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Without private finance, there will be no green transition. Here is what needs to happen
'Incentives like rebates and tax credits allowed wind and solar power to expand, by driving down costs for businesses and consumers.'
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Werner Hoyer President, European Investment Bank
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In addition to reaffirming their commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, world leaders who gathered for the UN Climate Action summit this week also discussed how the public and private sectors can work together to tackle climate change. They should focus on the role of private finance, without which there will be no green transition.
World leaders gathered at the United Nations in the New York this week to take stock of the global fight against climate change, and to submit new emissions-reduction commitments. Given the scale of the climate crisis, we are not moving nearly as fast as we should be. We have been stuck in second gear for too long. Accelerating the pace of change will require a combination of efforts from all actors, public and private.
Fortunately, there is already a growing private-sector coalition dedicated to combating climate change, through the work of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI). Led by Michael Bloomberg, the UN's Special Envoy for Climate Action, the CFLI was created to mobilize private capital at the global level in response to this critical issue. This month, the CFLI released a new report, Financing the Low Carbon Future, which outlines ways green finance can be scaled up to support an orderly transition to a low-carbon economy, and identifies opportunities for public-private partnerships to meet the objectives of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
The EIB is the largest multilateral investor in climate-related projects in the world. But now, answering the call of European heads of state and European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, we intend to scale up our ambitions and strengthen the EIB's role as the European Union's dedicated climate bank. By mainstreaming climate considerations and targeting low-carbon investments, the EIB will be able to channel at least €1 trillion ($1.1 trillion) toward low-carbon projects over the next decade.
To achieve this, at least 50% of EIB finance will be dedicated to climate action and environmental sustainability by 2025. And by the end of 2020, we will have aligned all our financing activities with the goals of the Paris climate agreement. As an important first step, we will phase out energy projects that depend on fossil fuels. And we will position EIB as an incubator for green finance and expertise to mobilize others, helping all economies make the transition to a low-carbon future.
As the EU bank, our mission is to invest in Europe's future, and no issue is more important than climate change. The strength of our resolve reflects the urgency of the climate crisis. Just this summer, countries across Europe suffered through record-breaking temperatures and reduced crop yields, owing to last year's drought. And many developing countries have had similar experiences. Flooding and other climate-driven phenomena now cost cities billions of dollars every year, in addition to endangering lives. But the climate crisis also represents an opportunity, because funding for new green infrastructure will create jobs, spur economic growth, and reduce the air pollution that is choking the world's cities.
Changing investment patterns will accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels that is already underway. Market forces are increasingly favoring clean energy over fossil fuels. More than half of the coal-fired power plants in the United States have been retired since 2011, and the country is now home to 3.3 million jobs in clean energy, compared to less than 100,000 in coal mining. Moreover, a growing number of US cities and states have committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. They will have the support of Beyond Carbon, an initiative launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies last year to advocate for full decarbonization of the US economy.
As an international community, we must not only increase investment in clean energy, but also cut funding for dirty energy. As matters stand, we are essentially paying to promote climate change and air pollution through fossil-fuel subsidies. Those public funds need to be redirected toward investments in electric vehicles and other game-changing technologies that will drive the green transition. Such investments will have far-reaching returns, not least by reducing the enormous toll that air pollution takes on public health.
Beyond that, there are a number of additional steps we can take to marshal the necessary funding. First, we must improve data and disclosure standards. Because businesses and investors were long in the dark about climate-related risks, they did not see fit to cut carbon emissions or protect assets from extreme weather. That is starting to change. Recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures are helping businesses allocate capital more sustainably, and enabling investors to reward companies that take climate change seriously.
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Second, we must clarify the investment risks associated with green finance. Cities are responsible for more than 70% of carbon-dioxide emissions, but only a few cities in the developing world have a credit rating. As a result, overall investment in clean mass transit, energy-efficient buildings, and other projects to reduce emissions have suffered. Governments and public banks can do much more to help cities attract capital for such projects through initiatives like the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, which is supported by the EIB and co-led by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Third,we need to modernize the electricity grid. Incentives like rebates and tax credits allowed wind and solar power to expand, by driving down costs for businesses and consumers. We should now introduce similar programs to accelerate the deployment of battery storage and other promising technologies geared toward overcoming the problem of intermittency. Furthermore, better grid connectivity would allow regions with surplus wind and solar power to supply those with more demand than supply. Governments can take the lead in both areas to encourage more private investment in clean power.
Finally, we must continue to expand the market for green investments. Since 2007, when the EIB launched the world's first green bonds on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the green-bond market has grown to more than $136 billion. But that is still just a drop in the ocean of the $100 trillion global bond market. Hence, the EIB is helping the EU develop a standard taxonomy for sustainable finance, so that investors can compare apples with apples, as in the case of any standard bond. Better and more information about an investment's carbon footprint will allow investors to make informed decisions, thereby driving more private investment to low-carbon projects. That is how we finance the green transition.
Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank
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I am so excited to let you know about these fun upcoming events for my debut novel – Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken.
I hope to see some of you at these fun events!!
Jura Salon — Nov 28th – Dinner and book signing.
And a HUGE thank you to BookWorks for picking Karma as their book of the week!!


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Uglies: Uglies; Pretties; Specials; Extras (Paperback)
By Scott Westerfeld
The complete New York Times bestselling Uglies series is available as a collectible boxed set. The future isn't far away.
In Tally Youngblood's world, looks matter. She lives in a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves. And she's tired of it. First as an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally takes down the social infrastructure. And then, a generation later, a world obsessed with fame and instant celebrity—and filled with extras—will reap the consequences.
This collectible boxed set contains the complete Ugles series: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras.
Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. His other novels include the New York Times bestseller Afterworlds, the worldwide bestselling Uglies series, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. Visit him at ScottWesterfeld.com or follow him on Twitter at @ScottWesterfeld.
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: August 21st, 2012
Series: Uglies
Young Adult Fiction / Dystopian
Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction
Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Eating Disorders & Body Image
Kobo eBook (French) (September 19th, 2012): $10.99

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Wrangler National Finals Rodeo estimated to bring in $88M
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LAS VEGAS -- The richest and most prestigious rodeo in the world has marked 30 years in southern Nevada. Organizers of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo are expecting more people to attend this year than last year.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority estimate people in town for the rodeo will spend $88 million over the next ten days for hotels, shopping and dining.
Organizers of the rodeo said they hope to see that number increase, especially now that the rodeo is staying in town for the next ten years.
"We have a ten year agreement, so prize money for next year will go from $6.3 million to $10 million. The contestants are very happy about that," said Pat Christenson, president, Las Vegas Events.
Professional cowboys like 2013 bull riding world champ J.W. Harris said there's nothing like competing in Las Vegas.
"This place never gets old. I still get butterflies whenever I step foot into Thomas and Mack," Harris said.
Although it's not his first time at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Harris and other bull riders say they work hard to make there.
"The ultimate goal is to end up here. Every ride matters," said W.G. Brooks, mini bull rider.
This is Brooks first time at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. When asked what he does to stay focused during competition he said, "I mainly just ride and keep my mind on that."
Brooks said he plans to be back one day to compete against the professionals at the national finals rodeo. There are 10 performances this year, along with a number of other rodeo events happening around town.
Tickets are available on the rodeo's ticket exchange website.


