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AUDIO INTERVIEW & ARTICLE: IRS Whistleblower Speaks to AFP
April 18, 2016 AFP Archive 0
Richard M. Schickel, who worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 33 years, has written a tell-all book that's sure to keep you entertained and educated.
Dave Gahary had the opportunity to sit down with Richard to discuss his experiences in the IRS as explained through his book, IRS Whistleblower: My 33 years as an IRS Insider will show you the secrets of how to engage the IRS and win, in this informative interview (26:46).
Softcover, 328 pages
IRS Whistleblower Confesses
• 33-year Internal Revenue Service employee confirms agency is out of control
• Richard M. Schickel pens tell-all book about government's most hated agency
By Dave Gahary
A new book released by a former employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirms what many AMERICAN FREE PRESS readers have suspected for decades: the revenue collecting arm of the United States Department of the Treasury is a rogue agency whose range is only limited by the amount of power each employee cannot grab. In fact, the IRS's culture is one that rewards aggressive collection of taxes, and encourages violating the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Richard M. Schickel was not just a life-long IRS revenue collector, but a highly regarded, and awarded, one as well. Not only did he receive 65 performance awards, a record, including the Albert Gallatin Award, Treasury's highest honorary career service award, but he received a letter from President Ronald Reagan for saving the life of a nine-year-old girl in a burning house, while in the field (a fascinating story detailed in the book).
He also wrote a book called Asset Recovery Guide for the IRS, which is still in use, and was a whistleblower punished by IRS for reporting cases of inequality in the application of the tax laws, including abuse techniques used to single out and punish taxpayers.
His new book, IRS Whistleblower: My 33 Years as an IRS Insider Will Show You the Secrets of How to Engage the IRS and Win, details his 33 years at IRS, revealing warts-and-all, as well as a how-to-guide to interacting with the hated agency.
AFP caught up with Schickel and conducted a 30-minute exclusive interview with the former revenue henchman, who started off by explaining what he did for the IRS.
"I was a senior revenue officer," he began, "which means I was the guy who would take your bank account, take your wages, seize your house, your car, your business, whatever it was, in an effort to collect taxes."
Schickel worked 22 years in Chicago and 11 in Tucson, retiring in December 2013.
AFP asked Schickel the motivation for the book.
"I've always thought that the tax code should be enforced the same way in New York and Chicago and Philadelphia and Los Angeles and even here in Tucson Arizona," he explained, "and I was just shocked with the discrimination I saw."
The uneven application of the tax laws wasn't the only reason he wrote the book, however.
"The biggest reason was I was outraged that the IRS pays out $50 billion every year in false refunds," he said. "Why are we allowing this agency that has such power and control over us to do this? I thought this was something that people need to learn about."
The central themes of the book are power, fear and abuse.
"Part of the book is my memoirs," he explained, "and part of it is about how the IRS abuses people and how I abused people with my official powers, and how the taxpaying community abuses the IRS, by filing fraudulent refunds."
"So," he continued, "part of the book makes me want to go down to Belize, which doesn't have an extradition treaty with the United States, and file tax returns. Because the IRS will send you checks."
The book details how the one constant with all IRS employees is fear, an everyday fear of doing something wrong.
"I remember one case where I went out and collected from a prominent person who was in the newspaper at least once a week," he said. "I knocked on the door of his house, and I left a letter with his housekeeper. He owed $1 million, and the next day, there was a certified check sitting in my office for $1 million."
An amazing accomplishment you might think, but not in the IRS.
"I felt pretty good about myself that day," Richard explained, "so I went into the manager's office and said, 'Wow. Look, it cost very little money. I drove up and knocked on the door, and I got a check; the case is closed.' And the manager gave me a negative recommendation because I hadn't filed a notice of federal tax lien within so many days of receiving the case."
Schickel explained how this type of reaction to a job well done filters down to the rest of the workforce.
"Other employees see that and it makes them reluctant to go and show off anything good that they were doing," he said. "So it's kind of like hunker down, stay hunkered down, be productive, and always get to the next case. You're not doing enough."
He also explained why the job was so difficult.
"This kind of work was mentally and emotionally exhausting," he said. "I wasn't just a tax collector, because you get involved in people's lives. I was a marriage counselor, a social worker, a financial advisor, because I had to go in and find out what went wrong in people's lives that they owed these taxes."
One of the examples Richard gives in his book of how the IRS treats taxpayers differently is explained on page 39:
Tithing to a church is not allowed except in Utah with its prominent Latter Day Saints population where it is allowed. This is not written down anywhere; is just standard practice. There are many examples of local management making up their own rules as they go along
AFP asked why someone should spend $20 to buy this book.
"The biggest part of IRS is about fear," he explained, "and I teach in the book how to talk to the IRS and how to take away the power they have over you by getting yourself together before you go and talk to them. This book explains the rights that you have; you need to know the secrets of the IRS, and part of it is procedural."
He continued: "When you take away the fear, you give people hope, and that was the idea of the book."
For those who owe taxes, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
"Even if you do owe taxes," Richard explained, "the IRS only has 10 years to collect."
Dave Gahary, a former submariner in the U.S. Navy, is the host of AFP's 'Underground Interview' series. He prevailed in a suit brought by the New York Stock Exchange in an attempt to silence him.
Be sure to check out all of AFP's free audio interviews. You'll find them on the HOME PAGE, ARCHIVES & AUDIO section.


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NextCure Provides Updates on NC318 Clinical Program
BELTSVILLE, Md., Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --NextCure, Inc. . (Nasdaq: NXTC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases, today provided an update on the clinical trial program for NC318, its first-in-class immunomedicine against Siglec15 (S15), a novel immunomodulatory target.
"As we continue to review and analyze the available clinical and laboratory data on the NC318 program, including recently generated biomarker data, we are working to modify the clinical program to enable us to select S15-positive patients for enrollment in ongoing and future trials," said Michael Richman, NextCure's president and chief executive officer. "We remain encouraged regarding the potential of NC318 as a novel oncology treatment, given the evidence of clinical activity seen to date and recent biomarker data that continue to indicate NC318's ability to modulate immune activity. We anticipate providing additional detail in early 2021 on the next steps for the program after a new chief medical officer is on board and has had sufficient time to review the program."
Key Updates to NC318 Clinical Program
The two objective responder patients in the Phase 1 portion of the company's ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial of NC318 are continuing to receive drug and remain on study at over 104 weeks and over 78 weeks.
The company is continuing to enroll head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and triple-negative breast cancer patients. As previously announced, a confirmed partial response (PR) has been observed in the HNSCC cohort, which supports advancing into the stage 2 portion of the Simon 2-stage trial. The patient remains on study at over 32 weeks.
NC318 continues to be well-tolerated, with treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) primarily grades 1-2. The only observed grade 3-4 TRAE was an infusion reaction in one patient.
In the Phase 2 portion of the company's current trial, patients were selected based on tumors with a PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) of less than 50%. S15 expression was analyzed retrospectively in all pretreatment biopsies successfully obtained from Phase 2 patients. Of the evaluable biopsies collected, 13% of the patients enrolled had S15-positive tumors under that criterion. Overall, the selection criterion did not result in enough S15-positive patients.
The ongoing Phase 2 trial is being modified for S15 selection and the company expects to begin pre-selecting patients for enrollment based on S15 expression in the first quarter of 2021 in order to assess response rates in patients selected for S15 positivity.
Biomarker analysis demonstrated an increase in peripheral immune modulation markers.
Scientific evidence supports a combination with anti-PD-1 therapy and the company is planning to study that combination in NSCLC patients. At this time, the company no longer plans to initiate a study of NC318 in combination with chemotherapy.
About NC318
NC318 is a first-in-class immunomedicine against S15, a novel immunomodulatory target found on highly immunosuppressive cells called M2 macrophages in the tumor microenvironment and on certain tumor types. For example, tumor types expressing S15 include non-small cell lung cancer and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, where clinical investigators have reported responses, and ovarian and triple-negative breast cancers. In preclinical research, it was observed that S15 promoted the survival and differentiation of suppressive myeloid cells and negatively regulated T cell function, allowing cancer to avoid immune destruction. In preclinical studies, NC318 blocked the negative effects of S15. NextCure believes NC318 has the potential to treat multiple cancer types.
About NextCure, Inc.
NextCure is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering and developing novel, first-in-class immunomedicines to treat cancer and other immune-related diseases. Through our proprietary FIND-IO™ platform, we study various immune cells to discover and understand targets and structural components of immune cells and their functional impact in order to develop immunomedicines. Our initial focus is to bring hope and new treatments to patients who do not respond to current cancer therapies, patients whose cancer progresses despite treatment and patients with cancer types not adequately addressed by available therapies. www.nextcure.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, assumptions and other information available to NextCure as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding NextCure's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "potential," "expects," "believes," "intends," "hope," "towards," "forward," "later" and similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements in this press release include, among others, statements about the progress and evaluation and expected timing of results of NextCure's ongoing clinical trial of NC318, expectations regarding the potential benefits, activity, effectiveness and safety of NC318, the evaluation of biomarkers, future clinical trials of NC318, the hiring and onboarding of a new chief medical officer and NextCure's plans, objectives and intentions with respect to the discovery and development of immunomedicines. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on NextCure's business, including NextCure's clinical trials, third parties on which NextCure relies and NextCure's operations; positive results in preclinical studies or early-stage clinical trials may not be predictive of the results of later clinical trials; NextCure's limited operating history and no products approved for commercial sale; NextCure's history of significant losses; NextCure's need to obtain additional financing; risks related to clinical development, marketing approval and commercialization; and dependence on key personnel. More detailed information on these and additional factors that could affect NextCure's actual results are described in NextCure's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including NextCure's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Q. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and NextCure assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, even if expectations change.
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The CS:GO world is concerned about a conflict of interest as two Evil Geniuses rosters are attending Fragadelphia
Published by Jessica Henderson at Mon, 05 Sep 2022 at 23:25:17 | Category: Games
Evil Geniuses has announced that it will send multiple Counter-Strike rosters to Fragadelphia 17 in the United States. In a tweet on September 5, the EGs team manager shared that the former Party Astronauts and Carpe Diem teams will participate in the $100,000 tournament, both representing the NA organization.
The tweet caused a stir on Twitter, with many CS:GO followers highlighting the possibility for this Evil Geniuses situation to arise.
There is nothing against anyone from the Davenport University/EG roster, but how can 2-3 teams compete in ONE event even be allowed? 1. If they face each other, there is a conflict of interest2, and if they all place high, they have the possibility to take 60% of prize winnings, according to the explanation. https://t.co/omgEawkHkm
Daniel sprayxdCS Kogan (coach for ATK) joined the chorus shortly afterwards, highlighting that the organization would win $60,000 if both teams made it through the tournament, and that if Carpe Diem and Party Astronauts faced each other, it would be a conflict of interest.
Muenster, the head coach of Evil Geniuses, replied to the tweet, defending the tournament organizers' decision to allow two teams to participate.
The head coach of the EGs assured fans that there would be absolutely no foul play between the teams.
A spokesman for the University of Michigan said the teams and officials had a lot of conversations.
Frag is one of those rare occasions that we all want to participate in. It was discussed SOLELY with the TO so what should be put out there to protest about? I can assure you and anyone else upset over this that there is absolutely zero chance of foul play. We are all here to have a great time and win.
Kogan retaliates against muenster, arguing that the conflict of interest was still there and pointing out that (the tournament officials) still consider it appropriate to allow that.
Michael Swisher Schmid, a professional Counter-Strike player for ATK, put his foot down and said he completely disagreed with the decision.
Although muensters' words may be true, historically speaking, this type of incident is certainly not uncommon in the Counter-Strike scene.
For the last couple of years, discussions have erupted on whether or not allowing academy teams to participate in tournaments involving non-academy teams of the same organization is competitive.
Prior to this, ESL prohibited academy Counter-Strike teams from participating in tournaments alongside their non-academy counterparts.
The former Brazilian SK team sparked controversy when they participated in a tournament with another Brazilian team, NTC, which sparked a stir in the community. Both teams were permitted to participate, although the academy team rule was used in their decision-making process.
The two North American Evil Geniuses squads are significantly more experienced as far as the calibre of teams that will be present during the event.
Officials from Fragadelphia haven't altered their stance on the issue as of the publication.
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Home Entertainment Aca-Awesome Pitch Perfect 2 Trailer Is Out!
Let me just say that Fat Amy makes this entire movie aca-awesome.
And here is their aca-hilarious teaser poster.
Even though there are many huge sequels that are coming out in 2015, including Star Wars VII, The Terminator 3, The Avengers but Pitch Perfect 2, which is coming to theaters on May 15th, is still up there on my must-see list. I seriously can't handle the wait….


