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10 Texas Inventions We Couldn't Live Without
By Peter Simek 8.1.19
From technology that has revolutionized everyday life to food we couldn't live without, Texas has given the world so much. Where would we be without the ability to cover up words we wrote in pen? Or computers?
Which are the most important? We'll let you decide which was the most important of all Texas inventions. For now, here are our top 10.
Like most of the world's best inventions, the idea for liquid paper was born out of simple necessity. In the mid-1950s, Bette Nesmith Graham (who also happened to be the mother of The Monkees' Michael Nesmith) was working as a secretary at Texas Bank and Trust in Dallas. The company had just installed new electric typewriters with super-responsive keys. For Graham, that technological advance only meant more mistakes in her typing. Graham was in a fix — she needed a quick way to fix her errors. Her solution? She placed a small amount of white tempera paint in a bottle and brought it to work with her. With some further refining of the solution, she began marketing her "Mistake Out" after it proved so popular with her colleagues around the office. And liquid paper was born.
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Although recipes for the iconic stew date to before the founding of Texas, it was in the Lone Star State where the classic bowl of chili really came together when San Antonio chili queens whipped up batches of "Texas Red" to feed hungry workers.
Chili had become so synonymous with feel-good Texas food that when restaurateur Larry Lavine opened up a new spot on Greenville Avenue in Dallas in 1975, he used the popular dish's name for his restaurant: Chili's. That one Greenville Avenue restaurant grew into a chain with more than 15,000 locations in more than 40 countries.
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The Microchip
Jack Kilby, a young engineer at Texas Instruments, didn't earn enough vacation to take the summer off. How else could a young engineer get through a long, hot Dallas summer than bury himself in the lab? Kilby spent that summer of 1958 developing an integrated circuit — the first microchip — which became the foundation stone of the computer revolution. Kilby didn't stop there. Throughout his career, he also helped invent the handheld calculator and the thermal printer.
Fried corn chips are a staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. But what turned the popular San Antonio street food known as fritas into a school-lunchbox staple was a little Henry Ford-inspired ingenuity. In 1932, C.E. Doolin purchased a recipe and equipment from Gustavo Olguin, who had been making the fried snacks by hand. Doolin created an assembly-line facility to ramp up production. In 1961, Doolin joined forces with potato chip pioneer Lay's, and the two companies helped the chips craze spread far and wide.
Sure, the NFL had been staging a championship game for years before any Texans got involved. But leave it to a Texan to take the idea of a championship and, well, supersize it. That's what happened when American Football League founder Lamar Hunt came up with the name "Super Bowl" at a pro football owners' meeting in the 1960s. The rest is sports history.
Otis Frank Boykin was valedictorian at the competitive Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, only to drop out when he went off to college. The genius was later "discovered" by scientist Dr. Hal F. Fruth. Working with Fruth, Boykin developed more than 25 inventions. Perhaps his most famous — and impactful — creation was a control unit for the artificial cardiac pacemaker, which helped the pacemaker achieve its goal of maintaining a regular heartbeat in patients.
Courtesy of Fletcher's Original State Fair Corny Dogs
Like with most iconic American food items, opinions are divided over who exactly invented the corn dog. Proprietors from Portland, Oregon, to Buffalo, New York, lay claim to originating the inventive idea of dipping a hot dog on a stick into cornbread batter and frying it. But the earliest recipe in our eyes is the one pioneered by Neil and Carl Fletcher at the State Fair of Texas in 1942. The vaudeville performers tested their recipe for months before unveiling the creation at the fair. The food redefined the State Fair of Texas, not to mention carnivals and fairs throughout the nation.
The Hughes Drill Bit
As it turned out, finding the oil was the easier part. But in the early 20th century, after the Spindletop discovery kickstarted the Texas oil boom, wildcatters needed a way to tap the vast reserves of black, liquid gold that lay beneath the Texas landscape. The solution came from Howard Hughes Jr., whose Hughes Tool Company in Houston improved upon a drill bit invented by his father. The tricone bit drilled straighter and faster. This Texas invention became known as the "invention that found most of the oil in Texas."
There are few things so beloved by Texans as a cold bottle of Dr Pepper on a hot summer day. The recipe was created in the 1880s by a Waco pharmacist named Charles Alderton. When Alderton introduced the curiously named soft drink at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, the unique recipe (which is still closely guarded) took the country by storm.
To enjoy more original Texas inventions, try these retro, 7-Eleven-inspired slushie recipes.
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Indoor plant lovers rejoice! The Jungle Collective is bringing the jungle vibes in Australia once more!
A plant sale like no other! The Jungle Collective is throwing Indoor Plant Jungle Parties across 6 states this March 2019.


you actually answered my question (and your understanding of the question was correct). The library I'm working with is OpenSSL. It has non-blocking API, but it is more tricky (in particular, because of the fact that 'read' operation may trigger the 'write' and vice-versa).
Thus, it s possible to do.
In general, IMHO, it is a serious problem. I personally would rather prefer to live without threads (and without functionality that requires them in chicken), but to have standard signal handling, use blocking I/O calls in foreign functions etc. Probably, a compiler option? Is it achievable at all?


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Schuman is een station van de Brusselse metro en spoorwegstation gelegen in de Europese Wijk van Brussel.

Geschiedenis
Op 17 december 1969 werd het premetrostation Schuman geopend als eindpunt van de eerste premetrolijn tussen De Brouckère en Schuman. Met de inhuldiging van de Brusselse metro op 20 september 1976 werden de perrons van het station verhoogd om deze toegankelijk te maken voor de metrostellen van de toenmalige metrolijn 1 tussen De Brouckère en Tomberg / Beaulieu.

Tussen 1969 en 1976 fungeerde dit station als eindpunt dankzij het gebruik van een keerlus en helling. Met het graven van de tunnel onder het Jubelpark richting Merode werd deze keerlus niet meer gebruikt, maar nooit afgebroken. Deze is vandaag de dag nog steeds te zien tussen Schuman en Merode net na het voorbijrijden van de metrostaanplaats tussen de twee reguliere sporen.

Parallel naast de gebruikte tunnel tussen Schuman en Merode bestaat er nog een andere tunnelgang die tot op vandaag ongebruikt is, en oorspronkelijk bestemd was voor de verkaveling van metrolijn 1. Deze verkaveling bestaat vandaag ter hoogte van het metrostation Merode.

Van 2011 tot 2016 werden grootschalige verbouwingswerken uitgevoerd om er enerzijds het metrostation te moderniseren, en anderzijds een multimodale overstapplaats in te richten. Daarbij werden de metro- en treinstation met elkaar gekoppeld in een grote galerij met invallend licht. Tegelijkertijd werd de spoorwegtunnel Schuman-Josaphat gebouwd die een rechtstreekse verbinding biedt tussen de Europese wijk en Brussels-Airport, Leuven en Vilvoorde. Opmerkelijk is de zichtbare spoorwegbrug richting Meiser die het metrostation diagonaal doorkruist. Tijdens de verbouwingswerken werd het metro- en spoorwegverkeer nooit permanent stilgelegd.

Situering
Het metrostation Schuman bedient de Europese wijk van Brussel onder het Schumanplein. In de directe omgeving zijn talrijke gebouwen te vinden die deel uitmaken van de Europese Unie: Europese Commissie, Europees Parlement in Brussel en de Raad van Europa. Van de talloze ingangen die dit station kent komt er een uit op de esplanade voor het Berlaymontgebouw van de Europese Commissie, andere monden uit in de Wetstraat of het Schumanplein.

Tijdens de ontmoetingen tussen de verschillende lidstaten in de Raad van Europa, ook wel gekend als Europese Top, wordt het metrostation vaak afgesloten uit veiligheidsredenen. Het metro- en treinverkeer rijdt dan gewoonlijk door zonder te stoppen, terwijl de bussen met eindhalte Schuman omgeleid worden naar het station Maalbeek.