TORONTO (AP) -- Jermain Defoe and Luke Moore scored and Toronto FC snapped its three-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.
The 31-year-old Defoe, who has 19 goals and 55 caps for his country, was relegated to England's seven-man World Cup taxi squad on Monday. Defoe, who could still be called up in the event of an injury, admitted to being baffled by his omission from the 23-man main England squad.
Defoe made his case on the pitch Saturday, showcasing his ability to find space.
On a day where Arsenal won the FA Cup at Wembley, former Gunners star Thierry Henry -- while showing flashes of his brilliance -- was relegated to a supporting role as the Red Bulls had their 10-game unbeaten streak against Toronto snapped.
Both Defoe and Henry made their names scoring goals for north London clubs in the English Premier League.
Defoe had 153 goals for Tottenham while the 36-year-old Henry had 228 for Arsenal. The New York attack also featured English forward Bradley Wright-Phillips, who came into the game leading MLS with nine goals this season.
Toronto (4-4-0) had lost four out of its past five games after opening the MLS season with two consecutive wins.
New York (3-4-5) was coming off a 5-4 loss to the previously winless Chicago Fire, which snapped its four-game undefeated streak.
And the Red Bulls looked sloppy Saturday, turning the ball over in the early going.
A poor pass from fullback Kosuke Kimura led to Toronto's first goal when Bradley Orr beat Dax McCarty to the ball in midfield and drove forward. He spotted Defoe and slotted a perfect pass, with the striker hammering a right-footed shot into the top of the net in the 12th minute.
It was Defoe's fourth goal in five MLS games.
Moore, in his home debut, scored his first goal for Toronto with a tap-in in stoppage time after a defensive miscommunication.
Still it was far from a complete performance from an undermanned Toronto squad.
Toronto wobbled early in the second half and New York missed an opportunity to tie it in the 62nd minute when Wright-Phillips, facing an empty goal, skied the ball after Joe Bendik palmed away a dangerous cross.
Bendik, who collided with a Red Bull on the play, needed treatment but stayed in the game.
Substitute Daniel Lovitz had a chance to make it 2-0 in the 69th minute, but failed to convert after Jonathan Osorio found Mark Bloom with a nice pass and the fullback raked the ball across the 6-yard box.
Toronto's Kyle Bekker shot wide in stoppage time.
Both teams have lost stars to the World Cup: fullback Roy Miller (Costa Rica) and midfielder Tim Cahill (Australia) for New York and midfielder Michael Bradley (U.S.) for Toronto. Goalie Julio Cesar, who had been slated to play for Toronto on Saturday before joining Brazil, was out with the flu.
The Red Bulls had not lost to Toronto since June 24, 2009, a 7-0-3 stretch that saw them outscore TFC 25-5.
Toronto improved its career mark against the Red Bulls to 5-11-4.


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With this Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide ("Guide") Bulletin, Freddie Mac is updating the Guide to include the requirements for delivery of Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) data for the initial implementation phase ("Phase I implementation") using the MISMO® Version 3.0 Reference Model ("MISMO v3.0"). These requirements apply to all Mortgages delivered to Freddie Mac on or after March 19, 2012 that have Application Received Dates on or after December 1, 2011.


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Q: Pass instance attributes to another object in Python I would like to wrap different objects inside a class. And I would also like the the class to have the same attributes as the object that it's wrapping, plus some additional attributes.
class City:
    def __init__(self, inhabitants, mayor):
        self.inhabitants = inhabitants
        self.mayor = mayor

class Country:
    def __init__(self, inhabitants, president):
        self.inhabitants = inhabitants
        self.president = president

class Wrapper:
    def __init__(self, object):
        ...
        self.new_attr = 'attr'

city = City(100_000, 'M')
country = Country(10_000_000, 'P')

city_wrapper = Wrapper(city)
country_wrapper = Wrapper(country)

I would like the wrapper to be as agnostic as possible to the nature of the object it is wrapping.
As a solution I though I could assign the wrapped object's __dict__ to the wrapper __dict__:
class Wrapper:
    def __init__(self, object):
        self.__dict__ = object.__dict__
        self.new_attr = 'attr'

Are there any drawbacks to this solution?

A: I am sure you expected this, but: It depends.
What is a drawback depends on what you want to do with instances of that wrapper class.
In your example already, you are assigning a value to new_attr inside the Wrapper.__init__. Obviously, if the wrapped object has an attribute with that name, that would be overwritten in the wrapper at this moment.
Now, whether or not that is problem for you, is up to you.
An additional problem with the __dict__ copying approach is that static type checkers will be unable to recognize any of the attributes passed along this way. Is that important? Only you know that.
Since I don't know how you want to use this wrapper, I can only give general suggestions. I see no reason not to simply use composition for example. Why not simply like this?
class Wrapper:
    def __init__(self, obj):
        self.obj = obj
        self.new_attr = 'attr'

I don't see how it could be any more agnostic than that. Attribute access to the wrapped object works just the same: wrapped.obj.attr

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18/01/2008�� That's one heck of a prime rib! I cook prime with the following rules of thumb; Preheat oven to 400 F (gas mark 6). Aromatics in the bottom of the roasting pan; onions, shallots, carrots, parsnips (what you like), sprigs of thyme, etc.... I�ve seen nice ungraded rib roasts for $3.99 per pound in Safeway or Stater Brothers; at the time I wrote this article, expect to pay $7 to $12 per pound for Choice and $9 to $20 per pound for Prime; for top-grade Wagyu, don�t be surprised to see $50-$80 per pound.
I�ve seen nice ungraded rib roasts for $3.99 per pound in Safeway or Stater Brothers; at the time I wrote this article, expect to pay $7 to $12 per pound for Choice and $9 to $20 per pound for Prime; for top-grade Wagyu, don�t be surprised to see $50-$80 per pound.
18/01/2008�� That's one heck of a prime rib! I cook prime with the following rules of thumb; Preheat oven to 400 F (gas mark 6). Aromatics in the bottom of the roasting pan; onions, shallots, carrots, parsnips (what you like), sprigs of thyme, etc.


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Q: Anybody out there using MsBuild to do Installs? I've noticed projects such as Msbuild Extension Pack and MsBuild Community Tasks give msbuild the power to install assemblies, sql, and setup IIS.  These features seem to be oriented to doing installs and not builds.
So I was wondering how many people out there are using msbuild, perhaps in conjunction with Cruise Control.Net to do installs on staging environments?

A: I use MsBuild to build, and part of the build process runs Wix to create an installer(MSI) which is used to deploy to production.

