that John was standing there like a petrified tree. I paused, then shifted a fake wad of Red Man in my cheek. I kicked the red and gold carpet. "How could you blow that call, Homer?" I barked, three inches from John's face. "He was safe by a mile."
"No, he wasn't," John replied, with all the venom of a man addressing his ailing grandmother.
"You're missing a good game." I snorted, groping for managerisms. But they were temporarily lost in the dugouts of a bygone career. I stomped around in a circle, throwing my hands up in the air. I stammered, "You...you...you big tub of guts!"
I waited for John to respond, but there was nothing. Not even a whimper. Just a vacant stare. Finally, mercifully, after what seemed like the longest pause in theatrical history, the director spoke. "Okay, this time I want you to be yelling at the players on the other team like you really hate them."
This was another baseball exercise I didn't do much of as a player. Pitchers didn't have to be holler guys. I glanced at John. Nobody was in the dugout. I knew I was an actor out alone. "If you were any good you'd be on our team," I half yelled, pointing at the Gideon Bible on the nightstand. "You're bush. Better check your wife, one of our players is missing. Don't forget to take out the garbage in the morning, Meat."
"Stop," said John, waving his hands. "I don't want this. I'm not an actor. This isn't me."
"That's cool," said the director sympathetically. "Thanks for being honest. We don't want to make anybody do something they don't want." He immediately pointed us toward the door.
I was in the hall before I had a chance to think. I didn't even get to ask for another partner. My audition was history. I felt like a hard-luck pitcher who had just lost 1-0, a victim of nonsupport. I looked at John and saw him as the cleanup hitter who had choked with the bases loaded to take the food right out of my mouth.
The next morning the phone rang. It was from the production company's wardrobe department. They wanted my shirt size. I had made the cut after all. Two of the other players had also made it. I felt as if Gene Mauch had just told me I was leaving spring training with the big club. The caller said to be on location at a downtown garage the next day. I didn't ask any questions.
When I arrived, the location manager was the only person there. The I crew was finishing up filming at another one of the 15 locations around town. They were running 90 minutes late. I had a toothache. "I was told to be here at 2:30," I said. "This isn't Hollywood, you know. Life doesn't revolve around Burger King."
"We can get somebody else." she responded.
"I'll give them a few minutes." I said.
Two hours later they showed up. They came like the crew from Heaven's Gate: two Winnebagos, two rental trucks, one sound truck, three vans, five rental cars, 30 crew members and two motorcycle policemen. Everybody except the cops had flown in from Hollywood. This was big-time burger budget. They immediately broke for lunch.
After lunch (which wasn't Burger King), the policemen set up barricades and diverted traffic around the block. I figured it was going to be some kind of stickball scene, with me playing a middle-aged, white Willie Mays. I was ready, but I was wrong.
"You're going to be a gas station attendant," said the director. "You'll be standing next to the pump, eating a Whopper and some fries."
"Hmmmm," I replied. "What are my lines?"
"None," he answered. "We're only looking for about two or three seconds from this scene, if we use any of it at all."
"I thought I was supposed to be in a softball game," I said.
"We got somebody else for that scene," he said walking away. My eyes followed him. Where was the casting director? I had played pro ball, hung a thousand curves, covered a million bases. How could they cast me as a gas station attendant? I never took a shop class. Was this how Bob Uecker started?
I was taken to the wardrobe truck and handed a dirty mechanic's uniform. The makeup woman rubbed grease (actually charcoal) all over my arms and face. A gofer brought a huge metal tray filled with fries and 25 Double Whoppers. He set a bag of fries and one of the burgers on top of a gas pump.
"I want you to stand next to the pump," said the director. "You're taking a break, eating your burger. Don't look at the camera. Understand? Just take a bite of your burger and act like you love it. Hold the bite in your mouth a couple seconds, then spit it out. You don't have to swallow." There was a trash can behind the pump.
"Quiet on the set," he ordered. For the next 45 minutes, with a crew of 30 standing by and the camera dollying in from every angle, I bit into 25 Double Whoppers, smiled, counted to three and then bull's-eyed the garbage can. After each take, a new Whopper was placed on top of the pump. After a while they started to look like piles of infield dirt. The fries tasted like it. "That's a wrap," said the director, just when I thought my sore tooth was going to explode.
The crew started to gather up the gear. "Hold everything," yelled the assistant director. He had spotted a large Coca-Cola sign on the side of a building across the street, directly in line with the camera. Burger King has a contract with Pepsi. "We have to do it all over again," he ordered.
"This isn't in my contract." I said. Nobody laughed. Another tray of 25 Double Whoppers and stale fries was delivered, along with an empty garbage can. We did it all over again—the biting, smiling, spitting. It had been an expensive mistake. The extra burgers alone had cost $48.75.
"Thanks a lot for the help, pal," said the director after it was over.
"How will I know if I end up on the cutting-room floor?" I asked.
"Just keep watching your TV," he said, turning to leave.
I turned in my wardrobe, washed off the charcoal, then smiled as the company's business manager handed me a brand-new $100 bill. "Fifty dollars an hour for playing a mechanic," I said. "That's about what mine gets."
I said goodbyes to the crew, then hopped in my car and headed for the freeway. I thought about classy restaurants where I might treat myself on behalf of Burger King. I thought about paying the dentist. As I neared my exit, steam started coming from under the hood. I pulled into the nearest gas station. Not being a real mechanic, I inquired as to the nature of the problem. "Looks like you've got a broken water pump," said the mechanic.
"How much?" I asked.
"A hundred bucks for a rebuilt one," he said. I picked up the car the next day. The real mechanic got the $100.
For the next two months, I checked the mailbox for residual checks. No luck. I watched closely every time a Burger King commercial came on TV. Nothing. Then finally I saw it. Flashing across the screen were two of my wimp-hitting buddies from Ugly Softball. They had not only made the cut, they were on the all-star team. I called one of them. He had already received $8,600 in residuals. "I'm really happy for you," I said.
I called the production company, figuring that surely my check was in the mail. Surely I was just missing my commercial. I wish. My scene had been cut, zapped to the floor, like Whoppers to a garbage can. They promised to keep my name on file in case they ever came to Portland to film again.
I hung up and shrugged. At least I got a water pump out of the deal. Besides, I learned long ago that debuts don't always go as planned: Pete Rose drilled my third big league pitch off the top of the centerfield wall.
ROBERT NEUBECKER
There seemed to be no rhyme or reason for a pretty blonde to watch our team of poets.
The thought of $10,000 turned me into Billy Martin. My partner imitated a petrified tree.
After a two-hour shoot, I was fed up with being a mechanic.
Larry Colton recently signed a Whopper of a book contract with Doubleday.
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St. Vincent de Paul receives large donation from Albertsons, Safeway and Hormel Foods for food drive
Albertsons, Safeway and Hormel Foods Corporation, have partnered up to donate over 1,000 Hormel half hams, and over 12,000 jars of peanut butter to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
PHOENIX — Albertsons, Safeway and Hormel Foods Corporation, have partnered up to donate over 1,000 Hormel half hams, and over 12,000 jars of peanut butter to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
These donations will help support the SVdP's holiday food drive at Safeway and Albertsons locations in the Phoenix area.
"This amazing donation is one of the largest single food donations in our 73-year history," said Steve Zabilski, Executive Director at St. Vincent de Paul. "Our hearts are filled with gratitude for this amazing kindness from the people of Hormel Foods and from Albertsons and Safeway stores."
In 2018, SVdP delivered over 300,000 food boxes to families in need across the greater Phoenix area and in Northern Arizona.
"The team and customers at Hormel Foods and the employees and shoppers at Albertson's and Safeway should be very proud to know that this wonderful donation will go directly to our Food Reclamation operation that is one of the largest in the Southwest and is dedicated to providing for food boxes used on home visits by our Vincentians," said Zabilski.
Hormel Foods will also make a donation of over 55,000 hams to various charities across the nation, this holiday season.

