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Anthony Joshua denies reports that he had a panic attack before his knockout loss to Andy Ruiz Jr.: 'I'm a soldier'
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Anthony Joshua has denied rumors that he suffered a panic attack in the New York Knicks dressing room moments before he lost his world titles to Andy Ruiz Jr.
Joshua was ruthlessly beaten by Ruiz Jr. on Saturday, and the defeat has spawned a number of wild conspiracy theories as the internet attempts to rationalize the former champion's defeat.
But Joshua has slapped down the rumors, saying he is a "soldier" and is taking the defeat like a man.
Anthony Joshua has addressed the wild conspiracy theories that have spawned since his knockout loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. in a four-minute YouTube video.
The beaten British heavyweight looked sluggish throughout his American debut at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He was twice knocked down in the third and seventh rounds before the referee waved the bout off for good when Joshua was propping himself up on the top ropes in a neutral corner.
His promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport confirmed Joshua had suffered a concussion, but later denied that there were any concerns regarding the fighter's health, mindset, or fitness ahead of last weekend's shocker.
Reports suggested Joshua had been knocked out in a late sparring session in May, had a panic attack backstage on the night, and walked to the ring with a concussion before he had even been hit by Ruiz Jr.
Read more: 3 big rumors about Anthony Joshua's knockout loss are being denied by the fighter's promoter Eddie Hearn
Joshua has now rejected these rumors.
"I know there's a lot of accusations and worries about what was wrong with me," he said in the YouTube video. "But I want to tell you this … I'm a soldier and I have to take my ups and my downs and on Saturday, I took a loss, and I have to take it like a man. One of my sayings is, 'Never let success get to your head and never let your failures get to your heart.'
"It's tough," he added. "When you lose sometimes it feels like it rips away a part of you."
He later said: "We were in the [New York] Knicks dressing room … I had no panic attack. I'm not that type of person. You know me. I have to take my loss like a man, no blaming anyone or anything. My performance didn't go to plan."
Not everybody in the sport will be convinced by Joshua's statement. His former opponent Dillian Whyte, who beat him in an amateur bout in 2009 but lost a rematch in the professional ranks in 2015, told Sky Sports Joshua was far too respectful of Ruiz Jr.
Joshua was even seen during fight week handing his world title belts to Ruiz Jr. so the Mexican heavyweight could pose with them in front of photographers. Ruiz Jr. had to give them back, but he now has them for good having beaten Joshua so conclusively on Saturday.
'People have breakdowns'
Dillian Whyte battled Joshua in 2015, and questioned his mindset going into his 2019 loss.
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"He was too respectful," Whyte told Sky Sports. "He was giving him his belts and taking photos. I was thinking, 'You're about to go to war with this man, I don't understand why you're handing him your belts.' The whole thing was a bit strange, Joshua's demenour. His mindset, his approach.
"It was a bit strange for my liking … maybe he didn't want the pressure of wanting to be champion anymore. Sometimes these things happen … people have breakdowns, stress out, and can't cope with being under the microscope for 24 hours."
Read more: Anthony Joshua's humiliating setback proves he should have listened to Floyd Mayweather 2 years ago
After speaking to Joshua this week, Hearn confirmed on Wednesday that the team activated a contractual rematch clause and is hopeful of securing a second Joshua and Ruiz Jr. fight for November or December. It is unclear whether the bout will be held at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales — home turf for Joshua — or in Los Angeles or Mexico, like Ruiz Jr. had hoped.
"He has six months to be champion," Joshua said. "He's going to have to defend his titles against myself. I would not mind if it was in New York again, or in England. I'd love it to be in England. But in New York, they opened their arms to me and my team. It was phenomenal. Madison Square Garden … even though it didn't go my way, history was created."
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What 8 Miss Universe contestants look like without makeup
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Miss Dominican Republic Debbie Aflalo took a makeup-free portrait ahead of the competition.
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Every year since 2016, Miss Universe has held a makeup-free photo shoot ahead of the competition.
Photographer Benjamin Askinas told Insider that the shoot inspires both the women and their fans.
The 70th Miss Universe competition will be held on December 12 in Eilat, Israel.
Miss Universe has done a makeup-free photo shoot with contestants for the last five years.
Miss Chile Antonia Figueroa during her makeup-free photo shoot.
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"The first no-makeup photo shoot was in 2016, and it was so much fun," photographer Benjamin Askinas told Insider. "And it caused an online uproar that I don't think we expected — people loved it."
Askinas said there's a lot of pressure for pageant queens to always be "on," and he believes the photos can be empowering for them as well.
"Many are constantly made-up while on tour with the show," he continued. "This shoot is an opportunity for them to embrace their beauty and step outside of their comfort zone. I'm just really excited to be a part of that."
Some contestants are randomly selected for the shoot and are explicitly told that they can't wear any makeup.
Miss Ghana Silvia Naa Morkor Commodore during her makeup-free photo shoot.
Askinas talked to each of the selected pageant queens before the shoot, and gave them the option to skip it if they didn't feel comfortable.
"Not only did they all choose to participate, but they were so excited to be a part of something that helps break the pageantry and beauty standards," he told Insider.
And Askinas said he could see "an immediate physical change" in the women after showing them the first few images from their photo shoots.
"The way they hold themselves and view themselves is more self-assuring," he said. "They walk away feeling more confident in their beauty, and it's my favorite part of doing this shoot."
Askinas believes it's important to show pageant fans that "Miss Universe is a real human with imperfections and blemishes, just like us."
Miss Venezuela Luiseth Materán during her makeup-free photo shoot.
"We are constantly flooded with images of retouched and filtered faces and bodies," Askinas said. "I think that social media is oversaturated with that content, and people see it too often."
"These women, in particular, are in the spotlight and pressured to be 'perfect.'" he added. "This shoot gives the delegates an opportunity to show a different side of themselves and their personalities. To see someone posting unfiltered photos today is to be different. People stop and take notice."
Julieta Garcia is representing Argentina.
Julieta Garcia is 22 years old.
Julieta Garcia, 22, has been passionate about studying psychology and human behavior since she was a child. She is dedicated to helping people who are struggling with addiction, according to the Miss Universe website.
Garcia has also been practicing ballet for 12 years and currently works as an international model.
Debbie Aflalo is representing the Dominican Republic.
Debbie Aflalo, 28, graduated with honors in international relations and diplomacy. She is now pursuing her master's in international trade and dreams of becoming an ambassador to the United Nations.
Aflalo also has a technical degree in fashion and dressmaking. In her spare time, the pageant queen organizes garbage clean-up projects across the Dominican Republic, according to her Miss Universe bio.
Silvia Naa Morkor Commodore is representing Ghana.
Silvia Naa Morkor Commodore is 27 years old.
Silvia Naa Morkor Commodore, 27, is currently studying business administration. She also works as a model and wedding planner, telling Insider that she loves making brides' "ultimate dream come to a reality."
Commodore dreams of opening a dance school one day. She says in her Miss Universe bio that she "aspires to be a pillar of hope for children who are forced to endure the ghastly nightmares of poverty in her community."
Antonia Figueroa is representing Chile.
Antonia Figueroa is 25 years old.
Antonia Figueroa, 25, has a degree in environmental civil engineering and has taught herself how to speak four languages, including German. She plans to continue her studies in Berlin to get her master's in renewable energy and water technology, according to the Miss USA website.
Figueroa is a regional champion in Taekwondo and recently received her first-degree black belt. She has also competed on "MasterChef Chile" and recently launched Volunteers for Children, enrolling people who are willing to provide free lessons to their communities.
Nandita Banna is representing Singapore.
Nandita Banna is 21 years old.
Nandita Banna, 21, is currently working toward a double degree in business management and information systems at Singapore Management University. She is also a model and has worked with Vogue Singapore and Louis Vuitton, according to her Miss Universe bio.
Banna mentors underprivileged children at Care Corner Singapore, where she provides them with emotional support and teaches them interpersonal skills.
Eloisa Jo-Hannah Seifer is representing Germany.
Eloisa Jo-Hannah Seifer is 19 years old.
Eloisa Jo-Hannah Seifer, 19, is currently attending acting school. She also plans to study journalism, according to the Miss Universe website.
Seifer has traveled to 17 countries on three different continents but has a fear of flying. She is committed to "the environment, dogs, bullying, and mental illnesses."
Luiseth Materán is representing Venezuela.
Luiseth Materán is 25 years old.
Luiseth Materán, 25, is currently the communications director for CEOS, an "international app that provides innovative learning skills," according to her Miss Universe bio. She is also training to be an actress and has appeared in a TV series.
Materán is a spokesperson for HIV/AIDS prevention and gender equality. The pageant queen has also been a lifelong advocate for the rights of people with Down syndrome, inspired by her brother who was born with the condition.
Kawtar Benhalima is representing Morocco.
Kawtar Benhalima is 22 years old.
Kawtar Benhalima, 22, has a degree in business administration and plans to continue her studies in specialized education, according to her Miss Universe bio.
Benhalima has also lived in Paris, Singapore, and Barcelona, cultivating "a worldly view on life based on gratitude and acceptance." She has worked with various organizations in Morocco to advocate for education and underprivileged communities.
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Legend Power Q3 2016 Financial Results and Business Highlights - Legend Power Systems Inc.
Vancouver, Canada, August 24, 2016 – Legend Power Systems Inc. (TSXV: LPS) today reported its third-quarter 2016 financial results for the nine-months ended June 30, 2016. Currency amounts are in Canadian Dollars.
Results for the third quarter of 2016 were again positive with the Company achieving a new record of 15-units sold. The Company has now achieved sales and testimonial accounts in each of our 12 targeted market verticals.
We continue to see growth in our sales funnel and anticipate a continuing trend of converting prospects to customers and are optimistic that follow-on orders will be generated with significant accounts.
Purchase orders received during Q3 were materially higher than revenue recognized as some orders were delayed due to a 3rd party component challenge.
2 EBITDA; for the three and nine-months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we are disclosing EBITDA, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, as a supplementary indicator of operating performance. We define EBITDA as net income or loss before interest, income taxes, amortization, foreign exchange amounts and non-cash stock based compensation.
A complete set of the June 30, 2016 Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis are available on Legend's corporate website. To view these documents, visit: https://legendpower.com/investors/financial-statements/. Both documents are also filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com (link is external)).


