The Trump administration is rushing to repeal and replace Obamcare, with an urgency they say is needed due to the imminent collapse of the individual health insurance market under the current health-care law.
But financial results from one of the nation's largest Obamacare health plan providers suggest the tide is beginning to turn for insurers just as the rules are poised to change.
Health Care Services Corp.'s improved results for 2016 may be a sign that health insurers are starting to get a better handle on pricing plans for exchange enrollees. This comes as Congress debates a plan the Congressional Budget Office estimates could result in millions becoming uninsured.
"Health Care Services Corp. had big losses, and it seems the amount of losses they're making is much less in the individual segment," said Deep Banerjee, an S&P Global director and health insurance analyst. "Overall, their net income has also improved year over year."
Health Care Services' so-called medical loss ratio was 96 percent for 2016 on its Affordable Care Act exchange plans, the company reported in a regulatory filing. This means the not-for-profit health insurer paid out 4 percent less on medical claims than it collected in premiums.
The previous year, the nonprofit Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurer, which covers 15 million people in five states, reported paying out 18 percent more in medical costs than it had collected on ACA premiums.
"Some of our plans say they've had success in starting to manage the health care of this population. They really were feeling they were getting onto a much better path with their individual business," said Ceci Connolly, president and CEO of the Alliance of Community Health Plans, a trade group that represents some the nation's largest not-for-profit insurers.
"That's a little bit of the irony of this: Three years into (Obamacare) they were getting the hang of the pricing" and now Congress is poised to change rules, she said.
Insurers have praised some of the regulatory changes that the Trump administration has instituted to try to stabilize the individual market, such as tightening special enrollment rules. The industry has been more cautious about the House GOP health bill known as the American Health Care Act.
Now, the nonpartisan CBO estimates that 14 million more people would be uninsured next year if the law is passed, in part because the repeal of the Obamacare requirement for individuals to buy insurance.
"The Congressional Budget Office is estimating that premiums are likely to go up 15-20 percent simply because of the repeal of the individual mandate, and the expectation that fewer healthy people will sign up," said Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University.
Longer term, industry consultants say insurers are particularly worried about how the AHCA's reduced tax credits for lower income people could erode enrollment.
President Donald Trump leads a listening session with health insurance company CEO's in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, February 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump vowed to fix the problems with the Affordable Care Act.
"The insurance companies are very worried about this bill," said Robert Laszewski, president of Health Policy & Strategy Associates, a health insurance consulting firm.
"They're going to have to increase rates. Some of them may not participate (in 2018) but there's nothing really to gain at this point by taking on the administration, or the Congress publicly," said Laszewski, adding that behind the scenes, "there's ferocious lobbying going on, on the part of the insurance companies right now, because this is a nonstarter."
Last week, Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish endorsed the GOP plan in a letter to House leaders, obtained by Morning Consult. However, Swedish also said that it was "critically important" to maintain Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies to maintain plan affordability for low-income enrollees.
The administration and House Republican leaders stress that the AHCA is just the first step in repealing and fully replacing Obamacare, and that the full plan will come to fruition in three phases.
"It's valid for the administration to talk about regulatory changes that it hopes to pursue, and that's a great conversation to have," said Connolly. "It's a little bit difficult to make business decisions based on unknowns like that."
Meantime, the longer the debate over the GOP health bill lasts, the less time and certainty insurers have to develop plans for 2018. With initial rate submissions due in June, analysts expect the carriers to react much the way they did last year.
"They create some kind of uncertainty buffer in their pricing, so they raise rates," said S&P's Banerjee. "Or … they will decide to drop out and not participate, and come back when there is certainty in the marketplace."
"It's one of those things about once bitten, twice shy," he said.


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A series of irrigation and nutrient management workshops have been scheduled this month as part of the California Almond Sustainability Program.
Oakdale, Wednesday, April 10, 8:45 a.m. to noon.
See flyer for address and more information.
Orland, Thursday, April 11, 8:45 a.m. to noon.
Wasco, Wednesday, April 17, 8:45 a.m. to noon.
Chowchilla, Thursday, April 18, 8:45 a.m. to noon.
Continuing education units are available or have been applied for..