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State of Washington
ByRepresentatives Slatter, Fitzgibbon, Berry, Walen, Ramel, Leavitt, Taylor, Callan, Macri, Ryu, Reeves, Reed, Mena, Chopp, Duerr, Thai, Wylie, Ortiz-Self, Stonier, Pollet, and Tharinger; by request of Office of the Governor
Prefiled 01/06/23.Read first time 01/09/23.Referred to Committee on Postsecondary Education & Workforce.
AN ACT Relating to developing opportunities for service and workforce programs to support climate-ready communities; adding new sections to chapter 43.41 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 28C.18 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 43.330.310, 50.12.320, and 28C.18.170.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes that climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the state and the world today, and that we must mobilize Washington's young adults, veterans, and workforce to create the clean energy economy and strengthen our communities and ecosystems in the face of climate impacts.
(2) The legislature finds that service provides a unique opportunity to mobilize young adults and veterans to build clean energy and climate-resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems. Growing equity-centered, climate-related service programs and addressing critical gaps in service opportunities will broaden access to service, ensuring that young adults and veterans of all backgrounds, especially from overburdened communities and vulnerable populations, can serve. Doing so will also ensure that service programs address the needs of communities across the state, especially those communities disproportionately impacted by environmental and health burdens.
(3) The legislature further finds as our state transitions away from a fossil fuel-based economy, we must do so in a way that fosters innovation, investment, and growth in clean energy technology sectors and jobs so our businesses, workforce, and communities can thrive. As state, federal, local, and tribal governments implement policies to mitigate the destructive forces of climate change, there will be consequences for Washington's businesses, workers, and communities. Accomplishing an equitable transition will require identification of future industry occupations and skill needs, the existing workforce's transferrable skills to meet those needs, and the gaps that need to be addressed through training and education. The state must also provide support in the transition for workers and communities experiencing declining jobs and revenues associated with high-emissions technologies.
(4) Therefore, to create pathways for workers, young adults, and veterans to help build our clean energy, climate-resilient future, the legislature intends to create the Washington climate corps network and to direct the Washington state workforce training and education coordinating board to establish a clean energy technology advisory committee and to evaluate clean energy technology workforce needs and make recommendations to the governor and legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.41 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The Washington climate corps network is established to support and grow climate-related service opportunities for young adults and veterans with the objective of building low-carbon and climate-resilient communities, ecosystems, and economies while providing education, workforce development, and career pathways to service members, with a focus on overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010. The Washington climate corps network shall be administered by serve Washington, an entity created in Executive Order 16-08, signed August 24, 2016. The office shall provide the administrative support to serve Washington to facilitate the establishment and operation of the Washington climate corps network.
(2) Serve Washington has the following duties:
(a) Connect, amplify, and grow climate-related service opportunities to mobilize and train young adults and veterans to build clean energy and climate-resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, with priority on doing so in overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010. In growing new, climate-related service opportunities, serve Washington shall consider the findings and recommendations from the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established under section 4 of this act;
(b) Establish common requirements for participating service programs including, but not limited to, a focus on climate-related activities, service member participation in events, and service member participation in the service-learning program established in (c) of this subsection;
(c) Develop and administer a service-learning program that provides training to climate corps network service members during their tenure of service. The service-learning program must provide training and learning opportunities to develop leadership skills, foster environmental stewardship and civic engagement, and expose members to an array of climate-related professional and educational opportunities. Training is not intended to supplant or replace technical training or apprenticeship programs hosted by labor unions. Serve Washington shall coordinate with the following entities in the design and administration of the service-learning program: Service programs; tribes; environmental justice organizations; labor organizations; institutions that provide career and technical education; and the workforce training and education coordinating board created in chapter 28C.18 RCW; and
(d) Administer grants to support and broaden access to climate-related service programs, with priority to supporting service in, for, or by members of overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010. Serve Washington shall establish a transparent process for establishing priorities and selection criteria. Serve Washington may provide grants to:
(i) Support equitable access to participation in the Washington climate corps network and reduce financial barriers for service members. This includes, but is not limited to, augmenting a service member's living allowance with the intent to achieve or exceed the living wage established in the county of service, if a living wage is in place;
(ii) Reduce the cost of climate corps network service programs to host service members; and
(iii) Support the development of new service programs in geographic and topical areas that currently lack robust climate-related service programs.
(1) In administration of the Washington climate corps network, the office and serve Washington have the following powers:
(a) The office, in consultation with serve Washington, may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW as shall be necessary to implement the purpose of this chapter. Rules may include provisions to:
(i) Establish common requirements and eligibility criteria under section 2(2)(b) of this act;
(ii) Establish a transparent process for establishing priorities and selection criteria for grants dispersed under section 2(2)(d) of this act;
(b) Receive gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources that are made for the use or benefit of the Washington climate corps network and to expend the same or any income therefrom according to their terms and the purpose of this chapter.
(2) In carrying out its duties, serve Washington may establish such relationships with public and private institutions, the federal government, tribes, local governments, private industry, community organizations, and other segments of the general public as may be needed to promote and enable climate action through service.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The board shall establish a clean energy technology workforce advisory committee. The goal of the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee is to advise policymakers on efforts to support the expansion of clean energy technology sectors and jobs by prioritizing transition of the existing skilled workforce to new industry sectors and providing training opportunities where needed to address gaps, as well as mitigating the impact of climate change policy transitions to workers, employers, and communities.
(2) The clean energy technology workforce advisory committee shall:
(a) Review workforce and business issues in direct employment in the energy sector, in its supply chain, and the impacts of the energy transition to dependent sectors; and
(b) Recommend strategies to prevent workforce displacement, to support job creation in clean energy technology sectors, and to provide support for workforce-related changes to businesses and for adversely impacted workers.
(3) Clean energy technology workforce advisory committee membership is open to all interested parties including, but not limited to, business and worker representatives from sectors of the economy affected by the transition to clean energy.
(4) The clean energy technology workforce advisory committee shall select a cochair representing business and a cochair representing workers to lead the committee. Board staff shall coordinate with the cochairs to ensure that input into and deliberations of the committee reflect a balance of employer and worker perspectives.
(1) Each biennium, in consultation with the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established in section 4 of this act and, at minimum, the department of commerce and the employment security department, the board shall evaluate the workforce impact of Washington's climate policies, including:
(a) Labor market trends and current and projected workforce demand in both traditional and clean energy technology professions, and restructuring of jobs and adjusted skillsets associated with climate change mitigation policies;
(b) The wage and benefits range of jobs within the clean energy technology sector;
(c) Demographics of the traditional and clean energy technology sectors;
(d) An inventory of skills needed in clean energy technology jobs, an analysis of how the skills and training of the existing workforce can fill those needs, and identification of additional workforce development needs in this sector; and
(e) Key challenges that could emerge under multiple future decarbonization scenarios based on factors such as rates of adoption of various new energy technologies; growth in demand for clean electricity; and changes in energy production and availability from both in-state and out-of-state sources.
(2) The board shall conduct a literature review of the existing models, data, and study findings related to the evaluation in subsection (1) of this section to ensure a duplication of efforts does not occur.
(1) Each biennium, the board shall develop recommendations for necessary steps to support workforce training required for clean energy technology occupations. The board shall consult with impacted postsecondary training partners, including higher education providers and apprenticeship programs, and consider the following parameters in the development of their analysis and recommendations, including identifying:
(a) Occupational training and skills already covered in existing training programs;
(b) New skills that can be integrated into existing training programs;
(c) Occupations and skillsets that require new training programs to be developed; and
(d) Resources needed to deliver training programs and support workers in the transition to clean energy technology.
(2) The board shall conduct a study of the feasibility of a transition to retirement program to preserve income, medical, and retirement benefits for workers close to retirement who face job loss or transition because of energy technology sector changes. The board may contract with an organization to complete the study.
Beginning November 1, 2023, and at least once every two years thereafter, the board shall report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature with recommendations on how the state can support worker and employer needs in response to changing workforce requirements for clean energy technology. The report must include the recommendations of the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established in section 4 of this act, the findings of the board's evaluation in section 5 of this act, and the board's training recommendations in section 6 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 43.330.310 (Comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative—Establishment) and 2014 c 112 s 117;
(2) RCW 50.12.320 (Labor market research—High-demand green industries—Middle or high-wage occupations) and 2009 c 536 s 11; and
(3) RCW 28C.18.170 (Green industry skill panels—Prioritization of workforce training programs) and 2009 c 536 s 8.
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Lip Sync Stories nominated for Rose d'Or
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Production Company De Mensen is nominated for a Rose d'Or with Lip Sync Stories. The program competes in the category 'Comedy' against three other programs: 'Cunk on Britain' from the UK, 'Grotesco's Seven Masterpieces' from Sweden, and 'Trixie Wonderland' from Germany.
In Lip Sync Stories famous Flemings tell about some of their remarkable anecdotes. These stories are then re-enacted by a cast of comedy actors. Ruth Beeckman, Sven De Ridder, Ben Segers and Stefaan Degand took the roles of protagonists upon themselves. Important detail: the actors themselves don't speak, but lip-sync the words the narrators say, which is why Lip Sync Stories is the international title of the format.
Dubbing it all on set wasn't easy. The actors went the extra mile to revive each and every story. All this hard work was clearly appreciated by the jury of the Rose d'Or.
Lip Sync Stories was broadcasted in the fall of 2017 on VTM. Currently, recording for the second season is under way. There is a lot of interest abroad as well. France, Germany, Finland, Australia, the UK and the US have already taken an option on the format. In the Netherlands a pilot has already been made.
The Rose d'Or is one of the most prestigious prizes for television. The award ceremony is on the 13th of September in Berlin.