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Sarcochilus serrulatus, commonly known as the banded butterfly orchid, is an epiphytic orchid endemic to tropical North Queensland. It has up to six crowded leaves with finely toothed and wavy edges and up to ten reddish brown flowers with a white, yellow-banded labellum.

Description
Sarcochilus serrulatus is an epiphytic herb with a stem  long with between three and six curved leaves  long and about  wide. The leaves are oblong to egg-shaped with wavy edges that have fine teeth. Between two and ten reddish brown flowers  long and  wide are arranged on a fleshy, club-shaped flowering stem  long. The dorsal sepal is  long and wide whilst the lateral sepals are  long and  wide. The petals are shorter and narrower than the lateral sepals. The labellum is white with reddish and yellowish markings, about  long and wide with three lobes. The side lobes are erect and curve inwards and the middle lobe is fleshy with a spur about  long. Flowering occurs between August and January.

Taxonomy and naming
Sarcochilus serrulatus was first formally described in 1972 by David Jones and the description was published in The Victorian Naturalist. The specific epithet (serrulatus) is derived from the Latin word serra meaning "toothed like a saw".

Distribution and habitat
The banded butterfly orchid grows on trees in dense rainforest, usually near streams. It is only known from the Tablelands Region of north Queensland.

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Endemic orchids of Australia
Orchids of Queensland
Plants described in 1972
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Listen to 'Suh Mi Do Mi Ting' by Deablo, produced on the Samba Riddim by Ancient Records.
Dancehall artist Deablo drops new single titled 'Suh Mi Do Mi Ting,' produced on the Samba Riddim by Ancient Records.
Listen to 'Suh Mi Do Mi Ting' by Deablo.


It's an exciting day in the jewellery department today.
The French luxury house of Cartier is officially dropping a spanking new jewellery line called 'Clash de Cartier'. An official (and very star studded) party is scheduled to take place this evening in Paris.
The collection is fronted by the 27-year-old English actress, Kaya Scodelario — famous from her roles in the teenage drama Skins, the movie Maze Runner, and Pirates of the Carribean.
Irreverent yet elegant? That definitely sums up the jewellery pieces.
This new collection revisits the French luxury house's use of geometric studs and beads throughout the brand's history. Jewellery pieces include rings, hoop earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. While the studs look harsh and rebellious up close, they surprisingly feel graceful when worn in person.
This collection comes in lieu of the heavily-beaded Cactus de Cartier collection which launched in 2016, and another series of studded Baignoire Allongée ladies watches which debuted earlier this January at the watch trade fair, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie Genève (SIHH).
Although the Baignoire watches were solely decorated with square studs (or clous carrés), the Clash de Cartier jewellery pieces feature square, round studs and gold spheres.
Left column (top down): a small pink gold ring (S$2,920) with a visibly thinner band decorated smaller and refined studs, contrasted with a medium pink gold ring (S$4,250) with a thicker band and chunkier studs.
Right column (top down): a medium pink gold ring embellished with diamonds (S$11,700); a limited edition extra-large 18k yellow gold with spherical coral gemstones (S$15,550).
Left column (top down): a pair of small pink gold hoop earrings (S$5,350) measuring 1.6 cm in height; a pair of medium pink gold hoop earrings (S$10,300) measuring 3.8 cm in height.
Right column (top down): a limited edition single extra-large yellow gold earring (S$17,200) with coral gemstone spheres; a pair of small pink gold hoop earrings with 14 diamonds (S$18,900) measuring 1.6 cm in height.
Left column (top down): a small pink gold bracelet (S$9,100) with a thinner band measuring 0.6 cm in width, contrasted against a medium pink gold bracelet (S$12,100) with a thicker band measuring 0.8 cm in width.
Right column (top down): a limited edition extra-large yellow gold bracelet (S$72,500) with spherical coral gemstones; a medium pink gold bracelet with diamonds (S$32,500) launching later in September.
Left column (top down): a small pink gold pendant (S$3,300) measuring 0.6 cm in width with chain; a medium pink gold pendant (S$4,850) with a thicker band measuring 0.8 cm and chain.
Right: a small pink gold pendant with 10 diamonds (S$8,600) with chain.