Kunst en cultuur
In dit station is sinds 2016 op de muren langs de perrons en langs de trappen een kunstwerk aangebracht door Pieter Vermeersch. Het werk is een ruimtelijke ingreep waarbij op de muren en plafonds 3 primaire kleuren aangebracht werden: van wit naar 100% verzadigde kleur.

Op de perronwand richting centrum is sinds 2019 op de muur een tijdlijn aangebracht met als titel "Waarom is Brussel de hoofdstad van Europa geworden. De teksten zijn van de hand van de Brussels filosoof Philippe Van Parijs en het grafisch ontwerp werd verzorgd door Calogero Belluzzo. Voor de MIVB valt dit werk eerder onder 'culturele dynamiek' dan kunst.

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There are many causes for nail fungus. Dermatophytes is a type of fungus that can grown on the skin, hair, and nails. The most common dermatophyte is athlete's foot, which infects the toenails. You can get infected by anything you come in contact with that has dermatophytes on them. For example, if you're going to the nail salon make sure everything is sterilized because if not this can cause nail fungus. Also, the shoes you wear are swimming with fungi. Fungi thrive in warm, dark, moist environments. We need to be aware that nail fungus can spread quickly. Therefore, if untreated, other nails will be infected too. At our office we offer a laser and keryflex treatment which only takes 15 minutes to get a beautiful and healthy nail!


Yes, I know we already posted on every Star Wars Battlefront weapon and Star Card available, as well as the emotes and appearance customizations, but we've compiled everything all in one place to make it easier to digest.
Check out all the unlockables in the game presented in video form.
That's a lot of stuck to unlock, no? Don't forget that you also need to earn in-game credits to be able to actually purchase said unlockables once they're unlocked. And nope, you can't use real money for it, either.
Go read up on our Star Wars Battlefront impressions piece now, and stay tuned to our full review early next week.
What will you be getting first in Star Wars Battlefront?


Common sense dictates that too much of anything isn't good for you. Too much salt can cause water retention. Too much fat and cholesterol can cause heart issues and alter hormones. Too much sugar and carbs can lead to obesity and diabetes. Even high doses of various vitamins and minerals can have health risks. Yet, some people fall into the trap of constantly eating the same kinds of foods every day.
Whether it is because you are a picky eater or you have religious, medical, or ethical dietary restrictions, you should still go out of your way to get out of your comfort zone. It is important to eat a variety of foods because everything has different nutritional profiles.
Change up your proteins. For example, you can make tacos with chicken, steak, or fish. You can make souvlaki with lamb or pork. You can make fettuccini with chicken or shrimp. Many meat dishes can even be done in vegetarian or vegan ways by using protein and fat-rich foods such as beans and grains and fatty fruits, nuts, and seeds. The key is in the spices and replicating umami (the silky richness in dairy, meat, and egg products).
Try cooking in new ways. Maybe you nuke everything in the microwave. Try steaming veggies in the microwave. If you fry a lot, change up your oils or make the same recipe by baking it in the oven. If you scramble your eggs, try boiling or poaching them. Grilling is another fantastic low-fat cooking option. Eating things raw versus cooked also changes the bioavailability of certain nutrients. Your body will absorb certain nutrients differently when you eat them raw in a salad versus cooked. Both ways have their benefits.
Be more adventurous. Try foods from different countries and regions. For the most part, every country has meat and vegetarian alternatives. Try an exotic fruit or vegetable or an unusual protein. What doesn't kill you can only make you stronger. What is the worst that will happen if something is gross? You will spit it out and have a story to tell. As long as the place that you are eating at meets health standards, you should be alright. If you are unlucky and get sick from a particular place, don't blame it on a whole culture's food. Even though you may have been traumatized by a bold spice, funky sauce, or strange cut of meat, thinking all similar food will be like that, is, to a degree, a little bit racist. If you tried it two or more times and still don't like it, you are entitled to your opinion and don't have to force it down. When you find that awesome mouthgasmic food, it will be worth it.
Even some trainers, athletes, and body-builders, make the same mistake. They eat healthy foods, but the same foods every day: Broccoli on Monday, Asparagus on Tuesday, Cauliflower on Wednesday, etc. If you are reading this, is that really necessary? Switching it up won't kill you or even mess up your diet. You don't have to be that regimented. You will just unnecessarily deprive yourself. Be open-minded and have fun with food. You will eat healthier and have many more entertaining experiences to share.


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Q: R Shiny reactive subset data - ERROR object of type 'closure' is not subsettable I'm trying to make a reactive data subset to avoid doing the subsetting at each stage of the analysis. However I get the error object of type 'closure' is not subsettable. I have seen previous answers and I avoid using base-R functions.
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        stats$mean <- mean(data_user$usage_TB)
        stats$sd <- sd(data_user$usage_TB)

        pp <- ggplot(data_user, aes(date,usage_TB)) + geom_line() + xlim(input$dates)
        pp + geom_hline(yintercept = stats$mean, color = "red")

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    output$mean <- renderPrint({
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If i make the subset t each step I have no problems but I think making the subset reactive should be better.

A: Found question was re-asked and answered at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/shiny-discuss/p2eElm-XaqQ/y3vB4l3tt3EJ
Basically, they suggested
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Note: The above information is from the Chongqing Bureau of Statistics, Chongqing Department of Commerce, Chongqing Tourism Bureau All information provided on IPIM Website is for reference only.
Between January and December 2017, the trade volume between Chongqing and Macao was $96.55 million,fell 54.3% year on year.Among them, Chongqing's exports to Macao dropped 54.3% year-on-year to $96.55 million.Import from Macao is zero.By the end of December 2017, Macao had set up 53 foreign-invested enterprises in Chongqing with us $85.48 million of contractual foreign investment and $730 million of actual foreign investment.According to the actual use of foreign capital statistics, Macao capital accounted for 0.8% of chongqing's total foreign investment.By December 2017, Chongqing had accumulated 5 investment enterprises in Macao, with a total investment of $1.0 billion, accounting for 0.7% of the city's total foreign investment.
Between January and December 2017, chongqing's trade with Portuguese-speaking countries was us $975 million, up 14.3% year on year.Chongqing's exports to Portuguese-speaking countries were us $475 million, up 15 % year on year.Imports from Portuguese-speaking countries were us $500million, up 13.6 % year on year.By the end of December 2017, the Portuguese-speaking countries had set up 9 foreign-invested enterprises in Chongqing, with contractual foreign investment of us $10.7 million and actual foreign investment of us $5.9 million.


The University of Washington Libraries and Press are pleased to welcome participants to the American Library Association's 2019 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. While you're in town, we invite you to explore the city with self-guided walking tours from two recent UW Press books, Art in Seattle's Public Spaces: From SoDo to South Lake Union and Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City.
Excerpts from these books are freely available on the University of Washington's instance of a new publishing platform, Manifold.
Two chapters from Seattle Walks will introduce you to a fascinating collection of clocks, gargoyles, and hatch covers stretching across the heart of the city, offering a glimpse into the histories behind them.
The chapter from Art in Seattle's Public Spaces features extraordinary artwork in and around the Washington State Convention Center, including Games by the renowned artist Jacob Lawrence.
Click here for information about these pieces and many more, and enjoy your walk!
This entry was posted in Conference Preview, Events, Pacific Northwest and tagged ALA Midwinter, American Library Association, Art in Seattle's Public Spaces, Seattle Walks, Walking tour on January 24, 2019 by UWP Publicity.


2016 has been an exciting year so far! Two new audiobook releases, a fun new live project narrating fairy tales with a symphony orchestra and lots of travel to teach and coach some great acappella groups. Here are some highlights!
I'm so pleased with the reviews that are coming in for these two new audiobook releases from Penguin Random House!


