The most dangerous part of the climate alarmism is the fact that these kooks are uniting with other groups in the statist movement who before now were separate and apart. The cancer is spreading.
Remember November 2010! That was the day that Bolivia and, then a year later, Communist Van Jones, declared that Mother Earth was a person. These are the same people who like to abort about-to-be-born babies but won't touch the hair on a prairie chicken's head.
Peoples' World (The Communist Party rag) reported in January 2012 how in Bolivia, "Mother Earth" was a person with all the same rights. The Law of Bolivia, la Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra, falls in line with the Marxist philosophy touted by UN's Agenda 21 and their new Sustainability Agenda 2030, and it is meant to enforce increasing control measures on industry to reduce "environmental destruction" and fill the pockets of the corrupt elite.
They aren't stagnant. These people are organizing and building momentum.
Who could forget the national Millions March of 2014 of mostly communists, socialists, indigenous and other kooks. The mayor of New York City is a communist and they had one of the most notable marches of which he was proud.
Police were beaten and then the media accused the police of being the guilty parties and lying.
The National Lawyer's Guild (NLG) provides free legal services for those arrested as they did for Occupy Wall Street,Ferguson, Baltimore, and so on, using the same tactics they use in third world countries to stir descent and spread propaganda. NLG is a Communist front organization whose members along with their acolytes stir riots and support terrorism.
An NYPD officer told WHIO they estimated 12k protesters were at the New York City march.
It was a communist-socialist-radical freak show.
Among the literally hundreds of radical groups participating in the march were environmentalists and labor unions, as well as social justice groups, Islamic groups and other religious organizations along with the communists, socialists and others.
Also known as the "People's Climate March", it included Communist Party USA, Socialist Party USA and the Revolutionary Communist Party.
The Armageddon girl tweet below refers to NLG which is, as I said, the National Lawyer's Guild, a communist front organization. They were actively behind Occupy Wall Street and worked with the trainers who staged photos, jumped barricades, and attacked police. They use it all to demonize law enforcement.
Here are a few photos out of Oakland, California but it was the same no matter what city you looked at.


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Amagansett Family Begins New Venture in Nicaragua
Dayna Winter and Marc Schultz and their daughter, Maya, of Amagansett have been charmed by Nicaragua's Pacific coastline.
Courtesy of Marc Schultz
From here to serenity
Nicaragua, with its miles of pristine beaches, rain forests brimming with spectacular wildlife, rolling hills interrupted by the occasional river, and a complete set of volcanoes — extinct, dormant, and smoking — is the kind of country that will inspire you to build a hacienda, open a yoga and fitness retreat, and throw away your cellphone.
Marc Schultz and Dayna Winter, year-round Amagansett residents, did just that, almost — they kept their cellphones. In 2007, together with their young daughter, the family first visited Nicaragua, spending a week in San Juan del Sur, a fishing village along the southern stretch of Pacific coastline, about an hour's drive from the Costa Rican border. They left as owners of about an acre in a new development known as Costa Dulce about 20 minutes from San Juan del Sur. Here, they built their dream hacienda overlooking a breathtaking vista above secluded Playa Escameca, where part of a "Survivor" television series was filmed. By 2010, tourism had surpassed coffee as the country's main source of income.
Last August, the couple opened Verdad, a fitness and yoga retreat, on an adjacent lot. It has five freestanding cabins with decks overlooking the ocean, a pool, two pool rooms linked by landscaped paths, an open-air yoga studio, and an outdoor dining area.
Until quite recently, the oft-heard travel tip for first-time visitors to Nicaragua was, "go with an open mind and a Spanish dictionary." Off the main roads, children guide farm animals along dusty paths, ox wagons roll by, and vaqueros (Nicaraguan cowboys) ride tall in the saddle.
Eclipsed by its fun-loving neighbor Costa Rica, often called Gringolandia, as the honeypot for luxury and eco-tourism, Nicaragua's place in the hierarchy of Central American travel destinations was virtually nonexistent, unable to shake its mala fama of Sandinistas, Contras, trade embargoes, Cold War, and other phrases that did not exactly scream "holiday paradise."
But its turbulent past also gave Nicaragua an edge that appealed to the curious traveler. Tourists began to push past that outdated image — the war ended in 1990 — and arrived in the early 2000s to find a beautiful and well-preserved country with a proud culture formed during the country's harsh revoluionary years, and one that was the safest in the region, according to a United Nations survey.
In the seven years since building their Nicaraguan hideaway, the Amagansett couple spend almost all their vacation time there, reveling in sheer kick-back comfort, surfing, fishing, and exploring the country with family and friends who often accompany them. Mr. Schultz, who retired from his New York City finance job about 10 years ago, spends most of the winter there. While building his house, he got to know several local families and realized he wanted to do more for the community. Tourism boom and all, Nicaragua still ranks as the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, after Haiti.
"Only 3 percent of the local kids go on to secondary schools because those schools are so far away," he explained. After meeting the American founder of a small supplementary school in San Juan del Sur, he raised enough money to build another in the village of Escamequita, near his Costa Dulce house. It opened in February with 72 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. He described the curriculum as part English as a second language and part cultural opportunities, such as art and music, computer skills, farming, fitness, and dance — pursuits to help graduates be job-ready in the country's rising tourism industry. Mr. Schultz invited Paul Hamilton, a Springs farmer, to his Nicaraguan hacienda to teach schoolchildren and local families farming techniques and help them sell produce in nearby San Juan del Sur, now a burgeoning ecotouristic, bourgeois-bohemian hot spot.
In 2015, the lot next to his house went up for sale, and the concept of a small fitness and yoga retreat — Verdad — was born. "It was a totally spontaneous decision," said Mr. Schultz about purchasing the land, which he did with four other investors.