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Beyond the health crisis – The proficiencies of sustainable change
Renowned and well-respected writer and advisor on innovation, Dr. John Kao, defines innovation as "the set of capabilities that enable the continuous realization of a desired future." For Dr. Kao, innovation is not an event, a one-time occurrence, or something new. And I'm with him on that point.
My opinion is that we need to embrace the concept of innovation as continually developing, refining, and adopting the means to move to a future state. And I believe that establishing a set of core proficiencies is a fundamental part of enterprise renewal and renaissance – therefore it's what I'll be focusing on in this, the fourth article of my multi-part narrative on the subject.
So, following on from the other key drivers that I identified as being crucial in moving beyond the health crisis – position and platform – let's now look at the importance of proficiencies when it comes to creating lasting change. Please allow statistical cookies to see this Youtube embed
Availability of innovation isn't your issue
When Capgemini's Chief Technology and Innovation Office introduced its Applied Innovation discipline and Applied Innovation Exchange global platform and infrastructure in early 2016, it was a model based on adoption, consumption, and application of innovation. Its design principles were speed, scale, certainty, trust, and intelligence.
At the core – and as a discipline versus an obsession with "shiny objects" and innovation lab-based "technology theatrics" – our model addressed the enterprise competencies, the means, the behaviors, the barriers, and the enablers to apply innovation.
However, today we still see a preponderance of research and writings discussing how disproportionately focused CEOs are on sourcing innovation, whether internally or externally. They look to culture and techniques such as crowdsourcing as part of a narrow focus on the front end of the innovation application value chain.
The thing is, access to innovation is far less of an issue now. There is more innovation and other terrific ideas available today than ever before. In my opinion, where enterprises consistently come up short, is through the lack of proficiencies and capabilities to address the innovation lifecycle demands – from discovery and sourcing, all through the way to adoption, application, and sustainment.
The four primary dimensions of proficiencies
Let's consider four primary dimensions of proficiencies, which together can inform a journey map to a desired future state of enterprise renewal:
Enablers of barriers
At Capgemini, our work with global and regional enterprises in virtually every industry sector has allowed us to identify 10 enablers or barriers. One or more of these will inevitably be at play to allow, accelerate, prevent, or delay the pursuit and realization of an intended outcome at the micro level, and enterprise transformation or renewal at the macro level.
These factors include enterprise proficiencies ranging from mission, vision, and purpose to leadership and culture; from operating model and process design to technology and execution discipline; from risk and trust profile to governance, etc. Assessing each of these allows you to focus on how well they will support your enterprise renewal, or how much attention must be paid to prevent these from undermining otherwise good ambitions and intentions.
Must-have competencies
A second critical dimension of the enterprise's proficiency portfolio is the operating attributes or fundamentals of the enterprise. We regard these as must-have competencies or design principles that inform the enterprise's true north and establish performance characteristics to which a renewed enterprise can adhere. These include customer-obsession, landscape-driven, software-excellent, digitally native, and culturally resilient.
Each of these competencies has strong implications for renewing the enterprise because they inform the future state mindset, leadership practices, enterprise architecture, operating models, and stakeholder behaviors required to stay aligned to your core principles – in spite of the continued volatilities, uncertainties, complexities, ambiguities, and changes that lie ahead.
In order to achieve software-excellent and digitally native proficiencies specifically, upskilling and reskilling is a key consideration. Even back in 2019, the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work stated: "Today's skills will not match the jobs of tomorrow."1 And It's recently come to light that higher skills proficiency is linked to GDP growth, labor force participation, and income equality.2
But I'm more interested in the topic of cultural resiliency. Long-held conventional wisdom underscored the sanctity and immutability of enterprise culture. Not only has this premise proven to be untrue, but for most enterprises it will be a mandatory requirement for renewal. Just consider the work of Bob Iger at Disney and his success at taking on culture at a company and in a sector where culture and DNA are virtually one in the same.
The aforementioned Dr. Kao has recently completed a fascinating piece of work in conjunction with a broader collaboration with Capgemini. It promotes six intelligences applicable to individuals, interpersonal relationships, societies, leadership, and organizations. For our purpose here, we underscore these in the context of the renewed enterprise.
These intelligences form the means, or enterprise "fabric," to both achieve and maintain the operating attributes presented above. But any sense of enterprise renewal or renaissance will also demand literacy, fluency, adoption, application, and proficiency in the six intelligences, which are:
1. Contextual
2. Moral
4. Generative
5. Technological
6. Transformational.
4. Agility and velocity
Finally, enterprise renewal must include the ability to execute with an agility and velocity far greater than has been traditionally demonstrated or experienced.
This, by definition, will include removing barriers and problems with far greater proficiency – not with the ethical lapses seen elsewhere – but with a commitment and willingness to act within appropriate norms and guidelines. And all this while avoiding institutional constraints and self-serving behaviors from being the anchors we witness time and again.
Let's take the current threat from China and its ability to surge and scale at alarming speed as an example. What the Chinese quietly continue to perfect and excel at is a compelling ability to remove problems or barriers that lie ahead or prevent forward movement. Granted, this comes at a human, societal, and moral price one can certainly argue. However, it is a major advantage where western political and bureaucratic operating practices are failing to close the gap.
Ready for a new reality?
The pandemic has impacted the lives of more than 555 million workers.3 Our enterprises face a new reality. And the crisis has heightened our need to re-evaluate existing models of leadership. But our discourse can no longer be based on business-as-usual, incrementalism, or new normal paradigms. Something far more demanding, threatening, and urgent is now at hand.
We certainly must attend to the immediate circumstances of the health crisis, and we must get our enterprises back online to serve the near-term needs of its stakeholders. Yet, if these are only accomplishments in the immediate future, we will find ourselves more vulnerable, more exposed, at greater disadvantages, and fighting for economic relevance – if not survival.
Enterprise renewal and renaissance are necessary. No half measures. All in. And in the next and final article in this series, I'll be opening a conversation and inviting discussion around why you really can't afford to ignore the idea.
[References]
1 https://hbr.org/2020/07/what-would-it-take-to-reskill-entire-industries
2 https://www.marketscreener.com/news/Coursera-2020-Global-Skills-Index-Highlights-Urgent-Need-for-Reskilling–30936648/
3 https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/documents/briefingnote/wcms_749399.pdf
Get in touch with us to take a proficiency assessment and engage with our innovation experts to understand how equipped and positioned is your enterprise in applying and scaling innovation today.
And don't forget to register to our upcoming webinar where I will be joined by a panel of experts to discuss the 3 drivers for success; Position, Platform and Proficiencies.
Read the complete blog series on 'Beyond the health crisis' by Lanny Cohen here
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Het dier heeft een roodbruine pels vol opvallend witte haren, waaraan het dier zijn naam dankt.

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B.A.P's Yongguk returns from military enlistment, overjoyed fans say 'it feels like it's been forever '
Yongguk, the multitalented South Korean artist who is especially loved for his incredible hip hop music is returning on the tides of his fans' excitement
By Arpita Adhya
B.A.P Yongguk returns from the military (Yongguk Instagram)
South Korean singer, songwriter, record producer, and best-selling author Bang Yong-guk aka Youngguk of K-pop act B.A.P, who was serving his mandatory military enlistment will be returning on May 18 and fans of the group, who call themselves BABY, can't keep his their excitement at bay. The 31-year-old K-pop artist who debuted as a member of an underground hip hop group called Soul Connection under the alias of 'Jepp Blackman' enlisted in the Korean military as a public service officer on August 1, 2019.
Yongguk who shot to fame in 2011 when the song 'Going Crazy' by Song Ji-eun where he was featured took the country by storm charting at number one. In the same year, the B.A.P leader released his first solo single 'I Remember', featuring K-pop act Beast's (later Highlight) Yoseob and also became a part of a legendary sub-unit called Bang & Zelo with fellow B.A.P member Zelo, releasing the single 'Never Give Up'. The journey of B.A.P started in January 2012 when the K-pop act released its first single, 'Warrior.'
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Fans welcome Yongguk back
Yongguk, the multitalented South Korean artist who is especially loved for his incredible hip hop music is returning on the tides of his fans' excitement. Yongguk fans have been taking to social media sharing their anticipation for the B.A.P star's return. A fan said, "Welcome back leader! This 'place' hasn't been the same without you.. " Another emotional fan posted, "I went through a tough moment of life. If it wasn't for B.A.P, for Yongguk; I wouldn't be here. I have so much respect and admiration for him. I am lucky to have met him in my lifetime but luckier to have him be a quintessential part of my life and others!"
Another user chimed in saying, "I got a little excited when I saw a pic of him earlier and thought I can't wait until he comes back and it's literally today. I'm so sorry I didn't welcome you earlier but I'm so glad you're here #WelcomeBackYongguk!"
Welcome back leader! This 'place' hasn't been the same without you.. #WelcomeBackYongguk #우리_방용국_돌아왔다 pic.twitter.com/qcqAsdqs1J
— 🐰 𝚔𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚗ˣ¹ 🦋 (@shekienbxxg) May 18, 2021
I went through a tough moment of life. If it wasn't for B.A.P, for Yongguk; I wouldn't be here. I have so much respect and admiration for him. I am lucky to have met him in my lifetime but luckier to have him be a quintessential part of my life and others#WelcomeBackYongguk pic.twitter.com/1s8AXFU5Q4
— アレックス (@Alex082107) May 18, 2021
I got a little excited when I saw a pic of him earlier and thought I can't wait until he comes back and it's literally today. I'm so sorry I didn't welcome you earlier but I'm so glad you're here#WelcomeBackYongguk pic.twitter.com/aHZjSJcQK7
Welcome back Yongguk!! We've missed you so much!!
It feels like it's been forever and a day~ 🥺#OurYonggukCameBack#WelcomeBackYongguk#우리_방용국_돌아왔다 pic.twitter.com/maT8rn18lO
— Jessie Sandhu⁷ (@S94Jessie) May 17, 2021
Yonnguk released his last single 'Orange Drive' in 2019, followed by his self-directed documentary 'Something to Talk About'. The documentary co-directed with producer Kim Jinbeom, was selected for screening at the 2019 DMZ International Film Festival. Later, 'Something to Talk About' also got the nod under the DMZ Open Cinema category. Covering the artist's experiences as a member of music group B.A.P along with his creative process when recording "BANGYONGGUK" and added interviews with friends and family, his documentary became the first of its kind to be created by an idol. While there is no new information on his future music ventures yet, fans are happy to dwell on the anticipation until further updates drop.
Celebrate Yongguk's return by streaming 'Orange Drive' here.


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Mattress Mike offers 7 different Flexsteel Stationary or Reclining Sectional Choices, a sample of which is shown below. Power or manual Recliners, corner units, storage consoles with electrical outlets, and other special features are available for order and will allow you to customize your Sectional to suit your family needs. All sectionals can be ordered in a variety of different fabrics and colors.
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The WaveShaper 1000A Programmable Optical Filter supports arbitrary user-generated channel and filter shapes. The bandwidth can be set from 10 GHZ up to more than 5 THz with 1 GHz increments for the standard C- or L-band version of the 1000S. The X version - which covers C+L band - supports filter bandwidths from 20 GHz to 9 THz. The required filter shape (both amplitude and phase) can be generated by the user and then loaded into the WaveManager software, which translates the user specification into the required optical shape. Band-stop and optical comb filters are also supported as is optical power control over a range of 30 dB for all filter types.


