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Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit against gun manufacturer brought by Sandy Hook families
The Supreme Court refused to shield Remington Arms Co. from potential liability for the 2012 school shooting that left 26 dead in Newtown, Conn.
Supreme Court refuses to block lawsuit against gun manufacturer brought by Sandy Hook families The Supreme Court refused to shield Remington Arms Co. from potential liability for the 2012 school shooting that left 26 dead in Newtown, Conn. Check out this story on dailyworld.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/12/supreme-court-sandy-hook-lawsuit-gun-manufacturer-proceed/2565344001/
Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 8:35 a.m. CT Nov. 12, 2019 | Updated 1:02 p.m. CT Nov. 12, 2019
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to shield a major arms manufacturer from potential liability in the 2012 school shooting that left 26 students and educators dead in Newtown, Conn.
The justices' action allows a lawsuit filed by parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims to move forward at the state level, on the allegation that Remington Arms Co. marketed the military-style rifle used in the mass shooting "for use in assaults against human beings."
The case tests the reach of a 2005 law passed by Congress to protect firearms manufacturers from being held liable for crimes committed by gun purchasers. That law was hailed by the National Rifle Association, but it included exceptions, including one for violating rules related to marketing and advertising.
Gun control advocates have said a victory by the families in the long-running dispute could lead to more lawsuits and damaging disclosures involving the firearms industry.
Josh Koskoff, an attorney representing the families, said the lawsuit now can proceed to "shed light on Remington's profit-driven strategy to expand the AR-15 market and court high-risk users at the expense of Americans' safety."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the state's former attorney general, tweeted: "Newtown families will now have their day in court – access to basic justice – against companies that wrongly sold & promoted assault weapons."
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in March that Remington can be sued because of the way the AR-15-style Bushmaster rifle was marketed. The families' lawsuit contends that Remington glorified the gun in advertising aimed at young people, including in violent video games.
A Connecticut State Police detective in 2013 displayed a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, during a state legislative hearing in Hartford. (Photo: Jessica Hill, AP)
The Sandy Hook killer, Adam Lanza, was 20 when he shot and killed his mother at home, then went to the Newtown school and gunned down first-graders and educators. Lanza then killed himself.
The Supreme Court already has a gun rights case on its docket. That case, to be heard in early December, will decide whether a New York City regulation that restricts the transportation of legally owned guns violates their owners' constitutional rights.
In court papers, Donald Verrilli, the lawyer for the families suing Remington, said its advertising "continued to exploit the fantasy of an all-conquering lone gunman, proclaiming: 'Forces of opposition, bow down. You are single-handedly outnumbered.'"
Scott Keller, the lawyer representing Remington, told the court that under the 2005 federal law, the lawsuit "is exactly the kind of case arising from a criminal's misuse of a firearm that 'may not be brought in any federal or state court.'"
Vigils held to remember Sandy Hook
Nicole Lesser holds a candle during a vigil at Rutgers Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, N.Y. to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shootings. The vigil was sponsored by Moms Demand Action and a coalition of over thirty organizations. Seth Harrison, The Journal News via USA TODAY NETWORK
Samuel Jackson holds a candle during a vigil at Rutgers Presbyterian Church in Manhattan to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shootings. Seth Harrison, The Journal News via USA TODAY NETWORK
People dressed in veils hold photographs of individuals killed by guns during a vigil at Rutgers Presbyterian Church in Manhattan to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook School shootings. Seth Harrison, The Journal News via USA TODAY NETWORK
Rev. Barbara Wilson lights candles to honor victims of gun violence during a vigil held at St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in Benton Township, Mich. Don Campbell, The Herald-Palladium via AP
A woman holds a candle to honor victims of gun violence during a vigil held at St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in Benton Township, Mich. Don Campbell, The Herald-Palladium via AP
Worshipers hold candles to honor victims of gun violence during a vigil held at St. Augustine of Canterbury Church in Benton Township, Mich. Don Campbell, The Herald-Palladium via AP
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13 Fun Dance Games for Kids' Parties
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Christine Gauvreau is an event planning expert with over 10 years of professional party planning experience. She co-founded an event planning business that specializes in kids' parties. She has written for The Spruce on topics related to children's parties for almost five years.
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Whether you're throwing a disco-themed party, a rock-and-roll sock hop, or just a children's party where you'll have music and space for dancing, these dance party games are sure to get kids moving and grooving in the spirit of fun. These timeless party ideas and activities make dancing so much fun and they work for all age groups, from 5-year-old kids to adults.
To play this dance party game, you'll need one person to work the spotlight and another to work the music. Have that person stand in the middle of the dance floor and shine a flashlight on the dancers. The spotlight person should continually move the flashlight so that it is always changing which dancer it is highlighting. Whenever the person in charge of the music stops it, the spotlight holder must freeze, steadying the light on the dancer it was pointing to at the time. That dancer is out of the game. Play continues until only one dancer remains.
Another variation of this game is this: the dancer the light is shined on when the music stops moves to the center of the dance floor and performs their best dance moves for the crowd. This way no one is eliminated from the game and everyone gets a turn to shine in the spotlight.