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Deadpool goes Hollywood and drags Spidey along for the ride in Scott Aukerman and Reilly Brown's hilarious "Spider-Man/Deadpool" #6.
The apartment shared by the Marvel artist, his wife and their newborn son suffered extensive smoke and water damage following a fire that started in a nearby building.
Charles Soule tells CBR about "Daredevil/Punisher," why the characters are at odds and why Daredevil's new partner Blindspot gets involved.
Coinciding with their Netflix crossover, Daredevil and Punisher are getting their own comic series in May.
As the ALS awareness-raising Ice Bucket Challenge continues to captivate social media, multiple comics industry pros have gotten involved.
"Deadpool" scribe Gerry Duggan joins X-Position to discuss all things Deadpool, including the Infinite Comic and story structure. Plus, exclusive art!
Gerry Duggan speaks exclusively with CBR about the future Mrs. Wade Wilson and the role she'll play in Deadpool's life.
"Deadpool" co-writer Gerry Duggan and editor Jordan D. White talk to CBR about the merc's impending nuptials and the all-star guests celebrating with him.
NYCC EXCLUSIVE: "Deadpool" Runs Duggan's Infinite "Gauntlet"
CBR News spoke with writer Gerry Duggan about his upcoming Marvel Infinite Comic, "Deadpool: The Gauntlet," which finds the Merc With a Mouth working for Dracula and targeted by a deadly horde.


When a standard KSH Auxiliary or Toolbox/Tank Combo won't fit your needs KSH will work with you to design and build a masterfully designed tank that will suit your needs.
Would you like a quote on a custom tank for your truck? We will need some information from you to provide a quote. This can be easily done by clicking on the word Auxiliary Tank or Toolbox/Tank Combo. Either link will take you to a page that has various examples of that type of tank that you can use and provide you will all the needed information. Pick the drawing that most closely fits the tank you need and fill in the measurements for the tank you would like quoted. Please be sure to include your name and contact information. Submit your form and we will contact you with a quote and/or any questions we may have.
The following paragraphs and pictures provide some examples of some of our custom tanks.
The picture below is a custom 40-gallon Toolbox/Tank Combo that has been chamfered in the front to fit into the bed of a short bed Dodge. The Toolbox/Tank Combo was made of aluminum diamond plate and then powder coated black to go with the customer's truck.
This picture below shows a custom Toolbox/Tank Combo in a short bed Dodge in which the front sides of the unit have been notched so that the unit will fit between the front of the bed and the wheel wells. The customer chose to have the unit made of mill finish aluminum and then powder coated red to match his truck.
The three pictures below show a custom Toolbox/Tank Combo for a Toyota Tundra that has been outfitted with a camper shell. The unit is equipped with a external pump kit that has not been incorporated in the toolbox portion of the unit. The fill has been extended to be closer to the top of the bed to allow easier access for filling the tank. The pump and fill are exterior to the box to allow access to them through a side window in the camper shell. The fuel tank has been notched on each side to allow it to fit properly around the wheel wells in the bed.
The inside of this custom 35-gallon Toolbox/Tank Combo is opposite of the standard Toolbox/Tank Combo. The standard Toolbox/Tank Combo is divided vertically. The fuel tank is the entire bottom of the unit while the toolbox is the entire top of the unit. In this unit the fuel tank goes from the bottom to almost the top of half the driver's side of the unit. The toolbox portion is from the bottom of the unit to the top on the passenger's side. The picture on the upper left shows this custom Toolbox/Tank Combo installed in the truck. The pictures below is the unit open in the truck from the passenger's side. The toolbox portion is big enough to fit larger items.
One of our customers needed more storage on the truck that he uses to haul his 5th wheel. KSH worked with him to design and build three aluminum diamond plate storage boxes that will not interfere with the operation of the 5th wheel. Each of the toolboxes has a single lid and dual latches that allow you to open the toolbox from either side of the front of the toolbox.
If you have a cover on the bed of the truck, please give us the maximum distance from the bed of the truck to the lowest part of the cover.


