On May 8, 2018, Getty Realty Corp. issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference.
Press release issued by Getty Realty Corp. on May 8, 2018.
The information contained in Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Such information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
JERICHO, NY, May 8, 2018 — Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) ("Getty" or the "Company") announced today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
The Company reported net earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, of $10.0 million, or $0.25 per share, as compared to net earnings of $9.7 million, or $0.28 per share, for the same period in 2017.
FFO for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was $17.8 million, or $0.44 per share, as compared to $18.2 million, or $0.52 per share, for the same period in 2017.
AFFO for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was $16.8 million, or $0.42 per share, as compared to $14.2 million, or $0.40 per share, for the same period in 2017.
Revenues from rental properties in continuing operations increased by $4.4 million to $28.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $23.9 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in revenues from rental properties for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was primarily due to revenue from the properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2017.
Property costs from continuing operations were $4.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $4.8 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in property costs for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was principally due to an increase in reimbursable real estate taxes, offset by a decrease in maintenance expenses.
Environmental expenses from continuing operations were $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to a credit of $0.5 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in environmental expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was principally due to increases in environmental legal fees and net environmental remediation costs. Environmental expenses vary from period to period and, accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on the magnitude or the direction of change in reported environmental expenses for one period, as compared to prior periods.
General and administrative expenses from continuing operations were $3.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, was principally due to an increase in employee related expenses.
Impairment charges in continuing operations were $2.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2017. Impairment charges in continuing operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, were primarily attributable to the effect of adding asset retirement costs due to changes in estimates associated with the Company's environmental liabilities and reductions in estimated sales prices from third-party offers based on signed contracts, letters of intent or indicative bids for certain properties.
There were no property acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Subsequent to March 31, 2018, the Company acquired fee simple interests in 30 properties for $52.2 million and entered into a unitary triple-net lease with GPM Investments, LLC. The Company expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to net earnings. Also, subsequent to March 31, 2018, the Company acquired fee simple interests in two properties for a purchase price of $2.7 million in the aggregate.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company is actively redeveloping 10 of its former convenience store and gasoline station properties either as a new convenience and gasoline use or for alternative single-tenant net lease retail uses. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had signed leases on six additional properties, that are currently part of its net lease portfolio. These properties are expected to be recaptured from their current leases and transferred to redevelopment when the appropriate entitlements, permits and approvals have been secured.
On March 23, 2018, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the "Restated Credit Agreement") amending and restating its prior credit agreement. Pursuant to the Restated Credit Agreement, the Company (a) increased its borrowing capacity under its unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") from $175.0 million to $250.0 million, (b) extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility from June 2018 to March 2022, (c) extended the maturity date of its unsecured term loan (the "Term Loan") from June 2020 to March 2023 and (d) amended certain financial covenants and provisions. The Restated Credit Agreement also reflects reductions in the interest rate for borrowings under each of the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan.
As of March 31, 2018, the Company had $375.0 million of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 4.6%. The Company's indebtedness consisted of $150.0 million in aggregate borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement and an aggregate principal amount of $225.0 million of senior unsecured notes. Total cash and cash equivalents were $18.0 million as of March 31, 2018.
on current plans and assumptions and is subject to risks and uncertainties more fully described in this press release and the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Getty will hold its First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. To participate in the call, please dial (888) 394-8218, or (323) 701-0225 for international participants, ten minutes before the scheduled start time. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the investors section of the Company's website at ir.gettyrealty.com.
A replay will be available on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT through 11:59 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. To access the replay, please dial (844) 512-2921, or (412) 317-6671 for international participants, and reference pass code 8688667.
Getty Realty Corp. is the leading publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the United States specializing in the ownership, leasing and financing of convenience store and gasoline station properties. As of March 31, 2018, the Company owned 824 properties and leased 78 properties from third-party landlords in 28 states across the United States and Washington, D.C.
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company revised its definition of AFFO to exclude three additional items – environmental litigation accruals, insurance reimbursements, and legal settlements and judgments – because the Company believes that these items are not indicative of its core operating performance. While the Company does not label excluded items as non-recurring, the Company believes that excluding items from its definition of AFFO that are either non-cash or not reflective of its core operating performance provides analysts and investors the ability to compare its core operating performance between periods. AFFO for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, has been restated to conform to the Company's revised definition.
recorded for recognition of rental income recognized from direct financing leases on revenues from rental properties and the amortization of deferred lease incentives, as offset by the impact of related collection reserves. Deferred rental revenue results primarily from fixed rental increases scheduled under certain leases with the Company's tenants. In accordance with GAAP, the aggregate minimum rent due over the current term of these leases is recognized on a straight-line basis rather than when payment is contractually due. The present value of the difference between the fair market rent and the contractual rent for in-place leases at the time properties are acquired is amortized into revenue from rental properties over the remaining lives of the in-place leases. Income from direct financing leases is recognized over the lease terms using the effective interest method, which produces a constant periodic rate of return on the net investments in the leased properties. The amortization of deferred lease incentives represents the Company's funding commitment in certain leases, which deferred expense is recognized on a straight-line basis as a reduction of rental revenue. GAAP net earnings and FFO include non-cash changes in environmental estimates and environmental accretion expense, which do not impact the Company's recurring cash flow. GAAP net earnings and FFO also include environmental litigation accruals, insurance reimbursements, and legal settlements and judgments, which items are not indicative of the Company's core operating performance. GAAP net earnings and FFO from time to time may also include acquisition costs expensed and other unusual items that are not reflective of the Company's core operating performance. Acquisition costs are expensed, generally in the period when properties are acquired and are not reflective of our core operating performance.
CERTAIN STATEMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN MAY CONSTITUTE "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. WHEN THE WORDS "BELIEVES," "EXPECTS," "PLANS," "PROJECTS," "ESTIMATES," "ANTICIPATES," "PREDICTS" AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE USED, THEY IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S CURRENT BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MANAGEMENT AND INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. EXAMPLES OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2018 AFFO PER SHARE GUIDANCE, THOSE MADE BY MR. CONSTANT, STATEMENTS REGARDING THE RECAPTURE AND TRANSFER OF CERTAIN NET LEASE RETAIL PROPERTIES, STATEMENTS REGARDING THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN APPROPRIATE PERMITS AND APPROVALS, AND THOSE REGARDING THE EXPECTED ACCRETIVE NATURE OF THE POST QUARTER-END ACQUISITION AND LEASING TRANSACTION.