Memory Moves
To play memory moves, have the kids form a circle around the dance floor. Choose one player to go first. That player will step into the center of the circle and make up a dance move. The next player will step into the center and repeat the same dance move. After that player mimics the first player's dance move, the second player then performs one of their own. It is up to the next player to repeat both dance moves and add a third. The game continues in this manner, with each dancer repeating and then adding a new move to the list. Anyone who can't copy or forgets the succession of dance moves is out. Play continues until only one dancer remains.
Spot Dance
This game will have dancers team up in couples. Each couple must dance only in a designated spot. The best way to do this is to tape large circles onto the floor and have dancers stand on them to start. Play music and have them dance together without stepping off of the circles. When you speed up the music, they must speed up their dance. Anytime a foot steps out of the couple's spot, that pair is out of the game.
To make this game more challenging, you can start with large circles and replace them with smaller ones as the dancing progresses.
Partner Switch
Assign one player to stand in the middle of the dance floor and hold a flag. Have the remaining dancers form pairs and begin to dance around the flag holder. At random times, the flag holder will toss the flag in the air. When the flag goes up, everyone switches partners. The flag holder must also try to find a partner. The person left standing alone becomes the new flag holder.
Dance Switch
Play music and have the kids dance randomly. Stand alongside the dance floor and randomly call out different dance styles, such as disco, square dance, ballroom, hip-hop, or ballet. Whenever a new dance style is called, players must switch their dance moves to suit that style.
Create a Dance
Forget the macarena or the cha-cha slide. Get kids to invent dance moves. Have them line up as they would for line dancing. One at a time, have a player step forward and perform a move. All dancers will work on that move a few times before the next player will add a move. Each move will be practiced along with the ones that went before. By the time all players have added and rehearsed their moves, the new dance will have been invented.
Hand out two or three hats to the dancers. As the music plays the hats must circulate among the dancers. Every time the music stops, the players wearing the hats earn a prize. To make sure everyone earns a prize, have the players who win sit out for the remainder of the dance game.
Elimination Dance
Before the party, write down several things that might pertain to party guests such as "the kid with the ponytail" or "the person wearing glasses." Put all of the written items into a hat. As the kids dance, pull the items from the hat and call them out loud. Anyone who fits the description must leave the dance floor. The last player on the dance floor wins.
Dance Corners
Mark off four corners with four different colors. This can be done by hanging a colored flag or taping a piece of colored paper to the floor in each corner. Write down the four colors and place them in a hat. Once the kids are dancing for a bit, stop the music and tell them to run to a corner. Pull one of the colors out of the hat. Those players are out, and that corner is eliminated from play.
Dance Party Musical Chairs
This version of musical chairs is a great way to incorporate a childhood favorite game into your dance party. Instead of lining the chairs up in the middle of the room, set them up so that they circle (or semi-circle) the dance floor. Kids dance, and when the music stops, they head for the chairs, but instead of running, they must dance their way over to the chairs. As usual, the player left standing when all the chairs are taken is eliminated, a chair is removed, and the kids return to the dance floor for the next round.
Choreograph an easy Zumba dance fitness routine for guests so they can shake it all out and have fun while doing it. Zumba moves to music can be simple like marching a few feet back and forth, jumping side to side, or hopping on one foot for a second or two then switching. Instruct guests to freeze in position when the music stops and eliminate anyone who didn't stop dancing.
Musical Island Dance
Before the party, prepare a bunch of "islands" made of paper or other mats labeled "Zombie Island," "Robot Island," "Disco Island," or any other type of dance theme you'd like. Place the islands around a large space and make them far apart. There are variations to this game but however you play it, guests need to jump onto an island or be disqualified from the game. Here are two ways to play the game:
Play music while guests are dancing away from the islands. When the music stops, guests have to get to an island. Anyone who is not on an island is taken out of the game.
Play the game the opposite way and have guests stay frozen off the islands until the music begins to play. Then guests will need to jump onto the island nearest them and begin to dance like zombies, robots, disco dancers, or whatever other island theme you have planned. Any guest that did not make it to an island on time is eliminated.
As a variation for either way the game is played, you can remove an island after each round so guests have fewer places to jump on to.
Dancing With the Ball
This is an ideal game for squiggly party guests. You'll need a ball or a balloon and the more sparkly it is, the better. Everyone stands in a circle and when the music begins, guests start dancing at the same time the ball or balloon is being passed around from person to person. But it's harder than it sounds because guests pass the ball around the circle without using arms or legs and they still need to be dancing. Whoever drops the ball is out of the circle and the remaining guest is the winner.
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Artist Cathy Vaughn specializes in fine art verdigris abstractions on copper. This unique process is part chemistry, part printmaking, and each piece is one of a kind.
West facing angel wing begonia leaves, lemon button fern, copper filings with epoxy resin finish.
This video was produced as part of the solo exhibit, Lasting Impressions, featuring 29 Botanical Etchings by Cathy G. Vaughn, at the Science Museum of Virginia in February through May, 2016.