"At first I was nervous about building a resort right next to our house," Ms. Winter said. But after speaking with Junya Oishi, a Japan-born architect based in Costa Rica who promised privacy and seclusion for both owners and guests, her fears were eased.
"The property has amazing views toward the ocean, mountains, and peninsula," their architect wrote in an email. "It is a combination of green and blue, where ocean meets mountain under the sky — different faces that change in morning light, daylight, and before sunset's golden time."
His biggest architectural challenge was the property's steep incline — the cabins are 300 feet above sea level — and the wild, dry forest covering the land. As a result, he designed the cabins with their backs to the hillside and their fronts up on stilts, offering unobstructed views of mountains and ocean. He also set each cabin at a different height on the slope, explaining that by staggering the eye level, guests would not feel that a neighbor was right next door. "It's a Zen concept," he said, "take the conditions as they are and go with the flow of the nature."
Ms. Winter served as interior designer, sourcing everything from around Nicaragua. While the architect chose the indigenous woods, Ms. Winter worked with local carpenters who handcrafted all the furniture, louver windows, and cabinetry. She even found handmade bathroom tiles from Grenada, a historical colonial town about two hours away. "It wasn't easy," she concluded, "to strike a balance between aesthetically pleasing and what's available."

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EGGBLOG NOG
By Karen MacNeil
by Anne-Marie Failla
Note from Karen: Anne-Marie Failla, the newest member of our team at Karen MacNeil & Co. takes "research" seriously. Here's everything you wanted to know about the best egg nog.
Oops, I suppose I should have waited to enjoy the nog until after I wrote the blog.
But after all, it is "The Holidays" and all sense goes out the window when faced with the guilty pleasures of sweet treats, both edible and potable. The New Yorker writer Carmen Maria Machado backs me up, arguing that "eggnog's decadence should not be considered sinful; indeed, it is one of those foods whose low-fat variations I believe to be a kind of crime".
Rather, eggnog, that langorously rich custard of milk, cream, eggs, sugar, spices and a dizzying array of alcohol choices, blesses devotees with its intoxicating richness every holiday season. However not everyone worships at that altar; most people agree that you either love it or hate it. Perhaps the scorn is for the 343 calories, 21.4 grams of sugar, and 19 grams of fat (per USDA data) in every serving.
Like many things now American, eggnog can trace its roots to England where, in medieval times, a hot-milk punch called "posset" containing curdled wine or ale (must have been a lot of that back then) was often used in toasts to prosperity and good health. The more refined version infused with brandy, Madeira or Sherry, came later and was enjoyed by the wealthy only, as access to fresh milk, not to mention well-stocked cellars, was scarce.
Once eggnog reached Colonial America, the concoction crossed class lines because the abundance of dairy farms made the ingredients affordable. The Yanks put their own spin on it, replacing the wine with rum, cheap and copious due to the robustness of the "Triangle Trade" of sugar, slaves, and rum between the Colonies, Africa and the Caribbean. This accessibility made eggnog a very popular beverage with Americans. In fact, George Washington had a famous recipe that included rum AND sherry AND brandy AND whiskey along with a dozen eggs.
The origin of the term "eggnog" is hotly debated, and urban legends and interpretations abound. The Oxford English Dictionary, claims nog was "a kind of strong beer brewed in East Anglia." Alternatively, nog may stem from "noggin," a Middle English term for a small, carved wooden mug used to serve alcohol. Meanwhile, Babson College professor Frederick Douglass Opie insists eggnog is a mashup with the colonial slang term grog, resulting in "egg-n-grog" which lazily became "eggnog."
Whatever its etymology, eggnog appears to translate well for holiday imbibing. A variety called "Ponche Crema" is popular in Venezuela and Trinidad and "Coquito" in Puerto Rico uses fresh coconut juice or coconut milk. In Peru, it's called "Biblia Con Pisco" and is made with a pomace brandy called pisco.
Here at Karen MacNeil & Co, we have been whistling while we work on the third edition of the Wine Bible, tasting through hundreds of wines from the various regions being covered. After one recent tasting, we offered our esteemed researchers and tasting panel members a seasonal surprise: an Eggnog Tasting! See the photographic evidence at the end of the issue.
Focused as we are on the world of wine, and the occasional spirit, discovering the ideal alcohol partner was more interesting to us than scouring dairy aisles for a comprehensive survey of commercial eggnog bases. That being said, after trying—and dismissing—Clover Sonoma's Premium Organic Eggnog ("thin", "gumdrop sweet") and Califia's Holiday Nog made with Almond Milk (if you're seeking an egg- and dairy-free holiday beverage, we emphatically urge choosing a Hot Toddy or Mulled Wine instead)—we unanimously chose M.W. Heron's Southern Comfort Vanilla Spice Eggnog, a rich, creamy non-alcoholic eggnog that ultimately balanced the booze we added masterfully.
Then we spiked it: with bourbon, with rum, with Cognac, and finally with a combination of Cognac and bourbon. Here is a tip that we ourselves did not necessarily follow. Top-shelf spirits are unnecessary, but don't scrape the bottom of the barrel either.
Starting with the bourbon: Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey is a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey that went toe-to-toe with the custardy eggnog. But while the textural balance was there, the bourbon flavor overpowered the nog.
Next came the rum: Meyers's Original Dark Rum was no match for the heavyweight nog. The molasses twang you expect from rum couldn't find its way through the custardy eggnog and the spirit failed to pack any wallop of alcohol, serving only to dilute the cocktail's promised lushness.