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23/06/2018 - By Ivan Dikov Across The Channel
Boris Johnson Uses Foul Talk to Snub Business Concerns over Brexit, Report Claims
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has used an offensive "four-letter word" to dismiss concerns raised by British business leaders over Brexit, according to a report.
Johnson uttered the offensive comment during a Foreign Office reception at Lancaster House to celebrate the Queen's birthday, according to a report by The Daily Telegraph.
"F*** business!" Boris Johnson allegedly replied when asked by Rudolf Huygelen, Belgium's Ambassador to the EU, about the concerns and needs of British business after Brexit, the UK's upcoming exit from the European Union.
The reports about Johnson's foul language reaction have come against the backdrop of warnings by industrial giants such as Airbus, BMW, and Siemens that they might scale down very tangibly their operations in the UK because of uncertainties over Brexit.
When asked about British Prime Minister Theresa May's support for a softer Brexit, Johnson also allegedly said, "We will fight it [soft Brexit] and we will win."
Reports in the British press also allege that in his private conversations at the event, the UK Foreign Secretary also declared that the UK was more divided now than at any point since the English Civil War.
The Daily Mail cites a source close to Johnson as saying that the Foreign Secretary had "no recollection" of making the foul language comment in question – a statement actually interpreted as meaning that Johnson does not deny saying what he is accused of.
The source further points out that Boris Johnson has been attacking leading UK business organizations such as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) as pro-EU lobbyist.
"No one has done more to back hard-working British businesses than Boris. He was attacking lobbyists like the EU-funded CBI, who are more interested in doing what's right for big multinational corporations instead of helping ordinary working Brits," the source is quoted as saying.
Josh Hardie, CBI deputy director-general, has reacted to Johnson's comments by forecasting that more companies are going to speak out like Airbus, BMW and Siemens as the risk of a "no deal" Brexit is growing.
"March 2019 is not far away. Companies are being forced to prepare for the reality of a cliff edge and we could see more statements like this if negotiations continue as they are," Hardie has added.
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S. A. Williams (born 1981) has always had a passion for writing, but only recently began to share his work with the public. Born in the Midwest, Williams now lives on the East Coast with his wife, where he works as an administrator at a small college.
Williams' has always enjoyed dystopian works and writing that explores heavier topics to evoke strong but unexpected emotion from the reader. His favorite authors include Dan Chaon, J.D. Salinger, Nick Hornby, Wally Lamb, Jon Hassler and Barbara Kingslover. (Though William's wider literary tastes include a deep appreciation for Mark Twain, Richard Bachman and George Orwell as well.)
Williams has published two short stories to date and is working on additional pieces.
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At present Laura is speeding to the hospital to discover the truth of several phone messages indicating her once-estranged mother is in trouble. But in the past, Laura has visited her mother in another hospital for very different reasons. As Laura begins to probe how well she and her mother really know one another, her reaction to the present situation disturbs her.
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S.A. Williams' second short story introduces us to Sam, a teenager burdened by problems at home. As he weighs his options, a close friend tries to convince him that he's headed down a dangerous path, one they've both seen play out before.


The executive director of the Glynn County Airport Commission said Tuesday that if the local community can get the necessary infrastructure in place, the sky is the limit for future growth at the community's two airports.
In a presentation given to the airport commission and county commission this week, airport commission director Robert Burr said his office has been involved in creating a capital improvement plan for the two airports during the past few months.
Included in the plan are four major projects: a master plan for the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, a wildlife hazard mitigation plan for both airports, the rehabilitation of a secondary runway and the clearing of obstructions at the McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport.
Other capital improvements, like new aprons and a terminal complex, have been identified but have no source of funding.
Burr said the airport commission is already anticipating benefits from the expansion at the Gulfstream Aerospace facility at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, and a proposal to build a hotel at the McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport's fixed based operator is nearly a reality.
Currently, Burr said the airport commission funds the majority of its projects through two sources: an annual $1 million entitlement check from the Federal Aviation Administration, and other, discretionary funds distributed by the FAA by priority. These discretionary funds were previously used to pay for the Brunswick runway project with contributions from local and state governments.
"From a financial standpoint, most development money comes from the federal government," Burr said, but the FAA is reducing its share of these funds from 95 to 90 percent, leaving the local community to find new ways of contributing funds to infrastructural improvements.
To install the infrastructure necessary to immediately accommodate more industry would cost the airport commission nearly $10 million, Burr said. If the community continues funding projects through entitlements, it could wait a decade and pay for the projects as the $1 million entitlement payments come in. The other option, the director said, is to find more funds and move the projects along.
Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority Director Churck Scragg said the sooner the infrastructure is addressed, the better. He has already had to turn away an industry interested in the airport, he said, because the infrastructure was not in place.
Scragg said however the airport commission chooses to fund s capital improvements, it has the EDA's support.
Airport commissioner Bill Brunson said special purpose local option sales tax receipts, the funding mechanism most likely to provide the necessary funds in the shortest amount of time, would not bring in proceeds for another two years, even if a ballot initiative were passed this year.
Still, airport commissioner Donald Combs said that based on the amount of time it takes to complete a major capital project, those time lines might match up.
Also at the airport commission's meeting Tuesday, the board voted to amend a planned development text for the St. Simons Island airport that Burr said will allow the commission to lease more property on site.
Reporter Kelly Quimby writes about government and other local topics. Contact her at kquimby@thebrunswicknews.com, or at 265-8320, ext. 321.


Missions at Briarlake exists because we believe we are to be actively working toward fulfilling the Great Commission. In Acts 1:8 Jesus gave us not only the task, but the strategy to fulfill the task. We are to be deliberate witnesses as we go. Our Jerusalem is our community, our Judea becomes the rest of Georgia, our Samaria is the United States, and the ends of the earth includes every other country of the world.
Briarlake's Missions Committee exists to encourage and provide multiple opportunities for members to share the Gospel and a touch of God's love. There are many possibilities for individuals, families, and classes to get involved.
Global Mission Focus Week is an annual event which puts a face to missions, gives opportunities to meet missionaries, and discover places to serve. A special feature of the weekend is the commitment of members to support the Global Mission Focus Campaign. Check the Upcoming Events page for the dates of Global Mission Focus Week.
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Greece joined the community in 1981, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986. European Union It's a political and economic union of 28 member states - European countries. The European Union operates through its institutions. What is it? Can you name, locate and describe the most important EU institutions? Lets look at some of the official symbols of the EU. Lets take a look at the history of the EU... The first one is the , which consists of 12 golden stars formed into a circle on a blue background. The number of stars is fixed - it isn't based on the number of member states in the EU. Originally, it was the flag of the Council of Europe and EU just took it over. Flag of Europe The official anthem of the European Union is , which is part of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th symphony, composed at the beginning of 19th century. Ode to Joy It's played on official occasions by the European Union. How big and populous it is? The EU has a total area of more than 4 million square kilometres and if it was a single country, it would be the 7th largest country in the world. HOW WAS THE EU FORMED? The population of all member states together is more than 500 million residents. It has almost twice as many residents as the United States of America. European Parliament What are the capital and largest cities in the EU? The capital city of the European Union is Brussels in Belgium, one of the founding states. The largest cities are London (Great Britain) and Paris (France). Brussels European Commission European Council Council of the European Union Court of Justice of the EU European Central Bank Yes, there are 7 most powerful institutions in the EU. Three of them have a executive and legislative role. Those with executive power are responsible for the daily administration of the state - they executes, or enforces the law. Law is made or changed by the institutions with legislative power. European Court of Auditors WHAT WERE THE MAJOR EVENTS OF ITS EVOLUTION? The European Parliament holds the legislative power and represents citizens. It has 751 members. They are elected every 5 years in elections in each member state. Strasbourg The parliament's President and Speaker is Antonio Tajani, elected in 2012. Luxembourg The official seat of the European Parliament is Strasbourg in France, but some meetings are held in Luxembourg and Brussels. The commission submits proposals for new laws to Parliament and the Council of the EU. Brussels Brussels It acts together with the European Parliament as a legislative branch of the EU, but it's a lot more powerful than the Parliament itself. Each member state of the EU sends one minister to meetings depending on the topic that is going to be discussed. The Presidency is held by a single member state's government. The member state which holds the Presidency changes every 6 months. The current Presidency is held by Bulgaria. 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Kovanda helps OSU win 14th in row
Mar 31, 2007 at 12:01 AM Apr 2, 2007 at 5:23 PM
There is a litany of commandments Ohio State baseball players must abide by to avoid the wrath of coach Bob Todd.
No. 1 is to maintain focus at all times. That means no sightseeing.
True freshman second baseman Cory Kovanda of Worthington Kilbourne admitted he sneaked a peek into the grandstands last night. There was mom, dad, his siblings, other relatives, neighbors and friends.
It wasn't just another day at the ballpark. It was Kovanda's first Big Ten opener.
"You're going to be nervous, but that also means you care," he said.
By the end of the game, Kovanda made Iowa nervous. The kid always seemed to be standing on a base or making a play in the field.
Kovanda had an infield single, a single to left center and a bunt single, and Ohio State blew a four-run lead but came back to rough up Iowa 12-7 in front of 1,768 in Bill Davis Stadium.
There were plenty of contributors as Ohio State (15-4) ran its winning streak to 14 games. Shortstop Jason Zoeller hit a three-run homer. Left fielder J.B. Shuck extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a double and single. Eric Fryer and Justin Miller had two hits each. Eric Best of Olentangy got his first collegiate win.
Todd singled out Kovanda. He has allowed Zoeller to shift from second base to plug a wide hole at shortstop.
"This was a big night for him with three hits," Todd said. "He's a local kid."
Kovanda is all rookie. He didn't have the foggiest idea that he is batting a cool .368. At the same time, he's not in awe of anything or anyone.
"It's the same game you've been playing all your life," he said. "You let the game come to you. You just say keep working hard and something might pay off."
The Buckeyes had to work hard to win. Iowa led 5-4 after a three-run double by Ben Geelan in the top of the sixth inning off Cory Luebke.
The response was quick and sharp. Ohio State scored seven runs on five hits in the bottom of the inning to
lead 11-5.
It was all about fundamental baseball such as Kovanda's bunt single, Miller's sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Michael Arp going with the pitch for an opposite-field triple.
"I like the way our players competed," Todd said. "When they got down, there was a sense they'd come back. I thought we played with some confidence. I thought we played with some poise. I thought there was a sense of urgency."
What made the comeback impressive was that Iowa starter Steve Turnbull had been throwing superbly.
"Coming in to the Big Ten it's all business," Zoeller said.
"When we get down, we have to battle back. We stayed positive and got some key hits.
"We've made a habit of coming back. We're not pressing to come back. We let the talent take over."
mznidar@dispatch.com