Nine works remain on display at the Periodic Table Café, and are open to the public during business hours.


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Canadian Liquor Boards Agree to Reduce Levies on Irish Whiskey
by Mark Murphy | Apr 6, 2021 | Supplier News
Drinks Ireland|Irish Whiskey, the representative body for the Irish whiskey industry, has welcomed the news that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario will reduce their levies on EU and UK spirits by 42%, while another Canadian province – Québec – is due to reduce their levies on imported spirits by 16.4% from 23rd May.
William Lavelle, Head of Drinks Ireland|Irish Whiskey, said: "These latest reductions come on foot of audits carried out at the request of the EU under the terms of the CETA agreement, and will open up new opportunities for Irish whiskey brands."
Drinks Ireland|Irish Whiskey, the representative body for the Irish whiskey industry, has called on members of Dáil Éireann to vote in favour of Ireland's ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
While the CETA deal has been in 'provisional effect' since 2017, it still requires ratification by all EU members states and Ireland has been one of the states not to have yet approved it. It is expected that Ireland's ratification of the agreement will be voted upon by the Dáil in the coming weeks.
Calling on TDs to back the CETA deal, William Lavelle, Head of Drinks Ireland|Irish Whiskey stated: "Since the CETA deal came into provisional force, sales of Irish whiskey in Canada have increased a massive 44%, to 3.5m bottles in 2019. A major contributor to this growth has been the reform of levies, known as the cost-of-service-differential, which are imposed by provincial liquor retail monopolies in Ontario and Quebec, the two most populous provinces in Canada."
The cost-of-service-differentials in Ontario and Quebec were initially changed from an ad-valorum (per value) basis to a flat charge in 2018. This particularly benefitted premium-priced Irish whiskey.
From 1st April, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) have reduced their cost-of-service-differential on EU and UK spirits by 42 per cent, while Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) will reduce their cost of service differential on all imported spirits by 16.4% from 23rd May.
Lavelle added: "These reductions have been very welcome in that they have allowed Irish whiskey, particularly premium Irish whiskey products, to be priced more competitively while also delivering more scope to Irish whiskey exporters to invest in enhanced promotion in Canada.
"There remains a number of outstanding discriminatory levies and mark-ups in place across Canadian provinces, but the CETA agreement offers the best path to address these outstanding matters and that's why we need Ireland to finally ratify the agreement."
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And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel; and He delivered them into the hands of despoilers who despoiled them, and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that despoiled them; and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands (power) of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer stand [in opposition] before their enemies.
So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He gave them into the power of plunderers who robbed them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their foes.
¶ And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
The Lord's anger burned against Israel, and he handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.
So the Lord became angry with Israel, and he handed them over to raiders who plundered them. He let them be defeated by their enemies around them, so that they were no longer able to stand up to them.
The anger of Adonai blazed against Isra'el; and he handed them over to pillagers, who plundered them, and to their enemies around them; so that they could no longer resist their enemies.
at the Israelites that he let other nations raid Israel and steal their crops and other possessions. Enemies were everywhere, and the Lord always let them defeat Israel in battle. The Lord had warned Israel he would do this, and now the Israelites were miserable.
And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about; and they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
And the Lord being angry against Israel, delivered them into the hands of plunderers: who took them and sold them to their enemies, that dwelt round about: neither could they stand against their enemies:
The Lord was angry with the Israelites, so he let enemies attack them and take their possessions. He let their enemies who lived around them defeat them. The Israelites could not protect themselves from their enemies.
So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of raiders, who plundered them. He sold them into the hand of their enemies around them, and they were not able to stand up in the face of their enemies.
So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.
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And the wrath of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers, that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
So the Lord became angry with the people of Israel. He handed them over to people who robbed them. He also used their enemies around them to defeat them. They could no longer stand up against their enemies.
And so the Lord became furious with Israel and let raiders attack and rob them. He let the enemies all around overpower them, and the Israelites could no longer protect themselves.
The Lord was angry with the people of Israel. So he let robbers attack them and take their possessions. He let their enemies who lived around them defeat them. They could not protect themselves from their enemies.
So in his burning anger against Israel, the Lord gave them into the domination of marauders who plundered them. The enemies who surrounded the Israelis controlled them, and they were no longer able to withstand their adversaries.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
So the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers; and they plundered them, and he sold them into the hand of their enemies from all sides. They were unable to withstand their enemies any longer.
They abandoned Jehovah, the God loved and worshiped by their ancestors—the God who had brought them out of Egypt. Instead, they were worshiping and bowing low before the idols of the neighboring nations. So the anger of the Lord flamed out against all Israel. He left them to the mercy of their enemies, for they had departed from Jehovah and were worshiping Baal and the Ashtaroth idols.
The People of Israel did evil in God's sight: they served Baal-gods; they deserted God, the God of their parents who had led them out of Egypt; they took up with other gods, gods of the peoples around them. They actually worshiped them! And oh, how they angered God as they worshiped god Baal and goddess Astarte! God's anger was hot against Israel: He handed them off to plunderers who stripped them; he sold them cheap to enemies on all sides. They were helpless before their enemies. Every time they walked out the door God was with them—but for evil, just as God had said, just as he had sworn he would do. They were in a bad way.