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Carrie Underwood Sends Message Of Unity On 'Cry Pretty' Single, 'Love Wins'!
"Put a world that seems broken together again…"
The last time we heard from Carrie Marie Underwood, she was exposing her vulnerability and insecurities on "Cry Pretty," the lead single from her forthcoming sixth studio album, also titled Cry Pretty, which is due out September 14.
As the title suggests, Carrie's second offering, "Love Wins" is a reassuring, empowering ode to the power of unity— and perhaps her most politically-driven single yet. Yupp, "Love Wins" finds Carrie turning the focus on us — or really, the world, supplying some much-needed encouragement across a stadium-ready, very Country-pop soundscape.
"I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers/ And I, I believe we're made to be here for each other," Carrie cries. "And we'll never fall if we walk hand in hand/ Put a world that seems broken together again/ Yeah I, I believe in the end love wins…"
It may be projection, but the timing of "Love Wins" hardly feels accidental in a world of constant noise and conflict, which we've all become numb to at this point: it's a straight-up love letter to world to keep going.
Carrie isn't the most outspoken when it comes to her own politics, but in "Love Wins," the message without a doubt shines through – this time, in the music.
"We weren't trying to speak negatively about our world, because we live in an amazing world, but I feel like we get really caught up in surface things and I feel like in this world, we're quick to get angry at each other," Carrie explained in a statement about the song. "I personally think that we're all different for a reason. I feel like if you just sit down and talk to somebody who's not like you and keep it calm, we can all learn from each other."
Carrie Underwood's latest "Love Wins" is also available on Apple Music and Spotify now!
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Q: Oracle Query To Fetch Records Based On A Constraint I have a table in the below format:
ID    FieldA   LastUpdatedDate