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OSC Levies Fines With Respect to Improper Performance Fees
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On February 19, 2019, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") issued an Order approving the settlement agreement reached between OSC staff, AlphaNorth Asset Management ("AlphaNorth") and Steven Douglas Palmer, the CEO and Ultimate Designated Person of AlphaNorth ("Palmer").
AlphaNorth is the investment fund manager of two publicly offered mutual funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") that are subject to National Instrument 81-102 Investment Funds ("NI 81102").
Each Fund pays AlphaNorth a performance fee (the "Performance Fee") if its performance, relative to its applicable benchmark, exceed a high-water mark (the "High-Water Mark"). Between June 2016 and March 2017 (the "Material Time"), AlphaNorth (1) redesignated the shares of a Fund held by certain investors based on their date of acquisition, with the net effect of lowering the HighWater Mark for all shares acquired after a certain date; and (2) lowered the High-Water Mark for all investors holding shares of a certain series of a Fund. As a result of these actions, AlphaNorth received an aggregate amount of $64,574 in Performance Fees from the Funds that it wouldn't have received otherwise.
In the settlement agreement, AlphaNorth agreed that it has breached:
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1. Sections 56 and 57 of the Securities Act (Ontario) Failure to file a prospectus amendment the simplified prospectus of the Funds was not amended to reflect the noted changes until April 26, 2017 despite the fact that the High-Water Marks were changed approximately a year earlier, resulting in incomplete and misleading investor disclosure
2. Paragraph 5.1(1)(a) of NI 81-102 Failure to obtain unitholder approval lowering the High-Water Mark resulted in a change in the basis of the calculation of a fee charged to the investment fund that results in an increase in charges to the fund or its unitholders, thereby requiring unitholder approval
3. Subsection 4.4(a) of National Instrument 81-106 Investment Fund Continuous Disclosure failure to disclose the lowering of the High-Water Mark in the Funds' Management Report of Fund Performance ("MRFP") the interim MRFP and annual MRFP filed during the Material Time failed to provide disclosure about the lowering of the HighWater Mark
4. Section 5.1 of National Instrument 81-107 Independent Review Committee failure to refer the lowering of the HighWater Mark to the Independent Review Committee ("IRC") of the Funds the lowering of the High-Water Mark presented a conflict of interest to AlphaNorth which was not referred to the IRC of the Funds
5. Section 116 of the Securities Act (Ontario) Failure to exercise the degree of care, diligence, and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in the circumstances the totality of AlphaNorth's action did not satisfy the standard of care imposed on investment fund managers
6. Section 11.1 of National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations Inadequate internal control and compliance systems AlphaNorth's internal compliance system was not adequate given what transpired
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In addition, Palmer, as the Ultimate Designated Person of AlphaNorth, was held responsible for AlphaNorth's failures.
The penalties assessed against AlphaNorth and Palmer for the failures noted above were as follows:
1. An administrative penalty of $147,000 against AlphaNorth
2. An administrative penalty of $100,000 against Palmer
3. A cost order of $10,000 against AlphaNorth
4. A reprimand of both AlphaNorth and Palmer
Investment Fund Managers that are considering making changes to any of their performance fees should take note of the AlphaNorth example and proceed cautiously. While this case dealt with publicly offered investment funds, some of the findings (particularly with respect to the overarching standard of care of investment fund manager and required internal controls) would also apply to privately offered investment funds.
Please contact a member of McMillan's Investment Funds and Asset Management Group if you have any questions with respect to any of the above information.
by Jason Chertin, Hari Marcovici and Meghan Schwan, Articling Student
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a cautionary note
The foregoing provides only an overview and does not constitute legal advice. Readers are cautioned against making any decisions based on this material alone. Rather, specific legal advice should be obtained.
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Tax Deal Endorsed For $60 million WuXi Biologics Project In Worcester
Worcester Telegram – March 2020
WORCESTER – A tax-relief plan for a proposed $60 million biomanufacturing facility to be developed by WuXi Biologics USA LLC at the former Worcester State Hospital site has cleared its first legislative hurdle.
The City Council Economic Development Committee Monday night unanimously endorsed a 20-year tax increment financing plan for the project that would save the company roughly $11.5 million in property taxes over the life of the plan.
During that period, the city would receive $20.7 million in new tax revenue from the project.
For more than 200 years that property has been classified as tax-exempt, thus generating no property taxes for the city, because it has been owned by the state.
In addition to supporting the so-called TIF for the proposed development, the council committee agreed to designate it as a "certified project," making it eligible for state tax credits.
District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, chair of the three-member Economic Development Committee, said having WuXi Biologics come to Worcester is a "big deal" for the city and its residents.
"This is an exciting time for the city of Worcester," Mero-Carlson said. "The biotech industry has always been something we dream of, and now we are getting them here and making it happen.
"This is a big deal for MBI (Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives), the city of Worcester and all the people who live in Worcester who will have an opportunity for great jobs at WuXi," she continued.
WuXi Biologics intends to construct a two-story, 107,000-square-foot building on roughly 7 acres in the new 46-acre biomanufacturing park, known as The Reactory, at 305 Belmont St.
The park is being developed by the Worcester Business Development Corp. WuXi Biologics, a global Chinese biomanufacturing company, will be its first tenant.
Peter Dunn, an assistant chief development officer for the city, said landing WuXi Biologics as the first tenant is a huge milestone for The Reactory. He said it was the result of work done by many partners, including the state, MBI, the WBDC and the city.
"This is a shining example of taking a property that has never been on the tax rolls and putting it into productive use," Dunn told the committee.
He said WuXi Biologics has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with the WBDC to acquire the site and is working on plans for the project, which is expected to begin in a few months.
Dunn said the project will result in the creation of 150 new jobs. Those jobs will represent a broad range of skill levels and educational attainments, from high school degree or college certificate to bachelor's and master's degrees and doctoral degrees.
He said the average compensation, including benefits, across the 150 new jobs is about $70,000 a year.
Under the TIF plan, WuXi would pay full taxes on the $1.5 million base value and receive an average exemption of 40% on the incremental value increase of $34.5 million.
That means the company would realize a property tax savings of $11.549 million during the 20-year period, while it would pay the city an estimated $20.784 million in taxes.
Dunn added that it would also leverage $6 million in state tax credits awarded from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
WBDC President Craig Blais said his group is pleased to have WuXi Biologics as the first tenants at The Reactory.
He said Worcester was competing against Pennsylvania for the company and credited all the work done by all the partners, led by the Baker-Polito administration, to get the company to come to Worcester.
He also praised all the work done by the city administration in moving so swiftly on the permitting process for the project.
"The WBDC has put $4 million into (The Reactory) project and we are now negotiating with two other prospective tenants," Blais said. "We are very far along in our negotiations with a second tenant and possibly a third tenant. This project is off to a great start."
MBI President Jon Weaver said WuXi Biologics is as big a deal in the biomedical field as Nike is in footwear.
The project also received strong support of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
WuXi's Worcester manufacturing facility will be its first in the United States.
WuXi Biologics manufactures biological products under contract for drug and medical device companies. The Chinese firm has 10 other manufacturing facilities for drug substances. Of those, two are located outside China, in Ireland and Singapore.
The company has also committed to establishing a program to provide down-payment assistance of $5,000 for employees who are first-time homebuyers purchasing a new home in Worcester, until it reaches its full 150 new full-time job commitment.
The committee's recommendation will go to the entire City Council for final action later this month.
By Nick Kotsopoulos
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The Freestyle Club Episode 29: The Frozen Food Section with Freeze (Part 2). Freeze talks about the quality of today's Freestyle, Original vs Replacement singers, and much, much, more.
Freeze talks about his Bell's Palsy. He describes how the pain on the side of his face caused him to go to the hospital. Once there he was diagnosed with pneumonia. It was until the second painful episode that he was properly diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. He shares how painful the experience was and how he was told various timelines for his Bell's Palsy to diminish. He also talks to us about how Bell's Palsy has affected his singing, his vision and more. [ Read More About Bell's Palsy ]
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The Freestyle Club Episode 29: The Frozen Food Section with Freeze. We sit with Freeze and talk about his origin story. From prison to Artistik, Freeze shares his journey. Freeze tells us about doing Freestyle covers of his favorite artists. He eventually started meeting and networking with the artists. One such meeting was with Poze, who would introduce him to artists and producer, Willie Valentin. It was during this introduction that Freeze was giving the opportunity to showcase his talents by writing and singing a new song on the spot. As a result, "This Is Why" was born, Freeze's first single on Artistik Records. It was written, recorded, and produced in one day.


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Stephen L. Carter
Stephen L. Carter (born October 26, 1954) is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and novelist. He is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where he has taught since 1982. He earned a B.A. from Stanford University in 1976 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1979. After graduation, Carter clerked for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
1.1 The Emperor of Ocean Park (2002)
1.2 Trump and the Fall of Liberalism (November 11, 2016)
The Emperor of Ocean Park (2002)[edit]
But that is the way of the place: down our many twisting corridors, one encounters story after story, some heroic, some villainous, some true, some false, some funny, some tragic, and all of them combining to form the mystical, undefinable entity we call the school. Not exactly the building, not exactly the faculty or the students or the alumni — more than all those things but also less, a paradox, an order, a mystery, a monster, an utter joy.
Ch. 9, A Pedagogical Disagreement, II
Depression is seductive: it offends and teases, frightens you and draws you in, tempting you with its promise of sweet oblivion, then overwhelming you with a nearly sexual power, squirming past your defenses, dissolving your will, invading the tired spirit so utterly that it becomes difficult to recall that you ever lived without it...or to imagine that you might live that way again. With all the guile of Satan himself, depression persuades you that its invasion was all your own idea, that you wanted it all along. It fogs the part of the brain that reasons, that knows right and wrong. It captures you with its warm, guilty, hateful pleasures, and, worst of all, it becomes familiar. All at once, you find yourself in thrall to the very thing that most terrifies you. Your work slides, your friendships slide, your marriage slides, but you scarcely notice: to be depressed is to be half in love with disaster.
Ch. 12, A Special Delivery, II
You should never fall in love with your own press clippings, because it is very much the nature of the beast that the same journalists who build you up between Monday and Friday tear you down for weekend fun...My family's habit of living in the past seems to me pathological, even dangerous. If all greatness lies in the past, what is the point of the future?
Ch. 17, The Brass Ring, II
True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one's fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require of ourselves for the sake of another when we would rather be selfish; that, at least, is how I have taught myself to love my wife.
Ch. 17, The Brass Ring, IV
We live so much of our lives in chaos. Human history can be viewed as an endless search for greater order: everything from language to religion to law to science tries to impose a framework on chaotic existence. The existentialists, sometimes wrongly described as disbelieving in an underlying order, saw the risks and the foolishness of the obsession with creating one. Hitler showed the risk, as did any number of populist tyrants before him. I teach my students that law, too, shows the risk, when we try to regulate a phenomenon—human behavior—that we do not even understand. I am not arguing against law...but against the Panglossian assumption that we can ever do law particularly well. The darkness in which we live dooms us to do it badly.
Ch. 18, More News by Phone, III
Although every believing Christian understands that God guides our steps, fewer and fewer emphasize the point. A God working actively in the world makes us uneasy. We tend to like our God distant and a bit malleable, ready to bend to every new human idea. A God with a will of his own is too scary, and, besides, he might get in the way of our satisfaction of immediate desire.
Ch. 25, A Modest Request, I
"These children...well, they have no concept. None. All they want to do is win. That is your culture. America spoils chess, as it spoils all things. Art? What art? Winning, all you Americans can think of is winning. Winning and getting rich. Your country is too young to have so much power. Too immature. Yet, because of your power, everybody pays attention. Everybody. You are teaching the world that only one thing matters!"
Karl, Ch. 26, Sam Loyd's Challenge
"We live today in a world in which nobody believes choices should have consequences. But may I tell you the great secret that our culture seeks to deny? You cannot escape the consequences of your choices. Time runs in only one direction."
Jack Ziegler, Ch. 44, Stormy Weather, III
Rumor is rarely more interesting than fact, but it is always more readily available.
Ch. 46, Resting Places, I
A cemetery is an affront to the rational mind. One reason is its eerily wasted space, this tribute to the dead that inevitably degenerates into ancestor worship as, on birthdays and anniversaries, humans of every faith and no faith at all brave whatever weather may that day threaten, in order to stand before these rows of silent stone markers, praying, yes, and remembering, of course, but very often actually speaking to the deceased, an oddly pagan ritual in which we engage, this shared pretense that the rotted corpses in warped wooden boxes are able to hear and understand us if we stand before their graves.
The other reason a cemetery appeals to the irrational side is its obtrusive, irresistible habit of sneaking past the civilized veneer with which we cover the primitive planks of our childhood fears. When we are children, we know that what our parents insist is merely a tree branch blowing in the wind is really the gnarled fingertip of some horrific creature of the night, waiting outside the window, tapping, tapping, tapping, to let us know that, as soon as our parents close the door and sentence us to the gloom which they insist builds character, he will lift the sash and dart inside and...
And there childhood imagination usually runs out, unable to give shape to the precise fears that have kept us awake and that will, in a few months, be forgotten entirely. Until we next visit a cemetery, that is, when, suddenly, the possibility of some terrifying creature of the night seems remarkably real.
Ch. 50, Again Old Town, I
Trump and the Fall of Liberalism (November 11, 2016)[edit]
Trump and the Fall of Liberalism, Bloomberg L.P. (November 11, 2016)
The racists are having their revenge.
Liberalism, for all its virtues, has begun to develop a sense of entitlement, and needs time to rediscover its soul.
Liberalism in its political instantiation, for all of its appeal, is so powerful a theory that it probably works better in opposition than in government. Modern liberalism has become what liberal philosophers not long ago would have derided as a "comprehensive view" -- a theory that believes itself able to give an account of how every institution of the society should operate, and even, alas, how people should think. Add to that a dash of triumphalism, and you wind up with a government impatient with the tendency of human beings to resist having too much forced on them at once.
The mark of a healthy democracy is the preference for argument rather than invective. Those are the roots the left must reclaim.
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In recent years the College's Heritage team has been extremely fortunate to have worked with a range of volunteers on lots of different projects: from book conservation and phase-box making to helping with cataloguing our historical collections. This week a couple of volunteer-driven projects reached important milestones.
Firstly our ESTC matching project, which has been running since 2016, has now been completed. All the eligible books in our library catalogue have now been matched to a record on the English Short Title Catalogue, and we'll continue adding more matches as we work through the remainder of our cataloguing backlog. You can browse our ESTC holdings here, and find out more about the importance of this work in some of our previous blog posts here and here. A number of volunteers and student interns have been involved in this work, and have gained some valuable skills in historical bibliography.
Added engraved title page from ESTC T126925: "De re medica" by Aulus Cornelius Celsus, printed in Glasgow in 1766.
Secondly the fruits of our ongoing oral history transcription project have now been made available to researchers. Our oral history project (which we've blogged about previously) began in 2014, when Senior Fellow, Mr David Smith began carrying out interviews with important and influential figures from medicine, surgery and dentistry in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. The time-consuming process of transcribing these interviews has been carried out by several volunteers over the past five years. Although the project is not quite complete yet, the majority of the interviews have now been transcribed and are available for consultation. These recordings and transcripts have been added to the College archive – you can find more information in our catalogue, via the Archives Hub.
We'd like to say a big thank you to all the volunteers who have been involved in these projects. Their hard work and attention to detail has helped us to make our collections more accessible and more easily discoverable.