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내장된 진단시스템은 타겟, 디버깅 프로브, USB Link 상태를 보여줌.
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GDB-Server-MIPS는 GNU GDB debugger와 함께 사용되는 Ashling hardware emulators의 GNU GDB Server 입니다. 또한, Insight, Eclipse CDT 그리고 MontaVista Devrocket Debugger를 지원하며, GNU GDB 는 프로그램 실행의 시작/종료, 브레이크포인트 및 console interface를 통한 메모리 읽기/쓰기 액세스를 포함하는 풀 실시간 컨트롤을 지원합니다. Windows 또는 Linux (x86 based) host 환경에서 운영됩니다.
PathFinder for MIPS Source Debugger software for Windows hosts; supports all popular MIPS compilers.
GDB-Server for GNU GDB MIPS. Connects GNU GDB open-source debugger (Windows and Linux hosts) to Opella-XD Debug Probe.


After a long lived battle with Leukemia, Professor Tom Fischer, a loved member of the photography department passed away on Tuesday.
Professor Fischer began teaching at SCAD in 1990 in the photography department before eventually becoming the chair of the department in 1996. According to numerous faculty members, Fischer perfectly embodied what it meant to be an artist and a successful teacher.
In 1998, Fischer became the Dean of School of Media Art and continued to excel until eventually he was awarded professor emeritus in 2016. Fischer presented more than 70 exhibitions in his lifetime, his work appreciated all over the country and highly regarded within the SCAD community. "Paradise|Paradox" was a photo book published by Fischer where he described his search for paradise in his life and where he typically found the opposite.
Fischer's love for teaching and and his ability to bring out the best in everyone is apparent in the words of students and faculty. He was described as making every student feel like his number one priority.
Fischer will be carried on beyond the classroom and with whoever had the pleasure of coming into contact with him. His legacy will never be lost.


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No matter the source of the funding, all MS research is reviewed by the National MS Society peer review process which selects the most meritorious projects for funding.
Dr. Ludovic D'Auria, a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is an expert researcher in the field of lipids. Dr. D'Auria has conducted much research on the interaction of lipids in the membrane and is interested in their role both beneficial and consequential in neuroscience. He is currently working on his three-year project granted by funds from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Dr. Alexander Aruin, Professor of Physical Therapy, Bioengineering, and the Director of the Knecht Movement Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Rush University, Chicago. Rehabilitation research training to enhance functional performance in MS/ Anticipatory postural control in individuals with multiple sclerosis.
Dr. Bo Fernhall, dean of the Department of the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and professor of kinesiology and nutrition, recently discussed his National MS Society grant-funded research project "Exercise, Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Walking Mobility in Multiple Sclerosis."
Deyu Fang, Ph.D. (Northwestern University), studying a new target to reduce disease development and allow natural repair systems to work in MS
Douglas Feinstein, Ph.D. (University of Illinois - Chicago), investigating a possible new therapy to slow nerve damage and enhance nerve growth and myelin repair, to help restore function in people MS
Robert Motl, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), expanding a clinical trial testing the ability of exercise to improve function in people with advanced MS and developing ways to evaluate fitness in people with advanced disability from MS
Brian Popko, Ph.D. (University of Chicago), aiming to develop new drugs to improve walking in people with MS and for use in imaging studies
Ian Rice, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), focusing on promoting physical activity in people with MS who use powered wheelchairs by adding the use of manual wheelchairs
Jacob Sosnoff, Ph.D. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), testing strategies to reduce falling in people with MS
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is warning people of a 'scam' e-mail that suggests that the recipient has cancer. The e-mail has the header 'important blood analysis result' and tells the recipient that NICE has been sent a sample of their blood for further research. The e-mail gives instructions to download and print out 'test results' from an attachment which is likely to contain malware. If you receive one of these e-mails please delete it and don't open the attachment. Please also report the circumstances to Action Fraud at www.actionfraud.police.uk or 0300 123 2040. This is one of a number of 'scam' e-mails in circulation. If you have any doubt whatsoever that an e-mail may not be genuine please make a note of the details then delete it.