Workplace decisions have consequences. Deploying your company's resources requires due diligence—but you can't rely on online comments (as you do when picking a restaurant) nor your competitor's opinions. That's where Best of Business comes in. TCB's annual subscriber survey taps people like you who make significant business decisions day in and day out—from a multimillion-dollar software RFP to a golf outing up north.
Earlier this year, TCB surveyed our readership, asking executives and decision-makers for vendor recommendations in common business service categories. The results include businesses big and small, primed to serve companies of all sizes and budgets. Many thanks to those of you who shared your expertise.
Greiner Construction of Minneapolis got its start in 1989 with a focus on high-end interior buildouts and expansions. Founder Wolfgang Greiner observed that builders of the many new office towers in the Twin Cities treated interiors as an afterthought. So his firm, he vowed, would offer flexibility, craftsmanship, and expertise in creating economical, effective interiors. Since its first project for HealthPartners, Greiner has completed hundreds more and expanded its capabilities to educational, medical, industrial, and residential buildings. Its customers appreciate the firm's quality work, whether a remodel or new construction, and its commitment to attentive communication, collaboration, and an understanding of clients' businesses and needs.
Third Place (tie): Doran Cos., Ryan Cos.
Antenna became the marketing experts that companies and nonprofits rely on soon after it started in 2006. When customers have complex, urgent, or specialized marketing needs, they call on Antenna to find the right team of experts. The Minneapolis firm has 100 nimble, free-agent marketing experts available to handle marketing communications, brand management, analytics, and more. Fortune 50 companies like Target, 3M, and Ecolab have fueled Antenna's growth to the tune of $11 million in revenue; they like its hybrid model of consulting and staffing—arranged by marketers who know what other marketers seek—that provides a winning blend of flexibility and skill.
Padilla views its business as a three-legged stool helping clients build, grow, and protect their brands, while always connecting with purpose. Based in Minneapolis since 1961, Padilla has evolved from its public relations roots to offer a full complement of services, including brand strategy, advertising, digital marketing and social media, corporate communication, and crisis preparedness and management 24/7. Clients range from new ventures to Fortune 100 companies, served by a firm that consistently expands by acquisition and adding new clients. This year, Padilla captured a prestigious North America Gold SABRE Award for business-to-business marketing for BASF's Living Acres: Preserving Monarch Butterflies.
The D'Amico name is synonymous with outstanding food, top-shelf service, and a good party, so it's no surprise that the company's catering arm amassed a lengthy list of awards and accolades. The in-house caterer for some of Minnesota's A-list venues—International Market Square and Mill City Museum, to name two—D'Amico Catering delivers cuisine that makes events shine. Whether it's catering a nationally significant event like the Major League Baseball All-Star Gala or a corporate board meeting, the company sets the right tone. Decades of dominance in this category show that D'Amico remains reliability personified.
Good Day Café in Golden Valley has been offering the comfort food and coffee drinks that everyone craves since 2007. Its menu overflows with decadent from-scratch items, allowing diners to get a strong start to their day. Whether they seek a leisurely meal, a power breakfast, or something fast and healthy, diners trust that Good Day will deliver. It's especially known for its delectable apple soufflé pancake, baked goods, sweet or savory French toast, and a creative way with eggs. Good Day Café keeps customers happy with attentive service in a casual, sunny atmosphere with a buzz of energy.
Known as the power lunch capital of Minneapolis, Mission American Kitchen and Bar beckons from the glassy confines of the IDS Center, with an inviting space and menu to please all palates. Lunch offerings skew Minnesotan via walleye and juicy Lucy-style burger, but there's enough sizzle from chilled seafood, sea scallops, and filet mignon to turn a garden-variety meal into something memorable. Mission's welcoming space, with floor-to-ceiling windows, intimate seating, exceptional service, creative cocktails, and an extensive wine cellar, offers the ideal spot for breaking bread with clients or associates.
As they say at Manny's, "Come as you are—and eat like never before." That's because Manny's is the quintessential see-and-be-seen steakhouse. The restaurant in Foshay Tower engages all the senses, with an inviting bar and dry-aged, hand-cut meats paraded before your eyes on its signature cart. A Men's Journal world's top steakhouse for its meats and seafood alike, it features over-the-top portions and items like a triple seafood tower and roasted bone marrow. Whether it's a night out to clinch a deal, celebrate a win, or wow a client, Manny's gets the job done.
When it's time to update skills or gain new ones, the University of Minnesota is there for us all. The university opens doors with a multitude of continuing education offerings for professionals, such as an MBA, a second degree in IT infrastructure, or sharper communication skills via certificate learning. It's a foundation of the state's thriving business climate, serving as Minnesota's main pipeline for educated professionals. In 2016 alone, the U granted 1,385 health professional degrees, 327 legal-related degrees, and 606 MBAs. Students know that a degree from the University of Minnesota carries weight and provides essential tools to pursue their goals.
The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management MBA menu runs long, covering the gamut from executive to part-time online programs, as well as eight dual degrees including medicine, business analytics, and law. At the heart of the Carlson curricula is a commitment to experiential learning, which helps students apply what they learn for the benefit of a company by consulting on new ventures, investment funds, or branding. Every MBA student participates in global learning, exploring topics that affect businesses worldwide, and then spending two weeks on an international experience. More than 50,000 alumni offer students a rich network for outreach.
A Catholic, co-ed college preparatory school in St. Louis Park, Benilde-St. Margaret has long been a favorite pick for its academic excellence and focus on educating servant-leaders. It pairs a challenging curriculum for grades seven through 12 with an emphasis on faith formation, academic rigor, and social responsibility. Students pick from 15 advanced placement classes, as well as other honors, engineering, and technology courses. They also engage in service learning through organized experiences that are integrated into academic studies. Benilde's 1,200 students are an active bunch, with more than 95 percent of the student body participating in athletic or other extracurricular activities.
AV For You operates with the philosophy that events big and small need outstanding audio/visual services. Josh Reitan started his St. Louis Park company in 2002 to provide high-quality audio and visual support for events with 1,000 people or fewer, buying equipment specifically to meet that market. Named best audio/visual provider for five years running by Minnesota Meetings & Events, AV For You has grown steadily each year by staying flexible in its offerings. Instead of chasing every shiny new capability, AV For You assesses what services its clients truly need and then makes it happen for them, manageably.
A former farm-implement showroom and warehouse dating to 1897 has been transformed into a gem of a hotel in the already hot Minneapolis North Loop. Open since 2016, the Hewing provides a true Minnesota experience, complete with home-grown pine beams, a Scandinavian-accented menu, and other Minnesota-made products like Faribault Woolen Mill throws and Tattersall Gin. Hotel guests and Twin Citians alike have discovered the year-round rooftop bar and restaurant, while Hewing's lobby bar often is crowded with tourists, hipsters, and business types happily mingling. The 124-room hotel has captured several awards for its design and historic preservation.
Striving to create a spectacular course for all, Duncan MacMillan teed up Rush Creek Golf Club in 1996. He purchased a former course and farm, hired premier architects, and designed challenging greens set among Maple Grove wetlands. In addition to an 18-hole course, practice range, and golf academy, Rush Creek also shows off with its banquet center and Highlander restaurant. It's a favorite spot for tournaments, weddings, and meetings, where patrons enjoy peaceful scenery and high-end service. Rush Creek has hosted many national events, including three LPGA tournaments and the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, plus it's received numerous honors as Best Public Golf Course.
When the Super Bowl came to town, metroConnections stepped up. The Bloomington-based firm worked on nearly 25 projects with clients from across the country, including VIP transportation, fan giveaways at Mall of America, and collaborations with NFL's creative agency. MetroConnections showed Super Bowl visitors why local customers adore working with the firm: its attentive service and long record of flawless execution. Operating since 1984, metroConnections has grown into a $14.6 million company with 73 employees, providing conference, event, stage production, and transportation services around the world.
The JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of America may be attached to one of Minnesota's top attractions, but guests feel miles away, thanks to the hotel's distraction-free environment. Offering six event spaces, 12 breakout meeting rooms, and a ballroom for up to 1,700, the hotel flexes and contracts to suit any event. Out-of-towners appreciate its proximity to the airport and MOA, plus extras like its Event Lounge where guests can relax, regroup, or enjoy live culinary demonstrations. It didn't take long for JW Marriott to win acclaim: shortly after opening in 2015, it landed in Condé Nast Traveler's Best Hotels in the World Reader's Choice Awards.
The Machine Shop deftly blends luxury and history in an industrial space, making it an enticing and unique setting for meetings and events. Open since 2016, the venue takes full advantage of its transformation from the machinery shop for the Pillsbury A-Mill into a 19,000-square-foot event center. The Minneapolis Mill District building, renovated by developer Schafer Richardson for $6.5 million, provides open, flexible space near the Mississippi River for groups of all sizes. A two-story atrium space, original brick walls and flooring, and other industrial touches like exposed ceilings and beams, coupled with high-end service, create a memorable spot for varied events.
Minnesotans like what Grand View Lodge in Nisswa has to offer, whether it's for an up north vacation, reunion, or off-site retreat. There's something for everyone, no matter their age or interest. Its enticing Gull Lake property set among pines has served generations since 1916; add championship golf and a par-three course, a robust spa, numerous on-site restaurants, varied settings for meetings, and activities to keep guests busy all day. Come 2019, patrons will benefit from Grand View's $30 million expansion, including a conference center, 60-room boutique hotel, and recreation facility complete with indoor and outdoor pools and an ice-skating rink.
CliftonLarsonAllen takes its tagline to heart: "We promise to know you and help you." For nearly 60 years, it grew this philosophy, along with its footprint and offerings, to better serve businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. As a full-service accounting firm, CLA covers industries niche (craft brewing and casinos) to broad-based (agribusiness and health care). Through organic growth and acquisitions, CLA expanded to 110 offices in 29 states. Recent acquisitions round out the firm to 5,400 employees, including 1,100 in Minnesota. It's now the eighth-largest accounting firm nationwide, with $865 million in revenue.
Wells Fargo wins first place in the hearts of its business customers. With $2 trillion in assets and 273,000 employees globally, Wells Fargo supports companies with deep and wide offerings for short- and long-term goals. It's a one-stop-shop of financial services for businesses big and small, covering banking, insurance, lines of credit, equipment financing, construction loans, and more. These varied and well-executed services mean customers stay with the bank as their businesses evolve and grow. Though Wells Fargo's reputation was dinged by its costly accounts scandal, it still sat at 26 on the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the country's biggest companies.
Relying on 166 years of banked goodwill, Wells Fargo is working to regain public trust to continue providing essential financial services. This spring, it launched a campaign, "Building Better Every Day," which lays out its efforts to create an improved bank for customers, employees, and communities. Recent measures include major corporate governance changes, rating employees' performance on customer service instead of sales goals, and increasing transparency between bank and customers. Serving one in three households in the United States, TCB's readers indicate Wells Fargo is still the go-to bank for consumers for a wide variety of financial needs.
As a nonprofit financial cooperative, TopLine Federal Credit Union fulfills its mission to serve members with competitive financial services like insurance, home and auto loans, and credit cards, plus traditional checking and savings accounts. But the Maple Grove-based credit union, operating since 1935, doesn't stop there. It started a foundation in 2015 to cement its goal of "people helping people" with fundraisers for scholarships. It also offers financial education and counseling, and donates to other community efforts. To date, TopLine has awarded 48 scholarships totaling $30,000, earning it recognition from the Minnesota Credit Union Network for community impact and outreach.
Mortgages are filled with fine print and legalese, making it crucial to work with a trusted lender that simplifies matters. Golden Valley-based Bell Bank Mortgage has been perfecting its processes for nearly 140 years as the state's oldest and largest independent mortgage banker. Bell has thousands of family mortgages in its name, originated from offices across Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, and Arizona. Serving customers with integrity and attentiveness is important to Bell, as is giving back to communities. Bell's Pay It Forward Program annually gives full- and part-time employees money to donate to favorite causes, totaling $11 million over a decade.
For three years running, Wipfli Financial Advisors has claimed our top prize in the wealth management category. Clients favor its CPA-based focus that skillfully blends accounting, financial planning, and investment management while providing analysis of their full financial picture. Now with 85 employees (13 in Minnesota) and $5 million in revenue, Wipfli Financial brings the full spectrum of expertise to the discussion, including retirement planning, tax and estate matters, and risk management. Clients benefit from its interactive planning tools with a long-term lens to progress toward their goals. Wipfli Financial's model propels growth, helping clients achieve their financial objectives.
For recruiters at Oggi Professional Services, it's not just about lining up candidates with openings for jobs or consulting gigs. The Minnetonka firm focuses on keeping customers and candidates happy in equal measure by finding the perfect fit for both. Specializing in placements for accounting, finance, and sales professionals since 2010, Oggi clearly is doing something right: It reports 75 percent of new business comes from referrals and staff, as well as an 80 percent repeat-customer foundation. A key element of the Oggi model includes hiring staff with extensive recruiting experience and backgrounds in finance and accounting.
The core of Salo's work is "Connecting people to make a difference." A talent agency for senior finance, accounting, and human resources professionals since 2002, Salo helps customers fill staff gaps on short- and long-term bases, and expanded its own reach to the Chicago market through a 2014 acquisition. The company continues to add singular services like its Compass program, which helps up-and-coming public accounting professionals transition into industry positions. The salaried participants rotate through various companies—public and private, large and small—to gain varied experience and a window into future career possibilities.
When 100-plus lawyers practice commercial litigation for nearly 40 years from just one office in Minneapolis, that firm can go deep into clients' businesses—in a good way. Clients count on Winthrop & Weinstine for a broad swath of legal advice and litigation in 15 sectors, including mergers and acquisitions, real estate finance, and intellectual property. Known for taking nontraditional approaches and hustling like a small firm, Winthrop stays true to its motto: "We move business forward." Its attorneys consistently make Super Lawyers' list of Top 100 Minnesota attorneys, and 2018's Best Lawyers in America recognized 29 of its attorneys.
One of the largest property management firms in Minnesota, CBRE takes pride in showing clients the possibilities of unique workplaces. It recently renovated its downtown Minneapolis office, making it a collaborative, open space that gives employees flexibility in how and where they work, from breakout rooms and standing desks to café-style seating. Managing office, industrial, and retail properties is a major element of CBRE's local business. It has 120 real estate management employees who support 27 million square feet in 230 properties, including City Center and SPS Tower in Minneapolis, and properties along Interstate 394 including the Colonnade and Towers at West End.
Third Place (Tie): Doran Companies, Ryan Cos.
Los Angeles–based CBRE has been operating in Minnesota for nearly 45 years, offering commercial clients robust options for real estate services. Its brokerage arm represents more than 3.5 million square feet for landlords, and also helps clients with building sales, renovations, and tenant representation projects. Major clients include Target, IBM, ING, and Ryan Cos. Its reputation for attentive, personalized service has brought CBRE kudos nationwide, with Fortune naming the firm one of its most admired companies in real estate for six consecutive years and the Ethisphere Institute recognizing CBRE as a "most ethical company" for five years running.
Cresa's foundation was clear from its start in 1993 as a tenant-only commercial real estate firm. By handling negotiations, transactions, leasing, and buildouts from the tenants' perspective, Cresa has grown into a major real estate player in the Twin Cities. Clients appreciate its "tenant's advantage" mantra that avoids conflicts of interest and puts their needs first. Based in Washington, D.C., with 900 employees, Cresa's Minneapolis office has nearly 30 people providing integrated services. It has been repeatedly named a best place to work, and it seamlessly handles major projects such as representing the St. Paul Saints in development of CHS Field.
One of the biggest developers in Minnesota, United Properties is known for taking the long view of the market. This perspective stems from its structure as an investor and developer in office, industrial, retail/mixed-use, and senior housing. Founded in 1916 and now owned by the Pohlad family, United has placed many recent bets on Minneapolis. It moved its headquarters to the former Gaviidae Common in 2017 and kicked off its fifth project in the North Loop: Target Field Station, the 150,000-square-foot home to the Fillmore Theater and new Element by Westin hotel. In 2017, its Midway Business Center won NAIOP honors for a light industrial development at St. Paul's former Midway Stadium.
When they started TitleSmart, sisters Cindy Koebele and Angele Shackle aimed to make the home-closing process positive, fun, and upbeat, not stressful and clinical, which can often be the case. White Bear Lake-based TitleSmart provides title, escrow, and real estate closing services for buyers and sellers engaging in residential and commercial closings. It's known for going the extra mile, for example, driving across the state for customers to sign papers, if necessary. By taking good care of employees and clients, TitleSmart has grown to 56 employees and $10.4 million in revenue. A new business director and Faribault office will keep TitleSmart on its expansion march.
Third Place: All American Title Co.
Atomic Data makes sure clients don't spend too much on unnecessary IT and data services. By providing a flexible "computing-as-a-service" model, the Minneapolis firm helps customers worldwide protect and support their systems, scaled to fit their needs. Companies pick from cloud-based infrastructure, platform, or software-as-a-service—or all of the above—for expertise and protection. Started in 2001 and now with $26.8 million in revenue and 146 employees, Atomic operates eight secure facilities globally to protect customer data and systems. It continues to innovate, especially in hiring. Atomic recently teamed with Summit Academy OIC to train its diverse student body in this high-demand, high-wage technology field.
From its roots as a small typewriter shop in St. Cloud, Marco never lost sight of its commitment to provide personalized service as a technology partner. Forty-five years later, Marco is one of the largest technology service providers in the country, with more than 32,000 customers nationwide, $312 million in revenue, and 1,155 employees (638 in Minnesota). Customers rely on Marco as a one-stop shop for technology, whether it's copiers and printers, business IT, voice, or cloud computing. The company's knowledgeable engineers and technicians aim to help customers use the best technology for their circumstances and ensure that it's always working.
Sales and marketing co-workers often don't speak the same language or take advantage of each other's capabilities. Fision Corp. in Minneapolis seeks to simplify matters and bring sales and marketing together with cloud-based software for managing and tailoring businesses' collateral and communications. It offers digital asset management, marketing automation, and other sales tools for large companies in health care, hospitality, financial, insurance, software, and technology. Started in 2011, Fision has more than 65,000 users in 21 countries, who benefit from more effective collaborations between these two essential disciplines. Last year, Fision acquired Minneapolis-based Volerro Corp., adding a platform for content creation and distribution.
Minneapolis-based Rocket55 doesn't just want to build websites for customers. Instead, it takes a comprehensive approach to digital marketing with a full array of multichannel tools. From e-commerce and social media to content marketing, customers turn to Rocket55 for websites that attract, engage, and convert targeted visitors. Launched in 2008, Rocket55 has been on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies since 2015, and it's amassed a roster of clients including ReMax, Erik's Bike Shop, and Häagen-Dazs. The firm's many successful digital marketing campaigns earned it status as a Google Premier Partner, an honor bestowed on only 3 percent of agencies.
Wireless is mission-critical for businesses. According to RootMetrics, an independent agency that executes 4.6 million tests nationwide, Verizon in 2018 had the best overall network for nine years running. It also wins accolades for reliability, speed, data, connections, and call quality. Businesses favor Verizon's unlimited data plans, bundled services with internet, and a history of innovation with extras. For example, One Talk allows users to move calls seamlessly between mobile and office devices, while field and fleet management employs GPS and vehicle diagnostics to improve customer service and performance.
Shopping for telecommunications and internet is often a chore, thanks to hard-to-compare fee structures, technologies, and services. So many businesses turn to Marco. It's a carrier agent/guru through which clients find the best service for their unique needs, often customized from multiple vendors. Even better, Marco acts as a liaison between customers and carriers, handling billing and customer service. Marco boasts a 10-year track record of 20 percent compounded annual growth and has expanded its footprint into nine states in the last two years.
C.H. Robinson is big—one of the largest third-party logistics providers in the world—with $14.9 billion in gross revenue last year. And it's been around the block a few times, opening for business in 1905 and now serving more than 120,000 domestic and international customers. Based in Eden Prairie, with offices around the world, Robinson's mission is to accelerate global trade by helping businesses optimize their supply chains. Brands big and small rely on the company for transportation, sourcing, and local to global logistics. C.H. Robinson regularly garners honors, including being named one of Fortune's most admired companies for eight years.
Third Place: Murphy Warehouse Co.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has innovation in its bones, as the first "Blue" health plan provider in the country, created 85 years ago. Now the largest nonprofit insurer in the state, Eagan-based BCBS serves 2.6 million members in every state and around the world. It takes a full-throttle approach to providing plans to employers, individuals, and recipients of Medicare and Medicaid, paired with a legacy of improving health care. This takes shape through its Center for Prevention and its foundation, which backs healthy living initiatives focused on exercise, nutrition, anti-tobacco efforts, and health equity.
Outside organizations have started noticing what patients and family members already know about Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital: It's one of the top hospitals in the country for patient care, clinical care, and overall excellence. For two years running, the St. Louis Park institution has been named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades, along with other recognitions. Methodist hasn't grown complacent, though. It's currently completing a $140 million expansion and renovation project that will make nearly all in-patient rooms private, reduce energy consumption by 10 percent, and add eight operating rooms to its surgery center.