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How Does a Pre amp Work and What Is It?
The appropriate equipment is crucial if you want to record music, produce podcasts, or play live. Although you don't need to purchase a lot of equipment, you still need to get the basic necessities.
To ensure a clear and properly controlled audio output from the mic, you'll need a pre amp if you intend to record audio using a microphone, an instrument pickup, or anything analog.
What precisely is a pre amp then? What are the advantages of using one, how does it function, and where can you purchase one?
Other Names For Preamplifiers
Due to their function in providing both audio decoding or processing and visual processing and upscaling capabilities, preamplifiers in a home theater may also be referred to as control amplifiers, AV processors, AV preamps, or preamp/processors.
What Is A Pre amp?
A preamp is an electronic device that is used to increase the amplitude of a signal before it is sent to a power amplifier. Preamps are commonly used to boost signals from microphones, instruments, and other audio sources before they enter a recording interface, mixing console, or other audio devices.
Therefore, a preamp is required for almost all sound sources. But it's not necessary for this to be an external gadget. Preamps are typically already included in audio interfaces.
And typically, they're sufficient to get you going. But it's important to remember that slightly more costly audio interfaces have considerably superior preamps than cheaper ones.
Advantages Of Using Pre amp
1. Improved Sound Quality
Preamps can enhance the sound quality of any audio system, as they provide a clean, clear signal to the amplifiers, while also increasing the overall volume level.
2. Increased Volume
Preamps can increase the overall volume of your audio system, as they have the ability to boost the signal to the amplifier, allowing for higher peak levels.
3. Better Signal Fidelity
Preamps can improve the signal fidelity of your audio system, as they reduce noise and distortion, while also providing a more accurate representation of the original sound source.
4. Improved Dynamic Range
Preamps can also improve the dynamic range of your audio system, as they are able to boost level changes in the audio signal, providing a clearer and more accurate sound.
5. Easier Control
Preamps also provide easier control of your audio system, as they allow for the adjustment of various parameters such as volume and tone, without having to make changes to the amplifier itself.
How Preamp Operate
A microphone's or a guitar's pickup's first signal is of modest output. A preamp boosts low-output signals up to line level because it is far too quiet to be recorded or heard in any meaningful way. Line level describes the strength of an audio signal as it travels along a signal chain from one component to another.
Preamps are mostly used to increase the output signal of electric guitars to "line level." When you plug a guitar straight into anything like a PA system or an audio interface, the usual sound of a pure guitar signal is weak and anemic. A preamp can thereby increase the loudness of a guitar's signal to a level that is audible. By including compression, it also makes sure that the sound is more dynamically constant.
Simply, an instrument input produces different results than a line input when a guitar or bass is plugged directly in. You'll discover that you lose a lot of personality and life and that your tone generally becomes duller, so the preamplifier is necessary.
What distinguishes a preamp from a power amp?
Sadly, line-level signals are still too weak to drive headphones or speakers. A power amplifier can be used in this situation. In a further stage of amplification, power amplifiers raise line-level signals to speaker level.
Active speakers have built-in amplifiers, and guitar amplifiers feature a power amp section that drives the speaker cabinet. Power amplifiers designed specifically for driving passive speakers are needed.
Assume for the sake of argument that you possess an audio interface and two active speaker monitors. The speakers are connected to the interface's line outputs; they take the interface's line-level output and amplify it using their internal power amplifiers to speaker level.
Which Pre amp Should You Get?
Preamps are excellent instruments that have a significant impact on your overall audio output. In fact, preamps are frequently the first piece of gear that many industry experts advise you to improve in your audio system. What preamp should you purchase then?
A preamp and even phantom power are frequently included in audio interfaces and mixers as part of compact setups. Solid-state preamps are frequently included in these bundles of audio equipment, providing crystal-clear, lifelike music. These configurations are excellent for newcomers, influencers, and home recording rigs that need high-quality audio output but don't want to go through the hassle of selecting equipment, setting it up, and shelling out a lot of cash.
Investing in a stand-alone preamp is the best course of action if you make a job out of professionally recording and mixing audio. To have a different preamp for different projects, you might also want to amass a variety of vacuum tubes and solid-state preamps. Less downtime and simpler troubleshooting in the event of a preamp technical issue are further benefits of having a separate preamp.
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Under the regulation, after 17 August 2015, any British national who has property in France, or any other participating EU state (and who has taken appropriate action before their death) can choose either the law of the country of their habitual residence, or of their nationality, or choose one of their nationalities if multiple, to govern the devolution of their French estate.
If you make no choice, then the default position is that the succession of your estate will be governed by the state of your habitual residence, which will be France if you are living in your property there.
What do you mean by "who has taken appropriate action before their death" We have made a Will in England and would like all our assets to be governed by that Will.
How do the changes affect non Europeans with property in France ?
I've been told that, as residents in France, this ruling won't make much difference to us. Our nieces and nephews will still pay 70% tax on their inheritance from us!