Buffalo and Rochester's bid for Amazon's HQ2 has been made public for the first time, revealing they had dangled major local tax breaks.
ALBANY - More than $700 million of local tax breaks wasn't enough to persuade Amazon to transform Rochester's downtown corridor by locating its second headquarters in some of the city's most iconic buildings.
Buffalo and Rochester's joint bid for Amazon's $5 billion HQ2 project shows the lengths the cities were willing to go to try to lure the company to western New York, offering up buildings that dominate the cities' skylines and pairing them with local incentives worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The 208-page bid, which was ultimately rejected by Amazon, was obtained this week by USA TODAY Network's Albany Bureau under the state Freedom of Information Law.
Rochester officials envisioned Amazon taking over space in Xerox Tower, Kodak Tower Commons and Legacy Tower, the former Bausch + Lomb headquarters.
The County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency offered incentives worth more than $700 million, including a 20-year property-tax break.
Buffalo's proposal centered on the city's tallest building — One Seneca Tower — and included more than $500 million in local tax breaks.
The offers were on top of any tax breaks and incentives offered by the state, which have not yet been revealed publicly.
In a letter introducing Rochester's proposal, Mayor Lovely Warren said Amazon could transform the city "just as Kodak transformed Rochester" at the beginning of the 20th century.
"We are a resilient city that has faced many challenges, but we are stronger for the challenges we have faced, and we are excited by the prospect of Amazon playing a lead role in this transformation," Warren wrote.
Amazon first began seeking bids for its HQ2 project in September, pledging to bring 50,000 jobs to whichever city ultimately won out.
The company's request for proposals ultimately drew 238 bids from across North America, including four within New York state: Buffalo-Rochester; Syracuse-Utica; the Capital Region; and New York City and its suburbs.
More: Amazon HQ2: Rochester out of running, so what's next?
Only the New York City bid — which includes the Lower Hudson Valley — remained after Amazon narrowed its shortlist to 20 bids in January.
The Buffalo-Rochester bid sought to hone in on Amazon's preference for an urban site, with both cities focusing on available spaces within their downtowns.
"There's no doubt that the sense that we had with Amazon was they were looking for an urban environment," Robert Duffy, president and CEO of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, which helped put together Rochester's bid, said Tuesday.
"There could be some overflow someplace else, but the whole issue was urban transformation, which is why we focused on our downtown."
Buffalo and Rochester submitted their own proposals that were packaged together and sent to Amazon, which has pledged to build the headquarters in three phases.
For the first phase, Rochester's bid suggested the company set up shop in Xerox Tower and in Kodak Tower Commons, which have hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space available for lease.
The proposal was made even before Xerox pledged to move its operations out of downtown and into Webster by year's end.
Phase 2 of Rochester's bid would have seen Amazon expand to Legacy Tower, the former Bausch + Lomb headquarters, with plans to connect it to the Xerox Tower.
Phase 3 called for the development of various sites and surface lots on State and Andrews streets, ultimately pushing the proposed Amazon campus to about 2 million square feet of space.
Buffalo's bid, meanwhile, offered up three spaces for the first phase: One Seneca Tower, the HSBC Atrium and The Buffalo News building, which are all near one another.
In the later phases, new buildings would have been built alongside the tower and in the Canalside district, with some public land transferred to the company for $1.
All of New York's bids, meanwhile, came with an across-the-board offer of major tax breaks and other incentives that the state has declined to detail, citing competitive reasons while the bidding process remains ongoing.
But local economic-development agencies tried to sweeten the deal, tossing in hundreds of millions of dollars in local tax breaks in hopes of attracting Amazon.
That included the estimated $700 million package from COMIDA, which would have applied if Amazon chose Rochester.
Rochester's bid included a two-page letter from COMIDA Director Jeffrey Adair laying out the offer, which included a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement that phased out over 20 years.
COMIDA also offered a sales-tax exemption for any construction and non-manufacturing equipment purchased for the facility, as well as grants for equipment and job training.
"This project will have a significant impact in the community," wrote Adair, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency, meanwhile, offered a smaller package: about $500 million of similar incentives with a PILOT agreement that lasted 10 years.
Duffy, the former lieutenant governor and Rochester mayor, said the local incentives were necessary given the intense competition for the Amazon project.
"Here's where elected officials have a balance to make: What is too much and what is too little," he said. "If they offer too much, they're accused of giving away the bank. You offer too little and you lose."
The USA TODAY Network's Albany Bureau had attempted to obtain copies of the state's Amazon bids shortly after they were submitted last year.
But the initial request under the state's Freedom of Information Law was rejected by the state while the bids were still in contention, citing a provision of the law that allows the state to withhold documents if their release would "impair present or imminent contract awards."
When Amazon eliminated the Buffalo-Rochester, Syracuse-Utica and Capital Region bids in January, a new FOIL request was filed.
The documents were ultimately provided Monday evening by Empire State Development, the state's economic-development branch, though the state's tax-break offer remains secret.
The Capital Region bid focused heavily on downtown Albany and the city of Rensselaer, just across the Hudson River.
It promoted the area's colleges and included the possibility of establishing an "Amazon High School" for job-training purposes, but didn't include much detail on what that would entail.
The bid included the promise of "long-term tax abatement," promised that employees would be provided a break on personal income taxes and pledged the city, county and state would pick up the tax for site-preparation costs.
The Albany bid did not estimate how much those tax breaks would be worth.
That was also the case with the Syracuse-Utica bid, which had previously been made public by the officials who put it together.
Amazon would likely have qualified for a 25-30 year PILOT agreement if it had chosen Syracuse, according to the bid, which did not estimate how much that would have been worth.
The Syracuse bid did, however, pledge at least $100 million of funds from the Upstate Revitalization Initiative, a pot of $500 million in state funds awarded to the central New York region in 2015.