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Funding the Federal Government is Never an Easy Task
Each year, Congress must approve funding measures so that the federal agencies can perform their functions. The process, established by our forefathers many years ago, authorizes both the House and Senate to approve 12 separate spending measures. The slightest difference between a House and Senate bill will require the two chambers to convene a conference committee to reconcile any differences before the two chambers vote on final approval for a spending bill before sending it to the White House for the President's signature.
Since 1977, Congress has approved all the spending measures that were signed into laws by the President four times – in 1977, 1989, 1995, and 1997. When the process has failed, and the federal government was on the verge of a shutdown, Congress has resorted to temporary spending measures called continuing resolutions. These are short-term spending measures that allow the federal government to hobble along at existing funding levels until Congress can reach an agreement on regular appropriations legislation.
Despite the media reports of gridlock in Washington, DC, Congress has made significant progress on appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year 2019. Before the end of Fiscal Year 2018 (September 30th) the House and Senate approved five appropriations measures – the most since 1997. These measures contain 75 percent of all discretionary spending.
Unfortunately, the measure that funds the Department of Homeland Security was not among the five bills. It is one of seven appropriations measures that Congress will consider in a lame duck session following the November elections. In the interim, Congress approved a continuing resolution that will allow the federal agencies funded by these measures to operate through December 7. Hopefully, Congress can complete its work by then.
The Homeland Security appropriations bill contains the funds for the major programs that benefit the fire service, including the Assistance to Firefighters and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant programs, the United States Fire Administration/National Fire Academy and the Urban Search and Rescue Response System. When Congress first began discussions on the FY19 DHS appropriations measure, the national fire service organizations weighed in. Their government affairs representatives conducted a series of meetings on Capitol Hill with staff members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee, while the organizations themselves issued a joint letter requesting increased support for all four programs.
We have presented our case for Fiscal Year 2019. But in a few short months, we'll begin the process again for Fiscal Year 2020. Congress understands the dangers inherent in our profession. But not all members understand why the federal government should provide the level of support we seek each year. When meeting with members
of Congress to discuss funding issues, it is imperative that we can convey to them why the need is so great. Among the reasons we share with our federal legislators is the fire service responds to over 35 million calls, annually; our firefighters must be properly trained and equipped to respond to all emergencies, including man-made and natural disasters and local budgets cannot keep pace with the rising cost of equipment and training.
CFSI and the other national fire organizations depend on first responders at the local level to help us carry our message forward to Congress. With rising deficits and calls for spending cuts to reduce the size of the deficit, we must remain vigilant on Capitol Hill and continue educating our federal legislators about supporting our local first responders.
I encourage you to use CFSI as a resource to learn how you can help us in our mission — or contact one of the other national fire organizations of which you are a member and ask how you can help them deliver the message. Working together, we can continue to make a difference for the fire service in Washington, DC.
Bill Webb has served as Executive Director of the Congressional Fire Services Institute since 1995. CFSI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute designed to enhance congressional awareness about the concerns and needs of the fire and emergency services. As Executive Director, he works closely with members of Congress and fire service leaders to sustain support on Capitol Hill for programs and legislation that benefit our nation's fire and emergency services. Before joining CFSI, Webb worked for the Firefighter Combat Challenge as the project manager for the competition. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and is an honorary member of the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters' Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 36.