Drywall hanging and finishing are tough jobs. Tradesmen come and go, so the builder has to apply his own standards to both the installation and the finishing, and make sure it gets done that way. It can be difficult with the low level of lighting available on a construction site at the drywall stage to see every surface that may need additional sanding or another coat of mud, so we use a spot light to review the wall finish before releasing it for paint. The number and type of fasteners used are also important to help prevent seams from opening up in the future.
Painting is a trade in which the costs can vary markedly depending on the level of craftsmanship desired. A top notch job involves more sanding than you might think in order to prepare surfaces in a manner that yields a superior outcome. A really great paint job, or a poor one, has a huge effect on how clients feel about the quality of their home. Poor quality paints can mean extra coats to achieve good coverage, which does not save money. Good painters are picky, picky, picky about their work.


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Hiking Dead Man's Hollow for Factory Ruins and Nature
Last Updated on July 9, 2022 by Jeremy
Dead Man's Hollow near McKeesport is a 450-acre park with approximately 8 miles of hiking trails. While this one could be considered a beautiful green space on its own right, there are actually a number of highlights you can see here when hiking as well!
We visited this one on a beautiful spring day and had a rather amazing time out in nature.
What You Can See at Dead Man's Hollow
The main sights at Dead Man's Hollow can be found on two trails- the Cool Spirit Trail and Dead Man's Run Trail. Naturally, these were the two trails we opted to explore in our first visit.
The Cool Spirit Trail offers a relatively gorgeous hike through nature. The main highlight here is simply being out amongst the trees, but we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that there are a few gorgeous rock formations found along the way, a dirt bike jumping trail, and an almost non-existent waterfall that you can also see when hiking.
It is worth noting that this waterfall is only barely a trickle, and we suspect that even after a good rain it may only be moderately exciting so its best to temper your expectations with this one a fair bit. That being said, the rock formation that goes into the waterfall is also a beauty on its own. In the spring we also saw a number of wildflowers as well, including a few trillium here or there.
On the Dead Man's Run Trail you get to see some fairly unique sights as far as local parks are concerned. The first is the ruins of a pipe factory that is said to have burnt down in the 1920s. The shell of the building remains (just steps from the trail) and is covered with an array of graffiti. A few steps away is the Enchanted Staircase which is a curving stone staircase leading up a hill that has a bit of moss overgrowth on it.
For those who enter the Dead Man's Run Trail via the parking area at the Boston access point for the GAP, you'll also have a beautiful 0.9 mile walk along the Youghiogheny River before reaching the entrance to the park. This was also a highlight of our visit despite not being inside the hollow itself.
Hiking at Dead Man's Hollow
Prior to visiting Dead Man's Hollow, we had read that the trails can get overgrown and muddy. On the two trails that we walked on, we only noticed a few patches of mud despite rain earlier in the week. Likewise, as it was pretty early in the season the overall path quality was quite good with little overgrowth to be seen anywhere.
One of the problems with hiking Dead Man's Hollow is that the online map did not match up to the maps displayed at the park when we visited. Specifically, the 0.29 mile Table Rock Trail that connects the two we hiked on does not exist on the local maps. When hiking there are no signs or blazes indicating this path, so you may have a hard time making a connection out of the two and have to go on a leap of faith that you're taking an appropriate unmarked connector. (We should note that there appear to be fading blazes visible on some trees on the Cool Spirit Trail but no context for what they mean. The blazes for the main trail are quite prominent).
As we did not see much signage we opted to drive around to the parking area for the Dead Man's Run Trail instead and enjoyed a 0.9 mile walk along the GAP Trail and Youghiogheny River to get to it. Once you reach the trailhead for Dead Man's Run, the factory ruins and enchanted staircase are only a few steps away, which makes these sights a bit more accessible than others (the factory ruins especially).
Beyond this, the park also has about three other marked trails ranging from 0.3 to 1.7 miles which are listed as difficult on the park's maps with larger elevation changes. We look forward to returning to check these out in the future!
Overall, Dead Man's Hollow was a nice outing just outside of Pittsburgh with a lot to see. Apart from this, the park is a gorgeous green space that seemed to be relatively light on the crowds (apart from the GAP Trail connector). While we could see this one getting overgrown throughout the season, during our early-May visit we had no issues hiking around this one at all and thought things were well maintained.
Dead Man's Hollow is located near McKeesport, PA. The upper trailhead near the waterfall is located at 600 Scene Ridge Rd, McKeesport, and the lower trailhead is on the GAP trail about 0.9 miles from the Boston parking lot at 1906 Donner Street, McKeesport.
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2 thoughts on "Hiking Dead Man's Hollow for Factory Ruins and Nature"
Jenny L Smith
We just hiked Dead Man's Hollow yesterday and started at the Boston GAP trailhead. We walked the Dead Man's Run Trail and did find the Table Rock trail that connects to the Cool Spirit Trail. We also found at the Boston Gap trailhead, there was an updated map of the trails. I will say though, the trails were not labeled and we just ended up walking where we wanted to walk. It wasn't till we discovered the waterfall that almost isn't that yes we were indeed on the cool spirit trail.
Thanks for letting us know! I did wonder if the trail connector from the Boston Trailhead direction would be a bit more obvious than the reverse. When we started near the waterfall it wasn't readily apparent which path went down that way.