1      1       7th Oct, 2014
2      2       7th Oct, 2014
3      3       7th Oct, 2014
4      1       8th Oct, 2014
5      2       8th Oct, 2014
6      1       8th Oct, 2014
7      2       9th Oct, 2014
8      4       9th Oct, 2014

I would want the result to be as shown below:
ID    FieldA   LastUpdatedDate
4      1        8th Oct, 2014
6      1        8th Oct, 2014
2      2        9th Oct, 2014
3      3        7th Oct, 2014
8      4        9th Oct, 2014

Please note that there can only be two entries having the same values in FieldA for a given date and I would want to
retrieve entries based on the lastupdateddate as shown in the example.
Could you please suggest a query that gives me results like this ?

A: If I understand correctly, for each different value of fieldA, you'd like to display only the records from the last LastUpdatedDate. The rank analytic function should do the trick:
SELECT ID, FieldA, LastUpdatedDate
FROM   (SELECT ID, FieldA, LastUpdatedDate,
               RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY ID, FieldA
                            ORDER BY LastUpdatedDate DESC) AS rk
        FROM   my_table)
WHERE  rk = 1

A: with lastD as  -- get the last update date for every FieldA
(
select FieldA, max(LastUpdateDate) as lastDate
from my_table
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Labour Youth: We support the struggle of the Greek people and youth
We Speak Different Languages But The Bullets, Which Aim At Us Are The Same
On Saturday December 6th, in Greece a 16-year-old youngster, Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed by the bullets of Greek police. After this event, with which people in Turkey are familiar a lot, Greek people took to the streets. The streets of Athens, in which myriads of people marched, rebounded with the demand of being heard of the killers and those behind them. The unions that are not indifferent to the murder of the police went on general strike.
Hundreds of thousands of students and education workers in secondary schools and universities made the decision of occupation of the schools, strike or boycott and rallied in the streets and protested the politics causing this homicide. On Monday the schools were closed. The Bar Association was occupied and turned into press center. Unions, mass organisations, parties, youth organisations were in the streets.
We, young people from Turkey, condemn the killer policeman who murdered brother Alexandros and those behind him! We support the Greek people calling those in charge of the murder to account by taking to the streets and its honored struggle.
With economic crisis capitalism runs through reactionism and tells the youth who demand "Work, Future and Freedom" either to obey or die". The forces in power exercise fascist methods in a flurry to lose their exploitation system and make laws to strengthen the authority of the police. That is why police shoot people not only in Athens but also in the other countries. Unfortunately Alexandros isn't the only person killed in this way.
In our country the situation is more hearth breaking. 12 year-old- Ugur Kaymaz who was shot by 13 bullets, Baran Dursun, who was shot in the back of the neck with the excuse he exceeded the speed limit, Ferhat Gercek, who paralysed after being shot because he sold a progressive magazine, Engin Ceber, who was killed by torturing just because he participated in a demonstration asking those who caused Ferhat Gercek to paralyse to be punished, and others were killed in the same way as Alexandros. We, Labour Youth, call in all young people to unite to expose all murders in our country to view.
And we know that reactionism won't win forever. The peoples who struggle for Equality, Democracy and Freedom will bring to book. The Greek People's and Greek Youth's struggle for democracy is an example for us. Now we call in young people of Turkey from all nationalities to unit and take action.
-Stop the laws strengthening the authority of police!
-Killers have to be judged!
-Long live international solidarity of the youth!
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Il gruppo ha cambiato spesso formazione prima di stabilizzarsi. Il fratello di Andrew, Brandon Jacobs, si è unito al gruppo assieme al batterista Bill Fore e il tastierista Drew Stavola. Il cantante fu l'oggetto di una ricerca durata a lungo. La soluzione venne notando Chris Clancy su Youtube; una volta contattato, gli venne proposto di unirsi alla formazione. Chris Clancy allora risiedeva in Inghilterra e postava dei video di demo alquanto ambiziosi (cover dei Queen, pezzi d'opera, ecc.). Il chitarrista Dan Bage è anch'egli originario del Regno Uito e si è unito ai Mutiny Whithin per ultimo.