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The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat ...
Por Peter Tracy Dondlinger
This gives by far the greatest variations in degree and number, and gives qualities not otherwise obtainable. For example, the highest degree of non-shattering must be obtained from spelt or emmer, while the quality of resistance to leaf rust is best acquired by crossing with the durums. Jones' Winter Fife could not be grown in the Palouse country on account of its shattering, though it yielded 60 to 65 bushels per acre. The Garton Brothers of England and William Farrer of New South Wales have extensively practiced crossing the different wheat groups. Every variety and every intergradation results from such crossing. A local variety may acquire, not only rust resistance and tenacity of chaff by intercrossing with a spelt and a durum, but also greater fertility of the head drawn from the spelt, and increased vigor of the seed, which produce a higher yield. These, and increased hardiness and gluten content, are practical results attained by the Garton Brothers. William Farrer has done an immense amount of excellent work in improving Australian wheats, especially as to rust resistance. The most important work in breeding cereals on the continent has probably been done by W. Rimpau of Schlanstedt, Germany, though his work is not generally characterized by composite methods. The Vilmorins have also done work in this line. The Dattel, one of the most widely distributed varieties of wheat around Paris, was originated by them. Breeding Experiments have been carried on in the Kansas wheat belt for some years, and extensive co-operative work in this line has been taken up with the experiment stations in different wheat growing states, particularly in Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, Minnesota and Maryland. Efforts are being made to secure a variety that will ripen a few days earlier, so that by sowing two varieties the harvest period can be lengthened, and the danger of green cutting and shattering be avoided. Wheat and rye have been successfully hybridized by a number of experimenters, but as yet with no valuable results. Experience has taught that the most successful and practical way to fight disease is to aid natural selection in producing disease-resistant or immune plants, rather than to attempt to cure the disease. "As a foundation for rational wheat improvement, a knowledge is required of the characteristics and needs of different wheat districts, and the characteristic qualities of the natural groups of wheats." A century ago wheat was wheat, but now thousands of varieties have been bred up which thrive best under the local conditions for which they were bred, and often they satisfy conditions, uses and tastes not in existence a century ago. The entire wheat harvest of the world is being improved. The value of this work in proportion to its cost must appeal to everyone, and indicates its permanency. /Luther Burbank made the statement that if a new wheat were bred that would yield only one grain more to each head, Nature would produce annually, without effort or cost for man, 15,000,000 extra bushels of wheat in the United States alone. The conclusions of scientists seem to be that varieties will not wear out or materially change if the same conditions which made them excellent are kept up. If special care was exercised to produce an artificial variety, this care must be continued, or it will deteriorate. The improvement of wheat by breeding is no longer a theory, as in the time of Darwin, but an established fact.
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
The individual plant is the complex resultant of two forces, heredity and environment. Those characteristics of wheat which are acquired from environmental influences and which are transmissible from generation to generation of plants may be considered as belonging to heredity, a subject fully treated in the preceding chapter. The natural environment, consisting of soil and climate, is a pronounced factor in the growth of wheat, independent of the artificial modifications known as cultivation. The latter subject is treated in a later chapter.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES.
Soil.-There are mechanical and chemical differences in soil that exert a varying influence upon the quantity and quality of wheat. The effect upon yield is more pronounced than that upon quality. In North Dakota 39 different samples of Blue Stem and Scotch Fife wheats of known history were obtained from farms representing the varied soils of the state. Sown upon the same soil, all gave approximately the same results in yield and quality of grain and straw. They also matured at the same date, and had like periods of development. Another experiment was made in which seed raised from one soil was hand picked to uniformity, and then grown upon various types of North Dakota soil in different portions of the state. The resulting grain and straw showed great variation." Similar experiments were made in Indiana and Maryland" with practically the same results.
The soil has been a great factor in determining the distribution of wheat. Much of the wheat of the United States is grown upon glacial drift soil. There are two general types of this soil: The uplands, which are usually of a light-colored, tenacious clay; and the lowlands and prairies, which have a
* N. D. Bul. 17, pp. 89-95.
* Ind. Bul. 41
* Mol. Bul. 14.
dark, loamy, organic, friable soil. Common bread wheats are
usually grown on black soils. These soils are not well adapted to fall wheat, however, for it is apt to winterkill. Durum wheats thrive best in alkaline soils rich in nitrogenous matter. Sandy bottom land is best adapted to the production of soft wheat. Richardson attributed the low protein content of some American wheat to a deficiency in soil nitrogen. The ash of wheat stands next to the gluten in variability, and the factor most concerned in its variation is the soil.
DURUM WIHEAT DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES (By Carleton)
The lined districts show where durum wheat will succeed best and the dotted districts where it may be grown with grain of less quality.
Climate.—Seasonal differences are included under this subject, because their effects are the same in kind as those of climatic differences. Certain climates produce certain corresponding characteristics in wheat, regardless of what the soil conditions are. The protein content of wheat, and correspondingly its moist and dry gluten, is extremely sensitive to environment of a meteorological nature. The starch content is also sensitive, but in an inverse ratio. Climate varies from
year to year in any locality, and it is well known that this causes corresponding variations in wheat, even under similar soil conditions. In the gluten content is seen the first reflection of a change in environment. The claim has even been made that a number of varieties of wheat grown under uniform soil and meteorological conditions would yield relatively the same percentages of gluten, however much these might vary from the normal."
Northern grown seed of spring wheats will mature plants earlier than southern-grown seed of the same variety, but the reverse is true of fall-sown grain, which ripens earlier from southern-grown seed." Wheat raised on the sea coast develops special characteristics due, at least in part, to climate. In southern Russia Arnautka wheat attains its highest perfection only when grown within a limited area bordering the Azov sea. All wheat raised directly on the Pacific coast in western United States is soft, damp, dark and has a very thick skin. It shades off gradually to that grown inside of the coast range and protected from the fogs. This inland grain is bright, very hard and dry, and has a thin skin.
Regions having cold winters produce most of the world's wheat. Marked exceptions to this are California, Egypt and India. Small, hard, red grains having a high nitrogen content are usually found in a climate characterized by extremes of temperature and moisture. Climate and season both affect the length of the period of growth. This has an important influence on the chemical composition of wheat, for a short season of growth raises the percentage of protein and lowers that of starch. In Canada, a shorter period of time is required for maturity in northern latitudes. The growing season of Winnipeg is about one week longer than that prevailing 500 miles farther north.
It has been said that "other things being equal, varieties which have become acclimated are to be preferred." While this is true, it still leaves us the case where other things are not equal. Nearly every climate has its disadvantages for wheat growth, and, as we have seen, wheat always adapts itself to overcome these disadvantages. The greater they are, the
1 O. Bul 129, p. 5. 2 Yearbook U. S. Dept Agr., 1901, p. 235; S. C. Bul. 56, p. 12.