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Sons of Arcadia: an RPG made in Puerto Rico!
September 19, 2016 Sunglar	2 Comments
Gaming is alive and well in Puerto Rico! I'm not just saying that because of my involvement in Puerto Rico Role Players, but because I meet GMs and players every day, hear of new groups forming, there are various stores catering to gamers, many with a heavy emphasis on CCGs and miniature games, and two actively supporting RPGs, The Gaming Pit in the Metro Area of the island and Paladin Book and Games in Isabela in the north-west. I need to do a series on the various stores in the island, that's been percolating in my mind for some time now… But I digress!
There are also at least two tabletop role-playing games I know of being developed locally. One I've been aware of for some time because two close friends of mine have been working on it for over two years, so I've been privy to the development and evolution of the rules. I'll share more news on that game when they are ready to make it public. However I recently learned of another tabletop RPG about to be published in the next few days, Sons of Arcadia! To the best of my knowledge this will be the first published Puerto Rican tabletop RPG, I'm excited and wanted to learn more…
After some initial contact over social media with the writer this interview came about. I had a conversation via e-mail with Peter A. Mojica, a young man from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, who is getting ready to publish his role-playing game Sons of Arcadia. Thank you Peter for agreeing to this interview!
Sunglar: Before we talk about the game, let's get to know you better. Who is Peter A. Mojica?
Peter: Hi my name is Peter and my friends call me Peyo. I'm just a simple and humble guy from Mayaguez that likes comics, games, and especially tabletop role playing games.
Sunglar: How did you get started in role-playing games?
I was the youngest among my group of friends. I watched as they played games like Final Fantasy and I became interested on those kinds of games. Later, one of my friends brought Champions, the Hero System game by Hero Games, and we got hooked!
Sunglar: What games would you say were formative in your development as a gamer?
Peter: What inspired my game was obviously D&D, but aside from that they were games like Final Fantasy, Vagrant Story, Fire Emblem, Castlevania, and Dark Souls.
Sunglar: When you first described Son of Arcadia to me you called it a high fantasy role-playing game. In your own words describe Sons of Arcadia.
Peter: Sons of Arcadia is a table top RPG based on logic, if it's not logical you can't do it, but that's where the high fantasy element comes in, it allows you to bend the rules, and brings into the world many aspects that are not real, such as magic and other sources of powers which warriors can use as special attacks. Sons of Arcadia is a versatile game that lets you create a unique character in a distinctive worlds were your capabilities are put to the test, and the abilities of your characters allow you to do many things during non-combat scenarios and encounters.
Sometimes you just want some good old fashioned hack and slash fun! One cool element about Sons of Arcadia is that when you are in combat you have a statistic called Speed which allows you to pick the type of attack you can do, such as a jab or a haymaker, and perform attack to specific parts of an opponent's body, allowing you greater strategy and control over your character's actions.
Sunglar: How did Sons of Arcadia come about? Was it a game you developed for your own group and then decided to publish or did you conceive this as a commercial product from the start?
At first Sons of Arcadia was just a social game me and my friends got together to play, but as we got older our expectations changed and we wanted more out of the game, so we started modifying and fine-tuning the rules, which eventually evolved into the game we have today. It took us eighteen years of playing and working on it, adding what we learned from playing other types of games such as Final Fantasy, adapting and making it unique to our game.
We enjoy it so much that I decided it to publish it so other people can have the same experience, so they can enjoy what we have been playing all these years.
Sunglar: Are you the sole author or is this a collaborative effort?
Peter: I am the author, but my friends have helped me playtest what works and what doesn't.
Sunglar: What are the mechanics of Sons of Arcadia? Are they based on any of the existing OGL systems out there or did you create your own system? Can you give us an example of the mechanics?
Peter: The mechanics of our game are not that different from what you'd expect from other RPG games such as D&D or Pathfinder. We didn't reinvent the wheel here, but we believe our play experience and ideas offer a unique opportunity to play familiar games in new ways. For example we don't use a d20 for task resolution; we use 3d6 because we believe the probabilities are fairer for both GMs and players. A unique thing is the implementation of combat phases which grants the players the ability to distribute their Speed into different actions.
Sunglar: I know these terms mean different things for different people but, form your point of view, would you consider Sons of Arcadia rules light, medium or heavy?
The rules are light because it is ultimately a simple game, but every aspect has extensive explanations just in case there is any doubt.
Sunglar: Is Sons of Arcadia a toolbox type of game with some implied background details or is this a game steeped in its own mythology?
Peter: The game has its own mythology based in our beliefs and a campaign setting which we have been playing for over six years.
Sunglar: How long did you work on the game?
Peter: We worked on Sons of Arcadia for eighteen years.
Sunglar: How did you go about playtesting the rules?
Peter: Through the years playing the game my friends and I have figured out what works and what doesn't. We took an honest approach to examining thee rules, and applied what we basically do when we play any other game to Sons of Arcadia, this game system can work for any type of player.