A: I wrote up a little sample of templating configurations for different target environments with msbuild: http://blog.privosoft.com/2010/10/msbuild-environment-sandboxing.html

A: We use CC.NET & MSBuild to build and then also to publish to our dev and stage environments, however we do not have the push live on CruiseControl.NET, we run that MSBuild by hand. We just thought it would be way to tempting with a button to publish live ;) It took probably 2 or 3 revisions to get our MSBuild set up right. But now everything is in one file, and everything is based on Targets and Properties to do all the work. About 6 months ago, was what should be the last update and that was a multi-server push so we are ready for scaling up. We can now push any combination of parts to any combination of servers. So if we want 5 database servers, 3 contenet servers, and 2 web servers we have that ability. No need to use anything else. MSBuild can do it.

A: I created a deployment system where a central coordinator can:
- identify the right target server for a given component (e.g Windows service goes to a given server, web services go to another, etc.)
- perform a PsExec of a deployment MSBuild script on the target server
- the deployment MSBuild script is responsible for:
    a) downloading the right component package (in my case a .zip)
    b) backing up previous versions of the component
    c) extracting the package to the right place
    d) tailoring the installation steps to the type of component to deploy (e.g. needs to perform an Exec task of installutil.exe on a Windows service )
    e) logging the result of the deployment

This system is built using a mix of:
- core MSBuild tasks
- [Tigris MSBuild community tasks][1]
- [MS SDC tasks][2]
- and custom tasks

The system allows us to perform consistent deployment of complex apps across partitioned environments (e.g. DEV, QA, UAT, etc) made of virtual servers.

A: I use MSBuild to build a fairly large client/server application. I use InstallShield 2008 to create a separate client and server install set.
By adding a custom target into the build process you can combine the creation of the installers into the build.
I would recommend that you create and test the build and the installer separately, before attempting to integrate the two.

A: I know this is an old question... but...
I am currently using MSBuild with MSBuild Extension Pack (http://msbuildextensionpack.codeplex.com) to do my entire deployment. The database portion is handled with the VS database command-line tool (vsdbcmd.exe - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd193283.aspx). That Extension Pack is pretty amazing, and is letting me build web sites, app pools, Windows services, update config, and much more.
I've also put Team City agents on the test servers, so I can deploy as part of a build chain (introduced in version 7 of Team City). And running my deploy MSBuild script is super easy from Team City.

A: I used to use MSBuild, now I'm using PowerShell.  MSBuild is a build language.  It is painful to script in.  There is a lot I wanted to do in it that were difficult and sometimes impossible.
Over the past year, I've created an PowerShell module somewhat equivalent to MSBuild Extension Pack called Carbon.
I strongly, strongly encourage everyone out there to learn and use PowerShell.


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Puente de Vallecas puede corresponder a:
 el distrito de Puente de Vallecas, en la capital española de Madrid; o
 la estación de metro de Puente de Vallecas, en el distrito homónimo.

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He had frequently publicly castigated Sessions for recusing himself a year ago from the case.
He also said he doesn't know Whitaker personally but asserted he "has a great reputation". He named Whitaker, 49, who had served as Sessions's chief of staff, as acting attorney general, overseeing the Justice Department. "I'm concerned Rod Rosenstein will no longer be overseeing the probe".
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump finally removed Jeff Sessions as attorney general, bringing an end to months of open and increasingly hostile criticism.
Just before Davis and others addressed the crowd, a motorcyclist pulled close to a group of protesters who were standing on the sidewalk close to Broadway waving signs with anti-Trump and pro-Mueller messages.
The president's decision to replace Sessions with an even more devoted loyalist, Matthew Whitaker, in an acting capacity has drawn outrage from critics, including senior Democrats, who won control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterms. Congress must act to ensure that Special Counsel Mueller can do his job without interference.
"The president wanted to take action as quickly as possible in the Mueller investigation", said Sen.
The AP reported that the resignation "was the culmination of a toxic relationship" between Sessions and Trump based on a few factors, but largely Session's having recused himself from dealing with Mueller's probe.
Paul Rosenzweig, a fellow at the non-partisan R Street Institute which specializes in public policy, said he believed Whitaker's friendship with Clovis is "probably not a problem" but that Whitaker should ask the DOJ's Professional Responsibility and Accountability Office whether he has a conflict.
Despite demands from Democrats and ethics watchdogs that he recuse because of his past comments, Whitaker showed no signs Thursday that he meant to do so.
"If the president seeks to interfere in the impartial administration of justice, the Congress must stop him", Adam Schiff said.
Moscow has denied USA security agencies' allegations that it interfered in the election in a bid to help Trump.
Those actions could involve seeking new indictments from a grand jury or a subpoena forcing Trump to sit for an interview.
"All the time I'm watching many different people go on many different shows saying many different things".
Three states could elect their first African-American governors, while several others were running LGBT candidates and Muslims. In the Senate , 35 seats are at stake, with Republicans positioned to hold - and possibly expand - the party's slim majority.
Those eight countries are Iran's biggest customers and account for around three-quarters of the Islamic Republic's oil exports. Now it will be key to watch "what happens after the exemptions expire in 180 days", the merchant trader said.
He was wheeled into a courtroom a few hours later and was ordered to be held without bail for a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Was he in pain? Gunman Robert Bowers made his first court appearance on Monday.


An igloo is a shelter made of ice. The ice acted as an insulator and provided warmth due to the air pockets trapped in the snow. When I think of igloo I normally think of the popular brand of coolers that accompany anyone going on an outdoor excursion or camping trip.
Beginning in 2008 IGLOO began its journey towards a commercially available software platform in accordance with CIGI's agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation. More info….
Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario the company has seen a 388% year over year growth in 2011 focusing on B2B in the US and EMEA. The ideal target customer is the mid-market with organizations <2,500 employees. The product is described as an IT friendly business social software that is different from public social networking and file sharing sites. Those public sites are designed mainly for fun, they are free and adopted for personal use. The question is who owns the content, you or the free service provider?
In contrast IGLOO is for work, it is secure (LDAP, AD, Kerberos) and gives you the ability to brand and design websites, team collaboration spaces, blogs, forums, wikis, document spaces and photo galleries. You build team sites and web pages using a drag and drop widget bar. Once your widgets are placed each one has a tabbed configuration settings page that makes it simple. Now managers and power users can create sites that are useful and powerful.
On top of the entire platform is a killer social layer that supports trending, messaging, commenting and sharing. This gives each user and workgroup the ability to interact with content in a social and meaningful way. Add a universal search function and user, content and role based security and you have a very capable cloud based platform fully accessible from your desktop browser.
Everything inside IGLOO is predicated on a version control paradigm so whenever you add content, update a page, write a blog, or comment each action is recorded as a new version so there is never any worry that you will overwrite or delete important files or data. In addition there is a desktop integration feature that gives you the ability to drag and drop documents and related content directly to a secure folder on your desktop.
IGLOO uses an agile development methodology that allows 50% of all new features to be driven by the customers and users in very short cycles. The company boasts 3,000 customer communities worldwide and has widgets for connecting Salesforce.com and SharePoint.
It's important to note that IGLOO is running in a SaaS 70 Type II compliant data center so you know your content is safe and secure. I think Daniel Kube, IGLOO Sales and Business Development VP summed it up well by saying "You can never make software to easy to use".