Karen raided her own cellar for the Cognac: Cordon Rubie J & F Martell Reserve proved a respectable sparring partner, the nutty nuances of the distilled wine evident in the soup of cream and eggs, but the alcohol pulled its punches just enough not to overpower the texture.
Still, the jury was hung: half of us for cognac and the other half for bourbon (the male half, I must say). The solution was obviously to combine the two for a final test. "Transcendant," "Delicious," "Rich and complex." Indeed, the hotflash of the bourbon was tempered by the slow sweet burn of the Cognac.
So there you have it. Our pick for Best Eggnog Alcohol goes to the duo of 50% Cognac and 50% bourbon. And incidentally, our preferred ratio of spirit to nog was 1:5.
As a side note: don't fear the raw eggs. "FDA regulations only require that 1.0 percent of a product's final weight be made up of egg yolk solids for it to bear the name eggnog. So you're not likely to consume much at all from a carton of Safeway's finest. Plus, most store-bought versions contain pasteurized eggs, which are heated to kill dangerous bacteria. And you can always count on alcohol to KO whatever's still kicking.
For a delicious homemade recipe, try this one from delish.com:
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a50609/classic-eggnog-recipe/
And don't forget to top each glass with a dash of nutmeg for flavor and a grating of orange peel for color.
Got any other suggestions for a tasting we should do? Let me know.
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Yanks: Oft-injured Pavano not what they hoped for
Yankees manager Joe Torre raised the possibility that Carl Pavano would need surgery, and general manager Brian Cashman acknowledged that the oft-injured pitcher has been a bust with New York since signing a $39.95 million, 4-year contract.
"It clearly hasn't worked out. There's no doubt about that," Cashman said yesterday. "We signed a player that we expected to be a horse in our rotation and it hasn't worked out. He physically hasn't held up. Period."
Pavano hasn't pitched because of April 9 because of forearm soreness and was attempting to be examined yesterday by Dr. James Andrews, Cashman said. Pavano was 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA in two starts before getting hurt, his first two appearances for the Yankees since June 27, 2005.
Before reporting to spring training healthy, Pavano missed 1 1/2 years because of shoulder, back, buttocks, elbow and rib injuries. He cut short a bullpen session Wednesday in Texas after about 14 pitches, according to Torre. Pitching coach Ron Guidry gave a report to Cashman.
"It just didn't feel right and it was bothering him. Gator confirmed that," Cashman said. "He said basically you could tell that it was not a comfortable situation. He couldn't allow the bullpen to continue as is, so the next step is, well, let's get another opinion."
Torre wasn't sure what would happen with Pavano, who is 5-6 in 19 starts with the Yankees.
"I think he's pretty much going to go along with whatever the doctor suggests," Torre said. "He certainly isn't having any fun doing what he's doing, and if surgery is the only answer to changing that, then I think he'll probably consider it."
Torre also suggested the injury might be more than forearm soreness.
"Obviously, it's elbow related," he said, "so we'll see what the doctor says."
* Orioles lefthander Adam Loewen will be sidelined for much of the season with a stress fracture in his pitching elbow, a rare injury.
Loewen was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He last pitched Tuesday in Detroit, going five innings before leaving with pain in his forearm, elbow and biceps. After an MRI exam and a bone scan, the injury was determined to be in his elbow.
* The Los Angeles Angels placed leftfielder Garret Anderson on the 15-day DL because of a tear in his right hip flexor tendon.
* The Oakland Athletics placed designated hitter Mike Piazza on the 15-day DL because of a sprained right shoulder.
In games last night:
* At New York, Yuniesky Betancourt hit a tiebreaking two-run double in an eight-run fifth inning, and the Seattle Mariners piled on the offense in a 15-11 victory over the Yankees.
Jose Guillen, Kenji Johjima, Betancourt and Jose Lopez - the bottom four batters in Seattle's starting lineup - combined to go 9-for-18 with 10 RBI as Seattle scored its most runs in 3 years.
* At Baltimore, Nick Markakis singled in the winning run in the 10th inning, giving the Orioles a 3-2 comeback victory over the Cleveland Indians.
* At Los Angeles, Kelvim Escobar (3-1) allowed a run on six hits in seven innings as the Angels beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-1.
* At Kansas City, Justin Verlander gave up seven hits and two runs in seven-plus innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Royals, 6-3, for their fifth straight victory. Verlander (2-1) struck out three and walked one.
* At Minneapolis, Tim Wakefield (3-3) threw seven innings and David Ortiz homered to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Twins.
* At St. Petersburg, Fla., Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-2.
* At Arlington, Texas, Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer, Brandon McCarthy (2-4) pitched six sharp innings and the Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-1. *


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To celebrate the 2019 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens will host two events on Day One and Day Three of the Draft.
On Thursday, April 25, fans are invited to attend the Ravens Flock Party: Draft Edition at Hightopps Backstage Grille to watch the first night of the NFL Draft. Starting at 6 p.m., 98 Rock and WBAL Radio will broadcast live, while Ravens Legends, including RB Justin Forsett, LB Jarret Johnson and LB Brad Jackson, Ravens Cheerleaders and Poe join the festivities onsite for a night of giveaways, photos and autographs.
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available at Hightopps Backstage Grille parking lots.
On Saturday, April 27, the Ravens will host Ravens Draft Fest at Baltimore's Inner Harbor from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fans will be able to watch Day Three of the NFL Draft and be a part of Ravens history when the team announces its fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections live from the Baltimore Harbor via the NFL Network.
Ravens Legends RB Justin Forsett, LB Jarret Johnson, WR Jacoby Jones, WR Jermaine Lewis and S Tom Zbikowski, and the team's 2019 first-round pick, are currently scheduled to be onsite for fan forums and autograph/photo sessions. The autograph/photo sessions are FREE, but a limited number of vouchers granting access will be available onsite only. Additional player appearances will be announced in the coming weeks.