Sunglar: In a market with so many other fantasy role-playing games, and with such hugely recognizable brand names, why did you choose to publish a fantasy RPG?
Peter: I know there are a lot of games in this genre out there, but we are not here to be the best or the worst, we just want people to enjoy a different type of game. I choose to create a fantasy RPG for its versatility; it is a genre in which you can tell any type of story, one in which the world is not as overpowered as it would be in a super-hero game, for example.
Sunglar: What do you think makes Sons of Arcadia different from other fantasy role-playing games?
Peter: Great question! I think Sons of Arcadia is a game where you can create any character you want; you won't find a NO to your idea in the rules! You have so many options and so many different sorts of powers that any type of character you conceive can be created to your liking. Also the rules are set and balanced in such a way that any player can be their own type of hero in a party, without the restrictions of a type such as a Defender or a DPS.
Sunglar: You've told me you are using the Amazon print on demand services and not what seems like the RPG industry standard Drive Thru RPG. I know that they are not the only players in the game, but they do offer a lot of exposure and seem to have a good share of the market. Was there any reason for this decision? Are you sticking to print on demand for now?
Peter: I think Amazon is an international company that offers great service, with great consumer awareness, any buyer has his or her merchandise guarantied, and they offer great product design.
Sunglar: More and more games are getting digital releases. Do you plan to publish Sons of Arcadia in PDF or any other digital format?
Peter: There is a plan in place. I can't fight the way the industry is going, but I am an old school player, with a book the battery doesn't run out and you still can play no matter what. Also I find it easier and faster to look up information in a book, but if it helps to get the book to people here in Puerto Rico and in the States, I would do a PDF version.
Sunglar: I am assuming Sons of Arcadia is in English. Why did you choose to write the game in English and not Spanish?
Peter: Simple, no grammatical accents in English! Also English seems to be like the common language in any RPG setting, LOL.
Sunglar: High fantasy is a term that often means different things to different people. What is high fantasy for you?
Peter: For me it is medieval worlds were magic expands the imagination of any player. Monsters and heroes can be created in this world were anything is possible.
Sunglar: What would you say where the biggest influences when developing Sons of Arcadia? Be it games, books, movies or any other influence you can identify.
Peter: Like I said D&D and video games were a big influence to Sons of Arcadia, but also Krull was a big influence for me and my the game.
Sunglar: What are the options when ordering the book through the print on demand service? Can you get it in softcover or hardcover, color or B&W? What is the physical book like? What's the page count?
Peter: The first edition will be a softcover trade paperback with black and white art. Next year we plan to revisit the book, add more art, and eventually offer it as a hardcover.
Sunglar: Did you work with any particular artist to illustrate the book or did you use stock images? If you collaborated with any artists, are any of them local artist?
Peter: I worked with a local artist to illustrate the book.
Sunglar: I know there is a Facebook page for Sons of Arcadia, is there any other online presence for the game? Where and how can people contact you if they are interested to learn more?
Peter: People can use social media or e-mail to contact me. We are willing to visit local stores and meet with groups of players to demo the game.
Sunglar: Anything else you want to tell us about Sons of Arcadia that I haven't touched upon?
Peter: Sons of Arcadia is game were any setting is possible. The rules of the game are simple, and they should be familiar if you've played other tabletop RPGs, but what makes it unique is that with Sons of Arcadia we've taken many of those familiar rules deconstructed them, updated them, and morphed them into a unique rules system so that when you play, if you can imagine it you can do it.
Sunglar: Lastly, where can people get Sons of Arcadia?
Peter: For now via Amazon, but we are planning to do a tour around Puerto Rico, visiting local stores to play demos of the game and sell the book.
Thank you Peter for taking the time to answer this questions. Much success with your game, it is exciting to see the RPG from Puerto Rico being published!
Note: The art used in this post belongs to Peter A. Mojica and is used with his permission.
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Sunglar
Welcome reader, thanks for taking the time to find out just who I am! My name is Roberto, although in the Internet I usually go by the name of Sunglar. Long time pen & paper RPG player, mostly a GM for the better part of that time; some will say that's because of my love of telling a good story, others because I'm a control freak, but that's debatable… I was born, raised, and still live in Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean, with a small but active gaming community.
I've played RPGs for 30 years, and for most of that time I played D&D in all its various permutations, including Pathfinder and I'm currently playing D&D 5th edition. Other games my regular gaming group has played over the last few years include Mutants & Masterminds and Savage Worlds, but I have played many other games through the years, and plan to play many more. I am a compulsive homebrewer and rarely play a campaign I have not created myself.
You can follow me on Twitter as @Sunglar, and find me in Google+ also as Sunglar. I'm very active in Facebook where you can find me posting regularly in the Puerto Rico Role Players group. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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2 thoughts on "Sons of Arcadia: an RPG made in Puerto Rico!"
Mario Agrait says:
Thanks for the info. I didn't knew about this rpg. Good review!
Sunglar says:
Thanks Mario, and thanks for dropping by. It's fairly new. They first offered it for sale last week.