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Nel 2011 terminano il contratto con la Roadrunner Records e Andrew Stavola, e più tardi anche Christopher Clancy, escono dal gruppo. Ma il 31 gennaio 2012, la band pubblica sui social network i due brani In My Veins e Falls To Pieces come anteprima di un second album in preparazione. Il 5 luglio, Chris Clancy annuncia sulla sua pagina personale di Facebook che canterà lui nell'album. Il frutto del lavoro del gruppo, Mutiny Within II: Synchronicity, vede la luce il 12 gennaio 2013 e viene proposto per il download in versione digitale.

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La canzone Born To Win è usata dal wrestler della WWE Evan Bourne per annunciare la sua entrata sul ring. Roadrunner Records ha lanciato una demo della canzone Awake nell'album di compilation Annual Assault (2009).

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A team comprising ourselves at Point and Sandwick Trust, six leading private sector companies and a public sector maritime asset company have been awarded funding by the Scottish Government to carry out a feasibility study into developing a hydrogen-powered ferry service to some of Scotland's remotest island communities.
Ultimately, the hydrogen for the ferry would be manufactured using local community-owned wind power and, if the project is successful, it would be the world's first sea-going hydrogen ferry.
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All of us at Point and Sandwick Trust — the organisation behind the award-winning Beinn Ghrideag wind farm, the largest community-owned wind farm in the UK — are delighted to be leading the project and grateful for the belief shown in the community energy sector by the Scottish Government.
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Project manager Calum MacDonald, Development Director for Point and Sandwick Trust and the former MP for the Western Isles, said: "We have a simple yet bold vision which is to harness the huge potential of community-owned wind power on the Scottish islands to power the lifeline ferry services by utilising the very latest in hydrogen energy technology.
"Turning that vision into reality will be a world-first and requires the very best expertise in both energy and shipping technology.
"That is why I am delighted that the Scottish Government has agreed to fund the initial feasibility study to map out the technical, commercial and regulatory challenges to overcome.
"We hope to produce this first report by the summer and if it indicates that vision is feasible and practical, we can then move onto the development phase with a view to having a ferry operational in the early 2020s.
"I am particularly pleased that the Scottish Government has shown such belief in and support for the community energy sector by asking us to lead the project and, likewise, I am very grateful to the fantastic team of companies that has come together to support the community vision and to help take it forward."
"The Point and Sandwick community broke the glass ceiling by building Britain's biggest community wind farm in 2015. We hope that our new project will reinforce the message that community enterprise can be as entrepreneurial and innovative as the conventional corporate sector and also that the private and community sectors can work well together on the right project."
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We've probably all found ourselves frustrated with certain investments that have tanked, and sold them at a loss. Of course, then we've kicked ourselves when we've seen those same investments rebound in short order. It's not a good practice to be emotional when investing; the most successful investors practice discipline, patience, and steadfastness over the course of many years.
Have you ever bought something out of jealousy?
One of your closest friends just bought a big house in a nice neighborhood. Another just bought a fancy car. It can seem like other people are making out better than you, but this is no excuse to spend irresponsibly. Keeping up with the joneses is a path to financial hardship if you spend simply because you feel left out or jealous.
Do you get excited about getting a tax return?
Have you ever sought a refund anticipation loan or payday loan?
Are you a habitual gambler?
Let's face it: Gambling can be exciting. It's a rush when you place a bet on some ponies and see your horse cross the finish line first. It's a thrill to see your ball land on your number. But gambling is ultimately an emotion-driven experience, and the excitement of winning can be addicting. Betting on a few hands of blackjack or the occasional football game won't kill you, but it's important to not let your emotions guide your betting habits. There's a long list of fine people who have ruined their financial lives through gambling.
Do you give a lot of money to children and other family members?
There's nothing wrong with being generous to those people who you care about most. But it's important to not let people take advantage of that generosity. Often, the decision to support a family member or friend is done not out of basic selflessness, but a feeling of obligation or guilt. It's important to not let your feeling of obligation to others outweigh your obligation to yourself.
Have you lost a job due to your temper?
Jobs can be frustrating. But if you've ever flown off the handle at work, you may be threatening your income and job security. While it's true that hiring managers look for workers with specific skill sets, they also want to make sure employees are able to get along with their colleagues. Workers who don't interact well with their peers, or respond poorly to criticism, often don't last long.