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Presidential Panel probes Magu's link to Bureau De Change, Lagos pastor
Posted by News Express | 11 July 2020 | 1,862 times
• Ibrahim Magu
The Justice Ayo Salami-led presidential investigative panel on the allegations levelled against the erstwhile acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is probing him on his alleged link to a Kaduna-based Bureau de Change found to have made transactions of N336 billion, $435 million and 14 million Euros.
It was learnt that the suspicion of Magu's alleged link was raised before the panel by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) which discovered the transactions.
The panel grilled Magu for the fifth day on Friday before closing for the day at about 7pm.
Magu will now explain before the panel what he knows about the Bureau de Change and the huge amount of money in its possession.
His possible to link to a Lagos-based lawyer who was also said to have collected the sum of N28 million from the Kaduna-based Bureau de Change, is also being analyzed by the panel.
Beside that, the panel is also interested in finding out whether there is any relationship between Magu and a relatively unknown Lagos-based pastor found with N573 million in his account.
The pastor is believed to be a close associate of the former EFCC boss.
A source with knowledge of the investigation said on Friday night: "From the issues before the committee, there are two big issues concerning Bureau de Change being allegedly linked to Magu in Kaduna; that Bureau De Change has been discovered by the NFIU to have transacted business in the region of N336 billion, $435 million and about 14 million Euros.
"There is one other allegation against Magu that there is a little-known pastor in Lagos associated with him that was discovered to have N573 million in his account.
"And again, there is also a famous lawyer in Lagos, he has taken N28 million from the Bureau de Change."
After a bit of delay, President Muhammadu Buhari finally approved Magu's suspension from office on Friday. (Saturday Tribune)
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By Michael Highsmith,Michael Q. McShane and Emily Stahly on Jan 16, 2018
THE PROBLEM: The University of Missouri system, and higher education in the United States in general, are at a crossroads. Tuition is rising, resulting in over $1 trillion in student loan debt nationwide. At the same time, students who fail to secure high-paying jobs are facing serious financial problems. In the Show-Me State, enrollment at the University of Missouri–Columbia continues to drop. The current freshman class is about 14 percent smaller than the previous year's and is the smallest incoming class in almost 20 years.
THE SOLUTION: Higher education reform.
Reform in Missouri should focus on reducing costs through innovation to attract more students. Universities could help reduce costs by encouraging competency-based education (CBE), which can reduce the time that students must spend in the classroom by granting accreditation when a student shows that she has mastered the subject matter. These programs allow students to pursue a degree while simultaneously protecting them from excessive costs and loan defaults. At the same time, the state could promote income-share agreements (ISAs), which provide an alternative to student loans whereby a student agrees to pay a percentage of future income in exchange for present financial aid.
WHO ELSE DOES IT? Schools across the nation, such as Texas A&M, Purdue, University of Michigan, and University of Wisconsin, offer CBE degrees. Purdue has a self-funding ISA program in which it loans money to current students and then reinvests returns into future student borrowing.
THE OPPORTUNITY: Recent upheaval at Missouri's largest university has given us a chance to step back and evaluate how best to improve the higher education environment and provide cost-effective options to students. The University of Missouri system made progress in protecting free speech this past summer; now it should focus on reducing costs to help draw more students to our public universities.
Higher education can greatly increase a student's financial prospects, but not everyone who spends money at a university comes out in the black.
CBE programs can reduce tuition costs and the time a student must spend in class.
By reinvesting earnings, ISAs can fund future degrees.
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Essay: Stuck in the Middle with Mizzou: Examining the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the University of Missouri
Case Study: Moving Mizzou Forward: Reform Ideas from Around the Nation
Op-Ed: Reaping the Whirlwind in Columbia
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Weve waited a long time for the CT5, the newest kid in Cadillac s sedan class, and the one that has to choose whether to sit in the seat left vacant by the ATS or the larger CTS. When the 2020 CT5 arrives this fall, it will take an empty chair and pull it up to a vacant desk. The sleek compact sedan is shorter than the CTS but has a longer wheelbase. Cadillac is repositioning its sedan lineup, which was notorious for tweeners fitting between normal segment sizes. Going forward, Cadillacs will line up more directly against the competition. CT5 is a new nameplate. The compact sedan rides on the next generation of GMs Alpha rear-drive platform, updated for a smoother, quieter, and more enjoyable ride. All-wheel drive will be available on all trims. The sedan still has a front multilink strut and five-link rear suspension, but these have also been enhanced. Passive dampers are standard. Under the hood youll find a new version of the 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, the same twin-scroll turbo-four that debuted in the 2019 CT6 refresh. The engine generates 237 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. Optional is a 335-hp, 400-lb-ft 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 that has been modified with smaller turbos; it makes its debut in the CT5. Both engines have active fuel management that shuts down cylinders when theyre not needed. Each is paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. This new sedans hood and dash-to-axle proportions afford it a stately elegance. It has a fastback profile, a softening of the hard edges, and wheels pushed to the corners. The lower beltline is designed to make the car look more spacious, said Andrew Smith, executive director of global Cadillac design. This design better suits bigger wheels, and the CT5 will come with 18-, 19-, and 20-inchers. Run-flat tires as well as self-sealing tires are among the choices. Smith wants each sedan to be instantly recognizable as a Cadillac while having its own distinctive character. As part of the design evolution, vertical LED headlights and taillights remain a signature, but new horizontal lines are designed to differentiate the CT5, especially from the back. The CT5s grille is derived from the Escala concept, though each trim will have its own slightly different take; for example, the Premium Luxury grille is different from the Sport grille, which was inspired by the V-Series. The Luxury trim is the base, with Premium Luxury and Sport as higher trims. A Platinum package is available on both top models: For Sport, accents are black; Premium Luxury gets chrome. A CT5-V is expected in the future. The CT5 was given a more rigid body with engineering emphasis on reducing harshness. Acoustic underbody treatment and glass contribute to a quiet cabin, along with the active noise cancellation system. In addition to the regular Tour, Sport, and Snow/Ice drive modes, theres also My Mode that allows you to personalize your settings. Super Cruise is coming, but not until 2020 for some select models. With a short 2020 model year planned, look for the hands-free highway driving system to arrive next spring for the 2021 model year. Standard driver assist features include forward collision alert, pedestrian detection, low-speed automatic braking, and an alert when you exit the car and leave something (or someone) in the back seat. Options include adaptive cruise control, enhanced auto emergency braking, park assist, front and rear auto braking, and rear pedestrian detectionall courtesy of four radars, six cameras, and 12 sensors. New door handles hide the release inside the handle. Inside, theres elegant use of carbon fiber and open-pore woods. Sport is more industrial in its material choices, whereas Premium Luxury has a warm maple sugar leather and wood interior. Front seats are heated and cooled, with optional lumbar massage. The steering wheel is also heated, and an air purification ionizer is available. Because China is this vehicles key luxury market, it was important that the rear seat be spacious as thats where the owner or special passengers ride. Cadillac could have gone further in providing amenities, though There are rear air vents but no dual climate-zone controls. Seats are not heated, and the sunroof doesnt extend over the back row. In terms of connectivity, a 10.0-inch touchscreen is standard. The enhanced navigation system accesses real-time traffic. The driver screen is a standard 4.2 inches and can be upgraded to 8.0 inches. In the past, Cadillacs CUE infotainment system was criticized for replacing volume knobs with touchscreen controls. The CT5 has not one, but two, volume knobs in addition to voice command and buttons on the steering wheel. Device care is critical. The CT5 has two USB outlets in the front, as well as an SD card. Theres a slot for your phone and a tunnel to keep the cord neatly tucked away, so you wont be forced to place your phone upside down in a cupholder. Theres also a pad for wireless charging. In back is another USB port and a power outlet. The trunk is decently sized, and a hands-free decklid is optional. New rear badging denotes a rounded-off torque figure in newton-meters. Built at the Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan, the CT5 will go on sale this fall. Pricing is expected to start in the mid- to high-$40,000 range. The post 2020 Cadillac CT5 First Look: New Kid in Class appeared first on Motortrend .