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Saturday's weight-for-age race at Moonee Valley has attracted 16 nominations including five Group One winners while popular gelding The Cleaner is entered for his shot at winning the race for the third-straight year.
Awesome Rock was beaten 3-1/2 lengths by Miss Rose De Lago when 10th in the P B Lawrence Stakes and is one of three Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes entrants scheduled to gallop at Moonee Valley on Tuesday in preparation for Saturday's race.
Awesome Rock, who lost the Australian Cup on protest, was entered for last Saturday's Memsie Stakes but connections decided to wait for Moonee Valley.
"I think he's looking for the mile," Corstens, who trains in partnership with his son Troy, said.
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Filmographie
 2005 :  (série télévisée) : Sasha Fernandez
 2006 : Home and Away (série télévisée) : Jane Sims
 2006 : Final Call (court métrage)
 2007 : Dangerous (série télévisée) : Erica 'EC' Eulestra
 2007 : East West 101 (série télévisée) : Lily
 2008 : The List (court métrage) : l'ex-femme de Subiaco
 2008 : Good News Week (série télévisée) : elle-même
 2009 : Carla Cametti PD Behind the Scenes (série télévisée) : elle-même
 2009 : The 7PM Project (série télévisée) : elle-même
 2009 : Carla Cametti PD (série télévisée) : Lisa Testro
 2008-2011 : Rush (série télévisée) : Stella Dagostino
 2012 : Stuffed (court métrage télévisé) : Easter
 2015 : Drama : Nana
 2016 : The Tangle : Francesca
 2016-aujourd'hui : Doctor Doctor (série télévisée) : Charlie
 2013-aujourd'hui : Wentworth (série télévisée) : Franky Doyle

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Récompenses
 2014  - Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female) pour Wentworth
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 2008 Logie Awards - Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent - Dangerous