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University of California Extends Open Access Policy To All Scholarly Articles Written by University Employees
Filed by Gary Price on October 27, 2015
From the University of California:
Today [October 26, 2015] the University of California expands the reach of its research publications by issuing a Presidential Open Access Policy, allowing future scholarly articles authored by all UC employees to be freely shared with readers worldwide. Building on UC's previously-adopted Academic Senate open access (OA) policies, this new policy enables the university system and associated national labs to provide unprecedented access to scholarly research authored by clinical faculty, lecturers, staff researchers, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students and librarians – just to name a few. Comprising ten campuses, five medical centers, and nearly 200,000 employees, the UC system is responsible for over 2% of the world's total research publications. UC's collective OA policies now cover more authors than any other institutional OA policy to date.
The Presidential OA Policy represents the culmination of significant effort among UC faculty and staff to support increased access to their research publications, from the adoption of the first UC senate OA policy (UCSF) in 2012, to the establishment of the more comprehensive UC-wide Academic Senate policy in 2013. "Until now, tenure-track faculty have had the privilege of passing such policies to govern themselves, but at most universities, such faculty are a fraction of the people who do research and publish articles," explains Christopher Kelty, professor of Information Studies and Anthropology at UCLA and chair of the Presidential Open Access Policy Task Force. "Extending the same rights to those who aren't part of a faculty governance system is an important and difficult step–I'm thrilled we have accomplished it."
UC's OA policies enable UC authors to grant rights to the university prior to any contractual arrangement with publishers. Authors can then rely on those rights to make their research widely and publicly available via eScholarship (UC's open access repository), in tandem with their publication in scholarly journals. These rights also enable authors to reuse their articles for various purposes or to modify them for future publications. Previously, publishers had sole control of the distribution of these articles.
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State Sen. John A. Pica Jr., who has represented Northeast Baltimore in the Maryland General Assembly since 1979, is expected to announce next week that he will resign his Senate seat Jan. 1, according to sources familiar with his decision.
Pica, 44, the Senate deputy majority leader who also heads the city's delegation to the upper chamber, would not confirm the reports yesterday -- but would not deny them either.
"I'll have an announcement Monday, and if I [resign] then, I'll do it with my family by my side," he said. "If such a thing were to occur, my colleagues would expect me to tell them first."
While Pica has quietly told some legislators and others that he is leaving the Senate, he is expected tell most of his fellow senators Monday, at a leadership meeting in Annapolis scheduled to discuss the next session of the legislature.
Later Monday, he is expected to call a news conference in Baltimore -- probably at his home in Homeland -- to formally announce the resignation.
Although news of his leaving is expected to surprise many, some Senate colleagues and others say that since his re-election in 1994, Pica has increasingly complained about the rigors of the schedule and the pressures on his family.
At his announcement, he is expected to say that he wants to devote more time to his career as a lawyer in the law firm of Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos and to spend more time with his family, sources said.
Sources also said he has talked with Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke about being a contractually paid lobbyist to represent the city in Annapolis, though it was unclear yesterday whether a deal has ** been struck.
Asked about that, Pica said, "The city's been my main priority as a senator, and if there's any way to help Baltimore, I'm going to find a way to do it."
Asked if he had talked to Schmoke about such a job, he said, "I did discuss helping the city this session with the mayor." He declined to comment further.
Former members of the General Assembly are prohibited from being lobbyists for one legislative session after their departures, under a law passed in 1995. They are permitted, however, to lobby on behalf of government entities without the so-called "cooling-off" period.
Three members of the House of Delegates from Northeast Baltimore's 43rd District may be interested in stepping up to the Senate -- Del. Gerald J. Curran, Del. Ann Marie Doory and Del. Kenneth C. Montague Jr.
But sources said 3rd District City Councilwoman Joan Carter Conway has the inside track.
Conway, who was elected to the council last year, ran unsuccessfully for the House of Delegates on Pica's ticket in 1994 and is said to be close to the senator. She ran fourth that year behind the three incumbents.
Pica controls at least three of the five votes on the 43rd District's Democratic State Central Committee, which will recommend his replacement to Gov. Parris N. Glendening.
In the case of legislative vacancies, the governor technically appoints the new member.
If Conway makes the move to Annapolis, political insiders said at least two members of the central committee probably would be interested in her council seat -- Rita R. Church, a community activist from the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello area, and Sylvia Williams, an activist from Northwood.
The decision on a successor to Conway, however, would be up to the City Council.
Pica, an influential member of the Senate who sits on the Finance Committee, is the Senate chairman of the Joint Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review Committee.
He was elected to the House of Delegates in 1978 and served one term before running for the Senate in 1982, succeeding J. Joseph Curran Jr., now Maryland's attorney general.


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De Protos is een elektrisch treinstel van de Duitse firma Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau (FTD). De elektrische installatie werd door Kiepe in Düsseldorf gebouwd.

Algemeen
De trein is gebouwd volgens een modulair concept. De treinen hebben een verlaagde vloer waardoor een gelijkvloerse instap aanwezig is. Deze vloerhoogte is 810 millimeter hoog. Het eerste treinstel (prototype) verliet in september 2006 de fabriek en werd gepresenteerd op de Duitse beurs InnoTrans 2006. Farhrzeugtechnik Dessau heeft slechts vijf exemplaren van de Protos verkocht. De productie van de Protos-treinstellen is in 2008 buiten de overname van deze fabriek door de Roemeense Compania de Transport Feroviar Bucuresti S.A. (CTF) gehouden. Daardoor is Connexxion de enige afnemer van de Protos.

Protos in Nederland

Valleilijn
Connexxion heeft, na geslaagde proefritten met het prototype FTD01, als eerste en als enige vijf Protos-treinstellen besteld voor de Valleilijn tussen Amersfoort en Ede-Wageningen. Vanaf 23 september 2007 werden ze onder de nummers 5031-5035 ingezet in de reizigersdienst. Connexxion heeft als eerste vervoerbedrijf in Nederland een voertuig voorzien van een aparte ruimte voor jongeren, genaamd Dance Vallei. Een stiltezone is ook aanwezig, deze fungeert tevens als een afdeling eerste klas. Een wc is niet aanwezig in dit treinstel.

Volgens de planning zou het prototype FTD01 in 2008 worden omgebouwd als zesde treinstel voor de Valleilijn, waarmee Connexxion over voldoende materieel zou kunnen beschikken om de pendeltrein tussen Amersfoort en Barneveld Noord door te trekken naar Barneveld Centrum. Door perikelen rond het faillissement van Fahrzeugtechnik kon het stel pas in 2010 in eigendom naar Connexxion overgaan. In augustus 2010 vertrok het alsnog naar Dessau, waar CTF een ingrijpende verbouwing zou uitvoeren. Hierbij zouden de draaistellen worden omgedraaid om de asindeling Bo'2'+2'Bo', die slechte rijeigenschappen opleverde, te veranderen in 2'Bo'+Bo'2' conform de 5031-5035. De indienststelling van het prototype, dat treinstelnummer 5036 zou krijgen, was gepland in september 2011. Omdat de FTD01 nooit is gekomen, heeft Connexxion eind 2011 de overeenkomst met CTF verbroken. Uiteindelijk is dit treinstel door Connexxion deels leeggehaald en vervolgens teruggestuurd naar Duitsland, waar deze gesloopt werd.