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Crawl (15.)
Directed by Alexandre Aja.
Starring Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson and Jose Palma. 87 mins.
A Hurricane. A father and daughter stuck in a house. With alligators. And there you have it.
Having made Piranha 3D, French director Aja is reckoned to be an expert at underwater menace. His film could probably have done a better job of delineating the confined space it is going to work in but overall it is pretty effective with some decent special effects and enough Major Jumps. It also has two strong lead performances from a pair of talented actors who probably thought they deserved better than having to spend as much time in freezing water as Kate and Leo did on Titanic but for considerably less of a career boost. There's no spark or imagination to it, but as a job of work, it is proficient.
What it is striking is perhaps its role as cultural propaganda, which here is expressed in the film's insistence that we care about the father/ daughter relationship, that their struggle for survival is representative of a go-for-it, can-do attitude. Father Pepper has been training daughter Scodelario to be a champion swimmer, instilling the idea that she is an Alpha Competitor who must believe in herself to win or, in this case, survive. Hollywood has been shovelling tales of individual self-reliance on us for over a hundred years and in films like this, you can really see how ingrained the faith is. Nobody matters in this film but the main two, because they're family. Because they are family they can survive any number of alligator bites, which would be fatal to a member of the supporting cast. But the fate of anybody else is irrelevant. Probably they don't have the correct attitude. Or maybe they are orphans.
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For many, a million dollar cleaning business sounds like a pipe dream, but Rich Lyons in Phoenix is living that dream. Hear his story of starting off with nothing, taking a job as a cleaner- contracting out all of his labor, giving Christmas hugs, building relationships and how all of that turned into his million dollar cleaning business.
I have had the pleasure of calling Rich Lyons a personal friend for over a decade now and I have gotten to see firsthand how this rockstar built his AMAZING cleaning business that currently provides gainful employment to hundreds of employees and serves businesses across the greater Phoenix area.
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Apple Inc fell short of reclaiming the title of the biggest company in the world by market capitalization from Microsoft on Thursday, after surpassing the Windows creator during intraday trading on Wall Street.
Microsoft finished the day with a market capitalization of little over $922 billion, barely $2.5 billion more than the iPhone-maker.
Apple increased over 4.15% during intraday trading, finishing the day 3.66% higher, as Needham upgraded its price target to $225 from $180, while Citi moved the level to $220 from $170.