Fans can also enjoy activities throughout the Inner Harbor, including on-stage activities and partner activations at the Inner Harbor Amphitheater, and food trucks, inflatables, photo opportunities and games at McKeldin Square. 98 Rock and WBAL Radio will broadcast live from the event.
During the event, the Ravens will honor three outstanding teachers nominated in the Touchdown for Teachers program, presented by M&T Bank, and announce the grand prize winner during an on-stage presentation.
Admission to Ravens Draft Fest is FREE and open to the public. For more information, visit https://www.baltimoreravens.com/fans/draft-events/.
The Ravens will offer FREE parking in Lot D and a complimentary shuttle service from M&T Bank Stadium to the Draft Fest at the Inner Harbor. Shuttle service will begin from Lot D at 10:45 a.m. and run approximately every 15 minutes. The last shuttle will depart the Inner Harbor at 4:15 p.m. Additional parking is available in area lots and garages, at the expense of patrons.
When: Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m.; Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Additionally, on Saturday, April 27, the Ravens Team Store will also host the annual Outlet Sale at M&T Bank Stadium (South Concourse between sections 126 and 132) from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fans can take advantage of 40-50% off Ravens Under Armour, Nike and New Era items. Fans should enter at Gate D. Free parking is available in Lot D.


After the December holiday season passes, it can seem like ages before warmer weather brings a new slate of festive occasions like barbecues, beach days, and fireworks. Though winter is not quite behind us yet, with the new year comes a new lineup of museum exhibitions to entertain and educate us as we move closer to springtime. From Paris to Los Angeles, whether you live near one of these major metropolises or will pass through for business or personal travel, be sure to take in these world-class exhibitions.
A much-anticipated Andy Warhol retrospective is on view at the Whitney Museum through March. The sweeping show includes over 350 works by the Pop art master, including an off-site display of the multi-panel work "Shadows" at Dia, that span the entirety of his career – from early drawings by Pittsburgh youth Andrew Warhola to his Brillo boxes to his iconic depictions of Marilyn Monroe.
The Met's highly anticipated Lucio Fontana survey is the first major exhibition of the Argentine-Italian artist in the United States in over 40 years. The exhibition is divided between two locations: The Met Breuer and The Met Fifth Avenue.
Though Fontana is best known as a painter, he spent a significant amount of time devoted to sculpture and ceramic art. The exhibition will present iconic canvases from Fontana's Cuts (Tagli) series recontextualized among his sculpture and ceramic works. It also includes two immersive installations never before presented in the United States: Spatial Environment "Utopias," at the Thirteen Milan Triennial (1964) and Spatial Environment in Red Light (1967).
The Guggenheim is commemorating the legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe with a year-long, two-part exhibition on view sequentially in 2019, the year that marks the 30th anniversary of the influential photographer's death. The first phase, on view starting January 25th, will showcase the Guggenheim's holdings of Mapplethorpe works – the core of which is a 1993 gift from the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation of 200 photographs and unique objects.
Phase two, on view from July 24th through 2019, will address the artist's impact on portraiture and self-representation. That show will highlight contemporary artists from the Guggenheim's collection that parallel or develop ideas found in Mapplethorpe's work.
LA-based artist Laura Owens's work comes home during the MoCA leg of this traveling show, which was organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. This mid-career survey charts a dramatic transformation in the artist's practice, exhibiting early abstract canvases that laid the groundwork for her more recent large-scale paintings.
"Owens' range of invention, material and conceptual, is absorbing," says Los Angeles Times critic Christopher Knight, who included the show on a rundown of the best art in LA in 2018.
Maryam Jafri works across media: video, sculpture, photography and performance. Her upcoming show at the ICA is Jafri's first solo institutional presentation in the United States.
This exhibition presents a new staging of the work Product Recall: An Index of Innovation (2014–15), which combines framed texts and still life photography related to unsuccessful food products from the private archives of anonymous food industry figures. The work explores how agribusiness and laboratory science are implicated in mass consumption.
Last summer, The Broad announced it would be the West Coast venue for the blockbuster exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983. The exhibition celebrates the work of Black artists, with individual galleries devoted to groups of artists working in particular cities. Featured works include figurative and abstract paintings, collage, assemblage, photography, sculpture and performance.
This January, the Royal Academy asserts similarities between two artists from widely different times: Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti and pioneering video artist Bill Viola. Though working in a thoroughly modern medium, Viola grapples with themes evident in Michelangelo's oeuvre: birth, life, death, and the symbolic power of spiritual art.
The exhibition is conceived as a journey through the cycle of life; a selection of Michelangelo's works will be on view along with twelve major installations spanning Viola's entire career.
This February the V&A Museum will stage their most comprehensive fashion exhibition since Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in 2015. Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams will highlight the fashion designer's vision in its totality: garments, accessories, fragrances and the inspiration behind them all. It also includes a section that explores the designer's fascination with British culture and highlights Dior's collaborations with British manufacturers and clients.
Among the Tate's roster of 2019 shows is the first UK retrospective of surrealist Dorothea Tanning since her death in 2012. The exhibition was on view in the fall of 2018 at La Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain.
According to the museum, the exhibition will explore "how her dreamlike paintings and eerie soft sculptures challenged ideas about the body and identity over a career spanning seven decades." Works on view will include early paintings like Birthday (1942), a self-portrait of the artist in exotic costume, and a room-sized installation of soft sculpture from later in her career entitled Hôtel du Pavot, Chambre 202 (1970-1973), which features contorted and intertwined bodies connected to Tanning's longtime fascination with dance.