The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of those who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they were no longer able to stand against their enemies.
So Yahweh became angry with the people of Israel. He handed them over to people who robbed them. He also used their enemies around them to defeat them. They could no longer stand up against their enemies.
the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel, and he delivered them into the power of plunderers who despoiled them. He sold them into the power of the enemies around them, and they were no longer able to withstand their enemies.
The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
The Lord was angry with the people of Israel, so he handed them over to robbers who took their possessions. He let their enemies who lived around them defeat them; they could not protect themselves.
The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. He turned them over to their enemies who lived around them. They could no longer withstand their enemies' attacks.
The Lord became angry with the Israelites. So he handed them over to robbers. The robbers stole everything from them. The Lord handed the Israelites over to their enemies all around them. Israel wasn't able to fight against them anymore and win.
In his anger against Israel the Lord gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel. So He delivered them into the hands of plunderers who despoiled them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
The Lord was angry with Israel. He gave them into the hands of angry men who robbed them. He sold them into the hands of those around them who hated them. The people of Israel could no longer stand in front of those who hated them.
This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.
So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers who plundered them, and he sold them into the power of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.
And the Af Hashem was hot against Yisroel, and He delivered them into the hands of plunderers that plundered them, and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, that they were not any longer able to stand before their enemies.
So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the power of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.
So the anger of Adonai burned against Israel, and He gave them over to the hands of plunderers who plundered them, and He sold them over into the hand of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand up before their enemies.
So the Eternal's anger burned hot against them, and He caused them to be overcome by those around them, using their enemies to plunder them so that the Israelites could no longer stand against their enemies.
Yahweh's anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
And the Lord was wroth against Israel, and he betook them into the hands of ravishers, the which took them, and sold them to enemies, that dwelled by compass (who lived all around them); and they might not against-stand their adversaries;
And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He giveth them into the hand of spoilers, and they spoil them, and He selleth them into the hand of their enemies round about, and they have not been able any more to stand before their enemies;
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In May, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., easily defeated his tea party challenger, Louisville businessman Matt Bevin.
On Thursday, GOP voters will decide on a contest between Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and his tea party opponent, Tennessee State Sen. Joe Carr.
Early voting that ended Saturday in the Volunteer State produced a record of more than half a million ballots cast, according to a story by Brian Wilson of The Tennessean, a sister paper to The Courier-Journal.
Carr viewed that turnout as a sign of intensity for his side.
Carr told Breitbart News Sunday on SIRIUS/XM that the race actually is "very, very, very" close.
A recent tea party poll said Carr was within seven points of the senator. Alexander countered with his own internal poll showing him up by 30 points.
There are some other Republicans in the primary, but Carr is seen as the principal obstacle to Alexander's nomination for a third term.
While Carr has pulled in about $1.3 million this year for his campaign, Alexander has lapped him, with more than $6.3 million, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.
A former governor, former education secretary and two-time presidential candidate, Alexander in 2011 did something rarely seen in Washington: he got off the power track. At the time he was chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, the third spot in the leadership.
"I want to do more to make the Senate a more effective institution so that it can deal better with serious issues," he wrote to his fellow GOP senators. "There are different ways to provide leadership within the Senate. After nine years here, this is how I believe I can now make my greatest contribution."
Alexander is considered one of the Senate's more moderate members, and that has been fodder for Carr.
McConnell and Alexander have been friends in the Senate and the Kentuckian is backing him. McConnell's political action committee, the Bluegrass Committee, has donated $10,000 to Alexander's campaign, records show.
While Carr has picked up endorsements from conservatives like former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and talk show host Laura Ingraham, Alexander has been careful to be seen publicly with one of the tea party movement's most prominent leaders: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
In June, Alexander and Paul were together in Nashville to talk to health care executives about what could replace President Barack Obama's health care law.
The pair also have worked together on fishing rights at Army Corps of Engineers dams.
Paul, however, has not formally endorsed Alexander, nor has his leadership committee, RANDPAC, donated to the Tennessee lawmaker.
Before the Tennessee election Thursday, election-watchers will be busy Tuesday night looking at Kansas, where yet another Republican incumbent senator, Pat Roberts, faces a tea party challenge.
If Roberts prevails Tuesday and Alexander does the same Thursday, note Politico's James Hohmann and Steven Shepard, it will mark the first time in six years that no incumbent senator has lost a primary.
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I am about to head out to my favorite place on Earth to attend one of the greatest water events of the year. I speak of course about Las Vegas and the Annual Conference of the National Groundwater Association. This is the marquee event for what is called National Groundwater Week and the attendees include some of the worlds most knowledgeable and accomplished experts in the area of groundwater.
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On Oct. 20, after a collision with Cleveland Browns safety Tashaun Gipson, Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley was taken off the field on a stretcher and spent the night in the ICU of a Green Bay hospital. He was later diagnosed with a spinal cord contusion that is expected to heal.