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Good Golly, Little Richard: An Ode to the Rock & Roll Icon
I woke up last weekend to the sad news that the one and only Little Richard had died. On top of a year that hasn't exactly been on the happy side, 2020 continues to prove that it's going to be a sad one with the death of everyone's favorite piano-playing rock and roll power-player.
First of all, let's just state the obvious: The singer's name was a complete misnomer. Watch any video of him performing live and you can see right away that there was absolutely nothing "little" about Little Richard. He was a powerhouse, a force of musical nature and incredibly soulful in his delivery style. I mean, he was, perhaps, one of the most-recognizable voices of the '50s and '60s; when you hear a Little Richard song, you immediately know you're hearing a Little Richard song, don't you?
Not to mention, his songs were some of the greatest in an era marked by the likes of the British Invasion and Motown. We all have a favorite song of his, everything from classics like "Good Golly Miss Molly" to "Long Tall Sally," and, honestly, his songs are the kind that make you want to tap your feet — that is, if you're not already up and dancing!
There aren't many musicians who have the kind of cross-generational appeal that Little Richard had. I vividly remember being around 7 or 8 and my dad setting up these flashing lights so my friends and I could dance around the living room to songs like "Tutti Frutti." I had no idea what that song title even meant, but that didn't matter. The song was electric, eclectic and pure exuding energy — just like Little Richard himself. We'd spend hours laughing as we danced around our little apartment, the lights off and the colors of those lights bouncing off the wall as frenetically as the music blaring from the speakers. Honestly, it's still one of my all-time favorite childhood memories and even some 30 years later, I remember those days as vividly as if they'd just happened yesterday.
Perhaps that's the mark of a truly great musician. Their music, whether you listened to it yesterday or decades ago, still feels fresh and new. There's a timeless quality to it that transcends time and space; plus, it's always there whenever you need it. And, thankfully, those memories are always right there too.
Indeed, music has lost a trailblazing icon. Thank you, Little Richard, for the memories and the music. And, of course, thank you for the moves. They were indeed smooth and timeless. What's your favorite Little Richard song, friends?? xoxo
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A Letter from San Francisco 0
Marta Mannenbach
San Francisco has long been a place I could imagine myself living in. If I could choose I would love to time-travel to 1960s when this city was a hotspot for psychedelic rock, body art, hippy movement, civil unrest, and fight for human rights. So bubbly and hopping it was then. Most of those fun things are gone now. But it is one of the top places any European wants to see in America. I was no exception. It's hard to explain what pulled me here but it's certainly something more than cable-cars, sourdough bread, and sophisticated forms of culture. My way to San Francisco was long and uneven. Since 2007 I can't call myself a resident of Latvia anymore as I've been living in Nottingham, UK and states of Oregon and California in the U.S. I moved from UK to USA, and later from Oregon to California, because my husband had more job opportunities there. Being a post-graduate in Film Studies, I saw a spot in the industry for myself too. It has paid off in a way – among other things, I coordinate screenings of the largest pop-up short film festival FUTURE SHORTS in San Francisco. The quarterly programmes of international shorts come from headquarters in London but reaches every corner of the planet. Undeniably, the presence of a great Latvian community and cultural life contributes to this multi-cultural city, and it also served as one of the reasons for moving here. But in the nutshell, I consider my attraction to San Francisco and the way I see things here to be based on my experience living in other places in the United States, not Europe. Living here, I feel that my main job is savouring the city.
Arts and Culture Landscape of San Francisco
I don't think I'd be far off the mark saying that San Francisco is one of the most culture-filled cities in the United States. This place is not a smelly layered onion, but an artichoke bud – with multiple petals that reveal the vast diversity of its dynamic social life.
This city has it all: the fine arts – opera, symphony halls, theaters, museums; as well as popular entertainment – cinemas, concert arenas, show and music venues, and more…
Music of all styles
Unlike in many other American cities, old-school, classical high culture is still present here. But from a critical view, it is not as if it just pours over everyone who happens to pass through. Going to the opera is pricey entertainment, to say the least (the cheapest ticket is $100), and it offers only up to eight shows a year. The San Francisco Symphony has a variety of concerts, and it tends to target various tastes by offering both regular chamber music alongside movie soundtrack-concerts (i.e., from the films of Alfred Hitchcock, or from the "Star Wars" franchise). If you follow the schedules closely, you have a good chance of experiencing the best of the best, like a unique concert with world-class tenor Placido Domingo.
Sometimes an exclusive concert event comes up, i.e., "Per Gint", in which one or two soloists perform on the stage as they conjure-up a musical theater play. Unfortunately, special events like these are available only for a very short time.
The music scene, in general, is very diverse and comes in all possible shapes and degrees of accessibility. You're more likely to snatch a ticket to a rock concert in one of the large sports arenas than to listen to the San Francisco Symphonic Orchestra play; that's because for popular culture events, there is a much wider choice, more advertising and a more diverse range of pricing. I recently saw "Pearl Jam" in Oakland, on the other side of the Bay. It was a thrilling, high-quality gig that went on for almost 3.5 hours. It seemed like good old Eddie Vedder had nothing better to do than entertain his guests until the place ran out of wine.
When in San Francisco, it's most likely that the music will find you – on a street corner, in both small and large clubs, at festivals and fairs, at church choir concerts, etc. In the summer, there are many concerts (some for free) held at Golden Gate Park – the largest urban park in America. The other day, I heard someone playing drums amongst the shrubbery there. There's always a way to listen to some music around here. Sound waves travel faster than anything.
Theaters and shows
While we observe the groups of well-dressed, more sophisticated (and mostly middle-aged) people going to the Opera House or the Symphony, just a block away, hordes of tipsy young people search for the next dive-bar. Although this city celebrates the fine arts, entertainment for the masses – which is so popular in every corner of America, especially rural areas – holds strong ground here as well. Sports bars, night clubs, baseball and American football games still hold audiences in a strong grip. Sports games and comedy shows will always outgun a theater play, mainly because the latter is viewed as a special-interest thing and is not viewed as a "must-do" activity. A theater will either be associated with a cinema or with Broadway shows – which actually do make up quite a large share of the theater programmes in San Francisco. But if you dig deeper, you can find something absolutely exciting, like a production of Pakistan's most controversial play – "Burqavaganza", performed by a company actually from Pakistan.
Cinema and films
Films are a beloved art form for San Franciscans. The city, with its alluring red bridge and rolling hills, has attracted many filmmakers since the very beginning. Alfred Hitchcock loved this city and shot his celebrated film "Vertigo" here (as well as a couple of other titles). The picturesque city has served as the location for a large number of celebrated films: "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Bullitt", "Point Blank", "X-Men: The Last Stand", "Dirt Harry", etc.
Good news for Hollywood haters or avoiders. This is the place to find indie gems. The local cinema-scape offers many large and small film festivals, such as the Disposable Film Festival – a festival specifically for films made by modern technology devices, like iPhones, photo cameras, etc. – as well as short film-, foreign-, Jewish-, Asian- and a myriad of other types of film festivals. For total cineastes and post-modern cinema-goers, there are places like Oddball Films, Cinemateque and Vortex – places that offer specially-selected film screenings for small audiences as they roll-out 16mm film-reels from the 1970s, 60s and earlier decades.
Quite a few retro film theaters have been shut down, now left to haunt the street-corners they once occupied.
Museums are a great asset of San Francisco, and they cater to a wide variety of tastes. Exhibitions and museums are high quality, per se, and of great interest to the locals. If you're really lucky, you can manage to hit the monthly free-of-charge day at the museum.
With its myriad of ancient foreign and European arts and artefacts, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor is the city's treasure chest. Currently, paintings by Sweden's master painter, Anders Zorn, and the French classic, Henri Matisse, can be viewed there. Located on a beautiful green spot, right where the Pacific Ocean spills into San Francisco Bay, this replica of Paris' Palais de la Légion d'Honneur materialized in San Francisco in 1921, thanks to the endeavors of Alma Spreckels, wife of sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels.
Another notable museum is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts, which, unfortunately, will be closed until 2016. Meanwhile, one can visit the many museums within Golden Gate Park and the city center – the Cartoon Museum, the Jewish Museum, the Asian Art Museum and the Exploratorium, among others. By special appointment, you can also get into secret, avant-garde spots, like the LSD Museum and the Gregangelo Museum, which is located in the home of the artistic director of the "Velocity Circus", and features experimentally-themed rooms and a labyrinth that symbolizes "the path of life".
Museums and many other cultural establishments are primarily founded and supported by private sponsors and do not depend on government funds.Largest income percentage of organizations like San Francisco Symphony consists of endowments and contributions. Much of San Francisco arts is supported only by the community.
The Visual Fine Arts
Art shows and art vendor fairs selling art and fashion items are another thriving trend. Like anywhere, artists try to display their stuff in any way they can. The easiest way to do it is on the streets or in venue spaces. Not much originality can be observed in most street art; it keeps on the safe side, producing sellable, generic images. It's consumable art. Some present an Asian influence – who wouldn't like a minimalist Japanese cherry blossom print on their wall? The same can be said about the student- and new artist-shows at colleges, or the social art events taking place in clubs and other hip venues. Here, your eye will meet much more contemporary and individualized artwork, but it's still missing something. The prices are even more puzzling. Seeing three- or four-digit numbers next to some start-up artist's doodle makes one wonder about the true value of art nowadays. And about the logic behind its pricing. Some of the smaller art boutiques may offer more personal and appealing art objects at a more reasonable price.
The forms of art may vary in each neighbourhood, and they may depend on the cultural discourse in question. San Francisco is not a large city, but it is very heterogeneous and it incorporates the traits of many cultures. Historical hippy streets hold on to their acid-induced and eclectic style, while the Castro district displays LGBT-themed artwork. Meanwhile, in the famous Mission district, a muralist collective founded in 1977 offers arts classes and mural tours. Their focus is mainly social-themed graffiti, as they try to reflect the characteristics and issues in each particular area. I must note that graffiti of all sorts can be found all over the city, and it seems to be an important form of self-expression. San Francisco artists are always seeking new ways to express their talent. In one of the installation- and interactive modern art exhibitions – in which one could observe how a drop of water from a plastic bottle disappears on its way to a sand pile – attendees could pick up special write-in forms encouraging them to draft a plan on how to engage their communities. Multimedia art forms make up a large part of the contemporary art scene in SF. Some artists use video to show how, for instance, they are in communication with a lobster they bought at a fish market, or, use it for symbolically illustrating women's issues by, for example, showing a couple of women vigorously tearing apart a mound of clay and throwing the lumps of clay against the wall.
The vibrant arts and multicultural environment is what makes San Francisco so exciting. The cultural life of San Francisco is truly as colorful and multiform as its iconic Victorian houses.


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Q: SwiftUI sheet not dismissing when isPresented value changes from a closure I have a sheet view that is presented when a user clicks a button as shown in the parent view below:
struct ViewWithSheet: View {
    @State var showingSheetView: Bool = false
    @EnvironmetObject var store: DataStore()

    var body: some View {
        NavigationView() {
            ZStack {
               Button(action: { self.showingSheetView = true }) {
                   Text("Show sheet view")
               }
            }
            .navigationBarHidden(true)
            .navigationBarTitle("")
            .sheet(isPresented: $showingSheetView) {
                SheetView(showingSheetView: self.$showingSheetView).environmentObject(self.dataStore)
            }
        }
    }
}

In the sheet view, when a user clicks another button, an action is performed by the store that has a completion handler. The completion handler returns an object value, and if that value exists, should dismiss the SheetView.
struct SheetView: View {

    @Binding var showingSheetView: Bool

    @EnvironmentObject var store: DataStore()

    //@Environment(\.presentationMode) private var presentationMode

    func create() {
        store.createObject() { object, error in
           if let _ = object {
               self.showingSheetView = false
               // self.presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
           }
        }
    }

    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            VStack {
                HStack {
                    Button(action: { self.showingSheetView = false }) {
                        Text("Cancel")
                    }

                    Spacer()

                    Spacer()

                    Button(action: { self.create() }) {
                        Text("Add")
                    }
                }
                .padding()
            }
        }
    }
}

However, in the create() function, once the store returns values and showingSheetView is set to false, the sheet view doesn't dismiss as expected. I've tried using presentationMode to dismiss the sheet as well, but this also doesn't appear to work.

A: I found my issue, the sheet wasn't dismissing due to a conditional in my overall App wrapping View, I had an if statement that would show a loading view on app startup, however, in my DataStore I was setting it's fetching variable on every function call it performs. When that value changed, the view stack behind my sheet view would re-render the LoadingView and then my TabView once the fetching variable changed again. This was making the sheet view un-dismissable. Here's an example of what my AppView looked like:
struct AppView: View {

    @State private var fetchMessage: String = ""

    @EnvironmentObject var store: DataStore()

    func initializeApp() {
        self.fetchMessage = "Getting App Data"
        store.getData() { object, error in
            if let error = error {
                self.fetchMessage = error.localizedDescription
            }

            self.fetchMessage = ""
        }
    }

    var body: some View {
        Group {
            ZStack {
                //this is where my issue was occurring
                if(!store.fetching) {
                    TabView {
                        Tab1().tabItem {
                            Image(systemName: "tab-1")
                            Text("Tab1")
                        }

                        Tab2().tabItem {
                            Image(systemName: "tab-2")
                            Text("Tab2")
                        }

                        //Tab 3 contained my ViewWithSheet() and SheetView()
                        Tab3().tabItem {
                            Image(systemName: "tab-3")
                            Text("Tab3")
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    LoadingView(loadingMessage: $fetchMessage)
                }
            }
        }.onAppear(perform: initializeApp)
    }
}

To solve my issue, I added another variable to my DataStore called initializing, which I use to render the loading screen or the actual application views on first .onAppear event in my app. Below is an example of what my updated AppView looks like:
struct AppView: View {

    @State private var fetchMessage: String = ""