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Html. mcs. st-and. uk/history/HistTopics/ Egyp tian_numerals. html. Most primary school children are introduced to Roman numerals, and will often only need a quick reminder of which letters correspond to which numbers. Give the pupils some simple sums to do using Roman numerals, or get them to work out the year that you write up on the board, just like they show at the end of television programmes. htm This website provides links to worksheets from around the world. It provides both a description of the contents of the worksheet and also shows which national curriculum levels it covers, which is extremely useful.
Lower ability sets respond better to questions they can answer, and once they are settled you can ask them more detailed questions. For very low ability, you could ask them to draw a picture of one of the characters, and label it with quotations or notes from the story. Short stories can lead on to other work, useful for high ability pupils and classes you see more than once over a week. See the next section on 'Writing about texts'. You may discover that the class you are covering has a 'class reader' - a novel or play they are reading together.


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Whale Watching Season
From mid-January until the end of March, witness one of nature's most exciting shows with whale watching in Samaná Bay. Tours are available throughout the season to witness humpback whales in their natural environment as they arrive in the Dominican Republic mammals sanctuary to mate and breed.
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Experience the Dominican's cigar industry in the city of La Romana, with a huge selection of cigars to sample, factory tours, and seminars all about the secrets behind the smoke.
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The beginning of March sees the streets of Santo Domingo bursting with colour as The National Carnival Parade takes place. All the regions of the Dominican come together for a show that will stay with you long after your plane lands back home.
Casa De Campo Spring Shootout
Amateur golfers dust down your clubs for the annual Casa De Campo Spring Shootout tournament, played over 54 holes including the Teeth of the Dog, The Links and Dye Fore courses.
Wiche García Saleta Water Festival
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A moment with ... Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin
Local leaders strike hopeful tone as Biden, Harris take office
New documentary shows fight to save historic Blue Moon Tavern
SPD reports three more officers, five total at Jan. 6 rally in DC
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Jan. 8, 2006 Updated: March 18, 2011 12:31 p.m.
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After 10 years in Silicon Valley, Glenn Kelman has returned to his Seattle roots. The 34-year- old entrepreneur, who co-founded San Francisco-based Plumtree Software at the age of 25, recently was named chief executive of Redfin.
The Seattle online real estate service (www.redfin.com) allows home buyers and sellers to browse listings and historical property information using aerial maps. Backed with $1.25 million in financing from Madrona Venture Group, Redfin plans to accelerate marketing efforts and expand to five new cities.
Kelman, a 1989 graduate of Interlake High School in Bellevue, sat down with the Seattle P-I to talk about how Redfin plans to capitalize on changes in the online real estate market, competition from heavily funded competitors and upcoming challenges. To listen to the full interview and find out more about Kelman, visit John Cook's Venture Blog.
On why he joined Redfin: "I had never seen a site that was so freaky addictive."
On the opportunity in online real estate: "It is the final frontier. Everything else that you could sell over the Web -- from human organs to tennis shoes -- you can now buy. But real estate, that's a $61 billion market that has never been put on the Web. There have been a zillion people that have died trying, and I sort of said: 'Wow, that is really big. That is really crazy.' And that seemed fun. ... You wanna work on something big, so that if you win, everybody wins, and you really have an impact on the world. And that can get you out of bed."
On Redfin's strategy: "We are not trying to serve the real estate agents. For a long time that was the only way to make money in this business was to sell people out to real estate agents. What we are trying to do instead is actually serve the consumer directly. ... The one thing that Redfin has been really good at has been at delighting people."
On the competition from HouseValues, Zillow.com and others: "Having an idea first and moving faster is our main advantage. And we have enough money to do what we want, but, yeah, of course, I worry about them. Those guys are talented guys and they are trying to do great things."
On expansion plans: "The first place we are going to go is California, just because it is a big market and the regulations are good. ... They put a lot of data online, which makes it easier for us."
On upcoming challenges: "Building a brand. Nobody's heard of Redfin outside of Seattle. And the people who have heard of it here have heard of it because it is such a crazy awesome Web site, but not because we advertise or anything like that."
-- John Cook


Jerry Springer Net Worth - Is He Even Richer Than Letterman?
Jerry Springer Net Worth – Is He One Of The Richest Men In Hollywood?
Jerry Springer was born in England. His parents were Jewish refugee who escaped from Germany and settled in England. Lots of close relatives of the Springer family were left behind in Germany and they all died in tragic circumstances. From that how Jerry Springer net worth of $45 million was made is a story perfect for history books.
When Jerry Springer was little his parents decided to move to USA, Jerry and his sister were raised in a very lower middle class environment. Jerry Springer in his interviews mentioned that when he moved to USA he started watching a lot of Television as he has no friends there. One of his main interests was the political debates and John F Kennedy interviews really impressed him as a kid. He wanted to do things like that and that is probably when becoming a talk show host first entered his mind.
Jerry Springer net worth is $45 million, which is one of the best Hollywood net worths but apart from that he is also one of the most respected TV personalities in Hollywood along with the like of Lorne Michaels and Conan O Brien.
Jerry Springer talk show is one of the longest running talk shows in the history of television. This show is incredibly popular among the American audiences, but critics do not necessarily always like the show, some of them very famously said that this show is without doubt the worst show in television. But Jerry does not care about this, his show never won a major award and he said that it is the audiences that maters to him most.
Unlike the other talk show hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and many others Jerry does not just interviews the celebrities; he calls people from all parts of society. He interviewed people with different sexuality than what people thought normal couple of decades ago, it created lots of controversies that time but the ratings of the show never dropped. This show is on air ever since 1991 and it is still one of the most talked about show in US television. Jerry's powerful voice is a main reason that his loyal audiences never get bored of this show.
John F Kennedy interviews not only made Jerry interested in talk shows but it also grew his interest in politics. He decided to join politics himself. He first ran for Congress in 1970 but he failed to make any impact in voter's mind, so he lost very badly, at the same time he was also part of a major scandal then. It was proven that Jerry hired a prostitute, and just when it seems that his political career is almost over Jerry made an impactful comeback. He ran in Cincinnati and became the mayor of the city.
Jerry Springer today is part of a list which is rare in Hollywood; he married his wife Micki Velton in 1973 and is still with her after so many years. They have one child together.
Jerry also tried his hands on other things on TV, he hosted the popular TV show America's Got talent for 2 years, he also guest started in some fictional show. He is also a famous name in his native country UK; he did some shows there too.
Jerry Springer new worth is expected to be much bigger as his show is still on the air.


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Donald Siegel (26. října 1912 Chicago – 20. dubna 1991 San Luis Obispo County) byl americký filmový režisér, herec a producent.

Během své hollywoodské kariéry však používal zkrácenou verzi svého jména Don Siegel. Siegel se nejvíce proslavil sci-fi snímkem Invaze lupičů těl (1956), stejně jako pěti filmy s Clintem Eastwoodem (např. Drsný Harry (1971) či Útěk z Alcatrazu (1979). Spolupracoval s největšími hvězdami své doby (Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, Robert Mitchum, Lee Marvin, Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, John Wayne, Burt Reynolds, Walter Matthau, Michael Caine, ...).