As Finley goes on to explain his experience and road to recovery, one thing becomes very clear. It was the support and protection he received that helped calm his nerves and come to terms with the "unknown." His friends, family, teammates, wife, his agency, (The IFA – Institute For Athletes) even his disability insurance policy all helped him get peace of mind and recover swiftly.
Finley credits his agent and financial advisors for getting him into a more secure financial situation than he was two to three years ago and for ensuring that he was protected through a private disability insurance policy.
"As athletes, we often feel invincible, which is why it is so important to have advisors who you can trust and who can also take the emotion out of any situation. I don't feel the pressure that I see many athletes do because I've taken their advice. I currently have a $10 million insurance policy in place. If this injury prevents me from ever playing football again, I will be able to collect on $10 million tax-free. For me, this is the equivalent of making another $16 million or $17 million in pre-tax salary. While money has absolutely nothing to do with my decision to play, I can sleep at night knowing that regardless of what happens, my family is financially secure forever – maybe the biggest odds I'll ever overcome. Disability insurance is never a fun conversation, and writing those annual checks to protect myself is tough. But now, more than ever, I understand the importance of protecting yourself, protecting your family, and protecting your future earnings," said Finley.
Disability lawyer to the pros, Frank N. Darras, couldn't agree more. "I couldn't have said it better myself. Finley had great advisors that protected his best interests and now more than ever he understands the importance of having a private disability policy in place. Hopefully, more players will follow suit and learn from his example," said Darras.
Finley is still recovering from his spinal cord contusion, but is expected to make a full recovery. He is "confident" he will back to football one day soon.


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Nortek's Core Brands' president Joe Roberts expects strong investment by new owners Melrose Industries. Company portal now accounts for 60% of purchases. Big CEDIA plans in place.
Joe Roberts, president of Core Brands, says there is no doubt that based on its track record Melrose Industries, the soon-to-be new owners of Nortek, will plan to sell the business at a premium down the road after it has grown revenues.
Admitting that even to him the answer sounds a bit cliché, Core Brands president Joe Roberts says it is "business as usual" at the company when asked by CE Pro about the status of the impending new ownership of the company. Nortek was acquired by Melrose Industries on July 5 in a deal valued at $1.4 billion. The deal is set to close on August 31, just before next month's CEDIA 2016.
Melrose's unsolicited offer was a 38 percent premium over the stock trading price.
Melrose is not a private equity company that owns 20 or 30 businesses; therefore, it is not seeking to merge the Nortek brands with other brands in its portfolio. The six segments of Nortek will be Melrose's primary business. Roberts notes that Melrose carries less debt than other big firms, therefore the company can invest more versus putting money into bond payments to service their debt.
Meanwhile, Roberts and Vice President of Sales Jeff Costello had just come off of a week in the field meeting with top dealers and reps for Core Brands. The meetings were held as part of the Elan Dealer Council, which has gathered for more than a year now on a periodic basis to get an update on the product roadmap from Core Brands, and more specifically Elan.
The group rates the company's performance in a scorecard to determine how well the company is delivering on their expectations for products and software. The council, along with a strong beta group of technologist, are examples of the customer-centric approach that Roberts and his team have brought to Core Brands since it had several communication missteps years ago with integrators.
Jeff Costello, vice president of sales, says Elan dealer council members "feel good about what we are doing."
In particular, Roberts says integrators are ecstatic about the ability to provide clients an upgrade path using Elan controls, the simplest interface to use, the ability for technicians to easily install the product on retrofit jobs in existing homes, and earn profit.
Another success from Core Brands is its Dealer Portal. Costello estimates more than 60 percent of all purchases by direct CI dealers are now being made via the portal, which launched just about a year-and-a-half ago.
"The percentage is growing every quarter. It's a straight line up, so we expect to grow even more," notes Costello. The portal is not just for purchasing, but is loaded with detailed specifications on the products themselves and availability by warehouse. The portal, along with the bundling packages that are in place, have bolstered Core Brands' emphasis to encourage integrators to buy across all the brands, not just Elan, but SpeakerCraft, Gefen, Panamax, Niles, Proficient and others.
"The portal makes it so easy for them to buy across all the brands. We are not where we want to be yet, but we have certainly see improvement from where it was one year ago. Everybody seems to love it," says Costello. The portal gives the Core Brands team a window to see purchasing patterns and speak with integrators about why they are buying some brands and not buying other particular brands.
"We are finding that the reps are using the portal frequently looking for product information and specifications," he adds.
With the recent Control4 purchase of Pakedge and Legrand picking up Luxul, you might think Core Brands has designs on getting into network hardware, but Roberts wouldn't speculate.
At CEDIA 2016, the booth will have "a different look," says director of marketing Bill Hensley who wouldn't reveal any details. But he notes that the theme of the booth will be how Core Brands is making it easy for dealers to do business with the company. Core Brands will be showcasing all the brands together in a single booth. The headline product debut will be the Panamax VT4315-PRO, which is a power conditioner with 12 IP-configured outlets that can be vertically mounted in a rack, saving precious space in the rack for technicians. It was developed out of dealer feedback on the best-selling 8-outlet M4315-PRO.