    @EnvironmentObject var store: DataStore()

    func initializeApp() {
        self.fetchMessage = "Getting App Data"
        store.getData() { object, error in
            if let error = error {
                self.fetchMessage = error.localizedDescription
            }

            self.fetchMessage = ""
            //set the value to false once I'm done getting my app's initial data.
            self.store.initializing = false
        }
    }

    var body: some View {
        Group {
            ZStack {
                //now using initializing instead
                if(!store.initializing) {
                    TabView {
                        Tab1().tabItem {
                            Image(systemName: "tab-1")
                            Text("Tab1")
                        }

                        Tab2().tabItem {
                            Image(systemName: "tab-2")
                            Text("Tab2")
                        }

                        //Tab 3 contained my ViewWithSheet() and SheetView()
                        Tab3().tabItem {
                            Image(systemName: "tab-3")
                            Text("Tab3")
                        }
                    }
                } else {
                    LoadingView(loadingMessage: $fetchMessage)
                }
            }
        }.onAppear(perform: initializeApp)
    }
}

A: Try to do this on main queue explicitly
func create() {
    store.createObject() { object, error in
       if let _ = object {
           DispatchQueue.main.async {
              self.showingSheetView = false
           }
       }
       // think also about feedback on else case as well !!
    }
}

A: Want to see something hacky that worked for me? Disclaimer: Might not work for you and I don't necessarily recommend it. But maybe it'll help someone in a pinch.
If you add a NavigationLink AND keep your fullScreenCover, then the fullscreen cover will be able to dismiss itself like you expect.
Why does this happen when you add the NavigationLink to your View? I don't know. My guess is it creates an extra reference somewhere.
Add this to your body, and keep your sheet as it is:
NavigationLink(destination: YOURVIEW().environmentObjects(), isActive: $showingSheetView) {}

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Euthyphro, the Good, and the Right
John Milliken
Philosophia Christi 11 (1):149-159 (2009)
The Euthyphro dilemma is widely deployed as an argument against theistic accounts of ethics. The argument proceeds by trying to derive strongly counterintuitive implications from the view that God is the source of morality. I argue here that a general crudeness with which both the dilemma and its theistic targets are described accounts for the seeming force of the argument. Proper attention to details, among them the distinction between the good and the right, reveals that a nuanced theism is quite unscathed by it.
Keywords euthyphro dilemma divine command
Divine Goodness in Philosophy of Religion
Meta-Ethics, Misc in Meta-Ethics
Philosophy of Religion, Misc in Philosophy of Religion
DOI 10.5840/pc200911110
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Dis-Positioning Euthyphro.Ben Page - 2018 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 84 (1):31-55.
On Justifying One's Acceptance of Divine Command Theory.Dennis Plaisted - 2017 - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 81 (3):315-334.
God and the Grounding of Morality.David James Redmond - 2018 - Dissertation, University of Iowa
Judaism and the Euthyphro Dilemma: Towards A New Approach.Alex Sztuden - 2018 - TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology 2 (1):37-50.
Euthyphro's "Dilemma", Socrates' Daimonion and Plato's God.Timothy Chappell - 2010 - European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 2 (1):39 - 64.
Theistic Ethics and the Euthyphro Dilemma.Richard Joyce - 2002 - Journal of Religious Ethics 30 (1):49-75.
The Euthyphro Dilemma.Christian Miller - 2013 - In Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Ethics. Blackwell. pp. 1-7.
Divine Hoorays: Some Parallels Between Expressivism and Religious Ethics.Nicholas Unwin - 2008 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 77 (3):659-684.
Ethics and God.Lenn E. Goodman - 2011 - Philosophical Investigations 34 (2):135-150.
God and Morality.Derrick Farnell - 2005 - Think 4 (10):43-52.
Richard Joyce's New Objections to the Divine Command Theory.Scott Hill - 2010 - Journal of Religious Ethics 38 (1):189-196.
God's Creation of Morality.Tim Mawson - 2002 - Religious Studies 38 (1):1-25.
Divine Command Ethics: Jewish and Christian Perspectives.Michael J. Harris - 2003 - Routledgecurzon.
Myth and the Structure of Plato's Euthyphro.Daniel Werner - 2012 - International Philosophical Quarterly 52 (1):41-62.
Divine Command Theory.Michael W. Austin - 2006 - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Piety: Lending a Hand to Euthyphro.William E. Mann - 1998 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 58 (1):123-142.
The Euthyphro Dilemma.Tim Mawson - 2008 - Think 7 (20):25-33.
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The Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks to hire a tenured Full Professor with research and teaching specialization in Critical Approaches to ICTs, in one or more of the following areas: social class and labour issues in ICTs; platform and network theories; communication, development and social change; comparative media studies; globalization and communication; communication and policy.
Qualifications: Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related field, generally with more than 10 years' postdoctoral experience, and a demonstrated international track record of research and teaching distinction in the field.
Responsibilities: Successful candidates are expected to teach 3 modules per academic year. Other duties include supervision of honours students and graduate students, and administrative service.
Context: Established in 2004, the Department of Communications and New Media is a leader in communication and new media research and education. It offers undergraduate, honours and PhD programmes in communications and new media studies, with an innovative curriculum that introduces students to key debates in the areas of media studies, communication management, interactive media design and cultural studies. Its curriculum provides students with practical skills in social media management, user interface design, and digital marketing. Its students undertake industry immersion through its compulsory internship programme. The Department also offers an undergraduate double degree with the School of Business; undergraduate minors in Interactive Media Design and Cultural Studies, and the Cultural Studies in Asia PhD programme. It has research concentrations in media psychology, health communication and cultural studies. Successful candidates for these positions will join an engaging community of 32 full-time faculty, 12 part-time instructors, and 760 undergraduate and graduate students.
For tenure-track applications, post-doctoral experience and a proven or strongly emerging track record of high quality research and impactful publications, alongside clear research plans, are highly desirable.
Remuneration is competitive and includes medical, housing, relocation and other benefits. Significant research start-up funding is available if appointed on the tenure track.
Singapore is a modern, English-speaking city state that is connected to the world via global commerce, finance and transport networks with a stable climate year round and a cosmopolitan mix of cultures and languages.
Full CV, including education, professional background, teaching and supervision, research activities and achievements, honours and awards, and service accomplishments to date. All PhD and postdoctoral supervisors or any other senior authors with close and regular collaborations (full name and institution) should be listed. List all academic and non-academic positions.
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Please indicate total number of publications to date, citation analysis (excluding self-citations and in the case of co-authored work, cross-citations), and impact analysis of research output, highlighting papers with the highest citation counts, and creative works with high impact.
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For full consideration, please submit a complete application, including a list of external reviewers. Applications received after this date may be considered until the position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Enquiries may be directed to cnmbox15@nus.edu.sg. Further information about working at the National University of Singapore is available at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/whyjoinus.htm.