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William Barr: Trump Tweets Making It "Impossible" for Me to Corrupt the DOJ on His Behalf
The attorney general wishes Trump would be a little more subtle about using the Justice Department to punish his friends and spare his enemies.
By Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images.
Even before he was hired as Donald Trump's attorney general, William Barr made it clear that he would be acting as the president's lackey first and the chief lawyer for the United States second, having auditioned for the role by sending an unsolicited letter to the Justice Department calling the Russia inquiry "fatally misconceived" and describing Robert Mueller's actions as "grossly irresponsible." Since then, Barr has told Congress it's perfectly okay for the president to instruct aides to lie to investigators, suggested that Mueller's report fully exonerated Trump, which of course it did not, and attempted to bury the "urgent" whistle-blower report that became the basis of the House's impeachment proceedings.
Now, if it were up to Barr, he'd happily carry on doing the president's dirty work, but for one problem: Trump, with his flapping yap and quick trigger finger, has been making it a little too obvious that the DOJ, in its current form, exists to punish his enemies and spare his friends. The most recent example of this, of course, came this week, when the president tweeted, at 1:48 a.m., that the sentencing recommendation of seven to nine years for his longtime pal Roger Stone was "horrible," "very unfair," and a "miscarriage of justice." Then, after Barr's DOJ intervened with a new filing calling for a much lighter sentence—which prompted the four prosecutors on the case to withdraw from it—the president tweeted his thanks, congratulating the attorney general on getting involved in matters relevant to his personal interests.
For many people long aware of Barr's status as a boot-licking hack, this was a bridge too far. The calls for him to resign or be impeached were swift. And they got so bad that on Thursday, the attorney general felt compelled to sit down with ABC News and send the message to the president that if he'd like the DOJ to continue to do his dirty work, he needs to stop tweeting about it. Do criminals tell their social-media followers "Check out this sweet scam I just pulled"? No! Of course, rather than stating directly that the president's penchant for telling the world about the many ways he's corrupted the government have made it difficult for that corruption to continue, Barr had to pretend his comments were all about ensuring the DOJ's independence, which would be a funny, not-at-all-believable thing for him to start caring about now.
"I'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody," Barr insisted to ABC News chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas. "Whether it's Congress, a newspaper editorial board, or the president. I'm gonna do what I think is right. And you know...I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me." Just in case that extremely obvious hint was lost on its intended audience, Barr added: "I think it's time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases."
Asked about the decision to reverse the sentencing recommendation for Stone, Barr insisted that it definitely had nothing to do with the guy being a longtime friend of Trump's, claiming that he came to the unbiased conclusion on his own that the seven-to-nine-years call was excessive and that he was planning to file an update even before Trump tweeted about it being "horrible and unfair." (He was not asked about the NBC News report that he additionally removed a U.S. attorney from her post for failing to punish Trump's enemy Andrew McCabe, or that the Justice Department also intervened to change the sentencing recommendation for convicted criminal and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.)
Barr said Trump's middle-of-the-night tweet put him in a bad position. He insists he had already discussed with staff that the sentencing recommendation was too long. "Do you go forward with what you think is the right decision or do you pull back because of the tweet? And that just sort of illustrates how disruptive these tweets can be," he said.
Barr also told ABC he was "a little surprised" that the entire Stone prosecution team had resigned from the case—and one from the DOJ entirely—which presumably has something to do with the fact that after using your department to do the president's bidding for so long, you sometimes forget that other people will take issue with such behavior.
Asked if he expected Trump to react to his criticism of the tweets, Barr responded: "I hope he will react."
"And respect it?" Thomas asked.
"Yes," Barr said. You hear that, Mr. President? Let the man turn the judicial branch into your own personal score-settling operation in peace!
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Michael was Senior Vice President, Organizational Capability, a corporate officer and member of the Veridian Corporation Executive Committee, responsible for aligning corporate systems and processes in support of the corporate mission and its business goals and objectives. Responsibilities included merger and acquisition cultural integration, change management, executive development and succession management, executive coaching, organization development, leadership development, strategic human resources, and strategic, process, and performance consulting, training and development.
In 2003, Michael received the Gordon M. Bliss Memorial Award from ASTD for the significance of his lifelong contributions to the field, his work, and his community.
Michael splits his time between Washington D.C. and Chicago, Illinois. He is fluent in Spanish.
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Now I want to convert this query to linq , but somehow i am not able to make it.
Thanks

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your query will look like:
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    new TransactionOptions
    {
        IsolationLevel = IsolationLevel.ReadUncommitted
    }
))
{
    var count = from c in EmployeeDependent where c.GCPDocumentId = GCPDocumentId
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}


Possibly one of Chelsea's best ever pound-for-pound signing, today marks the day when Joe Cole finally hangs up his boots.
After a career that's stretched 20 years and three different countries, he'll definitely go down as a Chelsea legend.
Cole joined Chelsea in 2003 for just £6.6m and was at Stamford Bridge from 2003 to 2010.
During that time, he made 281 appearances, scored 40 goals and played a part in Chelsea's 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10 Premier League wins.
Cole's first touch was something that earned him rave reviews, and was one of his main assets.
And this was on full display at Old Trafford as he beautifully flicked in from close range to give the Blues the lead.
It proved a vital goal in the Premier League title race as it helped them leapfrog Manchester United and gave them a lead they didn't relinquish.
Once again Cole's first touch was on full display in this wonderful goal.
Florent Malouda's long pass was coming over Cole's left shoulder and he was able to perfect control it with one touch and then score with the next.
This goal typified what type of player Cole was.
Often thought to be too lightweight and not hard enough, Cole showed his toughness in this goal.
He bounced right up after being clattered by one defender, won a 50/50 challenge to maintain possession and then still had the ability to smash it into the top corner.
This is definitely the pick of the bunch.
Cole was up against possibly the best centre-back pairing in Premier League history in Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
But his deft footwork reduced them to Sunday League defenders as he skipped between them on his way to score.


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Dowagiac dog groomer places in national competition
Published 11:43 am Thursday, November 8, 2018
By Sarah Culton
Brandy Swift, 22, of Dowagiac, is a dog groomer at Bow Bow Bakery and Bath, 145 S. Front St., Dowagiac. She recently placed third in C Division of a grooming competition by the National Dog Groomers Association of America. (Leader photo/SARAH CULTON)
DOWAGIAC — Dowagiac resident Brandy Smith has been grooming dogs since she was 15 years old.
"I'm a fourth-generation groomer. It is literally bred in me," she said with a laugh. "It is something I have always loved."
Late last month, the 22-year-old dog groomer was able to showcase her love of grooming on a national stage, as she placed in a dog grooming competition across the country.
Swift is a dog groomer at Bow Bow Bakery and Bath, 145 S. Front St., Dowagiac. She recently competed at Fun in the Sun, a national dog grooming competition sponsored by the National Dog Groomers Association of America. The competition took place in Orlando, Florida, where Swift placed third in the C Division of the competition.
Looking down at the green plaque she won as a result of her performance in the competition, Swift said she was happy and grateful that she placed.
"It felt really good because it was a lot of work," she said. "I teared up."
For the competition, Swift groomed an English Cocker Spaniel with long, golden fur. With an animal with so much hair to work with, Swift said the competition became tense and challenging, as groomers only had two hours start to finish to groom their animals for the competition.
"Halfway through the competition, I just wanted to pull [the dog] off the table and go hide," she said. "I was so nervous. I didn't think I would finish in time because he had so much hair."
Despite this, Swift stuck out the competition and said she was glad she did, as it allowed her to hone her grooming skills.
Swift said she sees every experience as an opportunity to learn, and the Fun in the Sun competition was no exception. At the competition, she said she was able to learn ways she can improve her grooming and presentation skills.
"This was a huge learning experience for me, because it is something I can't really get around here," she said. "After you compete, you get critiques from the judges, and you can learn so much."
Deb Rohdy, owner of Bow Wow Bakery and Bath, said she thinks it is great that Swift competed in the competition.
"I've known many groomers, and I've never know one to go for this competition before," she said. "To me, it's her own kind of test to be tested by her peers. She put herself through this just to be tested by her peers, and I think that's quite a compliment. It's quite a big deal."
Going forward, Swift said she is planning to compete again next year — hoping to earn first place.
"This was just a really fun and good experience," she said. "If there is one thing I could tell other groomers about this, it is that they should compete and learn, and if they can't compete, they should observe. You really do learn so much."
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Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite "princess" movies, with a strong heroine who prefers books over boys–way before being a bookish girl-nerd-princess was cool. So, naturally, I am excited to take in the live-action version with my kids this weekend, especially with real-life feminist Emma Watson in the starring role. We would probably go to see it regardless of the reviews but, just in case you happen to be on the fence about going — and/or are wondering if this version is appropriate for your kids — here's a sampling of what the critics have to say about the latest take on this classic story.
Watson is an ideal Belle in this wonderful remake that's at once nostalgic and new, bringing to life the musical both for kids and life-long adult fans.
Although the movie will appeal to even very young viewers, especially those familiar with the original, the remake's violent sequences can be very intense, with a few jump-worthy and upsetting moments (several involving snarling wolves, others guns) that leave characters bloodied, injured, and, in one case, dead.
Parents say it's most appropriate for kids 11+; while kids say 7+ (surprise, surprise).
"A Michelin-triple-starred master class in patisserie skills"? Sounds like the movie will make us hungry, if nothing else.
Rating: PG for some action violence, peril and frightening images. Opens this Friday, March 17, 2017.