There are certain words that I simply love the sound of. Onomatopoeia. Mellifluous. Libellula. They're the literary equivalent of a hearty dish or full-bodied wine. A mouthful of sound that is both a pleasure to say and hear. Which conveniently leads me to today's post… Shakshuka.
Go on, say it out aloud. Shak-shu-ka. Don't you just love the sound of it? Personally I think it's a fabulous word, which is almost as satisfying in sound as the dish is to eat… almost.
If you haven't come across it before, Shakshuka is a deliciously simple dish of eggs poached in a slightly spicy tomato sauce. It makes a wonderful weekend breakfast, but could work equally well for brunch, lunch or dinner any day of the week.
The dish is believed to be originally from Tunisia, although it's popularity in a number of countries throughout North Africa and the Middle East may explain why there's so many different variations of Shakshuka to be found.
The recipe for this post takes inspiration from some of the simpler versions I've come across and focuses on the key ingredients and flavours. You can always increase the complexity of the sauce by adding more spices depending on your preference.
Some recipes suggest adding crumbled feta to the dish, which I find works well when you add it around the same time as your eggs. In Ottolenghi's Jerusalem, the recipe suggests serving with Labneh, a combo I'll definitely be trying next time given how simple Labneh is to make.
Well, that's Sunday breakfast / brunch sorted! Enjoy your weekend (and your Shakshuka).
A simple and delicious dish of eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce.
In a large fry pan / skillet, dry roast the cumin and paprika over a medium heat until aromatic.
Add the olive oil and when warm, saute the onions until soft, then add the red peppers and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic and harissa and cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
Add the diced tomatoes and fresh parsley then season with salt and pepper.
Reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 10 minutes*.
If you intend to make individual servings, at this point equally divide the sauce between 4 small cast iron fry pans, and return each to the heat.
Make small wells in the sauce, then break an egg into each of the wells, then leave to simmer until the egg whites are firm and the yolk is cooked to your preference, which should take about 8 to 10 minutes**.
Remove from the heat, garnish with coriander then serve with crusty bread or toast***.
* You may need to add a small amount of water at this point if the sauce starts to become too thick. Ideally the sauce should have the same consistency as a pasta sauce.
** Covering the pan with a lid at this point will speed up the process.
***The pan / skillet will be very hot, so be sure to place it on a trivet or heat proof mat when serving and caution everyone. Alternatively serve on warmed plates.


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Principality of Vlachia
A Monarchy For The Third Millenium
Princely House
State of the Third Millenium
Posted byuser1234 January 28, 2021 March 15, 2021 Posted inUncategorized
"We should therefore devote our efforts to the creation of numerous small principalities throughout the world, where people can live in happiness and freedom."
Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein – "The State in the Third Millenium" (2009)
The Pricipality of Vlachia is a sovereign state that serves as an example how it is possible to preserve various ethnic groups around the world, without causing territorial disputes and preserving all cultural elements of a people. It is also a point of unification of all Vlachs, who as a historical ethnic group never had any form of national awakening. Therefore, as a monarchy, the Principality of Vlachia does not take its legal basis on the region of Wallachia or any state associated with it in the past, but rather uses as its legal foundation the medieval document called Laws for the Vlachs of Cetina to which the last person who is a legal descendant of one of the original noblemen mentioned in the document is His Illustrious Highness Jacob, Prince of the Vlachs who is the descendant of Bulat Kustražić a knight and nobleman from the 15th century.
The Principality of Vlachia stands for all the virtues associated with Christian monarchy, namely, transcendental order, pious faith, knightly honor and love of all mankind. The state is completely theocratic, yet it allows a free and direct democratic process to transpire upon the election of the members of the Supreme Council which is the governing and legislative body of the state. The state is completely modern in its structure and operative functions, but remains at the source of the Christian civilization and is bound to it by both allegiance to the Holy Mother Church and the constitution of the state. Once recognized as a state by the Holy See it will continue to work as both an ethnic micro-state and as a vehicle for evangelization of both east and west, being a point of unity of the Church and a platform on which those who wish to see east and west reunited can gather.
The Principality of Vlachia seeks to overcome secularism, republicanism and all form of totalitarian regimes, believing in the right and natural order of government being aligned with Christ who is the supreme ruler of all creation, his Holy and Apostolic Church on the earth which is his kingdom led by the grace of the Holy Spirit and to which he has given the power to bind all things. The eternal salvation of the souls of its citizens has more precedence than any other question and will be taken into account when pronouncing any legal decree which must be in full harmony with the holy laws of the Triune God, whose mighty blessing we invoke upon the Principality of Vlachia, asking for the intercession of the angelic realm of Principalities to protect and guide us during our pilgrimage towards the Heavenly Jerusalem, our true homeland.
History of the Vlachs
His Illustrious Highness Jacob, Prince of the Vlachs
Principality of Vlachia, Blog at WordPress.com.


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Items Rand McNally & Co.'s guide map of New York City
Rand McNally & Co.'s guide map of New York City
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Rand McNally and Company
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Additional title: Guide map of New York City
Rand McNally and Company (Publisher)
Date Issued: 1895
Place: Chicago, Ill.
Publisher: Rand, McNally & Co.
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-751
Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
Church buildings -- New York (State) -- New York
Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York
Piers -- New York (State) -- New York
Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
Content: Covers Manhattan below 113th Street.
Content: Inset: Rand McNally's new map of Central Park, N. Y.
Content: Also shows piers and ferry lines.
Content: Includes key to railroads; hotels; clubs; places of amusement; churches; public buildings and prominent institutions; museums, colleges, libraries etc.
Content: Oriented with north to the upper left of sheet.
Statement of responsibility: "Rand McNally & Co., Engravers, Chicago."
Extent: 1 map : color ; 65 x 61 cm
NYPL copy includes some annotations in black pencil
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Election 2010: Conservatives – not just for England | Martin Kettle
The overnight: David Cameron's visits to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales aim to portray the Tories as a truly national UK-wide party
It is tempting, and the BBC this evening fell for the temptation, to see David Cameron's visit to Northern Ireland yesterday – almost certainly the first election campaigning trip of its kind by a major UK party leader in modern times – in the frame of a possible hung parliament. Looked at this way it can be made to appear like a last minute attempt by the Conservative leader to shore up potential support for a possible minority Tory government if Cameron falls just short of an overall majority to 6 May. Those 18 Northern Ireland seats (effectively only 13 if permanent abstainers Sinn Féin hold on to all their 2005 seats this week) could count for a lot if the Westminster arithmetic gets tight when the votes are counted. Seen this way, Cameron flew to Belfast in a last ditch effort to take his party over the finishing line in a tight race by appealing to Ulster voters as potential allies
Actually, it's something completely different. There's nothing much that Cameron can do to affect the essentially pre-ordained and pretty traditional outcome in Northern Ireland. When the votes are counted, the 10 current unionist seats (or whatever particular stripe) will all be potential Tory supporting MPs in the new parliament while the nationalist MPs from the SDLP have already said they will be supporting Labour while Sinn Féin stay at home while pocketing their Westminster expenses. Even if one or two seats change hands in Northern Ireland this week, which seems likely, the essentials of the outcome there are pretty much set in stone by community division. A quick swing through Belfast by Cameron is not going to change that equation significantly (though it might just help Reg Empey win a seat for the UUP and thus perhaps fulfil Cameron's pledge that Ulster MPs may serve as ministers in a Conservative government).
More realistically, Cameron's trip to Belfast is purely symbolic but in a larger Union frame. His last 48 hour itinerary is taking him from Northern Ireland to Scotland (yesterday evening) and on to Wales today before he ends up in England – and ultimately in his comfortable south midlands Witney constituency. It's designed, in other words, to show the Conservatives as a truly national UK-wide party – not just the English party – on the eve of the party's possible return to government. Last time, in 2005, the Tories took a total of 198 seats, of which a massive 194 were from England, leaving just three in Wales along with the solitary single Scottish Tory MP David Mundell. The polls in Scotland don't currently show much likelihood of any improvement this time. Wales could be another matter altogether, with anything up to 10 Tory gains if things go really well (that's probably optimistic if the Lib Dem campaign surge holds up). Even if Cameron's Ulster Unionist allies pick up a seat or even two, the reality is that any Conservative government this time next week will be overwhelmingly an English based government once more.
This presents a problem for Cameron and an opportunity for his rivals, especially (as Alex Salmond has never tried to conceal) the Scottish Nationalists. Salmond is gagging for the chance to revive the SNP's momentum – which may slow on Thursday – by running as the anti-London, anti-England, anti-Tory, anti-Cameron party in next year's Scottish parliament elections. Cameron is not likely to go out of his way to oblige – he's not so stupid. But the sheer weight of English seats in any Tory majority would be one of the large givens of the new parliament. Cameron loses no opportunity to proclaim himself a traditional unionist Tory – and it is exactly what he is. His problem, though, is that his English party is far less unionist than it once was, and in some respects is teetering on the edge of an explicitly anti-unionist English nationalism.
Yes it's embarrassing for the Conservatives that they are making such modest progress outside England. But look at the other trends. Northern Ireland is not going to lurch into separatism any time soon. Wales is electorally much more like England than Scotland. And in Scotland the chances are that a period of Tory rule may actually help Labour in Scotland rather than the SNP. Cameron would be able to live with all that. The end of the union could be farther off than nationalists north and south of the Tweed would wish.
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Northern Irish politics
Martin Kettle
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