The Auriel 2.0 software from Niles will also debut. Based on the Niles MRC-6430, it is one chassis, combination home theater/multiroom audio solution with six sources and six zones. The unit also has the ability to internally stream music. Via a software update, the platform now includes one-touch control, not just for music, as Auriel 2.0 can control home lighting and HVAC. That means every Auriel previously installed in the field by integrators now has that same capability, not just the new units. There are also new keypads and touchscreens in the solution. For technicians, the entire system is configurable on a tablet to add Lutron lighting, Aprilaire thermostats and Core Brands' own Z-Wave products.
Also at the show, SpeakerCraft will be taking pre-orders for its new AIM Series 2 with new LCRs, which will be shipping right after the show. Plus, the company will demo the Dolby Atmos-enabled height speakers it debuted last year. Other products will include an upgrade Elan Ultramatrix, a 4K HDBaseT audio/video matrix switcher, a new Signature class of speakers from Proficient, and 4K updates from Gefen.


In Spotify, you can mark selected playlists and sync them to your computer or mobile device for offline listening. Yes, you need to be online in order to sync the tracks in the first place, but after they copy over, they're available for you to listen to, even if you don't have a live Internet connection.
You can sync a whopping 3,333 tracks — that's about six days' worth of music. These tracks can be made available on up to three computers or mobile devices.
Because you need to have a current Premium subscription in order to use this feature, you need to connect to Spotify at least once every 30 days with the device that's storing the offline tracks in order to keep them there.
Music synced for offline listening is playable only from within Spotify apps. You can't, for instance, open iTunes and play these tracks or transfer them to incompatible devices, such as iPods (you can sync only local tracks you already own onto iPods, not tracks from Spotify's streaming library).
They are all in encrypted form and stored in your Spotify cache. A Spotify subscription gives you the right to rent the music, but not to own it. For that, you need to buy the track as an MP3 download.


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Amy Julia Becker with her daughter, Penny, who has Down syndrome.
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Even without the new test, births of babies with Down syndrome have been decreasing even as they should have been on the rise: they dropped 15% between 1989 and 2005 due to more sophisticated prenatal screening even though increasing maternal age means they should have increased 34%, according to an article published in 2009 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Parents of children with Down syndrome are beginning to wonder whether the services and accommodations they've fought hard for could fade away if kids like theirs are slowly weeded out of the population. "You want a perfect baby, and the easiest thing to do is to eliminate a child that won't fit into that mold," says Theresa Howard, a N.J. ad copywriter who found out after her daughter, Lydia, was born in 2006 that she had Down syndrome.
The most common chromosomal disorder, Down syndrome — also called trisomy 21 because the fetus carries an extra copy of the 21st chromosome — has historically been diagnosed only through amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, both invasive procedures that carry a scary, if small, risk of miscarriage. Only 2% of all U.S. pregnant women have those tests, although the percentage can shoot to 60% when women receive questionable screening results or are labeled "high risk" because they're older than 35. But since most Down syndrome babies are born to younger women, because they're the ones giving birth most often, the majority of the 6,000 babies born with Down syndrome each year in the U.S. are complete surprises.
As a parent mentor, Perkins McLaughlin is trained to remain "very neutral," says Maureen Gallagher, executive director of the Congress. Mentors offer current information about Down syndrome, sharing that life expectancy has increased from 25 to 60 years, that early intervention and a shift in educational approaches mainstreams many kids with Down syndrome in typical classrooms, that young adults are no longer institutionalized.
To help provide more context for women who receive a prenatal diagnosis, Brian Skotko, a doctor in the Down syndrome program at Children's Hospital Boston who also chairs the clinical advisory board for the National Down Syndrome Society, recently published three surveys — of people with Down syndrome, their parents and siblings — in the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
It's quite possible that parents who don't feel positive about their children chose not to participate — after all, what mother or father would feel comfortable admitting they don't love their child? — but of the more than 2,000 parents who responded, 99% said they loved their child with Down syndrome. Just 4% said they regretted having their child, and 5% reported feeling embarrassed. Among siblings age 12 and older, 4% said they'd trade their brother or sister with Down syndrome for another; 88% said they felt they were better people because of their sibling. A third study analyzed responses from 284 people with Down syndrome: 99% said they were happy with their lives; 4% expressed sadness.
That's a message that advocacy organizations are eager to spread. For years, they've lobbied for their children to be recognized as contributing members of society. If fewer babies with Down syndrome are born, they worry that research about the condition will taper off. "We feel a sense of urgency now more than ever," says Gallagher.


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COVID testing, staff shortage overwhelms local hospitals
by: Stephanie Langston
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Concerns of COVID-19 have people overwhelming emergency rooms looking for testing. Hospital officials are now asking patients to seek help elsewhere if it's not an emergency.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center officials are encouraging at home COVID tests to free up staff for those who need urgent care.