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Scott and Spigelman's spiteful corrosion of our ABC brand for their personal Leftist ideology
by John Hood AC, editor writ large (acting) • November 30, 2014
Under socialists Mark Scott and Jim Spigelman, Australia's ABC Aunty is to do a digital makeover that will see it microwaved into something unrecognisable and unwanted.
On November 19, 2014 ABC Managing Director Mark Scott announced that his direct boss, Liberal Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull wants Scott to find a 5% expenditure savings for the ABC over the next four years. Turnbull requires a $20m cut in expenditure for the ABC during 2015-16, and then another $180m over the subsequent three years.
Surely, problem one – finding $20m savings out of a previous budget of $1220 million for 2015-16 should be do-able. It is just 1.6%.
Scott's personal plan is to create two new divisions and a $20 million digital investment fund. This is a 'nice to have' were there was an abundance of taxpayer funding but there isn't. It would be nice for a snaking new ABC Digital Network to facilitate "better research" and to put the ABC Shop online. The latter would single-handedly deliver the requisite $20m savings of the ABC during 2015. Don't do the fancy digital investment fund! End of story!
Scott has also extravagantly diverted funding to damage his commercial rivals by buying up Google search ads. He also extravagantly approved a taxpayer-funded jaunt to the south of France flying business class return for 11 ABC staff just to look at TV programmes, licensing brands, operating ABC Shops and selling library stock.
Scott, instead of frugally living within his means, has gone feral slashing and burning valued ABC traditions, and his ideological buddy James Spigelman has signed off on Scott's wrecking ball through the ABC brand.
It is pure spite, because Scott and Spigelman jointly hate the Liberal Party and will trash the ABC so they can point the finger of blame at Tony Abbott. Scott and Spigelman are abusing their power for personal ideological gain.
Scott does what he likes and Spigelman coerces the ABC Board to rubber stamp it.
"The initiatives outlined by Mr Scott comprise a carefully considered response to the twin challenges of technological change and reduced funding," the Board, led by ABC Chairman James Spigelman, said.
"They provide funds to invest in essential new online and mobile strategies that better connect the ABC with its audiences. Like the best media companies across the globe, the ABC is using its digital expertise to achieve deeper and broader audience engagement and relevance."
"What we are doing today is in the best interests of the ABC and its many stakeholders. It is designed to position the organisation for the future. Working together, we can be confident in our ability to see through these changes and to build a stronger ABC."
Scott has targeted the careers of 400 loyal ABC staff. His discretionary redundancies payout will cost more than the $20 million.
Quentin Dempster, a Walkley award-winning journalist and host of 7.30 NSW, has announced he will depart the ABC before Christmas after he was called into his manager Kate Torney's office last Monday and told he had no future at Scott and Spigelman's brave new ABC.
This is an unjust spiteful attack on Australia's public owned national broadcaster by two men with ulterior motives.
Scott and Spigelman have lost the confidence of the Australian public and must be sacked before they utterly destroy one of Australia's much beloved cultural assets, Our ABC.
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New Hampshire Follows Massachusetts with 4,000 Driver License Suspensions
New Hampshire plans to suspend the licenses of nearly 4,000 drivers in the latest fallout following a June crash that killed seven motorcyclists , Gov. Chris Sununu said this week.
The Republican governor said the review of the Division of Motor Vehicles sparked by the deadly crash that was just released led authorities to catch up on notifications it had that dated back to July 2016. Sununu said the department is now caught up and more than 37,000 DMV infractions have been looked at.
Authorities blamed the backlog on the lack of automation, which included nearly 14,000 notifications that should have been sent to other states as well as over 13,000 notifications of infractions received by New Hampshire from other states.
A similar process led Massachusetts to uncover a far larger backlog .
"We left no stone unturned. We accounted for every file and every notification," Sununu said of the review. "It's our job as public officials to go through these reviews to ensure that the systems we have in place across the state truly work for the people that we represent."
As a result, Sununu said more than 3,000 drivers from New Hampshire and elsewhere will have their licenses suspended. None of the suspensions resulted in fatalities in New Hampshire and were not directly related to the deadly motorcycle crash in Randolph.
"What we have learned through the process allows us to both challenge and assist other states as they hopefully undergo the same exercise," Sununu said.
A pickup truck collided with motorcyclists on June 21. The driver, 23-year-old Volodymyr Zhukovskyy , of West Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty to negligent homicide. Officials say Zhukovskyy's license in Massachusetts should've been suspended because of a drunken driving arrest.
The crash led to the firing of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles director after it was found the agency stored 45,000 convictions and suspensions levied on out-of-state drivers since March 2018, rather than acting on them.
A preliminary audit found that a motor vehicles employee missed an opportunity to revoke Zhukovskyy's license because he did not know how to add convictions to driving records. After being notified of Zhukovskyy's May drunken driving arrest in Connecticut, the employee briefly reviewed the notification from Connecticut but did not change Zhukovskyy's record.
As part of an ongoing review of the motor vehicles department, the registry this month suspended the licenses of another 869 drivers. The suspensions were in addition to the more than 1,600 people in Massachusetts who had already had their licenses suspended.
Sununu said that he only learned of the backlog after the crash and could not say when the backlog would have been cleared if not for the deadly collision.
Sununu, Department of Safety Commissioner Bob Quinn, and DMV Director Elizabeth Bielecki, speaking at a press conference, said there are measures the state plans to take to ensure notices are handled promptly in the future. Among them are continuing to build out an automated processing system in the works for several years, completing the development of an electronic interface with the judicial branch and working to automate filings from insurance companies. Sununu also has ordered the DMV to produce a monthly status report on notifications.
Further out, Sununu is recommending legislative changes that would allow the DMV to share notifications for all drivers, not just those in states which participate in the REAL ID program. The state is also hoping to encourage municipalities in New Hampshire to automate the sharing of notifications with the state. Currently, most mail paper notifications to the DMV.
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Caraval Book Review
March 5, 2018 / 0 comments
Published by Macmillan on January 31st 2017
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Remember, it's only a game…
Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.
But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.
Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.
Welcome, welcome to Caraval…beware of getting swept too far away.
Angie's Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book so much that I finished it in one sitting. From the characters to the words. I fell in love with each and every little thing this book offered. I was not disappointed.
This story is about two sisters, Tella and Scarlett. The love these two have for each other has no bounds, especially for Scarlett. She will do anything for her. Their life from childhood to teenagers has been a constant looking over their shoulder or in Scarlett's case living in fear. Tella will do anything to escape the wrath of their father. Scarlett will do anything not to anger him.
When Scarlett finally hears back from Master Legend and receives tickets to join in the festivities at Caraval, she knows there's no way they can go but Tella has other plans. I love the relationship between these two even though it did seem one-sided at times there was always love there. One didn't do something without keeping the other in mind and I loved that. I loved watching Scarlett grow and become someone who lived with so much fear to someone you admired.
Caraval is a beautiful book of magic, intrigue, twist, and turns, plots you never saw coming and friendship in the unlikely circumstances. Stephanie weaved a book so beautifully told that you don't want it to end. I can't wait for Legendary!
About Stephanie Garber
I'm the international and New York Times bestselling author of Caraval.
When I'm not writing, I teach creative writing at a private college in Northern California, where I've been known to turn assignments into games and take students on field trips that involve book signings.
To help pay my bills during college, grad school, and the breaks in between, I worked as a barista, a waitress, a bartender, a customer service representative for an energy consulting company, and as a sales girl at Bath and Bodyworks. I also spent years working with youth; I worked as a counselor at space themed summer camp, volunteered at a school for deaf children in Mexico, and I took multiple groups of college students overseas to spend their winter vacations serving at youth hostels in Amsterdam. But out of everything that I've done, writing young adult novels has been my favorite job.
My debut YA fantasy novel, Caraval is out now (Flatiron Books/Macmillan—US and Hodder & Stoughton—UK). Caraval has sold in thirty foreign territories and the movie rights were picked by Twentieth Century Fox.
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Madden 22 Will Have Dual Entitlement
by Jake Jacobson Jun 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 0
A huge amount of info on Madden 22 dropped this morning. Somehow, the only thing that leaked overnight is the one thing we all already knew. EA announced that Madden 22 would be coming to both next-gen (current-gen?) consoles as well as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Just like last year, Madden 22 will be part of the Dual Entitlement program. That means buying the game on one generation will give you the game on both.
Madden 22 Dual Entitlement Program
Here's the catch: you'll have to order one of Madden 22's Special Editions to quality for Dual Entitlement. Let's say you've been on the hunt for an Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5, but you just haven't gotten lucky yet. If you want to play Madden 22 when it launches, and when you finally get that next-gen console, you'll have to buy either the Dynasty (allegedly $107.99 with EA Play) or MVP ($99.99) editions. The Standard edition, which is your $60 option, does not let you upgrade.
Dual Entitlement works whether you buy physical or digital. If you go digital, you will just get a copy of the next-gen version you can download on a next-gen console. If you choose physical, your game will come with a one-time use code.
Per EA's official Gridiron Notes, here's what will be able to transfer from each game mode.
Franchise: Franchise specifics do not carry over, so you'll get the chance to rebuild and recreate your team with incredible updates on the newest consoles
Madden Ultimate Team: Everything in Madden Ultimate Team carries over EXCEPT progress in competitive modes, like Weekend League
The Yard: All progression in The Yard carries over
Face of the Franchise: All progression in Face of the Franchise carries over
Madden 22 launches worldwide on August 20, 2021 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC.
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Jake Jacobson is a writer, reporter, and content creator from cozy Bloomington, Indiana. He's a casual speedrunner, the number 1 Raichu fan, and took the Indiana Hoosiers to the National Title game in NCAA Football '11 six consecutive years. Go Packers.


Front Yard to Courtyard – A place to watch the world go by!
This year we have been working on many small spaces; here is another one we finished a couple of weeks ago. This townhome has a garage at the back. The only outside personal space is out front. It is shared with two A/C units and many green shrubs which vie for the already cramped area. The fence was rusted through in many places and once we had the design in place it was replaced with a more modern metal fence that is not quite so high and confining. Here is another before view…the green mud boots are Shawn's. The lawn inside the fence just accentuates how small an area it is. You may have noticed overgrown shrubs flanking the doorway, making it seem tight and not a very welcoming entrance. I had more freedom in design once it was decided to move both A/C units, so they were tucked against the north fence: we then had a blank slate which meant the door-guarding ligustrum could go! We decided to utilize a man-made paver (Belgard Silex Gray) that would complement the house colors but be subdued and modern. There was a debate about saving the step by the front door but in the end we changed everything. What a difference: fresh, bright and inviting. There are newly planted Star Jasmine on the fence to add to privacy but I even like it open as it is just now. The fence to the north has a screen on it to block the view of the newly position A/C units. Having pots flank the entry instead of big bushes make it far more welcoming. There is not a big seating area but enough for four people at least and more if you spill into the entrance space, which is the plan. In small areas like this I recommend using stacking chairs and movable side tables so you have maximum flexibility. Outside the fence is a row of Dwarf Yaupon holly which are far harder in our climate than boxwoods. Past the holly is the ditch. There is talk of planting Louisiana irises in the ditch. On the other side of the ditch is the bike trail that goes up Nicholson to 28th or further. And the other way all the way to downtown. This is a walk and bike trail which is great as it makes the courtyard just that much further from the street. Along with the jasmine planted inside the fence we planted Liriope to fill in as a ground cover. A better view of how the A/C's were hidden. A pair of climbing roses are planted on the fence at that end to hide obscure the view of the black screen. To add height and seasonal interest a single Forest Pansy Redbud is planted on the south side of the yard. It is not a big space but as it grows taller than the fence it can spread out. It is only a small tree and with minimal trimming will be fine here. It is under-planted with Green ardisia, Ardisia japonica. In the narrow channel along the house are a few Fig ivy that will be allowed to climb up the brick adding more green and texture. The owner is super happy and promised to invite us over for wine!
What a beautiful job! I love it.
It's not the same space!!! Haha – you did such a great job it feels like you extended the patio forward. Your new pics allow me to breathe easier when looking at that calm and inviting front courtyard! Well done, Laurin.
You are right it does look totally different! Great space for entertaining!
Tight and tidy. It is amazing what can be done in small spaces. Well done.
Great job on the transformation – the space seem so much more intimate with the new pavers, pots and openness.
Thank you DD…it was a fun one to do!
You have transformed it into something really, really pretty. Working in such a small area had to be challenging. The redbud is a nice choice and I think the creeping fig is going to look fantastic.
Thank you Debra, it is a fun challenge to give these tiny spaces a fun garden and place to enjoy being outside. Redbuds do well here and they help mark the seasons!