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Your First Dance as Husband & Wife
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When a little girl thinks about her wedding day, the first thing that comes to mind is of course, the dress. But, the second? The music! Almost every wedding daydream has a song that encapsulates the moment when the couple takes the dance floor for the first time as husband and wife.
Over the years, timeless love songs have graced many a wedding and a select few move on to become classics. As you plan your wedding, or reflect on the many generations of brides and grooms, think of which first dance song you would like to see featured as it will be the soundtrack to your wedding and to your marriage for years to come.
Here are 50 first dance song ideas that are both classic and timeless.
"At Last" (Etta James):
Knot Note: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's first dance was to this song!
"As Time Goes By" (from Casablanca)
"Come Rain or Come Shine" (Ray Charles)
"Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)
"Can't Help Falling In Love" (Elvis Presley)
"Chances Are" (Johnny Mathis)
"Close To You" (The Carpenters)
"Could I Have This Dance?" (Anne Murray)
"Dream A Little Dream" (Mamas & the Papas)
"Embraceable You" (Nat King Cole)
"Endless Love" (Diana Ross & Lionel Richie)
"Fascination" (Jane Morgan)
"Fever" (Peggy Lee)
"Forever and Ever, Amen" (Randy Travis)
"Forever" (Kenny Loggins)
"From This Moment" (Shania Twain & Brian White)
"Grow Old With Me" (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
"Here And Now" (Luther Vandross)
"I Finally Found Someone" (Barbara Streisand & Bryan Adams)
"I Only Have Eyes For You" (The Flamingos)
"I Will" (The Beatles)
"If I Loved You" (from Carousel)
"In My Life" (The Beatles)
"It Had To Be You" (Harry Connick, Jr.)
Knot Note: David Beckham and Victoria Adams' first dance was to this song!
"Lady In Red" (Chris DeBurgh)
"Love Theme To Romeo & Juliet" (from Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet)
"Marry Me" (Neil Diamond & Buffy Lawson)
"One Moment In Time" (Whitney Houston)
"Our Love Is Here To Stay" (Billie Holiday)
"So This Is Love" (James Ingram)
"Some Enchanted Evening" (from South Pacific)
"Something" (The Beatles)
"Somewhere" (from West Side Story)
"The Best Is Yet To Come" (Frank Sinatra)
"The Rose" (Bette Midler)
"Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You" (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)
"True" (Spandau Ballet)
"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole)
"Up Where We Belong" (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warrens)
"Wedding Song (There Is Love)" (Captain & Tennille)
"Wedding Song (There is Love)" (Petula Clark)
"We've Got Tonight" (Bob Seger)
"We've Only Just Begun" (The Carpenters)
"When I Fall In Love" (Nat King Cole)
"Will You Marry Me?" (Vonda Shepard)
"Woman" (John Lennon)
"Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)
Knot Note: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's first dance was to this song!
"You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker)
"Your Song" (Elton John)
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What's in the Air of Nepal?
When she was a graduate student, Anobha Gurung realized that there were few studies exploring the link between air pollution and public health in her Nepalese homeland. She is trying to change that.
As a graduate student at F&ES, Anobha Gurung '10 M.E.Sc. heard a lot about research into how air pollution is affecting human health in places across the world. But she wondered if there were any studies being done in her Nepalese homeland where visible signs of increasing air pollution were everywhere.
It turned out there wasn't much research to draw on. So, in 2009, she went back home and started collecting her own data by attaching small monitors (known as Personal Data Ram) on three-dozen workers to measure personal exposure to airborne fine particles (PM2.5) based on occupation, location, and proximity to roads. Among those she asked to wear monitors were several traffic police officers who spent each day in the heart of the Kathmandu's grinding traffic jams.
The data revealed high personal exposure for people who worked both indoors and outdoors, but especially for traffic police. The average exposure for the officers was 51.2 µg/m3, with an hourly maximum of more than 500 µg/m3.
"We found that the pollution exposure was really, really high, suggesting potential for substantial health impacts of air pollution in this region," says Gurung, who is now a doctoral candidate at F&ES. "And it wasn't just the traffic police who stand in the middle of the road, but office workers who work farther from the roads.
That study, which was published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (and won the student poster competition at the conference for the International Society of Exposure Science), was the first of numerous projects Gurung has launched to get a better handle on whether a rise in pollution across Nepal's Kathmandu Valley is affecting public health. She is currently working on two additional projects, including the collection of health-related data from regional hospitals and a more comprehensive collection of pollution readings from across the Kathmandu Valley.
She will speak about her work during a panel discussion at this week's Himalayan Studies Conference, being held at Yale University.
Gurung gets back to Kathmandu frequently. And each time she returns, she says, she notices the rapid changes. Some of it has been good, some bad. For instance, when she goes home now she witnesses a grey haze over the valley especially during the winter months and city residents wearing masks.
Most of that pollution, she says, is a product of the influx of new vehicles on the city's roads.
"In Asia, urban air pollution in many cities rivals the levels that existed during the first decades of the 20th century in Europe and North America and account for a large proportion of global health burden in relation to air pollution," she says. "Although air pollution and human health have been extensively studied in the West, there are important limitations to extrapolating health effects based on Western cities to developing Asian cities.
In addition to the air monitoring study, Gurung recently published a study in the journal Environmental Research that reviewed the scientific evidence of air pollution effects across Nepal. Like many other developing regions, the study revealed a lack of research. And the few studies that were done indicated high pollution levels withpotentially serious health consequences.
Finding enormous gaps, she is now conducting two separate studies to advance this field. One involves collecting a mountain of patient data from six hospitals in Kathmandu Valley that she hopes will reveal insights into the association between ambient particulate matter and hospital admissions as well as susceptibility based on individual and community characteristics.
Installation of Palmes tubes under protective cover for NO2 measurement.
In another ongoing study, she is measuring levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) across the urban areas in Kathmandu Valley. Measuring NO2 is an attractive option, she says, because of its low sampling costs, ease of measurement, and its wide use as a surrogate for traffic exposure.
Anobha Gurung says her research has been inspired by the work of Michelle Bell, a F&ES professor of environmental health whose research group is exploring the links between pollution and human health by integrating various disciplines, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental engineering.
Bell, who is now her advisor, says Gurung's research is providing the best information to date on how air pollution affects health in Kathmandu. Collection of that data has involved working with a range of community members.
Earlier this winter, Gurung started the fieldwork for her latest study, installing 135 monitors over two weeks outside residential homes and commercial shops in urban areas across Kathmandu Valley. She'll repeat the process three times this year for each season, creating a valuable model to understand exposure to traffic-related pollution.
Volunteers conduct environmental asessments at sites in Kathmandu.
When she was selecting the locations to install the monitors, she spoke with community members at each site, asking permission to use their property and then requesting that they keep an eye on the equipment.
"It was a great chance to interact with the community," she says. "They had so many wonderful questions about air pollution and talked about problems they are facing as a result. For me that was the most exciting part.
The work has already involved dozens of trips across the valley region, often on a motorbike, to prepare and keep track of the data collection. It requires a lot of labor, and can take a physical toll.


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Sex shop and cinema licence
To run a sex shop - i.e. any premises selling sex toys, books or videos - you may need a licence from the local authority. To run a venue where explicit films are shown to members of the public, you also need a licence from the local authority.
However, you may apply to the local authority requesting them to waive the requirement of a licence.
An applicant:
must not be disqualified from holding a licence
must have been resident in the UK at least six months immediately before the application or, if a body corporate, must be incorporated in the UK
must not have been refused the grant or renewal of a licence for the premises in question within the last 12 months unless the refusal has been reversed on appeal
Regulation summary
A summary of the regulation relating to this licence (new window) (Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982)
Application evaluation process
Fees will be payable for applications and conditions may be attached.
Applications must contain any information the local authority requires, as well as the applicant's name, address and, where the applicant is an individual, their age, plus the address of the premises.
Applicants must give public notice of their application by publishing an advertisement in a local newspaper.
Will tacit consent apply?
No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact it. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service (new window) or use the contact details below.
The fee(s) for this application are as follows: £989.80
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Failed application redress
Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.
Any applicant who is refused a licence, or refused the renewal of a licence, may, within 21 days of being notified of the refusal, appeal to the local magistrates' court.
However, the right to appeal does not apply where the licence was refused on the grounds that:
the number of sex establishments in the area exceeds the number which the authority consider is appropriate
the grant of the licence would be inappropriate considering the character of the area, the nature of other premises in the area, or the premises themselves
Licence holder redress
A licence holder who wishes to appeal against a condition can appeal to a local magistrates' court.
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Citizens Advice (new window) will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre (new window).
Licence holders may at any time apply to the authority for a variation of the terms, conditions or restrictions in their licence.
If an application for a variation is refused, or if the licence is revoked, the licence holder may, within 21 days of being notified of the imposition of, or the refusal to vary, the term, condition or restriction in question, or of the revocation, appeal to the local magistrates' court.
A licence holder may also appeal to the crown court against a decision of a magistrates' court.
Other redress
Any person objecting to an application for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence may give written notice of their objection to the relevant authority, stating the grounds of the objection, within 28 days of the date of the application.
Licensing Section, Public Protection, Flintshire County Council, County Hall, Mold, CH7 6NF
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Celtic Could Sign Steven Caulker in Attempt to Rescue the Player from Alcohol and Gambling Addiction
Celtic could sign defender and former England international Steven Caulker after the player made a 'cry for help' to Hoops' manager Brendan Rodgers.
Caulker, who played under Rodgers at Swansea in the English Premier League, has been fighting alcohol and gambling addiction. The defender recently admitted he was on the verge of suicide.
According to reports, Rodgers is trying to help his former player through his problems, and a move to Scotland could be the thing to re-ignite the troubled player's career. The 25-year-old still has one season left on his contract with Queens Park Rangers.
In a recent interview, Rodgers spoke about Caulker.
"I spoke to him as a former manager," said Rodgers. "The kid messaged me. He has been suffering for the last period of time and he looked to me as someone who looked after him when he was 19 and I was only too happy to reach out and help him.
"We spoke at length about his life and his situation and just where he is at. He is a boy that if he can get it together and find peace, then he is an awesome talent. He is 6ft 3in, quick, strong, he can play. You would take him to war with you.
"He is unbelievable in both boxes, he is an incredible young footballer but he is suffering. Having had experience in trying to help him previously, I was only too happy to do that. At this stage there is nothing more than that. He is obviously a QPR player and I was only too happy to speak to him and help him try to shape his life really."
Celtic have already made one key signing this summer with the £4.5m transfer of Olivier Ntcham from Manchester City.
Steven Caulker 2016-17 key stats:
2 goals in 13 games for QPR
1.2 tackles per match
1.8 interceptions per match
1 yellow card
TagsBrendan Rodgers Celtic Steven Caulker


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Ohio man with coronavirus shares story and video from hospital bed
Posted: Mar 14, 2020 / 11:05 AM EDT / Updated: Mar 14, 2020 / 05:43 PM EDT
WARREN, Ohio (WJW) — A 55-year-old man in Warren, Ohio is starting to recover from the coronavirus and says he now wants to share his identity and story in an effort to help relieve fear.
Kevin Harris, a father of four, is currently at Mercy Health St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was admitted Sunday and tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday.
"At first I felt like I was going to die but now it's slowly getting better," Harris said. He told the Fox 8 I-Team that Friday he finally was able to sleep through the night.
Harris posted a video on his social media page Friday night showing himself in his hospital bed and a hospital worker next to his bed wearing protective gear.
"I had to wait and make sure I wasn't going to die before I was on Facebook," Harris says on the video. " I am not out of the woods but I am better."
He says he is very grateful to the hospital staff that has helped him.
Harris said he has not recently traveled outside of the country. He said the farthest he went was Cleveland in late February, when he had a doctor's appointment for an unrelated matter.
"When I started feeling sick I went to the doctor's near my home and they said I had the flu," Harris said. He added his main symptoms were a fever, shortness of breath and fatigue.
He said a few days later he started coughing and that cough kept getting worse.
A friend stopped at his home to make him soup, even though he told her not to. He said on Sunday another friend came to take him to the hospital.
"I had very limited contact with anyone," Harris said.
He wanted to stress to others to stay home if they are sick so they don't spread any illness and if their symptoms don't get better in a couple of days to go to the hospital.
"This is not your typical flu," Harris said. "It's bad."