This spring the Centre Pompidou presents Victor Vasarely: The Sharing of Forms, the first French retrospective devoted to the Op art figurehead in more than 50 years. Vasarely's varied works – paintings, multiples, commercial and architectural projects – play with shapes and colors to create optical illusions.
The exhibition chronologically follows Vasarely's career, grounded in socioeconomic context and addressing the major stages of the artist's life, from his foundation in Bauhaus to formal innovations involving the fourth dimension.
The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University and the Musée d'Orsay have partnered for a two-part presentation that examines how black models crucially contributed to the development of modern art. In Paris, the exhibition will begin with portraits by Marie-Guillemine Benoist and Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault at the start of the 19th century.


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Jacksonville, Fla. -- (October 26, 2005) -- Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. (NYSE:FNT), the nation's largest title insurance company and a majority-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), today reported operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005.
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Escrow and other title related fees were $325 million for the third quarter of 2005 versus $266 million for the third quarter of 2004
Agency title premiums were $779 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared with agency title premiums of $762 million for the third quarter of 2004
The total provision for claim losses was $104 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared with $69 million for the third quarter of 2004
Interest expense for the third quarter of 2005 was $5 million compared with $1 million for the third quarter of 2004
Cash flow from operations was $204 million for the third quarter of 2005 and $595 million for the first nine months of 2005
"This was a great financial quarter as we begin operating as a publicly traded company," said Chief Executive Officer Raymond R.Quirk. "We produced $0.98 in earnings per share and more than $200 million in cash flow from operations. Order volumes were solid and we were able to make some necessary headcount reductions late in the quarter as we enter the normally seasonally slower fourth quarter. We will remain focused on staffing and productivity in order to maximize the margins we earn in the business."
The following table depicts monthly direct orders opened and closed in the title and escrow business for the third quarter of both 2005 and 2004:
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. is the nation's largest title insurance company. The Company's title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title - issue approximately 31 percent of all title insurance policies in the United States. Through its direct operations and agencies, the Company provides title insurance in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada. In 2005, FNT also acquired Service Link, a leading provider of title and closing services to major financial institutions and lenders, including six of the top 10 lending institutions in the United States ranked by loan origination volume. More information about Fidelity National Title Group can be found at www.fntg.com
FNT is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial Inc., number 261 on the Fortune 500 and a provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to financial institutions and the real estate industry. More information about FNF can be found at www.fnf.com.
This press release contains statements related to future events and expectations and, as such, constitutes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be different from those expressed or implied above. The Company expressly disclaims any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to, the effect of governmental regulations, the economy, competition and other risks detailed from time to time in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis" section of the Company's Form 10-K and other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The West Island of Montreal Chamber of Commerce Welcomes the Government's Decision Regarding Hydro-Québec's Saint-Jean Project
Pointe-Claire, February 13th, 2017 – On behalf of its members, The West Island of Montreal Chamber of Commerce (WIMCC) welcomes the decision of the Quebec Government for authorizing Hydro-Québec's Saint-Jean Project in the West Island of Montreal. The project plans convert the tension of the Saint-Jean station from 120 to 315 kV and to build a new 315 kV line. This will allow economic development and growth in the West Island.
"The WIMCC supports Hydro-Québec in this project as it represents an investment in the economic development of our territory", claims Joseph Huza, President & Executive Director of the WIMCC. "This project will fill the need for future growth as companies continue to choose the West Island to set up their operations", he concludes.
The project plans to convert the tension of the station and to build a new 3 km line of 315 kV next to an existing 120 kV line. The equipment of the current Saint-Jean station are aging and need to be replaced as the power station was built in 1957. The project is to be completed by spring 2019 with a total investment of $90M.
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Q: how to pass a arraylist object of one class to generic method which is having object as its parameter in java Address and name are 2 class which is having id and address  as variables. there is a method called getHashMApById to that method i am passing ArrayList obj as parameter. while calling the function i am passing a to the method which is a object of ArrayList but i am geeting error saying i cant pass "a" to the method.
public static void main(......){
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can i do like this or not? if not please help me with the solution
thanks in advancce.

A: A collection of Addresses is not the same as a collection of Objects. Read this http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2011/04/java-generics-quick-tutorial.html - especially the part on subtyping.
You can save your implementation by defining a generic type parameter for the map method:
public static <E> HashMap<String, E> getHashMapbyId(ArrayList<E> obj) {

A: You can do something like this, in your static method,
 private static void print(List<?> objectList) {
    System.out.println(objectList.size());
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The Itigi-Sumbu Thicket is a unique but poorly understood ecoregion, best known for its impenetrably dense vegetation. It is found in two small areas in Tanzania and Zambia. The thick, primarily deciduous vegetation is so dense that people can scarcely penetrate it, and elephants forcing their way through these thickets barely leave tracks, as the shrubs spring back to their original positions. While little research has been conducted, the Itigi-Sumbu Thicket's vegetation is unique and contains a number of endemic plants. It was once vital habitat for the black rhino, although poachers have eradicated the rhino in this ecoregion. Human populations in the area are rapidly increasing and even the thicket contained in protected areas is converted for agricultural purposes. In fact, the Itigi-Sumbu Thicket is being transformed so quickly that the Zambian portion may be lost if conservation action is not taken.
Itigi-Sumbu Thicket is a unique but poorly understood ecoregion found in two isolated patches in Tanzania and Zambia. Its most outstanding characteristic is its dense, primarily deciduous, thicket vegetation (White 1983; Wild and Fernandes 1967). In Zambia the ecoregion lies between Lakes Mweru Wantipa and Tanganyika (Wild and Fernandes 1967) and barely extends over the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tanzania's Itigi-Sumbu thicket occurs in the center of the country near its namesake town of Itigi. Itigi-Sumbu Thicket is found nowhere else, although related thicket vegetation types occur elsewhere in Zambia and Zimbabwe (White 1983; Wild and Fernandes 1967).