Toen Connexxion omstreeks 2016 drie extra treinstellen nodig had, werd aangekondigd dat die toch weer van het type Protos zouden zijn, maar vanwege het opnieuw failliet gaan van FTD ging dit niet door.

De treinstellen van de Valleilijn worden in eigen beheer technisch onderhouden in Amersfoort.

Inzet
De treinstellen worden in 2023 ingezet op de volgende treinseries:

Baknummers (UIC), afleveringsdata en indienststellingen

Interieur

Externe link
Indeling

Nederlands treinstel
Treinstel van Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau


Here's Part Two of the report by our colleagues at Dow Jones Banking Intelligence, investigating the potential for tie-ups between drug makers and nutrition specialists. To read the full article you need to subscribe to the service. But here's a taster.
Sanofi and Coca-Cola have remained fairly tight-lipped about their partnership, which The Wall Street Journal reported would be a 50-50 venture offering beverages under the brand Beautific Oenobiol to embellish skin, lose weight, improve vitality, and strengthen hair and nails. Note that Sanofi acquired aesthetic vitamin maker Laboratoire Oenobiol S.A.S for undisclosed terms in 2009; the target had revenues of €58 million (US$74 million) the prior year.
The moral indignation of Sanofi's critics notwithstanding, there is strategic logic in such partnerships.
Pharmaceutical companies face well-publicized growth constraints, both from lower research and development productivity and from the expiration of patent protection on major products. Growth constraints of consumer goods companies, on the other hand, include lower spending in developed countries and fierce competition in emerging markets. By pooling their respective strengths, they may go some way to solving their mutual growth problem.
Consumer companies can bring distribution capabilities and marketing prowess. They understand consumer behavior, and know how to build confidence and familiarity among consumers. Pharma companies for their part understand drug discovery, regulatory affairs and manufacturing systems.
Sanofi certainly was not the first Big Pharma company to enter the health drink space. The U.K.'s GlaxoSmithKline, is the long-standing owner of the Lucozade functional sports and energy drinks brand, which began life as a drink for convalescents in Irish hospitals. And Japanese pharma giant Otsuka Holdings claims the leading share in Asia Pacific's sports and energy drinks market, with brands such as Pocari Sweat and Oronamin.
Glaxo and Otsuka should explore partnerships similar to that of the Sanofi-Coke deal, but focused on the U.S. market.
Recently reported to be kicking the tires of energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corp., Coca-Cola would be a logical candidate for either. But Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., with year-on-year revenue growth of only 2%, might need the upside even more, and its near-exclusive focus on the U.S. and Latin America could provide a more focused partnership opportunity.


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Haryana: Body of Dalit girl with 19 injuries found in Jind, medical exam reveals gang-rape
The girl had been missing from Kurukshetra city since January 9.
Jan 15, 2018 · 09:30 am
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The body of a 15-year-old Dalit girl was found near a canal in Haryana's Jind district on January 12, and a medical examination revealed that she was raped by several individuals, The Indian Express reported on Monday. The girl had been missing from Kurukshetra city since January 9.
Her body was taken to Rohtak's Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences for an autopsy. "It does not seem to be the case of rape by one person," Dr SK Dhattarwal, head of forensic medicine at PGIMS told The Indian Express. "She was probably sexually assaulted by more than two persons. They might have tried to thrust some object in her vagina also. Her liver was found ruptured". Dhattarwal said there were at least 19 injuries on the girl's body.
"There was only a torn shirt on her body. The injuries were all around the body, on the face, neck, lips and chest," Dhattarwal added. "It appears that the victim had struggled a lot to escape from the sexual assault".
Dhattarwal also said that the girl had probably been killed two or three days before her body was found. "It also appears that she was drowned after the assault. We have sought a report of the scene of crime before giving our final report on her cause of death," he added.
The girl's father had lodged a police complaint on January 10 about her disappearance.
Jind Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar said police officials suspected that a boy from the girl's village had committed the murder. Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Abhishek Garg told The Times of India that the police had formed a Special Investigation Team and four other squads to find the accused.
The teenager's family in Kurukshetra initially refused to accept her body for cremation. They demanded that the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, a government job for a family member, Rs 50 lakh from the Nirbhaya Fund and two arms licences. After Haryana minister KK Bedi assured the family of a time-bound inquiry, they took the body to perform the last rites.
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Bengaluru: 68-year old priest arrested for allegedly raping minor girl inside temple premises