Evaluating the effectiveness of response to intervention : comparing the reading achievement of ELLs and native English speakers.
Teaching reading in the mainstream classroom is a challenge. This challenge is compounded when trying to meet the needs of English language learners. Recently, Response to Intervention (RTI) has been suggested as a framework for classroom teachers to use in order to meet the wide range of needs of their students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an RTI reading instructional model when used with English language learners (ELLs) in mainstream classrooms. A mixed-method, quasi-experimental, pre/post design was implemented. A purposive sample was drawn from third grade students in schools that integrated ELLs and native English speakers. Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) were used to assess Reading achievement. Student reading assessment scores from the end of second grade were used as a covariate. Data were analyzed using MANCOVA. Further analysis of the ELLs included in the study was conducted using MANCOVA with Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) reading subsections as a covariate. The results of this study showed that ELLs in schools implementing reading RTI were able to achieve predicted reading benchmark levels at the same rate as native English speakers in the same schools. Overall, the number of students reaching benchmark levels was nearly equal in RTI and comparison schools; however, RTI schools had a greater number of ELLs reaching the benchmark. ELLs in RTI schools made the greatest gains in reading scores between assessments as compared to all other groups in the study.
Sapienza, Philip Kiersten, "Evaluating the effectiveness of response to intervention : comparing the reading achievement of ELLs and native English speakers." (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1263.


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Kitsissuarsuit byl založen v roce 1830 jako Hunde Ejlande, ale dříve existoval jako velrybářská stanice, založená v roce 1817. Název Kitsissuarsuit doslova znamená "mnoho velkých psů".

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In a recent article, we discussed medical error and how it related to medical coding. Yet even with medical coding done perfectly, medical errors can still occur. In the wake of medical error, some people file medical malpractice claims. These claims allow multiple perspectives to be brought in to examine the patient's medical records. While medical malpractice claims are good for the singular patient, how can medical providers learn from their medical error?
Medical providers often utilize morbidity and mortality conferences (sometimes shortened to M&M) to examine possible medical errors made during a procedure. These conferences are generally mandatory and are used by attending providers to learn from others' mistakes. These conferences are often held on a schedule such as weekly or monthly, but they can also take place if there is question on a certain patient's care, often if that patient died during care.
Morbidity and mortality conferences are commonplace most among surgeons but not so with internal medicine. When internal medicine conferences do occur they are often short and unstructured, examining only one or two cases when more should take center stage. It is often internal medicine making diagnoses, rather than surgeons, and is therefore most culpable when it comes to a patient's care.
Unfortunately these conferences are confidential, meaning that whatever decision medical providers reach regarding a certain patient's care is not available to the public. In addition, there is no standard process to morbidity and mortality conferences so important topics may slip through the cracks. In a study of 105 anesthesia conferences, one researcher found that 72% of them did not cover any topic related to morbidity or mortality.
If you believe you suffered from a medical error, make sure you keep track of all your treatment, including the procedure that had the error. A morbidity and mortality conference is unlikely to occur for your specific medical error since medical providers often do not want to take or place blame on any of their physicians.
Hiring an experienced medical error attorney who can look through your medical records and discuss your method of care with similar physicians can help you get compensation for your piling medical bills. The Advocates have taken on multiple medical error claims so don't hesitate to give us a call today. During your free consultation, we'll go over everything you need to do to get back to your pre-medical error self!