This unique vegetation is mapped as 'Itigi deciduous thicket' by White (1983). Floristically, Itigi-Sumbu Thicket is almost totally unrelated to the surrounding vegetation types (Almond 2000). Virtually no transition zone exists between the thickets and the surrounding Brachystegia-Julbernadia woodlands of the largest neighboring ecoregion, the Central Zambezian Miombo Woodlands, although the trees in the latter may be stunted where they border the thickets (White 1983). This decisive break could be due to the nature of the soils and topography, as the miombo woodlands surrounding Itigi-Sumbu Thicket tend to occur on plateaus and hills where the soils are rocky, while the thickets reside on alluvial soils lying over a hard "duri-crust" (White 1983).
The ecoregion's climate can be divided into three distinct seasons: the cool dry season from May to August, the hot dry season from August to November, and the rainy season from November through April (Almond 2000). Available information indicates that rainfall differs between the Tanzanian and Zambian portions of the ecoregion. A long-term average of precipitation of northern Zambia indicates annual rainfall to be 1,400 mm (Moyo et al. 1993, cited in Almond 2000), although in any given year this figure may vary by as much as 50 percent (Almond 2000). In Tanzania's central region of Singida, where the town of Itigi is located, annual precipitation is less than 500 mm (Utalii.com 2000), although rainfall within Itigi itself is 600 mm per annum (FAO undated). The central region of Tanzania experiences dry season temperatures ranging between 20° to 27° C, with wet season temperatures attaining 30° C and higher (Utalii.com 2000).
Zambian Itigi-Sumbu Thicket lies between 950 m and 1,200 m above sea level in the depressions between Lakes Mweru Wantipa and Tanganyika (Almond 2000; White 1983). Geologically, the ecoregion is underlain by a basement floor of granite (White 1983). Above the granite bedrock is a characteristic soil structure, consisting of seasonally well-aerated and well-watered sandy soils of 0.6 m to 3 m in depth that desiccate and harden during the dry season, with an impermeable "duricrust" of cement-like consistency beneath (White 1983).
This ecoregion falls within the Zambezian regional center of endemism and is characterized by extremely dense vegetation that is difficult for people to traverse. The vegetation grows so densely that branches of the canopy are intertwined (White 1983). Little is known about the ecology of the Itigi-Sumbu Thicket, but it has been conjectured that the thickets represent a pre-climax state that is enforced and maintained by unfavorable environmental conditions (Fanshawe 1971, cited in Almond 2000).
The Itigi-Sumbu Thicket contains at least 100 woody species (Fanshawe 1971, cited in Almond 2000), which are mostly spineless, multi-branched shrubs of 3 m to 5 m in height, characterized by Baphia burttii, B. massaiensis, Bussea massaiensis, Burttia prunoides, Combretum celastroides subsp. orientale, Grewia burttii, Pseudoprosopsis fischeri, and Tapiphyllum floribundum (White 1983, Wild and Fernandes 1967). Albizia petersiana, Craibia brevicaudata subsp. burtii, and Bussea massaiensis occasionally emerge from the lower canopy (White 1983) to form an open, upper canopy of 6-12m height (Edmonds 1976, cited in Almond 2000).
Itigi-Sumbu Thicket vegetation is generally deciduous for a 4 month period (White 1983), although within the lower canopy there are nuclei of evergreen shrubs surrounded by the more numerous deciduous species (Edmonds 1976 cited in Almond 2000). The density of the canopy prohibits the penetration of sunlight, and a herbaceous layer is therefore precluded, although the grass Panicum heterostachyum and several small herbs are found (White 1983). Both the succulent and climbing floras are depauperate (White 1983).
Itigi-Sumbu Thicket ecoregion is unique due to the presence of strictly endemic species (Kideghesho 2001, National Forestry Programme, undated), although specific information is largely unavailable. It should also be noted that other vegetation types, such as grasslands, open savanna, and closed miombo woodlands, are interspersed with the Itigi-Sumbu Thicket, (Edmonds 1976, cited in Almond 2000). The savanna woodland components of the ecoregion also contain endemic species. Termitaria within the thickets harbor species otherwise foreign to the community, such as the large candelabra euphorbia, Euphorbia bilocularis (White 1983). From an evolutionary perspective, Itigi-Sumbu Thicket may represent a relict vegetation type from a period when the climate was cooler and moister, and therefore more favorable for evergreen species (Smith, pers. comm. 2000, cited in Almond 2000).
Three near-endemic reptile species are known from the ecoregion: Urungu beaked snake (Rhinotyphlops gracilis), four-fingered skink (Sepsina tetradactyla), and Latastia johnstoni. The Itigi-Sumbu Thicket ecoregion was once an important stronghold of black rhino (Diceros bicornis) (Kideghesho 2001), before their eradication by poaching.
No information is available on migration patterns through the ecoregion, predator-prey interactions, intact biotas, or natural disturbance regimes. Intense fires are known to destroy thicket vegetation, although these are unable to penetrate to any significant depth (White 1983). Aerial photos of Itigi-Sumbu Thicket in Zambia have shown the occurrence of both a uniform and a clumped vegetation structure (Fanshawe 1971), and it is possible that the latter is the result of modification by elephant and buffalo (Syncerus caffer).