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Art Foundation Merita
Pro Artibus Foundation
Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation
The Fortum Art Foundation
The Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation
The OP Art Foundation
The UPM-Kymmene Cultural Foundation
The Åbo Akademi University Foundation
Anna Retulainen, Helsinki-Lahti-Pietari, 2000, öljy kankaalle, 129 x 300 cm. Kuva: Rauno Träskelin
The OP Art Foundation is a non-profit foundation whose purpose is to promote music performance and the visual arts. It was established in
1987 to manage the first musical instruments acquired by OKO in the mid-1980s and to expand its collection of art and musical instruments.
The Foundation owns nine historical, highly valued instruments: five violins, two violas, and two cellos. The oldest instrument in the collection is from 1698, but it also includes newer pieces, such as a third cello from 1989.
The Foundation currently has an art collection of around 1,000 pieces.
In addition, it manages around 2,000 pieces owned by the OP Financial Group. The collection comprises an extensive range of pieces representing Finnish art history, but at its core is a fine collection of contemporary art. The pieces range from paintings and sculptures to graphics and textile art from the mid-1800s until the present day.
To carry out its purpose, the Foundation has supported music performance for more than 30 years by lending its highly valued musical instruments to young, talented musicians. These unique instruments have provided a number of young musicians with the opportunity to further their musical career.
The pieces in the Foundation's art collection are mainly displayed on OP's premises and offices, as well as in Pohjola Hospitals, in order to brighten the days of staff and visitors. A significant part of the collection is displayed in the OP Vallila headquarters, which was designed by architect Asmo Jaaksi (JKMM Architects) and taken into use in June 2015. The building has a public art gallery where the Art Foundation hosts exhibitions a couple of times a year. In addition to these exhibitions on OP's own premises, artworks are loaned to are exhibitions organized by museums.
Joining the Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations in 2019 provided excellent support for carrying out the Foundation's purpose, and its collection is now available to an even larger public throughout Finland.
Supporting the visual arts and music is part of the OP Financial Group's role as a supporter of the community. The Foundation's art collection is one of the most extensive private collections in Finland, and the OP Art Foundation plays a vital role in the preservation of Finnish cultural heritage. We wish to share experiences and stories about art and music with everyone.
We want to create moments where fine artworks and valuable musical instruments from the Foundation's collection can bring joy to everyone.
www.op.fi/taidesaatio
Townhall of Kuopio (Breathing), 2005, diasec, 110 x 140 cm. Photo: Rauno Träskelin
Landscape from Beaulieu, 1886, oil on canvas, 33 x 51 cm. Photo: Rauno Träskelin
Kalastajien paluu kuutamolla, oil on canvas, 90 x 71 cm. Photo: Rauno Träskelin
Heimo Suntio
Piirtäjä, 2016, bronze, wood, paper, charcoal. Photo: Rauno Träskelin
Juhana Blomstedt
Symposion, 1992, oil on canvas 180 x 90 cm. Photo: Rauno Träskelin
Ulla Rantanen
Tilanne V, 1968, graphic, 30 x 50 cm. Photo: Rauno Träskelin
Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations, PO Box 204, FI-00101 HELSINKI


We, modern women, it seems that this holiday was always. Does — our great-grandmother were spared from having to blush with pleasure, listening required the compliments and taking the gift of the branches of stunted Mimosas. Thank you Clara Zetkin and Leonid Ilyich! The decision on annual celebration of International women's day was taken in 1910 at the second International conference of socialists in Copenhagen, on the proposal of Clara Zetkin. The holiday was first held in 1911 in America and in some European countries and in 1913 — in Russia. In 1966, by order of Leonid Brezhnev, on March 8 became a non-working day in the USSR — and to this day remains as such.
Are we right, proudly calling this day "international"? Judge for yourself. This day is declared a national outlet in the republics of the former USSR, and also in: Angola, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Cambodia, China, Congo (where the holiday is not "international", and Congolese women), Laos, Macedonia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Uganda. In Syria March 8 celebrate the Day of the Revolution, and in Liberia — and even memorial Day. In fairness it should be added that the United Nations declared March 8 as International women's day.
How do I congratulate beloved wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, where March 8 — only the eighth day of the first spring month, no different from the days of the seventh or the ninth?
In Japan, March 3 is celebrated unusual holiday — the Day girls. Incidentally, in the land of the rising sun is not the only day dedicated to girls! 15 November each year is another holiday girls, though not all, but only those who are three and seven years. On this day girls dress up like dolls, in bright kimonos, romanet them cheeks, do vintage hairstyles and lead to a Shinto Shrine to pray about sending the children good health and well-being. Associated this holiday with what is in the samurai families of the girls from the age of three was allowed to grow long hair, and with seven years — wearing kimono with belt instead of lace.
Analogous to our March 8 in most countries of the world can be considered mother's Day, which is celebrated in the most different time. In Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Turkey, Finland, USA, Japan, mother's day is celebrated on the second Sunday of may. In the UK — on the fourth Sunday of lent. In India in early October, held a ten-day celebration of Durga Puja — in honor of desyatiruchka of the mother goddess Durga. In Spain and Portugal, December 8 — the celebration in honor of the Mother of God and all mothers. In France and Sweden mom congrats on the last Sunday of may. Shortly before the day of the Swedish Red Cross began selling cute plastic flowers.
The money goes to provide paid leave for mothers of large families. But the most original mother's Day is celebrated, perhaps, in Serbia (about the mysterious Slavic soul!). On this day (two weeks before Christmas) the children early in the morning sneaks up on sleeping mom and… tie her up. Waking up, captive depicts an utter surprise to find himself bound hand and foot. She has "pay off" from children gifts, the evening stashed under the pillow.
In France on the first Sunday of March every year is celebrated the Feast of grandparents. On this day, grandmothers, and all women over 55 years is an extraordinary honor and respect. So, for example, their… allowed in Disneyland Paris at discount prices!
And in principle, March 8 — a great occasion to do something "an act of love for yourself". No matter what will be the result — a new lipstick or a trip to the French capital. The main thing — to remember, to feel that life, whatever it was, after all — happiness. To be a woman — great happiness. And in the life of this blessed woman — your life! — again it is spring.
Paradoxically, until 1918 – year of introduction on the territory of the former Russian Empire the new Gregorian calendar "day of struggle for women's rights" was celebrated on February 23 – a day, which is now associated as the male party.
It is amazing, but it seems that it is thanks to women's day was held socialist revolution of 1917! An armed uprising that led to the abdication of Nicholas II from the throne, began with protests by women against the war who took to the streets of Petrograd in women's day (23 February).
A celebration of women was ancient Rome. There was a day in which freely born women received gifts from their husbands, and slaves had something like output – the lady of the house allowed them in the day to relax. Than not the day of solidarity of women?
Specifically for March 8 WOW SHOP has prepared a wonderful collection of charming gifts for women.


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Michael Keaton To Return As Batman
By Karena V. Jun 23, 2020
It's been almost 30 years, but Michael Keaton will soon return as Batman!
Keaton is in talks to step into his role once again to play Bruce Wayne in the Flashpoint movie.
The deal is still in the works, but DC Comics fans are hyped!
The Flash is currently set for release on June 2, 2022.


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Castlefield
Castlefield in Manchester, UK was a site where the Roman Empire established a fort. A facsimile of part of this Roman fort still exists. The name Castlefield is a short form of 'Castle in the field'. This designation was used after the Romans abandoned the fort around the 410s and the castle was literally left decaying in the fields. The designation 'The Castle-in-the-field' was in use in the Middle Ages, but eventually came to be abbreviated to Castlefield, as it is in use now.
The area was once a site of warehouses around the basins still found in Castlefield. These warehouses were later abandoned and the area became a derelict place where the Bridgewater Canal meets the Victorian railway viaducts.
After lying in disused for years, Castlefield became the UK's first designated Urban Heritage Park. This was motivated by the fact that a great deal of Manchester's industrial heritage was still intact in Castlefield. The juxtaposition of the railway viaducts and the canal systems was regarded as attractive.
Most of the buildings have now either been restored to their former glory or renovated. Many warehouses have been converted in modern apartments (warehouse flats). Numerous archaeological digs have taken place and revealed a great deal about the early history of the city.
The Castlefield Carnival takes place annually in September. This involves live music, a canal boat rally and street theatre, attracting many families.