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Flood's foreign travels will collect evidence to push government on inclusion
By John Pring on 3rd May 2018 Category: Education
A leading disabled activist is to travel to two of the countries with the best track records in the world on inclusive education in search of evidence to convince UK politicians and civil servants to "rebuild aspiration" for inclusion in mainstream schools.
Tara Flood, director of The Alliance for Inclusive Education, is hoping to collect evidence from Canada and Finland that shows how a truly inclusive system can be achieved.
Flood has secured funding from Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to visit and learn from the school systems in the Canadian city of Toronto and the province of New Brunswick, and in Finland.
The trust funds UK citizens to travel overseas to investigate "new and better ways of tackling a wide range of the current challenges facing the UK".
She and other disabled campaigners have struggled for years against successive governments that have moved away from the idea of an inclusive education system.
Flood (pictured) told the panel who interviewed her for one of the trust's fellowships that the UK had "lost its ambition for disabled children and young people with special educational needs (SEN)".
She told Disability News Service: "What I mean by that is the sense of being part of society, the sense of having sufficient value to ensure that whatever their access requirements, the system will meet them."
This loss of ambition is illustrated most clearly by a Tory government that won power as part of the coalition in 2010 with a pledge to "end the bias towards the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools".
Although much of the blame lies with the coalition years of 2010-15, and the subsequent Tory governments, which have "ramped up" the assault on inclusion, she said the last years of the previous New Labour government caused damage of their own.
It was a Labour government that insisted on imposing conditions relating to inclusive education when it ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2009 – although it did pledge to build the capacity of mainstream schools to be more inclusive – and caused further damage by beginning the move towards the "academisation" of schools.
In this context of more than a decade of attacks on inclusive education, Flood decided that she "had to seek inspiration elsewhere" and began to look at some of the "really good practice" on inclusive education in other countries.
Both Toronto and New Brunswick claim to have no special schools at all, she says, with New Brunswick introducing a policy as far back as 1986 to require that all disabled students should be included in mainstream classrooms.
Finland has a "very small number" of special schools and appears very high up in international comparisons on child happiness and attainment, she says.
During her travels, she will meet disabled children and young people as well as government officials, organisations led by disabled people and parents, and teachers and educationalists.
Flood is hoping to learn why they shifted away from segregation, how their policies work in practice, and how they affect the post-education outcomes of disabled young people.
She also hopes to hear from disabled children and young people themselves on "what it feels like to be part of a really inclusive system".
And she is hoping to bring back what she learns and use it show politicians and organisations in the UK that "this is what is possible".
She said: "I have to be hopeful that Department for Education SEND [special educational needs and disability] leads will at least listen to what I have to say based on the evidence.
"It's an attempt to re-build aspiration and with aspiration it is possible to think about what the government could do proactively to implement its commitment [under the UN convention] to 'building the capacity of mainstream schools to be more inclusive'.
"We are so battered down in this country that it is really difficult to look up and think about what our vision really looks like because we are constantly firefighting.
"Personally, I am also going to recharge my campaigning batteries, to remind myself that what ALLFIE has been campaigning for for the last 27 years is actually possible.
"We need to remind ourselves that what we believe in, what we talk about all the time, is possible and is actually happening [in other countries].
"I am going to find the evidence and present it to this government.
"I also intend meeting with lead organisations in the parent-led and disabled children's services sector to do some evangelising!"
Flood hopes to spend two weeks in both Canada and Finland, which will come towards the end of a four-month sabbatical from her work at ALLFIE – where she has been director for 12 years – which begins at the end of next week.
She will be replaced during her time away by Michelle Daley, another leading campaigner on inclusive education, co-founder of the disabled women's collective Sisters of Frida, and a former member of the government's Equality 2025 advisory network.
Flood says she will be leaving ALLFIE in "incredibly capable hands" but has already told Daley that she does not just want her to keep her seat warm while she is away, but to "look at what we do and how we do it with a fresh pair of eyes".
ALLFIE has recently received another three years' funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, part of which will allow ALLFIE to examine its future financial sustainability.
"It is really timely to have a new, fresh pair of eyes to overlook that particular piece of work," says Flood.
Daley said: "ALLFIE is a well-established organisation with great values on inclusive education. I couldn't have asked for a better organisation to lead.
"I'm excited about my appointment but know there will be many challenges ahead in continuing to communicate the developments and positive understanding of inclusive education."
When Flood returns to ALLFIE, in September, she hopes to be equipped with all the material she needs to convince the government to implement last autumn's recommendations by the UN's committee on the rights of persons with disabilities.
The committee, which had been examining the UK's implementation of the UN convention, called on the government to set out "a coherent and adequately financed strategy, with concrete timelines and measurable goals, on increasing and improving inclusive education".
Flood says she hopes her research in Canada and Finland will provide the evidence to show the UK government "what is possible" in implementing the UN's recommendations.
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How will the incoming Biden Administration approach immigration policies? Here's what experts say
Daily Caller News Foundation December 23, 2020
Kaylee Greenlee, DCNF
The Biden campaign promised to end for-profit detention centers, saying businesses shouldn't profit from refugees or asylum seekers, but a Heritage Foundation expert says these facilities provide the highest levels of federally mandated detention standards.
Biden has yet to say how he will manage migrant caravans from Central America if they reach the U.S. border, though some experts expect he will return to catch and release policies.
The Biden campaign said it would end President Donald Trump's Migrant Protection Protocols that require migrants to remain in Mexico as their claims are processed.
Immigration experts expect President-elect Joe Biden's administration to do away with several of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, though some are skeptical that undoing Trump's policies will be easy.
Biden's campaign promised to end for-profit detention centers, undo policies instituted during the Trump administration such as the Migrant Protection Protocols, and to welcome immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees into the country, according to his campaign website.
"I think they're going to have a difficult time trying to make all the immigration changes that the Biden campaign promised because the Trump administration made a lot of immigration changes, and it's not going to be so easy to roll them all back as the Biden campaign wishes they could," Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Lora Ries told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The president-elect promises sweeping change to immigration policy in 2021. https://t.co/jsHcFEyON2
— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2020
For-Profit Detention Centers
The Biden campaign promised to end for-profit centers because businesses shouldn't profit from refugees and people seeking asylum, according to his campaign website. He said he will make sure that facilities that temporarily hold migrants are held to high standards.
"We must have high standards in our detention centers, and the fact is that our immigrant community has become a source of profit for these private corporations," League of United Latin American Citizens CEO Sindy Benavides told the DCNF. "Overall, detention centers need to be reviewed to make sure that we have practices in place that are human."
Benavides cited reports of the lack of care and uniformity when it comes to illegal immigrants accessing healthcare and medical treatment such as the multiple allegations against a private ICE detention center in Georgia where female detainees were given hysterectomies without their consent. She also said that children in custody at detention centers are frequently given medication that neither they nor their parents consent to.
However, county jails don't have the budget to maintain the same high federal detention standards so they won't contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detainees because they simply cannot meet the standards, former ICE Director Thomas Homan told the DCNF.
Ries claims that private and for-profit immigration detention centers meet much federal higher standards than other facilities.
"They make the strange boogeyman out of so-called private or for-profit detention centers, yet what's ironic is these standards for immigration detention are so high that they exceed the federal bureau of prisons and many of the state and local sheriffs say they won't contract with ICE because they can't afford the standards," Ries told the DCNF. "I think Americans would be floored at how high the standards are and how generous they are."
Migrant Caravans, Asylum Claims And Migrant Protection Protocols
The Biden administration has not outlined a plan for processing people if a migrant caravan reaches the U.S. border, though experts believe that Biden would re-institute catch and release policies and eliminate Trump's Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) which requires asylum seekers and refugees to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed.
Biden's pick for domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, said that the Biden administration would not take immediate action to end MPP due to public health concerns, The Washington Post reported.
"In previous years when families entered the U.S. they were released into the community, and I would say most of them did follow up and check-in with the local court as they were mandated, so we know that there are alternative ways that the U.S. government can work with refugees and immigrants," Benavides told the DCNF.
Around 43% of illegal immigrants pending trial failed to appear in court in 2017, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. Among unaccompanied children, 46% disappeared from immigration courts between 2013 and 2017 and 49% failed to appear in court in 2017.
"They would return to a policy of catch and release because there are only so many detention beds and when those are exceeded, you've got no more beds to detain people in and so they release them into the interior of the country and say 'show up for court,' which many of them never do," Ries told the DCNF.
Recently a migrant caravan from Central America attempted to head to the U.S. after hurricanes and economic downturn though they were stopped at the Guatemalan border and not allowed to continue through the country. The migrants, mostly young people and a few mothers with children, say that they "lost everything" and have "no choice" but to go to the U.S., Reuters reported.
"What we're seeing is that a lot of these individuals that are migrating from some of the countries that were just hit by natural disasters are being turned away or held at the Guatemalan border, so they're not even able to reach the U.S. border to file for humanitarian relief or asylum," Benavides told the DCNF. "So many of them aren't even able to reach the U.S. border to do that."
Rice said that the incoming administration will "need time" to overturn Trump's immigration policies and expressed concern that if policies are lifted too quickly the U.S. could experience a migration surge, The Post reported.
"Migrants and asylum seekers absolutely should not believe those in the region peddling the idea that the border will suddenly be fully open to process everyone on Day 1. It will not," Rice said, The Post reported.
"Our priority is to reopen asylum processing at the border consistent with the capacity to do so safely and to protect public health, especially in the context of COVID-19. This effort will begin immediately, but it will take months to develop the capacity that we will need to reopen fully," Rice said.
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DACA, Temporary Protected Status And Enforcement
The Biden campaign said Trump's decision to temporarily end DACA disrupted the lives of "millions" of recipients and dreamers, according to his campaign website. The Biden campaign said that dreamers and their parents should have a pathway to citizenship and that he will reinstate the program.
"LULAC is pushing for there to be action on day one," Benavides told the DCNF. She said that LULAC expects a Biden administration to reinstate DACA and Temporary Protected Status within the first 100 days.
Benavides added that Biden should consider expanding Temporary Protected Status to cover migrants and asylum seekers from Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and all of the countries that recently experienced a natural disaster.
The Biden campaign said the administration won't deport veterans or their families and that he will work on reuniting those who have been with their families, according to the campaign website.
"We hope to see a freeze of enforcement practices, and a moratorium of worksite raids, to help deported veterans, we want to see a moratorium on deportations of military service members who have served and fought for our country to be able to provide advanced parole for them," Benavides told the DCNF.
"If our veterans are abroad they're targeted by the criminal elements simply because of the skills that they have learned through our own military … they're killed on the spot, so their lives are literally on the line," Benavides added.
The Biden campaign said it will increase training for agents and independent oversight of ICE and Customs and Border Protection agencies, though his plan does not address potentially defunding ICE as many progressives have advocated for, according to his campaign website.
Neither Rice nor Biden's pick for national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, commented on the incoming administration's plans for dealing with Trump's border wall, interior enforcement or several other key policies instituted by the Trump administration, The Post reported.
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Сілвер-Крік ( — «Срібний Струмок») може означати:

Сілвер-Крік — поселення у муніципалітеті Гоуп провінції Британська Колумбія
 Сілвер-Крік — сільський район в межах містечка Галтон-Гіллс у регіональному муніципалітеті Галтон провінції Онтаріо, Канада.
 Сілвер-Крік — струмок у муніципалітеті Міссіон провінції Британська Колумбія
 Річка Сілвер (Біґ Сілвер-Крік) — другий за величиною струмок, що живить озеро Гаррісон-Лейк у провінції Британська Колумбія
 Сілвер-Крік — струмок у муніципалітеті Гурон-Ест, що у графстві Гурон провінції Онтаріо