The ecoregion is endangered, with 50 percent of the Tanzanian portion already cleared (Kideghesho 2001), and as much as 71 percent of the Zambian portion cleared (Almond 2000). Although large parts of the ecoregion are conserved in Zambia, it appears that thicket clearing takes place even within protected areas (Almond 2000). The part of the ecoregion occuring in Tanzania is completely unprotected (Kideghesho 2001, Stuart et al. 1990). The largest known blocks of intact Itigi-Sumbu Thicket vegetation are found on the northern shores of Lake Mweru Wantipa (Almond 2000), and in the eastern portion of the Zambian Itigi thicket, where little clearing had taken place as of 1992.
The protection status of this ecoregion differs markedly between the Zambian and Tanzanian portions. In Zambia, elements of the Zambian Itigi-Sumbu Thicket are protected within two protected areas on the shores of Lake Mweru Wantipa, in Mweru Wantipa National Park and Tabwa Reserve on the northern and eastern shores, respectively (Almond 2000). Another portion falls within Nsumbu National Park, although the extent of thicket vegetation within these areas is not known.
Unfortunately, protected status has not prevented the removal of significant amounts of Itigi-Sumbu Thicket within Mweru Wantipa National Parks and Tabwa Reserve (Almond 2000). Analysis of satellite imagery has shown that the majority of existing thicket vegetation within these two protected areas was cleared between 1976 and 1999, indicating a lack of effective policing (Almond 2000). The remaining Itigi Thicket in Zambia has become increasingly fragmented (Almond 2000). Each of the plots assessed within Almond's (2000) satellite image analysis of Itigi-Sumbu Thicket show the vegetation to be in some stage of clearing, which has created a mosaic pattern of cleared and intact thicket. Tanzania's portion of the ecoregion is presumably similarly fragmented, as 50 percent of it has already been removed (Kideghesho 2001).
The greatest threats to Itigi Thicket come from rapid human population growth, which amounts to 3.7 percent growth per year in Zambia (Moyo et al. 1993, cited in Almond 2000), and around 2.8 percent per annum in Tanzania, and the attendant demand for land and resources (Almond 2000).
In northern Zambia, fuelwood requirements account for 2,000 km2 of deforestation annually, while a shifting form of cultivation known as chitemene causes the further conversion of 9,000 km2 (Moyo et al. 1993, cited in Almond 2000, Almond 2000). Although most of this clearance comprises miombo and related woodland habitats, the Zambian portion of Itigi-Sumbu Thicket is located in this region of rapid habitat transformation. As a result, the majority of Itigi-Sumbu Thicket has already been removed within the Zambian section of the ecoregion. Although Almond's (2000) study, defined the boundaries of Itigi thicket somewhat differently than this account (only the eastern half of his study area is relevant to this report), it reveals that as much as 71 percent (628 km2) of Itigi thicket was removed between 1976 and 1999. Transformation rates within Mweru Wantipa National Park and Tabwa Reserve were as high as 66 to 67 percent for the same time period, indicating that protection has not been strictly enforced (Almond 2000). During this period, the margins of thicket on the eastern shores of Lake Mweru Wantipa retreated between 1.3 m to 7 km as a result of deforestation. Even the most significant remaining block of intact thicket on the northern shore of the Lake is receding by 20 m per annum (Almond 2000).
In summary, the Itigi-Sumbu Thicket in Zambia is reduced by 3 percent each year, a figure closely tied to the 3.7 percent annual population growth rate of northern Zambia (Almond 2000). Thicket deforestation patterns are correlated with proximity to human settlements, which have grown on average by 15 percent between 1984 and 1999 within the vicinity of Zambia's portion of the ecoregion (Almond 2000). If this pattern of destruction continues unabated, it is estimated that the total extinction of Zambia's Itigi-Sumbu Thicket will occur between 2009 and 2019, although the more intact segments such as that on the northern shore of Lake Mweru Wantipa may persist to 2050 (Almond 2000). Unfortunately, there is no hope of the thickets regenerating following the abandonment of cultivated areas, as the highly sensitive thicket vegetation is replaced by Lake Basin chipya vegetation (Fanshawe 1971, cited in Almond 2000), which White (1983) termed Zambezian 'chipya' woodland and wooded grassland. Chipya vegetation can have a highly varied structure that is strongly influenced by fire and dominated by species not found in either miombo woodlands or Itigi-Sumbu Thicket (White 1983).
Itigi-Sumbu thicket vegetation occurs on specialized soils that result in dense deciduous thicket. Although it occurs throughout Caesalpinoid woodlands, only the two larger areas mapped by White (1983) are delineated at the continental scale. This ecoregion is based on White's 'Itigi deciduous thicket,' and includes the adjacent Mweru swamps.
This ecoregion is part of larger complex of Caesalpinoid woodland ecoregions that support wet and dry miombo, mopane, thicket, dry forests, Baikiaea woodland, and flooded grassland habitats, among others. The dominance of Caesalpinoid trees is a defining feature of this bioregion (i.e., a complex of biogeographically related ecoregions). Major habitat types (e.g., mopane and miombo) and the geographic separation of populations of large mammals are used to discriminate ecoregions within this larger region. All of these ecoregions contain habitats that differ from their assigned biome or defining habitat type. For example, patches of dry forest occur within larger landscapes of miombo woodlands in several areas. More detailed biogeographic analyses should map the less dominant habitat types that occur within the larger ecoregions.
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Fanshawe, DB. 1971. The vegetation of Zambia. Forest Research Bulletin, Number 4, Government Printer, Lusaka.
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), undated. Species description: Neonotonia wightii (Am.) Lackey. Retrieved (2001) from: http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/DATA/Pf000055.HTM.
Kideghesho, J.R. 2001. The status of wildlife habitats in Tanzania and its implications to biodiversity. Tanzania Wildlife 21: 9-17.