Sám ovšem o svých filmech mluvil s despektem, například řekl toto: "Bohužel musím říct, že většina mých filmů je o ničem, protože jsem děvka, co pracuje pro peníze. To je americký styl." Za svůj osobně nejoblíbenější film označoval drama Oklamaný (1971).

Zemřel 20. dubna 1991 na rakovinu a je pohřben v Kalifornii.

Filmografie (výběr)
 Souboj v Silver Creek (1952)
 Invaze lupičů těl (1956)
 Lineup (1958)
 Zářivá hvězda (1960)
 Peklo je pro hrdiny (1962)
 The Killers (1964)
 Cizinec na útěku (1967)
 Cooganův trik (1968) (první spolupráce s Clintem Eastwoodem)
 Madigan (1968)
 Smrt pistolníka (1969) (Siegel film dokončil po Robertu Tottenovi, ani jeden z nich si ale nepřál být uveden v titulcích, proto jsou uvedeni pod pseudonymem Alan Smithee)
 Dva mezci pro slečnu Sáru (1970)
 Drsný Harry (1971)
 Oklamaný (1971)
 Charley Varrick (1973)
 Okamžik vyzrazení (1974)
 Střelec (1976)
 Telefon (1977)
 Útěk z Alcatrazu (1979) (pátá a poslední spolupráce z C. Eastwoodem)
 Ten, co nosí smůlu (1982) (Siegelův poslední film, kvůli zdravotním problémům a infarktu dokončem jeho bývalým žákem Samem Peckinpahem)

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Bosma Names State of State 'Tweet Seats'
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 02:32 PM EDT Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 02:33 PM EDT
House Speaker Brian Bosma (R-88) has announced "Tweet Seat" participants for Tuesday night's State of the State Address. The group, which includes a former Indy Star Statehouse reporter, the head of school at Hoosier Academies and the hosts of an Indianapolis-based radio show, will tweet live updates of Governor Mike Pence's presentation. January 12, 2015
STATEHOUSE – House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) is hosting his annual "Tweet Seats" during Governor Mike Pence's State of the State address on Tuesday. Six prominent twitterviduals from around the state will be in attendance, tweeting live from the Statehouse with updates of Gov. Pence's address.
The Tweet Seat participants will provide updates, thoughts and commentary during the State of the State to address their followers. House Republicans and the Tweet Seats will be using #INlegis, #INSOTS and #Indiana among other hashtags during the event.
"Twitter is one of the leading communication tools that many use to quickly access information. By continuing to host "Tweet Seats" my hope is that we can continue to engage more Hoosiers, and encourage them to be involved with their state government," said Speaker Bosma.
The Tweet Seat Series is an extension of Speaker Bosma's previous transparency initiatives. In 2005, Speaker Bosma began live streaming House floor proceedings. In 2011, he made every House committee meeting available via the Internet. This session, a main focus of the 2015 House Republican Legislative Agenda is ethics reform and increased transparency.
"As state leaders, it is important to recognize the crucial role that social media plays in our society. Many Hoosiers use Twitter as a medium to acquire their news. It is important that we continue to reach out on various platforms to engage a broader group," said Speaker Bosma.
This year's Tweet Seat participants will include:
-Mary Beth Schneider, former government and political reporter for The Indianapolis Star (@MaryBSchneider)
-Jennifer Hanson, Downtown Indy (@IndyDT)
-Dr. Byron Ernest, Head of Schools at Hoosier Academies (@ByronErnest)
-Miriam Weaver and Amy Jo Clark, Chicks on the Right (@ChicksonRight)
-Laura Berry, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (@INCADV)
The participants will attend a brief "Twitter availability" with Speaker Bosma prior to the State of the State address.
The House Republicans use their Twitter account to provide legislative updates to their followers, including vote summaries, legislative updates and public events the representatives participate in. To follow the Indiana House Republicans on Twitter, search @INHouseGOP.
Source: Indiana House of Representatives Republican Caucus