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"If you are having shortness of breath, if you are feeling chest pain, light headed…if you or someone has multiple medical problems that you are following, for instance, if you have a blood pressure cuff at home and it says your blood pressure is low, those are the types of things that say you need to seek further medical care. Obviously, if it gets to an emergency situation you need to get to the emergency room," said Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Aima Ahonkhai of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dr. Ahonkhai says at home COVID tests are reliable.
"If you are having symptoms and you have an at home test that is negative, I would still advise that people go ahead and get a PCR test if they are able to at a facility and, in the mean time, isolating as if they do have disease."
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At Skyline Medical Center, Dr. Murray Arons says they are seeing more positive COVID-19 patients in the emergency room, but the majority aren't having to be admitted. However, he says the virus is impacting their staff.
"Because omicron seems to be even more contagious than delta, we've had a very large number of staff that have been sick, and even though a lot of them haven't been that sick, we are still, you know, having them off work for a period of time. So, it's really impacting our staffing levels and stretched us very, very thin," said Arons, who is the Chairman of Critical Care Medicine at Skyline.
WHO: COVID cases up 11% globally last week, omicron risk high
While Dr. Arons and health officials believe omicron is more mild than the delta variant of COVID-19, both can't stress enough the importance of helping them battle the disease with the vaccine.
"If you do get a bad case of this, it's still one of the most horrible things that I've ever seen, and the way people have to suffer and the way people die, it's a nightmare. So, even if omicron is milder, please take it seriously and if you haven't been vaccinated, get vaccinated," Arons said.
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Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital sent News 2 the following statement regarding how their staff is handling COVID-19:
"ICU bed availability is fluid, with patients being accepted or transferred in and out of units on a daily basis. We are constantly evaluating our bed status at each facility and are making appropriate adjustments to stay ahead of need. We urge Middle Tennesseans to get vaccinated and boostered and to wear masks when crowded indoor settings cannot be avoided."
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"Moon River" pjesma je koju je uglazbio Henry Mancini prema tekstu Johnnya Mercera, i koja je 1961. nagrađena Oscarom za najbolju pjesmu. Pjesma je također poznata jer ju je Audrey Hepburn, otpjevala u filmu Blaka Edwarda Doručak kod Tiffanyja. Veliki broj glazbenika je kasnije otpjevao vlastite inačice ove pjesme.
Mali zaljev nedaleko mjesta Savannah u Georgiji, gdje je Johnny Mercer rođen, nazvan je po pjesmi "Moon River". Andy Williams, koji je također otpjevao pjesmu, nazvao je svoju izdavačku kući u Bransonu, Missouri, "Moon River".

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"Moon River, wider than a mile,
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My huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me."

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1.5 MILLION AND COUNTING: JAGUAR LAND ROVER CELEBRATES CLEAN ENGINE MANUFACTURING MILESTONE
Jaguar Land Rover has now produced over 1.5 million Ingenium engines, as the UK manufacturer celebrates its leading facility adding a new, advanced powertrain offering.
The Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton, UK, produces the ultra-efficient Ingenium powertrain family, providing a range of clean and electrified powertrains for all Jaguar and Land Rover models*.
The advanced Ingenium family, which includes a range of clean, refined and efficient diesel, petrol and electrified engines, are built to maximise performance whilst at the same time reducing the environmental impact and running costs for customers. Developed and manufactured in-house in the UK, Jaguar and Land Rover's all-aluminium Ingenium engine designs are modular, flexible and scalable, with common core technologies.
The latest addition to the Ingenium range is the six-cylinder diesel engine, which offers enhanced performance, smoothness and efficiency, powering the new Range Rover and new Range Rover Sport***. The advanced in-line Ingenium diesel engine, featuring mild hybrid technology, joins the range of clean and efficient six-cylinder petrol and four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines manufactured at Jaguar Land Rover's facility in the West Midlands.
The evolving, efficient Ingenium family supports the company's long-term commitment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy across its vehicle range.
This is part of its Destination Zero mission and a commitment to reducing emissions and making environments cleaner through relentless innovation.
Jaguar Land Rover will continue to develop its Ingenium technology, continue to advance the electrification of its model line-up and establish a concept hydrogen fuel cell powertrain solution**. The Engine Manufacturing Centre also houses the assembly of Electric Drive Units (EDUs), offering full flexibility between new petrol and diesel engines and EDUs for those customers who want to make the switch from conventional to electrified vehicles.
The Wolverhampton site is complemented by a growing electrification ecosystem in the Midlands, with the innovative and technologically advanced Battery Assembly Centre at nearby Hams Hall assembling PHEV and BEV batteries. Together, they will power the next generation of Jaguar and Land Rover electrified vehicles.
Ken Close, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Operations Launch Director, said: "We are experiencing unprecedented demand for cleaner-running vehicles, so it's more important than ever to deliver clean and efficient engines without compromising on the performance or all-terrain capabilities our customers have come to expect. "Our Ingenium powertrains offer the very best of both worlds – better fuel efficiency and lower emissions, and even greater torque for a more responsive and engaging drive."