Сілвер-Крік — місто, штат Міссісіпі
 Сілвер-Крік — селище, штат Небраска
 Сілвер-Крік — селище, штат Нью-Йорк
 Сілвер-Крік — переписна місцевість в окрузі Райт, штат Міннесота

Див. також
 Сільвер


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Roman Era
Several pigs of lead bearing Hadrian's name found in the Snailbeach area.
Records of lead being sent to Gloucester Cathedral.
First written evidence of lead mining at Snailbeach.
Coal mining at Pontesford to provide coal for smelting and fuel for steam engines at Snailbeach.
Lead smelter built at Pontesford.
First steam engine at Snailbeach working Georges shaft.
Drainage level at 112 yards excavated to drain the mine.
Industrial revolution speeding up with increased demand for lead. Mine at its greatest production.
Most of the present building constructed during this period.
Snailbeach smelter built and in operation during this period.
Main line railway reached Minsterley.
Snailbeach District Railway, narrow gauge ran from Pontesbury to Snailbeach and also served nearby quarries
At Georges shaft, wire rope lowering miners down the mine broke and seven men killed.
Due to falling price of lead and increased cost of mining, pumping stopped and the mine flooded up to the 112 yard level.
Low level mining of Barytes continued in the upper levels.
All mining ceased and buildings were unused and fell in disrepair.
Site made safe by land reclamation work and building repair by Shropshire County Council.
Mine opened as Tourist Enterprise with a Visitor Centre in the Miners Dry and Shropshire Mines Trust managing the site.
A more detailed history can be found in our Education Pack or in our book "Snailbeach Lead Mine" See Publications
Details of the 1895 Snailbeach Accident
The fatal accident, which cost 7 lives, was caused by the breakage of a steel winding rope at George's Shaft about 6.15am on 6th March 1895. The rope worked in a shaft 252 yards deep and was almost solely used for raising and lowering men. The winding system consisted of two separate cages, each of which had its own rope passing over pulleys on the headgear to the same drum. The ropes were wound on the drum so as to bring one cage to surface at the same time as the other cage was at the shaft bottom. The rope in question wound on a 7ft diameter drum and passed over a pulley on the headgear which was 8ft 8ins in diameter. Both the drum and pulley were too small for a rope of this circumference and they should have been at least 12ft. The weight of a cage and chains was 14cwt and 7 men were allowed to ride at once. The working load of the rope would thus be about 25cwt, exclusive of the rope itself, and this was within the specification.
On the morning of the accident George Williams, the engineman, raised steam and ran the cages 3 times through the shaft as a test. He then raised 2 cage loads of night shift men before lowering the morning shift. It was while the third cage load of 7 men were going down that the rope broke, just after it had passed over the pulley and the cage half way down the shaft. An examination of the broken ends of the rope clearly showed the cause of breakage to be internal corrosion. It was so severely corroded where the breakage occurred that the inside was practically rotten and not fit to carry the weight of the rope alone. There was also considerable internal corrosion in that part of the rope, which fell down the shaft, but the part remaining on the drum was still in good condition. The engine, drum, pulleys, cages and conductors were all in good working order and there was nothing to suggest that the accident had been caused by anything other than the internal corrosion of the rope. The latter was examined daily by a fitter named Ed. Edwards and his written reports were always that the rope was "all right". At the inquest, he said that no broken wires were visible and this appeared probable since none were seen on the part of the rope left on the drum or on the companion rope, which had been bought at the same time.
It is obvious that the maintenance on the ropes was unsatisfactory by present day standards. It was not known when, or how often, they had been re-capped and there was no regular time or person appointed to grease them. Edwards said that the rope had not been re-capped for 3 years and the 'rope oil' used as a lubricant appeared to form a stiff crust on the surface without penetrating much. Although the shaft was not very wet, the mine water was said to corrode iron. It was apparently the practice of the engineman, when the cages were not in use, to keep them about half way down the shaft. This meant that the same part of the rope was then always on the pulley and it was at this point that it broke. One of the miners giving evidence said that he and others were afraid of the rope but no complaint had been made.
The verdict was "accidental death caused by the breakage of a defective rope" and the jury thought that the rope had not been properly looked after and had been used too long. Although the Mines Inspector felt that the company and their agents should be censured, there was no breach of the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act as it stood at the time. More recent legislation stipulates that a winding rope must not be used for more than 31/2 years and would probably have required it to be galvanised in these conditions. Re-capping is required at intervals not exceeding 6 months and the pieces cut off must be examined for internal corrosion. This job must be done by a person appointed by the manager and the results entered in a special book. At intervals not exceeding 20 days, the wire must be cleaned, checked for broken wires and examined closely at intervals of not more than 300ft or at other places liable to excessive wear. It is therefore unlikely that this accident could have occurred under present legislation and, if it did, the management could be heavily fined or imprisoned.
The Wellington Journal of 1895 includes a report by W Holyoake, a Snailbeach miner, given at the inquest :-
"I went with seven others down the mine in the second cage. There was no jerk in going down. When we got down we lighted our candles and waited till the next party should come down. In two or three minutes we heard the cage coming down. The noise was like thunder. The cage crashed down with the bodies in it. The cage was smashed up. The rope came down on top of the cage. We signalled up at once and proceeded to take the rope away by drawing it along the level. The rope was knocked about. We had to knock the cage to pieces to get the bodies out. There was no sign of life in any of them. I had every confidence in the rope and it always looked perfectly safe."
The top part of the winding rope recoiled out of the shaft and George Williams the engineman had a narrow escape. Members of the day shift waiting at the shaft bottom were treated to the sight of the 7ft 6ins high cage reduced to a mere 18ins by the smash and yet, when the rescue party descended the ladders to recover the mutilated bodies, it is said that a watch worn by one of the dead was still ticking. After adjustments to the winding engine, the bodies were brought to surface in the second cage.
The Rev. Cope visited the bereaved families after the disaster and his "assurances that the exit of the departed was a glorious change" apparently gave much comfort. He subsequently published a booklet about the disaster, which concentrated on three of the victims who were lay preachers. He made much of the spiritual guidance they exerted on their fellow miners and their virtuous lives, they were said to quote from hymns at every opportunity. The funeral procession was of immense length, even though the journey to the graveyard was long and there was deep snow on the ground. Large numbers of poorly clad miners were reported as taking part in the procession.
Like most mines of that period, Snailbeach had its share of dangers but the general standard of shaft maintenance seems to have left a lot to be desired. The daywork book of 1862 has several references to "boiling composition and tarring wire ropes for winding engine" - not a very effective remedy for preventing corrosion and wear! There was also another rope breakage in 1897 but this time the cage was fortunately empty. On this occasion, the 400 yard rope consisted of two lengths spliced together with couplings. One length, only 2 years old, broke close to the coupling and dropped the cage 40 yards.
One of the twin winding wheels was removed towards the end of the 19th Century, leaving just a single one to wind with.
A Short History of Snailbeach District Railway
Up to 1862 the ore from Snailbeach Mine was transported by road to a Smelter at Pontesford some 5 miles from Snailbeach and poor quality coal for the steam engines was brought back from the coal mines at Pontesford. In 1861 the main line railway from Shrewsbury to its terminus at Minsterley opened. This event meant that better quality coal could be brought in for the smelter and the Snailbeach engines. In 1862 a new smelter was opened about ½ mile North of Snailbeach Mine but all ore and coal still had to be transported by road.
In 1873 an Act of Parliament was passed which authorised the construction of a narrow gauge, 2 feet 4 inches, railway from Pontesbury to Snailbeach, a distance of 3 miles. The Snailbeach District Railway Company constructed the railway which opened in 1877 and made the transport of all materials, including coal and ore much easier and more economic. A short link served the smelter. Passengers were not carried – although it is possible that there were some stowaways.
Towards the end of the 19th centaury the Snailbeach Mine started to decline with production becoming increasingly uneconomic consequently the railway became used less and less. Pumping ceased in 1911 which in effect stopped the mining of lead ore. Barytes mining continued on a small scale so that there was little rail traffic with the locomotives no longer being used. The trucks ran down to Pontesbury by gravity and were pulled back by a Fordson tractor. The locomotives were cut up for scrap at the Locomotive Shed in the mid 1950's and later the track lifted.
A short link was made to Granhams Moor Quarry in Eastridge Wood, which opened in 1905 and produced roadstone until it closed in 1920. Also a roadstone quarry at Callow Hill, immediately adjacent to the railway, opened in 1927. Both these quarries enabled the railway to keep open much longer than it would have done.
The whole operation closed in 1959 but the company stayed in existence until about 1980.
In 2000's there was a somewhat mysterious plan to reopen the line but this never got much further than being a pipe dream.
A book "Snailbeach Distict Railway" can be purchased in the Visitor Centre at the mine.