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News - National
UN Secretary General Condemns Killing of Rwanda Peacekeeper
byEdmund Kagire July 14, 2020 at 5:27 pm 0
The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has condemned the killing of a Rwandan peacekeeper serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), whose names are yet to be revealed was killed in an attack on July 13 in Central African Republic.
Guterres, through his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said he strongly condemns the attack allegedly carried out by the Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) armed elements who targeted a MINUSCA convoy in Gedze, Nana-Mambere prefecture in the northwest of the country.
The attack claimed a peacekeeper from Rwanda and two others were wounded. The RDF Acting Spokesperson in a phone call with Kigali Today confirmed the development but said the names will be revealed after his family is informed.
"The Secretary-General expresses his deepest condolences to the family of the victim as well as to the people and Government of Rwanda. He wishes a speedy recovery to the injured," a statement from Guterres' office reads.
"The Secretary-General recalls that attacks against United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law. He calls on the Central African Republic authorities to spare no effort in identifying the perpetrators of this attack so that they can be brought to justice swiftly," it adds.
The Secretary-General reaffirmed that the United Nations will continue to support national efforts to advance peace and stability in the Central African Republic, working closely with the country's international partners.
MINUSCA, the UN peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic, works to protect civilians and support transition processes.
The authorities and 14 armed groups, which included 3R, signed a Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in February 2019.
"This criminal attack constitutes a new violation of the peace agreement by the 3R & its leader Abass Sidiki", the UN mission said on Twitter.
The head of UN Peacekeeping also condemned the attack, calling it a cowardly attack.
"This cowardly attack", adding that "this crime must not go unpunished, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the head of MINUSCA said on Twitter, strongly condemning the attack.
Rwanda is the leading contributor of peacekeepers to MINUSCA, with about 1,357 troops and 420 officers.
@kagire
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The next generation of Coombelands Jockeys!
The Lord Leconfield Pony Club Raceday took place at Ascot Racecourse yesterday (Monday 8th April) and a group of budding young jockeys based at Coombelands took part!
We are delighted that Sash won at Lingfield today for his owner, Prince Khalid Abdullah. Ridden by Andrea Atzeni he tracked the leaders before being driven inside the final furlong and stayed on to lead in the final yards to beat the Richard Hannon trained Doughan Alb by a neck. Well done to Marion Ripoll who looks after Sash at home.
We were delighted to receive our 2019 Horses In Training brochure this week. Please click on the link below to have a look or let us know if you would like to receive a hard copy in the post.
We are delighted that Thresholdofadream got her head in front to win at Lingfield today for owners Derek James and Barry and Fiona Reilly at Woodcote Stud. Thresholdofadream was held up towards the up rear before closing in on the leaders entering the final two furlongs, she was ridden over one furlong out and ran on well under pressure to lead well inside the final furlong to win by a head under Joe Fanning.
We are delighted for our head lad Dean whose horse Double Legend won the 'Bet At racingtv.com Handicap' at Kempton on Saturday when ridden by Robert Havlin. Having run well at Kempton in his first two starts in handicap company finishing 3rd in December and 2nd in January, Double Legend was driven to lead over two furlongs out on Saturday and ran on well in the final furlong to beat Zamperini.
On behalf of an owner we have a potential broodmare for sale, Flitare is a three-year-old bay filly by Oasis Dream out of Federation. The second dam Flirtation is the dam of six winners including Attraction, five-time Group 1 winner and champion two-year-old filly in Europe. Attraction is the dam of Group 3 winner Elarqam and also young sire Fountain of Youth – 2019 will see his first two-year-old runners.
We are delighted that Inhale has won at Kempton this evening. Ridden by Jim Crowley she quickened to lead from one furlong out before running on well to win comfortably by two lengths. We are pleased for her owner, Prince Khalid Abdullah. Well done to Danielle Smith who looks after Inhale at home.
We enjoyed a super morning last Saturday for our Yearling Parade. We welcomed 80 owners and guests to Coombelands to see the new yearlings and horses-in-training being paraded before everyone enjoyed champagne and canapés provided by Maria Shiner catering.


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HomeOcho
Dennis Dixon
Fred Jackson
Dion Bailey
Elbert Mack
Clayton Parros
Duke Ihenacho
Jerrod Johnson
Brodie Smith
Chad Johnson (WR)
WR Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2001 draft.
Played college football at Oregon State University.
6x Pro Bowl (03-07, 09), 3x First-team All Pro (04-06), Lead NFL in Receiving Yards in 2006
Played for the Bengals, Patriots, and for Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Dennis Dixon (QB Flex)
QB drafted by the Steelers in the 2008 NFL draft and by the Atlanta Braves in the 2007 MLB draft.
Played college football at University of Oregon.
2x Super Bowl champ (XLIII), XLVII)
Played for Steelers and the Ravens practice squad.
Fred Jackson (RB)
Played college football at Coe College.
RB for Sioux City Bandits (indoor), Rhein Fire (NFEL Europa), and 9 season with the Buffalo Bills.
In 2009, first NFL player to get 1,000 rushing and kickoff yards in a season.
Dion Bailey (Flex)
Safety signed by the Seattle Seahawks in 2014.
Played college football at USC.
Played for the Seahawks and Jets.
Elbert Mack (DB)
CB signed by the Buccaneers.
Played college football at Troy.
He played for the Buccaneers, Saints, and Texans.
Currently plays Champions Indoor Football league and won the championship in 2016.
Clayton Parros (DB)
200m and 400m Sprinter at University of North Carolina.
Five-time ACC 4x400m champion in both the indoor and outdoor venues.
Received an international Gold Medal as a 2014 World Indoor 4x400m champion.
Duke Ihenacho (DB)
Signed with the Broncos in 2012
Has played for Broncos, Redskins, and Giants
Played college football at San Jose State
3× First-team All-WAC (2008, 2009, 2011)
Jerrod Johnson (QB)
Signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011
Played college football at Texas A&M
Brandon Boykin (DB Flex)
CB drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012.
Played college football at Georgia and earned Second-team All-SEC in 2011.
Played for the Eagles, Steelers, Bears, and Ravens.
Brodie Smith (DB)
American Ultimate Disc League player and trick shot performer.
1.91 Million YouTube Subscribers
Has 60 Million plus views on a Trick Shot Video
Has appeared on Dude Perfect and ESPN: Top Ten Plays


I went to Back Bay today and my Dad went to the bridge on Knotts Island. He made the right move. He ended up with a nice 23" stiper, a small cat and a few white perch. I ended up with a few puffers. Striper are still in till the end of April.
On top of contacting your U.S House representative and asking them to support or co sponsor HR #4094. You can also sign this petition. Human Rights Petition: The U.S. Senate: Remove The "ORV Rule And Provide Free And Open Access" | Change.org .
Good Fishing With "Bad Company"
That was great, thanks for sharing.
Me and Dad slammed the spot and specks at the narrows last weekend. So lets hope the NNE wind this weekend gets the bait and reds moving along the surf. Is Back Bay closed for a hunt this Saturday?
A friend and I hit Back Bay from 0800-1400 today. We caught 15 blues in the 12"-15" range, two skates and a dogfish. We were fishing cut finger mullet on fish finders with 6/0 circle hooks. Almost all of the fish were caught on the incoming tide when the tide stated going out the fish disappeared. Lets hope the round head move in soon.


In the summer of 2002 I had the amazing opportunity to document a piece of history: the 50th reunion of the Orlando High School class of 1952. This was of particular historical interest because 1952 was the last year that Orlando's premier high school existed, breaking up the next year into other schools to accommodate the growing school-age populace in the beginning of Orlando's amazing growth that has not since abated.
The respondents who were due to attend the reunion returned questionnaires that had been sent by the Reunion Committee, filling in the blanks of their lives since high school. The families, careers, accomplishments, travel, highs and lows of life in and beyond their teenage homes were then compiled into this 42-page booklet, accompanied by a visual timewarp: their pictures from the OHS '52 yearbook beside recent pictures they had sent in. The result was a capsule of the lives and times of a group of friends who, each in their own way, had carved their own corner of the world, using Orlando High School as a jumping-off point into the great unknown. On the weekend of April 19th, this booklet was presented to all who attended the celebration of life, love and friendship.
My sincere congratulations to the Orlando High School Class of 1952, and my thanks to them for allowing me to be a part of this momentous event.


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If you do not live within the Oxford area, I would be happy to provide you with an hourly rate- depending upon your location..
We now offer tuition in saxophone. If you would like more information please contact us.
The saxophone (also referred to as the sax) is a conical-bore woodwind musical instrument. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet.
The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846. He wanted to create an instrument that would be the most powerful and vocal of the woodwinds, and the most adaptive of the brass—that would fill the vacant middle ground between the two sections. He patented the saxophone on June 24, 1846, in two groups of seven instruments each. Each series consisted of instruments of various sizes in alternating transposition. The series pitched in B♭ and E♭, designed for military bands, has proved extremely popular and most saxophones encountered today are from this series.
Instruments from the so-called "orchestral" series, pitched in C and F, never gained a foothold, and the B♭ and E♭ instruments have now replaced the C and F instruments in classical music.
While proving very popular in military band music, the saxophone is most commonly associated with jazz and classical music. There is substantial repertoire of concert music in the classical idiom for the members of the saxophone family. Saxophone players are called saxophonists.