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The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Banks DIH Limited, recently launched a national skipping rope contest intended to increase levels of physical activity among schoolchildren in Guyana. According to the Banks DIH Marketing representative who spoke at the launch, the company is committed to the health and well-being of their customers. He called on young people particularly, to be more physically active.
It is true that children (and people of all ages, actually) have become less physically active over the years. Lifestyles are more sedentary now, with people walking less and spending many hours now in front of a television or computer screen. This inactivity, coupled with unhealthy diets, has created an international public health crisis.
According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity is the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality, causing an estimated 3.2 million deaths globally. Physical inactivity, coupled with an unhealthy diet, leads to persons becoming overweight and obese, which are risk factors for very serious illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, as well as some cancers. These negative effects are not limited to adults; children are also becoming unhealthier and being stricken with serious illnesses at younger ages.
According to a report from the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), almost a quarter of the Guyanese population aged 20 and older are obese, with an additional 29.0% being overweight. Overall, that means that over half the Guyanese population is overweight. Both the current and former Ministers of Health have identified this as a very serious problem.
It is important, therefore, to encourage children and people of all ages to be more physically active (any amount of physical activity, if one is not active, can positively impact one's health). Also, since many adult habits are formed during childhood, it is essential that children be encouraged to adopt healthier habits (at least 30 minutes of moderate activity – biking, dancing, jogging, brisk walking etc, 5 days/week). So, on the surface, this national skipping initiative might seem like a commendable idea. However, a more critical analysis reveals a major and very problematic fact – Coca Cola is this initiative's main sponsor! In fact, at the launch, bottles of Coca Cola were prominently displayed, spelling out the word 'SKIP'.
The fact that such a partnership could be entered into in the first place shows a serious and fundamental lack of understanding of key public health facts related to obesity and child health by the Guyana Ministry of Education. Multiple scientifically valid studies have proven that sugary drinks, like Coca Cola, are major contributors to childhood obesity worldwide. A typical 20-ounce soda contains 15-18 teaspoons of sugar and more than 240 calories. People who drink this "liquid candy" do not feel as full as if they had eaten the same calories from solid food and do not eat any less.
Research clearly and unquestionably shows that consumption of sugary drinks causes weight gain, regardless of if people engage in other unhealthy behaviour such as overeating and getting too little exercise. This link is even clearer in children. Another issue to be concerned about is the impact of all that sugar on children's teeth, especially in a place like Guyana where dental care is not the most affordable or accessible.
Worldwide, public health experts recommend that soda and other 'sweet drinks' be avoided and eliminated from one's diet, if one wants to lose weight and achieve better health. In no instance would Coca Cola ever be part of any child health initiative. In fact, schools all over the world are fighting to get Coca Cola and other sodas out of their cafeterias, but here in Guyana, the Ministry of Education is welcoming it with open arms. This is mindboggling! It makes absolutely no sense to encourage children to be more physically active on one hand, but to simultaneously market soda to them; any positive benefit from the physical activity would be erased by the consumption of this caffeinated sweet drink.
It is commendable that businesses wish to contribute positively to societal well-being. They are, after all, key members of society and should indeed play a role in ensuring that the society in which they operate and their customers live is as healthy as possible. However, the aim of companies like Coca Cola is to sell their product and make a profit; they are not in the healthcare business.
Coca Cola is aware of the negative health impact of its product and has embarked on a mission to 'whitewash' its image and maintain its profits. Children are the chief customers of soft drink companies like Coca Cola; most of the marketing is targeted towards them. The drink panders to their 'sweet tooth' and creates a lifelong preference (some even say addiction), often thoughtlessly getting passed down to the next generation (I have seen mothers feeding their babies soda in the baby bottle).
Corporate social responsibility can be a force for good, yes. However, more often than not, it is simply a way for companies to reap social capital as 'do-gooders' and to increase their profits and consumer base. If Banks DIH really wanted to be a more socially responsible corporation, it could establish a fund for the families of people killed and injured by those found driving under the influence of its alcoholic beverages. It could do more to ensure that children do not purchase/consume alcoholic products, and that adults do not consume them irresponsibly. It could encourage children to drink water, instead of Coca Cola. These are some of the elements of real corporate social responsibility. Promoting Coca Cola to schoolchildren after skipping is completely ridiculous. Are we not smart enough to see through these corporate ruses? Or do we just not really care about the children and their health?


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A. Y. Jackson
A.Y. (Alexander Young) Jackson, a founding and leading member of the Group of Seven, was recognized during his lifetime for his contribution to the development of art in Canada. He travelled widely and painted full-time, primarily landscapes.
A native of Montreal, Jackson studied with William Brymner at the Art Association of Montreal, at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1906, and with Jean-Paul Laurens at the Académie Julien, Paris, in 1907. He painted in Europe frequently between 1906 and 1912. It was his painting The Edge of the Maple Wood (1910) that brought him to the attention of J.E.H. MacDonald and, when it was bought by Lawren Harris, Jackson visited Toronto and met other members of the future Group of Seven. Dr. James MacCallum, co-financier with Harris of Canada's first purpose-built studio building, sponsored him for a year in 1914. Jackson lived and worked at the Studio Building in Toronto until 1955. He travelled in Canada throughout his career, sketching outdoors and painting in his Toronto studio.
Jackson's father, an unsuccessful businessman, abandoned his family in 1891, and Jackson worked from the age of twelve at a Montreal lithography company. Having moved to Toronto, in 1914 he shared a studio with Tom Thomson and painted in Algonquin Park, producing The Red Maple that same year. During the First World War he joined the infantry, serving as a war artist in 1917-19. He exhibited with the Group of Seven from 1920 and played a key role in bringing the artists of Montreal and Toronto together. Jackson continued to play an influential role in Canadian art, and from 1943 to 1949 he taught at the Banff School of Fine Arts. Jackson passed away in 1974.
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Gatineau Farm Scene, 1948
Farm Buildings In Spring, Co. Charlevoix - 1928
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Black Fox Lake, Trans Canada Highway - 1962 Reverse
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North Carolina never ceases to amaze me. Our family loves this state for all it has to offer. From the mountains to the beaches we've got it covered. One of my favorite things we have in NC is 4 seasons. I love every season. Just when it feels like you are about to get burnout, a new season is upon us.
Today, was an extraordinary day. We were able to take the dogs for a walk and get a sneak peak of spring. Our day lillies are just starting to emerge and the redbuds are beginning to bloom.
When Spring hits what do you look forward to? Are you busting a move cleaning out your house and giving everything a fresh look or are you outside planting and pruning or refreshing mulch?
We planted several things last spring and the beginning of fall and we are looking forward to see the fruits of labor. The last 4 homes we have owned, we have planted blueberry bushes. This house was no different. There are 5 bushes in our yard and I am hoping that all of them made it through the winter. We also planted Encore Azaleas, elephant ears, and hydrangea to name a few. The hydrangea is just a bare couple of sticks, the elephant ear is no where to be found and the Azaleas are not much to look at.
Here's to spring. I know its just around the corner. All the beautiful blooms, the birds chirping and the sunnier, warmer days.