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Prosecutor Releases Concerning Drawings Found On Ethan Crumbley's Desk Before Shooting
By Sara Powers December 24, 2021 at 10:42 pm
Filed Under:Crumbley parents, Ethan Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley drawings, Oakland County Prosector's Office, Oxford High School, oxford school shooting
(CBS DETROIT) – Oakland County prosecutors released drawings that belong to Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old charged in the Oxford High School shooting.
The prosecutor's office says this picture was taken by his teacher before a trip to the office:
Ethan Crumbley's drawings the morning of the Oxford High School shooting. | Credit: Oakland County Prosecutor's Office
A closer look shows Ethan's name on top of this test review, dated at 8:59 a.m., just hours before the shooting.
A gun with the words "the thoughts won't stop" can be seen in the middle.
Once he was summoned to the counselor's office, officials say he altered those images as shown here:
Ethan Crumbley's drawings after they were changed. | Credit: Oakland County Prosecutor's Office
Scribbling out some of the images and writing more positive messages at the bottom like "Oxford High School rocks" and "we're all friends here."
Officials say these school counselors showed these drawings to Ethan's parents the morning of the shooting. Prosecutors say those drawings, along with texts sent from Ethan – are proof his parents James and Jennifer Crumbley, knew of possible violence. They're still seeking a bond reduction, with their attorney arguing they are not a flight risk.
The couple faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.
In addition to this update, Ethan Crumbley will be back in court on Jan. 7 for his probable cause hearing.
It was delayed to give more time for the parties to gather evidence.
That same day his parents also have a bond hearing scheduled to determine whether or not they'll get a reduction.
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interest test is usually met.
Boards that consist of directors who have the company or organization foremost in their minds, without having to prove themselves, most often make the best contribution to the company. These characteristics are most often present in confident, seasoned executives who have accumulated several years of board experience. All directors need to have their interests aligned with the company and in addition, there needs to be a cultural fit with the business of the company. When there is the existence of venture capital investor appointed directors, these directors need to be focused on the strategic direction of the company. That is often not the case and as a result, it detracts from having a high functioning board. Putting together the right mix of directors remains the largest challenge for any private company that wants an effective and high performing board.
As you've seen, there are many components and characteristics that are crucial towards constructing a successful board. Many of the "privately-owned companies, especially those with a serious desire to grow and perhaps someday get a stock exchange listing of their own, should consider adopting key elements of corporate governance simply because it will be good for business". When these characteristics exist, whether it is in a tech start-up or a mature multi-billion dollar company, participation in a high functioning board of directors will be both a rewarding and educational experience.
5. David Dobson, Stanford GSB'87 Interview with Insights sponsored by Stanford GSB Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies.