The Engine Manufacturing Centre supplies engines to Jaguar Land Rover's global vehicle operations, with a large majority of those powertrain units used in UK based facilities including Solihull, home of the recently announced new Range Rover and new Range Rover Sport.
The latest six-cylinder diesel shares its manufacturing facilities with the six-cylinder petrol engine, which was successfully launched last year. These include machining of the key architecture, cylinder head, cylinder block and crankshaft, as well as the assembly and testing of the engine. The Engine Manufacturing Centre has utilised its extensive modern machining, assembly, test and metrology capability to successfully deliver one of the world's leading clean diesel engines.
* The EMC provides powertrain options across all Jaguar Land Rover models except the Jaguar I-PACE
** Government announces Advanced Propulsion Centre funding. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/735-million-to-boost-green-economic-recovery-in-automotive-sector
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Running your business takes enough of your focus. You don't want to attempt to reduce fleet labor costs by spending precious time and energy validating time sheet entries and other payroll issues.
When you implement GPS technology to track your fleet, you will know exactly when your drivers begin and end their shifts, where they went and how many jobs they completed each day. As a manager, you never want to assume that employees may be inflating the number of hours reported. Now, with USA Fleet Solutions, you'll never have to second guess your drivers again.
Our fleet tracking software will become invaluable when it comes to helping you validate your drivers labor costs. Because you can use our reports as an electronic time sheet, you will be confident that the hours you pay were actually worked.
GPS Vehicle Tracking, and the automation it creates, plays a vital role in reducing fleet labor costs when compared to unmonitored fleets. Most important is the huge reduction in paperwork and the time previously required to complete typical forms and logs. By eliminating the paperwork, you allow your employees to focus on more important aspects of their job and your business.
Raising productivity involves getting more work out of your drivers in the same amount of time – without increasing overhead.
Technology has paved the way for many improvements. USA Fleet Solutions features near real-time asset location and vehicle tracking to improve dispatching and vehicle routing. Dispatchers can instantly locate fleet vehicles, determine available hours of service, analyze breadcrumb history, monitor idle time, driver behavior and reduce fuel consumption. Knowing the near real-time logistics of your drivers improves dispatching of most efficient routes, reduces wasted time in traffic and looking for locations, overtime, and helps to improve customer service and job satisfaction.
Technology is also making it easier to do things like relays and interchanges, so that even over-the-road drivers can get home more often than in the past. And EOBRs will reduce paperwork headaches for drivers, cutting down on their admin time and overtime, making more room for behind-the-wheel time.
Truck driver retention programs are growing more important everyday. If you can succeed in creating a great working environment for your own drivers, word will spread—and you'll have your pick of the best talent on the road. With USA Fleet Solutions GPS tracking and fleet management products you are guaranteed to know the best drivers!


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2021-02-23 11:45:36 | Violence against Afghan civilians surges since peace talks began | Conflict News
February 23, 2021 - by James Cook - Leave a Comment
Story by: Al Jazeera
US-brokered negotiations began in September but progress has since slowed and violence has risen sharply.
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan have escalated sharply since peace talks between the government and the Taliban armed group began last year, the United Nations says in a report calling for a ceasefire as negotiators met for the first time after weeks of inaction.
Afghan civilian casualties totalled 8,820 in 2020, according to the UN mission to Afghanistan's (UNAMA) annual report released on Tuesday, a figure 15 percent lower than 2019, but the authors noted with alarm a sharp uptick and historically high civilian casualties in the final three months of the year – since the talks began.
The US-brokered peace talks – set out in an agreement between the Taliban and the US signed in February last year – began in September, but progress has since slowed and violence risen as uncertainty hovers over whether international forces will be pulled out by May as originally planned.
Last year "could have been the year of peace in Afghanistan. Instead, thousands of Afghan civilians perished", said Deborah Lyons, head of UNAMA, reiterating calls for a ceasefire that have been repeatedly rejected by the Taliban.
"Parties refusing to consider a ceasefire must recognise the devastating consequences," said Lyons.
The Taliban on Tuesday responded critically to the report, saying: "The concerns, precise information and accurate details that were shared by us have not been taken into account."
The UN report said for the first time since records began, deaths and injuries escalated in the final three months of the year from the previous three months.
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Casualties for the fourth quarter were up 45 percent compared with the same period in 2019.
Most were ascribed to non-government actors, predominately the Taliban, and more than one-fifth was attributed to government forces.
A government spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Both sides said on Twitter their chief negotiators met in Doha, Qatar, the venue for peace talks, on Monday evening, adding that teams would continue work on an agenda.
After a month-long break over the new year period, negotiators returned to Doha briefly before many senior members of the Taliban left to hold meetings in Russia and Iran.
Source References: Al Jazeera
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In this episode, we discuss our love/hate relationship with "The Dog", episode 3 of Fear the Walking Dead. Our listeners write in to discuss suspension of disbelief and their general thoughts about the show. Scot's Book Corner is back with a discussion of Jeff Long's novels.
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Mode of action Systemic with contact action. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor.
Formulation and application details Often supplied as granules or water-soluble liquid that is applied directly to the soil before drilling or planting.