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Dairyland's Network of Solar Arrays to Expand Further
by jboullion | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Anticipating the completion of a dozen solar projects in Wisconsin, La Crosse-based Dairyland Power Cooperative signed contracts this month to add three more arrays to its generation
portfolio. With these three arrays Dairyland now has more 20 MW of solar
generation under contract, almost all of it located in the Badger State
(see table below). These arrays will produce emission-free power for
Dairyland's 25 member distribution cooperatives and 17 municipal
utilities.
Chicago-based SoCore Energy will build and
own the three new arrays. Two of the three arrays will be located in Wisconsin, and the third will go up in northeast Iowa. SoCore is also the developer of 11 of the initial 12 arrays announced by Dairyland in February.
All 15 arrays are located in the service territories of Dairyland's member distribution cooperatives. In conjunction with Dairyland's utility-scale arrays, many of the host cooperatives are adding their own panels to these installations, to serve customers who subscribe to their shared solar programs.
The environmental benefits from these arrays will go beyond clean energy. Every project site will be revegetated with native plants to create bee and butterfly habitat. When revegetation is complete, SoCore will seek certification of its projects as "pollinator gardens."
One of the projects under construction, St. Croix Electric Cooperative's Sunflower II array in Roberts, provided the backdrop for a solar media day on Monday, November 14th. RENEW's Michael Vickerman took part in the open house, providing RENEW's perspective on the rapid growth of solar generation throughout Wisconsin. The Sunflower II project is about 30 miles east of St. Paul, Minn., and 55 miles west of Eau Claire, Wis.
Of the 45-50 MW of Wisconsin-based solar generating capacity likely to be operational by April 2017, Dairyland's projects will account for nearly 40% of that total. As of today, the only multimegawatt array producing power under contract to a Wisconsin electric provider is the 2.25 MW installation in Rock County owned by Hanwha Q CELLS USA, which supplies electricity to Wisconsin Power & Light.
For more information on Dairyland's newest solar projects, see: http://www.dairylandpower.com/dcontent/article/DPCannouncesadditionalsolarcontracts.pdf
As a reminder, Barbara Nick, CEO of Dairyland Power Cooperative, will speak at our 2017 Energy Policy Summit, Clean Energy Goes Mainstream, on January 19, 2017. Learn more and register today!
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In $53 million deal, San Diego firm buys Marina Village Apartments in Sparks
Built in 2005, the Marina Village Apartments property is located at 350 Harbour Cove Drive next to the Sparks Marina Park.
SPARKS, Nev. — A San Diego-based real estate investment firm recently purchased the 240-unit Marina Village Apartments complex in Sparks.
According to public records, MG Properties Group acquired the complex on Nov. 26 for $53,750,000 from Sunroad Enterprises, a real estate firm also based in San Diego.
Financing for the acquisition was provided by Fannie Mae and arranged by Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE.
"This acquisition leverages our existing management platform, creating operational efficiencies and allowing us to scale our portfolio in this robustly growing market," Mark Gleiberman, MG Properties Group's CEO, said in a Dec. 10 press release announcing the purchase.
It features a mix of 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units, ranging in size from 739 square feet to 1,256 square feet. According to the Marina Village Apartments website, rental rates range from $1,213 to $1,299 (1-bed), $1,626 (2-bed) and $1,695 to $1,899 (3-bed).
The property also includes a 24-hour fitness center, high-end business center, resort-style swimming pool and year-round spa.
According to the Dec. 10 press release, MG Properties Group plans to invest capital "to strategically upgrade the community's common areas and unit interiors."
According to public records, Nevada-based Marina Village Apartments LLC sold the newly built complex in 2006 to Delaware-based MVA 240 LLC for $35 million.
Sunroad Enterprises eventually purchased the property in September 2018 for $51,120,000.


The A.N.Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology was founded in 1965 by Professor Andrey N. Belozersky, Vice-President of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Plant Biochemistry of the Biology faculty (MSU). Academician A.N.Belozersky, the first Director of the Institute, died on December 30, 1972. Since that time the position was occupied by Academician Vladimir P. Skulachev. The scientific work of the Institute is directed by its Academic Council elected by researchers. Besides 17 research departments covering all major branches of modern physico-chemical biology, the Institute includes 6 service departments, where the most expensive equipment is localized. The total number of scientists and technicians is now about 230 and 100, respectively.
description of the tissue and age specificity of DNA methylation in animals and plants.
60 scientists of the Institute are recipients of various State and International Awards for their research achievements.
From the first day of its foundation, the Institute has become an important educational MSU centre. It has close relations with the Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics witch was founded by director of the Institute Vladimir P. Skulachev. PCB Institute also collaborates with 4 departments of the Biology Faculty, with 2 departments of the Chemistry faculty and with 2 departments of the Physics Faculty. Members of the Institute staff deliver lectures and carry out practical training for students of these faculties. Every year about 200 postgraduates and undergraduate students work on their graduation theses study in the Institute.
The Institute maintains widespread international relations. The scientists cooperate with their colleagues from Europe, USA, Canada and Japan. In 1989 the Institute was included into the Network of UNESCO Basic Institutes working in the field of physico-chemical biology.


Ruben Demasure of the 2016 Berlinale Talent Press reviews the Midi Z's documentary CITY OF JADE.
Midi Z's documentary CITY OF JADE.
"I've been picturing this place in my mind for years," begins Burma-born and Taiwan-based filmmaker Midi Z in his documentary CITY OF JADE (FEI CUI ZHI CHENG, Taiwan/Myanmar). He's talking about the jade mines in Myanmar's war-torn Kachin state on the border with China. Because of the conflict, companies left the site to illegal treasure hunters, the filmmaker's missing brother being one of them. He had been released for opium abuse, the family last heard. In the film, the director finds his sibling who left sixteen years ago on his gemstone exploits. Midi Z's mission mirrors Robert De Niro's attempt in THE DEER HUNTER (1979) to save a close one from drug-infused risk-taking in a Hanoi hellhole and bring him back home.
The director's quest to gain a picture of his brother and these mythical mines has taken different iterations. For his documentary debut JADE MINERS (2015) he wasn't allowed to travel to the region himself and so he made a compilation of footage that locals shot for him. At this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam, he presented the project in an installation, MY FOLKS IN JADE CITY (2016). Right at the beginning of the CITY OF JADE shoot, the director's camera equipment was confiscated by the Burmese army. Therefore, all the footage was shot in secret with consumer cameras.
The technical restrictions result in an arresting aesthetic with the mountain landscape drenched in a digitally noisy, saturated color palette. Matte-like gold and orange hues haunt the hills and contrast with the stark blue tarps on top of the miners' shacks. It brings to mind Richard Mosse's Venice Biennale installation, THE ENCLAVE (2013), in which the use of infrared stock turned his war imagery pink. Here, the colors cast the environment as an expressionist, surreal and psychedelic impression of his brother's mental landscape. Just like the miners manically turn over a stone to check it for cracks from all sides, the brother doesn't expose his core that easily.


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