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Southampton fans hopeful as Wesley Hoedt reportedly offered to AC Milan
by James Beavis share
1 minute read 20/7/2019 | 08:52am
According to a report by Italian media outlet Calcio Mercato, via Sport Witness, out-of-favour Southampton centre-back Wesley Hoedt has been offered to Italian giants AC Milan by his representatives.
Calico Mercato report that SEG agent Kees Vos met with club officials at the Serie A outfit's headquarters, and the Netherlands international was one of the topics of discussion – although as Sport Witness say, there is nothing to say whether the San Siro based club are actually interested in the Dutchman.
Hoedt fell by the wayside soon after Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as Saints' new manager back in December, joining Celta Vigo on loan for the remainder of the 2018/19 campaign in January.
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However, despite reports in The Telegraph saying they are keen to move him on during the summer transfer window, he was something of a surprise inclusion in the squad for the pre-season trip to Austria – especially considering the likes of Jordy Clasie, Guido Carrillo, Charlie Austin and Mario Lemina were left at home.
However, the fact that he was one of only two outfield players not to get any minutes against SCR Altach probably tells you all you need to know – Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Maya Yoshida and Jannik Vestergaard certainly look to be ahead of him in the pecking order right now, with a centre-back signing a priority.
Remember when Fraser Forster was challenging for the England No. 1 spot instead of Southampton's No. 4? We throw back to a happier time for him in the video below…
Hoedt has been regularly pictured in training on the club's return to England, but some Southampton supporters don't appear to have changed their negative opinion on the 25-year-old, who has largely struggled to make a positive impact throughout his time at St Mary's – including two own goals against Manchester City and Liverpool last term.
Fans appear hopeful that this latest rumour will come to fruition.
Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…
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— Pete James Vine (@Petevine22) July 18, 2019
— Alex (@_AlexLee02) July 18, 2019
Wesley Hoedt > Maldini swear on me Nan's uncles cousins pet goldfish.
— Scott Winter (@ScottWSFC) July 18, 2019
#Milan fans and representatives, Wesley is a great player with a fantastic attitude. Colossal at the back and very consistent. Gets everything away with ease and makes many last ditch challenges. I think he would be a fantastic buy for you. #SaintsFC
— Nathan Newington (@newington13) July 18, 2019
If his agent can pull that one off he certainly deserves a raise.
That would be the textbook definition of landing on your feet
— Joe McIndoe (@joemcindoe92) July 18, 2019
— Joe (@Chosen_Che) July 18, 2019
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I'm new to the forum and actually new to Washburn. I picked up this guitar very inexpensively and it was a mess. I've thoroughly cleaned it, adjusted the neck, pickup pole piece, intonation, etc. and it's turned out to be a very nice guitar. It seems to be very well made and I think everything is original to the guitar. I've got to work out a sticking pot but other than that it plays beautifully and sounds great through my Budda amp. I'd like to know as much as I can about this guitar and so far I haven't found another exactly like it. Some are close. I've gone through all of the pages in this section of the forum and saw one that was very similar but it had block markers whereas mine are split. The five piece neck also seems to be kinda rare as I look at so many other examples. There is a label inside the left F hole that has the serial number 906382. Shall I assume it is a 1990 vintage guitar?
sara, welcome to the forum. I don't know anything about this guitar but I have to tell you, it is a beauty. It was quite a find.
Thank you Murph. It is a beautiful guitar and I'm quite impressed with it. I own several pro level guitars and this one is a joy to play as well.
That's exactly like mine, save for the strings-through bridge on mine.
S/n 9205530 , which leaves me clueless really..
Yeah, It´s year 1990, and made in Korea.