Moyo, S., P. O'Keefe, and M. Sill. 1993. The Southern African Environment: Profiles of the SADC Countries. Earthscan, London.
National Forest Programme, undated. Biodiversity conservation. Retrieved (2001) from: http://www.nfp.co.tz/studies_report/ecosystem/biodiversity.htm.
Smith, P. 2000. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Personal communication.
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Wild, H. and A. Fernandes, editors. 1967. Vegetation map of the Flora Zambesiaca area. Supplement: Flora Zambesiaca. Salisbury.
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Known as "Rock City," the trails of Chattanooga, Tenn. are a good indication of how the city earned that reputation. In fact, many of the races that are part of the Salomon Rock/Creek Trail Series include a section that locals call the "rock garden" and it is more akin to a semi-dry stream bed with the added spice of moss, dampness, other slippery elements and a high probability of falling.
The Rock/Creek River Gorge Trail Race in March has become a favorite in the series, with racers choosing 6.5 or 10.2-mile courses. The race began in 2001 and it is almost entirely on singletrack, which is more single than tracked. The course runs on Mullens Cove Loop in Prentice-Cooper State Forest, a short drive from downtown Chattanooga.
This year's intimidation factor was high with cold rain that began in the wee hours of race day. But, fortunately, the air dried by start time and the cool temps made for prime conditions. Unfortunately, the fogginess didn't subside, depriving the field of views of the Tennessee River Gorge from the bluff, which are normally a race highlight.
The muddy terrain didn't put much of a damper on the mood—the beauty of the course and its entertaining footing were still enjoyable. The race offered a perpetual barrage of slick footing, rocky obstacles, trail slime, river crossings, undulations, substantial climbs and descents, dense forest and a competitive field.
As an out-of-towner and a Yankee to boot, I decided to give a "Yee Haw!" during one of the more technical descent sections, when the string of runners was particularly bunched. I was treated to a rebel yell, which its trumpeter informed me "was sure to instill fear into a Northerner's heart." A discussion of favorite magazine reading ensued, and this Running Times writer learned that Gun and Garden was popular family reading in the area, especially for the recipes. Who knew?
The River Gorge Trail Race takes place on the middle part of the Stump Jump 50K, which is held in October, and it serves as a fundraiser for Wild Trails, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting and expanding the trails in the Chattanooga area. Randy and Kris Whorton, race directors, put on 10 races included in the Salomon Rock/Creek Trail Series, ranging in distance from 1K to 50 miles.
This year competitors had the opportunity to race the River Gorge Race and the Chattanooga Challenge, an obstacle course in downtown Chattanooga, which was about 8 miles and included stadium stair runs, a climb over the caboose of the Chattanooga Choo Choo, and pushing ice blocks near the Tennessee Aquarium's penguin exhibit, among other challenges. More than 400 people participated in the first-year event.
Chattanooga has become a destination for trail runners. Here are a few of the best local options.
There are 2,800 acres of reclaimed munitions property here that once manufactured TNT for the Volunteer Army. The Enterprise South Park Nature Park has grown to approximately 20 miles of trails, thanks to Volks Wagon, one of Chattanooga's industrial engines.
With the steepest passenger railway in the world, you can ride the train up and then coast down to practice trashing your quads if you have some big descents to train for or just love to run downhill.
Many of the races that are part of the Rock/Creek Trail Series are held on parts of the Cumberland Trail network. Signal Point on Signal Mountain, outside of Chattanooga, is the southern terminus of the Comberland Trail.
If you're looking to expand your outdoor activities, Chattanooga offers incredible limestone climbing (sport and bouldering), whitewater and downriver paddling, swimming, rowing, tennis, and road a mountain bike routes. With a small-city or big-town feel, it is also flush with art—the Bluff View Art District serves as the epicenter with outstanding architecture and outdoor sculptures, in addition to museums, galleries, restaurants, a bakery and coffee shop.
Chattanooga is also home to the world's largest freshwater aquarium, the Tennessee Aquarium, built in 2005 for $30 million. f you're looking for pre- or post-run fuel, there are plenty of options, such as the Blue Plate, Urban Stack, Elemental, and Terminal Brew House.


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Damar Hamlin recovers beyond breathing tube
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Damar Hamlin continues to receive favorable news.
The Bills disclosed that the 24-year-old safety no longer needs a breathing tube.
According to the UCMC specialists, Damar's breathing tube was removed overnight. "He continues to make remarkable recovery progress," the Bills reported on Friday. His neurologic function is still intact, and he is able to communicate with his family and care staff.
Thursday, Hamlin's physicians stated in a press conference that removing the breathing tube would be the next major step in his recovery.
Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a stop on Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins during Monday night's game against the Bengals, suffering heart arrest. Before being transferred by EMS to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, he was given CPR and resuscitated.
Thursday, after two days of hazy updates, it was claimed that Hamlin had regained consciousness. His initial written inquiry was whether the Bills had won the game. His physicians informed him that he had won the game of life.In a press conference on Thursday, Bills quarterback Josh Allen told reporters that both Hamlin and his father, Mario, desire the team to "charge forward."
"Mario was speaking to the team, and the things he told us — he demanded it of us," Allen said. "You can't disobey his request to go out there and charge forward to the best of our abilities." "Now, obviously, we will play with lighter hearts. The news of today transported us to tears of delight. But knowing that is what he wants and what his father wants, I believe men are eager to get out there."
The Bengals-Bills game, which had significant implications for the AFC's top seed, was called off and will not be resumed. Instead, the league will vote on Friday whether to adopt a neutral site for the AFC championship game in situations where the result of the canceled game would have altered the seeding.
The Patriots will visit the Bills on Sunday afternoon.
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