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The Armed: All Futures
The first best thing about Ultrapop, the coming album by heavy punk genre benders, The Armed, is how much it's going to be confusing listeners who will be expecting something different based on the album's cover and title. The other best thing about it is how skillfully the music is being transformed into something weighty and frantic after having been steadily based on an indeed pop underpinning.
The new album will be featuring contributions by greats like Mark Lanegan and Troy Van Leeuwen, and its their first co-produced by their own Dan Greene together with Ben Chisholm (Chelsea Wolfe), while Kurt Ballou remains in charge as executive producer.
"Crafting vital art means presenting the audience with new and intriguing tensions—sonically, visually, conceptually," says Dan Green. "Over time and through use, those tensions become less novel and effective—and they become expectations. The concept of 'subgenre' becomes almost the antithesis of vitality in art—itself a fetishization of expectation. ULTRAPOP seeks, in earnest, to create a truly new listener experience. It is an open rebellion against the culture of expectation in 'heavy' music. It is a joyous, genderless, post-nihilist, anti-punk, razor-focused take on creating the most intense listener experience possible. It's the harshest, most beautiful, most hideous thing we could make."
The live video for the first track, All Futures, finds the band fully invigorated and offers a good glimpse at the band's objective, while it also reveals their large lineup which includes Jonni Randall (vocals, bass), Chris Slorach (vocals, guitar), Dan Greene (guitar, vocals), Adam Vallely (guitar, vocals), Dan Stolarski (guitar, vocals), Clark Huge (synthesizers), Urian Hackney (drums), Ben Koller (drums) and Cara Drolshagen (vocals).
Ultrapop comes out April 16th, 2021 via Sargent House. European dates for October 2021 are listed below.
ULTRAPOP by The Armed
EU TOUR DATES
10/09/21 - Bristol, England - The Exchange
10/10/21 - Birmingham, England - Dead Wax
10/11/21 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelan's
10/12/21 - Manchester, England - YES
10/13/21 - Glasgow, Scotland - Temple of Boom
10/14/21 - Leeds, England - Temple Of Boom
10/15/21 - London, England - MOTH Club
10/16/21- Brighton, England - The Green Door Store
10/18 /21 - Antwerp, Belgium - TRIX
10/19/21 - Reims, France - La Cartonnerie
10/20/21 - Lorient, France - I'Hydrophone
10/21/21 - Nantes, France - Stereolux
10/22/21 - Rouen, France - Le 106
10/23/21 - Paris. France - La Boule Noire
Band photo by Trevor Naud
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Ten years after Spokane voters approved a major expansion of convention facilities, they are being asked to approve another one.
The Spokane Public Facilities District is proposing a 10-year extension of a pair of sales and use taxes to pay for 91,000 square feet of new space in the boat-shaped Convention Center and two other smaller projects. The total cost is $65 million.
Mail-in ballots will be sent next week for the April 17 vote.
A 0.10 percent sales tax and a 2 percent room tax are set to expire in 2033 under current law.
The taxes are repaying money borrowed for construction of the Convention Center and Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
The new ballot measure would extend those taxes to 2043 to be used to sell new construction bonds.
In addition to the Convention Center expansion, which would cost $60 million, the proposal would add 750 seats to the Arena, bringing it up to a minimum seating capacity for landing another tournament round in the NCAA men's basketball championship.
The NCAA requires 12,000 seats for basketball. The additional proposed seats would go in the open end of the upper level, near the scoreboard, and raise basketball capacity to 12,500 seats.
The Spokane River shoreline and Centennial Trail would also see improvements.
PFD officials and supporters are promoting the ballot measure as a completion of the existing convention facility to keep Spokane competitive in the convention and meeting market.
"We can create a lot of jobs doing this," said Kevin Twohig, chief executive officer of the PFD.
The facilities are seen as an economic engine for the region – especially for the hospitality industry – and the source of some 2,300 full- and part-time jobs.
An economic analysis shows that the impact of the facilities is $173 million a year, including cash flowing into restaurants, shops, bars and hotels.
Construction could add another 800 jobs to the area.
When the newest portion of the Convention Center was completed in 2006, officials said they already knew they wanted to continue building in future years.
Convention centers around the country typically increase their size by doubling existing space until the facility matures after about three major expansions, said Cheryl Kilday, president and CEO of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The existing facility has major deficiencies.
That was apparent a couple of years ago when a national convention of rural mail carriers came to town. A staff organizer complained about having to walk the long corridor between the newer exhibit hall and the older Ag Trade and convention space to the west, where convention headquarters were located.
Consultants hired to look at the expansion proposal also pointed to that issue.
Food service facilities in the newer convention hall are inadequate for serving large banquets, and the banquet facilities need enhancements such as a pre-function gathering area.
High-tech connections and work spaces are lacking as well, the consultants said.
The proposed expansion would solve those problems by creating more break-out meeting space in addition to an expansion of the Group Health Exhibit Hall.
Expansion would occur both at ground level and at the second level, on the north and northeast sides of the existing facility.
C.I. Shenanigan's Restaurant, which operates on a lease from the PFD that expires next year, would be demolished to make room.
The consultant report and other studies undertaken to develop the proposal can be reviewed at www.spokanepfd.org.
Kilday and other experts said that the convention and meeting industry is maturing over time to serve a more discerning consumer – people who want a richer, more authentic experience.
Spokane's fabric of locally owned restaurants, historic buildings, shopping, Riverfront Park and Spokane Falls offers that.
But Spokane's facilities are mainly a draw for statewide and regional events, including consumer trade shows. The national market has not been well developed, consultants said, and increasing the size of the venue would make it more competitive.
Beyond the current bond issue, the PFD's strategic vision report outlines the possibility of building a wider Convention Center district between Main Avenue and Spokane Falls Boulevard immediately to the south.
Taxes currently take in over $12 million a year for PFD facilities and are primarily used to repay construction.
The district's finances are sufficient to make additional bond payments with the 10-year, voter-approved extension, CEO Twohig said.
Along with voter-approved taxes, the state has granted the Convention Center a sales tax rebate of 0.033 percent, which brings in about $2 million of that $12 million, and is used for bond payments.
Officials said the tax rebate is justified because the facilities generate enough additional sales taxes to offset the cost of the rebate, according to an economic analysis.
The history of the PFD goes back to the 1980s and a campaign to build the Arena. Local officials at the time won legislation creating the PFD as an arm of local government, plus new tax authority. Voters approved the PFD room tax in 1990 and added the sales tax in 1991. The Arena opened in 1995.
In 1999, the PFD won authority to operate convention facilities, leading to a move by the city of Spokane to turn over ownership of the INB Performing Arts Center and the older convention areas to the PFD. Voters approved the expansion along with tax extensions in 2002.
Over time, the PFD has proven to be financially healthy. Its operations net about $1 million a year.
In addition, tax collections have surpassed what is needed for bond payments. The additional tax revenue is held for major maintenance and expansion projects, Twohig said.
The Convention Center alone has an operating loss, which is offset by the strong performance of the Arena and INB.
Twohig said that having a convention center operate at a loss is "a common occurrence" in the industry.