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Zeobit
ZeoBIT LLC
United States (September 2009 (2009-09))
Slava Kolomiychuk
MacKeeper, PCKeeper
zeobit.com (archived)
Zeobit LLC (stylized ZeoBIT) was a technology and software company formed in 2009 by CEO Slava Kolomiychuk and located in Sunnyvale, California. The company specialized in computer security software and internet security. As of December 2016, it is no longer in business.[1]
Zeobit is best known for the bundled utility software MacKeeper. The software has received mixed reviews with reviewers being very divided as to the effectiveness of the product.
2.1 MacKeeper
2.2 PCKeeper
2.3 ZeoDisk
3 Partnerships
4 Ratings and reviews
Zeobit LLC was incorporated in September 2009 in the US State of California by Slava Kolomiychuk. Zeobit has a management headquarters in Sunnyvale, California and partnership offices in Europe and Asia that house developers and the customer support. In March 2010 their first product, MacKeeper (for macOS) was released and in September 2010 PCKeeper (for Microsoft Windows) was released.
On May 13, 2010, the first beta version of MacKeeper, version 0.8, was released.
On October 4, 2010, PCKeeper (MacKeeper's equivalent for Windows PCs) (version 1.1.48) was released.
On October 26, 2010, Zeobit released MacKeeper 1.0.
On January 30, 2012, MacKeeper 2.0 was released with updates in security, data control, cleaning and optimization.
In 2014, a Pennsylvania woman filed a class action lawsuit against Zeobit LLC, claiming that the company's computer security program identifies problems that don't exist and generates false error messages to scare users into purchasing an upgrade. (see Holly Yencha, et al. v. Zeobit LLC, Case No. 2:13-cv-00578, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.) According to the complaint filed in US District court, "Once installed, MacKeeper prompts the user to conduct a diagnostic scan", the MacKeeper class action lawsuit says. "This scan purportedly detects errors that lead to the problems identified in Zeobit's marketing materials (i.e., performance issues, security and privacy threats)—problems that MacKeeper is supposedly designed to fix." However, the Zeobit class action lawsuit alleges that after the diagnostic scan is completed, MacKeeper reports that it identified thousands of issues that cause the computer to be in "critical" condition. While the trial version of MacKeeper purports to "fix" a limited number of the issues, customers are encouraged to purchase a full, registered version of the security software to fully repair the computer. Yencha alleges that neither the free trial nor the full versions of MacKeeper perform reliable diagnostic testing of the computer. "Instead, Zeobit intentionally designed MacKeeper to invariably and ominously report that a user's Mac needs repair and is at-risk due to harmful (but fabricated) errors, privacy threats, and other computer problems, regardless of the computer's actual condition", the class action lawsuit alleges. The Class Action was settled in 2015 with no admission of wrongdoing and customers were given refunds.
MacKeeper[edit]
Main article: MacKeeper
MacKeeper is utility software for macOS that claims to provide tools for security, cleaning, optimization and data control. MacKeeper and Zeobit were the official sponsors of the MacWorld / iWorld expo in San Francisco, California in 2011 & 2012.[2] It was acquired by Kromtech Alliance Corp in May 2013.
MacKeeper is often criticized for unethical marketing tactics, including pop-up advertising and buying domain names similar to the names of other antivirus programs.[3] Zeobit claims their affiliates were responsible for the advertising accused as unethical.[3] MacKeeper is sometimes referred to as a potentially unwanted program and is detected by some antivirus programs.[4]
PCKeeper[edit]
PCKeeper is a bundle of most important system utilities for performing different tasks on the PС, such as antivirus, data control and optimization tools, drive clean-up utilities and much more. According to Virus Bulletin, PCKeeper has scored 91.9% in RAP test and was listed as number 6 antivirus in the world.[5] It was acquired by Kromtech Alliance Corp in May 2013.
ZeoDisk[edit]
The ZeoDisk project is a cloud storage solution that will also be integrated in to the existing Zeobit products.[citation needed]
Partnerships[edit]
In 2011 Zeobit partnered with Avira to integrate their virus database technology in MacKeeper and PCKeeper's Internet Security features. This partnership allowed Zeobit to offer internet security options for the macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris computing platforms.
Zeobit was a Microsoft Silver Certified developer.[6]
Zeobit was an official OPSWAT partner.[7]
Ratings and reviews[edit]
Zeobit was a member of the Better Business Bureau. It had an F rating, due to complaints about its advertising and the quality of its products.[8]
^ ZeoBIT, LLC Business Review in Sunnyvale, California
^ ZeoBIT is MacWorld sponsor Archived June 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ a b Reed, Thomas. "Ongoing MacKeeper Fraud". The Safe Mac. Malwarebytes. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Reed, Thomas. "PUP Friday: MacKeeper". Malwarebytes Labs. Malwarebytes. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Virus Bulletin
^ ZeoBIT LLC - Microsoft Pinpoint
^ opswat.com Archived September 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ ZeoBIT, LLC Business Review in Sunnyvale, California Archived August 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Zeobit website (archived)
MacKeeper website
PCKeeper website
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zeobit&oldid=1022409059"
Software companies based in California
Computer security software companies
Companies based in Sunnyvale, California
Software companies of the United States


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Q: VB.NET - The handle is invalid Good day,
I am trying to print a document using PrintDocument
Using doc As New Printing.PrintDocument
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           AddHandler doc.PrintPage, AddressOf PrintToPage
           If .PrinterSettings.IsValid Then
              doc.Print()
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And after the ".Print()" it throws an error of "The handle is invalid".
System.Drawing
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    at System.Drawing.Printing.PrintController.Print(PrintDocument document)
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Boano är en ö i Indonesien.   Den ligger i provinsen Moluckerna, i den östra delen av landet,  km öster om huvudstaden Jakarta. Arean är  kvadratkilometer.

Terrängen på Boano är lite kuperad. Öns högsta punkt är  meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 14,4 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 19,5 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning.  I omgivningarna runt Boano växer i huvudsak städsegrön lövskog.

I övrigt finns följande på Boano:

 Kullar:
 Gunung Taina (en kulle)
 Gunung Tekesei (en kulle)
 Halvöar:
 Tanjung Batukapal (en udde)
 Tanjung Gurita (en udde)
 Tanjung Hahusaesiah (en udde)
 Tanjung Halanua (en udde)
 Tanjung Halia (en udde)
 Tanjung Hatualang (en udde)
 Tanjung Hotu (en udde)
 Tanjung Pamali (en udde)
 Tanjung Sama (en udde)
 Tanjung Sea (en udde)
 Tanjung Sura (en udde)
 Berg:
 Gunung Salenahuhun (ett berg)
 Teha Huhun (ett berg)

Tropiskt regnskogsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är september, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är juli, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är oktober, med  mm nederbörd.

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Öar i Moluckerna (provins)
Öar i Indonesien större än 100 kvadratkilometer


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