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Berkadia arranges $52 million recapitalization for Neology Life's Pier 19 Residences & Marina in Miami River District
Berkadia secured a $52 million bridge loan to refinance Pier 19 Residences & Marina, a 199-unit luxury apartment community in downtown Miami.
Berkadia announces it has secured a $52 million bridge loan to refinance Pier 19 Residences & Marina, a 199-unit luxury apartment community along the Miami River in downtown Miami. Senior Managing Director Charles Foschini and Managing Director Christopher Apone of Berkadia Miami secured the financing on behalf of sponsor Neology Life Development Group, a lifestyle-driven residential and commercial real estate firm that specializes in the transformation of overlooked and undervalued communities into vibrant urban neighborhoods. Suzanne Amaducci-Adams and Alexandra Lehson of Bilzin Sumberg were the legal team representing the venture in the refinancing and initial financing.
Berkadia also secured financing for Neology's acquisition of the asset in 2018, and has since helped the firm source financing to develop several new residential projects in Miami, including the recently completed, 192-unit No. 17 Residences in Allapattah's newly re-discovered Fruit Packing District.
LoanCore Capital originated the 2-year, floating-rate loan with three 12-month extension options at an LTV of 72 percent.
"Neology's track record and successful transformation of this asset into one of the most in-demand waterfront destinations along the Miami River generated significant interest from a variety of capital providers," said Foschini. "This recapitalization recognized the value created in the sponsor's stewardship of the asset, and will provide Neology with additional cash needed to redeploy in pursuit of its long-term strategy of identifying other market opportunities in emerging neighborhoods in the urban core where there is tremendous demand for high-quality rental communities."
Located at 1951 NW S River Drive, Pier 19 Residences & Marina was originally built in 2011 as condominiums. Neology purchased the 21-story property in 2018 and invested more than $2 million to transform the asset into a luxury, lifestyle-driven residential community. Set on the south bank of the Miami River, Pier 19 offers large one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 720 to over 1,200 square feet. Individual units feature floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the Miami River and urban skyline; high-end finishes such as granite countertops, marble and ceramic flooring, and stainless-steel kitchen appliances; walk-in closets and in-unit washer/dryer; and balconies with glass railings. Community amenities include an exclusive marina with 10 slips; an elevated pool deck with resort-style pool and hot tub; an exclusive dog park and pet-friendly environment; a modern fitness center and sauna room; a multifunctional riverfront clubroom and lounge; a private theater suite; a high-tech business center; and access to the beautiful Miami Riverwalk pedestrian walkway. The property is centrally located just minutes from the downtown, Miami International Airport, the Health District and Coral Gables.
Neology Life Development Group is a lifestyle-driven residential and commercial real estate firm that jumpstarted the renaissance of the Miami River more than a decade ago. Led by prominent developer Lissette Calderon, Neology Life owns over 1,500 units completed or under development within Miami's urban core.
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Watch Your Favorite Books Come to Life
by Sarah Costa | Posted on April 6, 2022 April 5, 2022
Do you have a favorite film adaptation?
From Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," to J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, it can be difficult to choose because there are many new film adaptations being released.
"Recently, 'Death on the Nile' and 'The Weekend Away' were released," said junior Kelli Wrinn. "I also heard that a film of the novel 'Where the Crawdads Sing' will be coming out in the summer. That book has been on my list for years, so I think the creation of the movie will give me the motivation to read it sooner rather than later."
"Death on the Nile," the crime novel by Agatha Christie, was released on Feb. 11. "The Weekend Away," by Sarah Alderson, came out on March 3.
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding "Where the Crawdads Sing," by Delia Owens, set to come out on July 15. The novel follows the story of a girl named Kya and involves mystery, romance and murder.
Ironically, there has been controversy around the film adaptation due to complications surrounding a murder. Delia Owens' ex-husband Mark and his son Christopher were accused of being involved in the murder of a poacher in Zambia.
The film adaptation is being produced by famous actress Reese Witherspoon. Additionally, Taylor Swift revealed to her followers on Instagram that she had written a song for the movie. Alongside the filmmakers, Swift is struggling with the controversy surrounding the novel.
Controversy aside, there are many difficulties and obstacles when it comes to adapting a book into a film. People may assume it's easy to turn a novel into a screenplay because the book is already in written format. However, the process is more complicated.
"Prose is different than screenwriting. In novels and short stories, we are often in character's heads. In screenplays you must show rather than tell. Translating one form into another can be painstaking," said Todd Barnes, professor in the School of Communication, Media and the Arts.
Books are being created not only into movies, but also into shows on streaming services such as Netflix and AppleTV.
"Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee was released on March 25. "Pachinko" follows the story of a Korean family, released on Apple TV.
"I'd say that my favorite adaptation would be 'Haunting of Hill House' on Netflix. Now, the show deviates quite a bit from the book, but that doesn't subtract from the quality of the narrative," said freshman Cayden Thompson. "I know a lot of book fans say, 'The movies are never as good as the books' and that might be the case sometimes, but I also think that it's possible for the film adaptations to establish itself as a solid narrative even if separate from the source material."
A recent film adaptation has been released on Netflix that also differentiates a bit from the novels. If you're a fan of romance novels you have most likely heard of the 'Bridgerton' series by author Julia Quinn. On March 25, Netflix released the second season which quickly moved to Netflix's 'Top 10' list.
Another anticipated film adaptation is "Bullet Train" starring Brad Pitt and Joey King. It is set to be released on July 29. "Bullet Train" by Kotaro Isaka is a thriller about five assassins.
Murder mysteries, historical fiction and heartfelt romances are some of the things you can expect to see this year. Even if you haven't read the books you can still enjoy the movies.
Some Sacred Heart students argue that watching the movie first is better.
"If I watch the movie first and then read the book, I am never disappointed by the book because most of the time, there is so much more in the novel than in the movie," said Wrinn.
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When God Winks At the Magic of Marble Festival – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton
One of my favorite books, When God Winks at You, was written by Squire Rushnell, a former television president and CEO with ABC. It is packed with interesting accounts of how God speaks directly to you day-to-day through events that first seem to be coincidences. Such events have occurred in my life many times leaving me to conclude that I am never alone, and God is good, all the time. This Magic of Marble story happened right here in Central Park where sculptors from all across the United States worked including Francesco Gazzi, our guest Italian sculptor. I sat down Sunday with two of them in the Blue Bell Pavillion at Central Park; and Robert Larson and Bill Usher told me their unusual story.
Robert Larson has been coming to Sylacauga for the Magic of Marble Festival for many years. He is a personable, intelligent, "Santa Claus" of a man, beard and all. As a child he lived in Plainville, Connecticut, and received an undergraduate degree at a Jesuit University there. Then he went to the University of Florida and received a Master's degree and on to Florida State University for his PhD. He spent his career teaching philosophy, humanities, and sculpture at Northwest Florida State College. He has always been interested in sculpting and sold his first stone sculpture to another kid for $.25. The kid's dad made him bring it back and demand his money back. At age 8 he made a wooden Scottie dog for his mother. Robert is now retired, but continues sculpting beautiful pieces and loves our unique Sylacauga marble.
Bill Usher is from Baton Rouge, LA; and this is his first visit to Sylacauga. A married man with three children and a BFA degree, he is a Design Manager for Old South Lighting and Iron Works. In Atlanta, seeking stone, he crossed paths with Jane Jaskevich; and she told him about Sylacauga's impressive stone and about the annual Marble Festival. He planned to come in 2020, but it was cancelled due to the pandemic, and he was unable to attend in 2021. This year he registered at B. B. Comer Library on a dark and stormy day, ready to go to work.
It so happened that as sculptors selected their work stations, Bill set up right beside Robert Larson. Noticing his name, Robert commented on Bill's unusual last name and how there are not many Ushers. Bill mentioned that his family is from Connecticut; to which Robert, somewhat surprised, responded, "I grew up in Connecticut, and had a childhood friend named Howard Usher, but we called him Howie."
"Howard is my Dad's name, and he attended school in Plainville, Connecticut," was Bill Usher's excited reply. "His friends called him, Howie." Bill then called his dad, and the two old friends reacquainted by phone. while all three men joyfully celebrated the miraculous way this reunion occurred here in Sylacauga. Howie now lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was in the Air Force as a Navigator, served in Vietnam, and retired as a major. Robert Larson has lived in Shalimar, FL, where his career of teaching and sculpting took him. Robert and Howard laughed and recalled the things they did during their decade as playmates. (1942-1952).
The boys met in first grade and enjoyed the fantasies of building forts, playing pirates, and raising five ducklings who grew up and followed them around as they played. Surrogate parents to the ducks, the boys sheltered them in Howie's cellar on cold nights.
Like most boys, their parents were not aware of everything they did. After Howie's father tore down their unstable playhouse, the boys salvaged a side, buried it, and made an underground getaway cave. The boys used the wall as a roof and its window as the entrance to their underground hideout. It was located at the edge of a big field beside Robert's father's World War II Victory Garden. The window served as a trap door to a cavern about three feet deep with tunnels extending out from this entrance. They had a close call when a man plowed the garden, but their secret cave held up undetected.. Adding to the pirate mystique were candles in Italian Chianti bottles. These boys had great imaginations and built a Rube Goldberg machine of old scrap metal and bicycle wheels.
Now, age 85, the men fondly remember a girl named Nancy. "She's still around," Howie said, "Her husband has passed, and I am sure she would love to hear from you." Hearing that, Bob's delightful wife, Chris, who is here in Sylacauga, too, chimed in, "You should give her a call!!"
Just like it still does, those wonderful years of being young pass by quickly. Robert moved on to St. Anthony High School in Bristol, Connecticut, and Howie stayed at Plainville High. They both have children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of their own; and now Robert Larson sculpts with Howie's son, Bill Usher, in Sylacauga, AL, at the Magic of Marble Festival….and God winks.


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Pres. Trump, Joe Biden in dead heat in Georgia, NewsNation/Emerson poll shows
by: Haley Townsend
ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) — President Donald Trump is in a statistical dead heat with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Georgia, a NewsNation/Emerson poll out Monday shows.
Among likely Georgia voters polled, 48% say they intend to vote for Trump, with 47% saying they will cast their ballot for the former vice president. 5% of those polled said they will vote for someone else, with 1% remaining undecided with just over two weeks left until Election Day.
"With just two weeks until the election, Trump is underperforming his 2016 numbers in Georgia, but he may benefit from competitive Senate races and generally greater enthusiasm among his voters," Spencer Kimball, Director of Emerson College Polling, noted.
81% of Trump voters responded they are extremely or very excited to support him, and 74% of Biden supporters reported the same levels of excitement. However, a strong majority of Trump supporters (68%) say they are "extremely excited" compared to 49% of Biden voters.
Georgia voters polled are split on President Trump's job performance, with 49% approving and 48% disapproving.
As for the issues, voters say the most important issue as they cast their ballot is the economy at 36%, followed by COVID-19 response at 18%, social justice at 15% and healthcare at 14%.
U.S. Senate races in Georgia
There are two U.S. Senate races on the Georgia ballot. In the first, Republican Senator David Perdue is statistically tied with Democratic challenge Jon Ossof, 46% to 45%. 6% remain undecided and 3% say they are voting for someone else.
In the second race, a special election, a field of five candidates is led by Republican Rep. Doug Collins and Democrat Raphael Wornack, each with 27%, followed by current U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler at 20%. If no candidate surpasses 50% of the total vote, then a run off with the two top vote getters will be held Jan. 5, 2021.
How the NewsNation/Emerson poll was conducted
The Georgia Emerson College poll was conducted October 17-19, 2020. The sample consisted of likely Democratic, Republican, and Independent voters, n=506, with a Credibility Interval (CI) similar to a poll's margin of error (MOE) of +/- 4.3 percentage points. The data sets were weighted by gender, age, education, race and region based on 2016 voter turnout modeling. It is important to remember that subsets based on gender, age, party breakdown, ethnicity, and region carry with them higher margins of error, as the sample size is reduced. Data was collected using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system of landlines (n=186), SMS-to-web texts (n=107), and an online panel provided by MTurk (n=213).
The perception of political polling took a hit after polls in 2016 overestimated support for Hillary Clinton. As a result, much of the country was surprised when Donald Trump won the election.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. enters "what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus," President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks — including a requirement that they be worn for travel.
Biden also will address inequities in hard-hit minority communities as he signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, his second day in office.


Attorney Gordon Langer is an experienced and aggressive Hendersonville criminal defense lawyer who is absolutely determined to obtain the best possible result for you in your case. Gordon Langer has represented many clients charged with simple misdemeanors such as Driving While Impaired a/k/a DWI or DUI (North Carolina General Statute §20-138.1) and Possession of Marijuana Drug Paraphernalia (N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-113.22A) and numerous other clients charged with more serious felony offenses such as Manufacturing, Delivering, or Possessing with Intent to Manufacture, Sell, or Deliver Controlled Substances (N.C.G.S. §90-95) and Breaking and Entering (N.C.G.S. §14-54). Mr. Langer represents his clients in District Court, Superior Court, and even Juvenile Court.
As a local Hendersonville criminal defense lawyer who spent a significant period of time on the so-called "court-appointed list" in order to help protect the rights of indigent criminal defendants, Gordon Langer was tasked with handling a wide array of criminal cases at each level of the court system. He has successfully represented many defendants charged with crimes not just in Henderson County, but also in Buncombe County (Asheville), Polk County (Columbus), and Transylvania County (Brevard).
Attorney Gordon Langer closely evaluates the facts and circumstances of every case in order to determine whether a prosecutor can prove the existence of facts supporting every element of the alleged criminal act. If even one element cannot be proven, the case may be dismissed. Even if there is evidence that fully supports each element of the crime charged, Mr. Langer may still be able to have the case dismissed or have evidence excluded based upon 1) the United States Constitution's Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, 2) the North Carolina State Constitution's prohibition against unlawful searches and seizures, 3) the North Carolina Criminal Procedure Act, or 4) North Carolina case law. Of course, every criminal case is different, and there are many cases that cannot be dismissed or that cannot have evidence excluded.
However, even if a case is not dismissed or evidence related to the case is not held to be inadmissible under either federal law or state law, Hendersonville criminal defense attorney Gordon Langer will fight diligently to work out a favorable plea agreement with the prosecutor that is acceptable to you. Many times, depending upon the type of offense and one's criminal history, that will mean no jail time at all.
In some instances, a mutually agreeable plea arrangement simply cannot be reached with the prosecutor. When this happens, it is time to consider the possibility of taking your case to trial, either in front of a judge (also known as a bench trial) or in front of a jury of your peers. Ultimately, the decision regarding whether to enter into a plea deal or to have your case tried is up to you, not your lawyer. Attorney Gordon Langer will provide you with his legal advice regarding the potential risks and rewards given the facts of your particular case so that you can make a fully informed and intelligent decision regarding whether to proceed with a trial.
If after you have carefully considered all of your options you decide to have your case heard at trial, Gordon Langer will not hesitate for a moment to fight relentlessly for you in court and to do everything legally feasible in order to seek to obtain a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Langer will present your case in the light that is most favorable to you and will make it as difficult as possible for the State to meet its beyond a reasonable doubt burden of proof. Gordon Langer will not rest until he has done everything that he can do to advocate on behalf of you and your case.
Call Gordon Langer, your local and experienced Hendersonville criminal defense attorney, right now at 828-490-7433 to schedule a free consultation. You can also either send Mr. Langer a message using our Online Form, or you can email him directly at Gordon@LangerLawFirm.com. Contact him today to receive the legal counsel that you need and deserve for your case.


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Puzzled on which safari package to book for an adventure in the wilderness of Uganda? Above are just some of the most recommended / most selling Uganda safari packages that should guide you on the tour selection process. These safaris are the most booked in all settings (budget, mid-range and luxury) not only because they are popular but also because clients believe they will get the best experiences out of them, which they always do. Uganda has quite a broad list of tourism activities and each of these activities has something different to offer! Piling up these activities in an itinerary while considering the number of days a client is willing to spend is something else hence, not all days will reward you an exceptional experience in Uganda. As a matter of fact, the most common safaris in Uganda last for 3 days, 5 days, 7 days and 10 days irrespective of the destinations and activities included in each itinerary. Very few people opt for safaris that last more than 10 days due to a lot of factors like finances, which shouldn't discourage you especially if you have the capability and finances to book such a trip because more days will definitely reward you more memorable moments of exploring Uganda.
Besides the popularity of the trips above, these packages are prepackaged with exceptional tourism activities and are designed to give you the best memories of a safari in Uganda. Transport is based on 4×4 safari vehicles with excellent lodging options and of course, not forgetting our pile of experienced and knowledgeable safari guides plus staff who won't leave any question unanswered or wrongly answered. You will never know how interesting it is unless you get there! Browse through our tours above and inquire with us about the package you believe will reward you with the best safari experience in the pearl of Africa.