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The 2019 Turkish Women's Cup is the third edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Turkey. It takes place from 27 February to 5 March 2019.

Format
The eight invited teams were split into two groups to play a round-robin tournament. Points awarded in the group stage follow the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.

Every team will play each other in the group once with the group-toppers making it to the final. There will also be matches for the third and the fourth slot, the fifth and the sixth slot, and the seventh and the eighth places.

Teams

Squads

The team had to name a final squad of over 20 players, including two or three goalkeepers. Players in the final squad may be replaced for serious injury up to 24 hours prior to kickoff of the team's first match and such replacements do not need to have been named in the preliminary squad.

Group stage

Group A
Times listed are UTC+03:00.

Group B
Times listed are UTC+03:00.

Ranking of teams for placement matches

Placement matches

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Goalscorers

See also

 Women's football in Turkey
 Turkish women in sports
 Women's football

References

External links

2019 in women's association football
Women's Cup
February 2019 sports events in Turkey
March 2019 sports events in Turkey
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Is Online Dating Good for Your Budget Too?
When you turn on the news these days, the headlines aren't just about the latest crime spree or about the hottest celebrity, it's all about the money woes of the world. Salaries are shrinking and prices are rising. Things are just getting depressing all around.
Who can even think about love at a time like this?
But what some companies have found is that online dating services are booming. Since online dating does help you save money in the long run, this is the one place where people can still look for love, even as their wallets grow thinner.
Is cheaper than going out to bars or clubs.
Lets you scout out prospects before you go out with them.
Lets you talk at length with people before you meet for drinks.
Since you're not heading to places to (hopefully) find a date, you get to stay at home with your cheap frozen dinners until you find the right person to take you out.
You might also want to make sure that first date is free or just really inexpensive. Go to a coffee shop or to a bookstore to get to know each other before you pull out your wallet.
Tough times call for drastic measures, but just because the economy is in a slump doesn't mean your love life needs to be too.
You hit the nail on the head with this article. Men get stuck into paying way too much for dating. I wrote a great article on my blog a couple months ago about this same topic. I'm glad to see there are some other people out there with common sense.
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Haillicourt – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Hauts-de-France, w departamencie Pas-de-Calais.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 5151 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 1155 osób/km² (wśród 1549 gmin regionu Nord-Pas-de-Calais Haillicourt plasuje się na 172. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 728.).

Bibliografia

Miejscowości w departamencie Pas-de-Calais


Looking at the specs it's pretty clear we are not dealing with any kind of a high-end device, but an oldschool lowend. Not anything from the ultra budget segment though, the quad-core MT6735A processor clocked at 1,3 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 16 GB of expandable storage are quite alright specs. Rest of the specs include 5-inch OGS display with 2.5D curve and HD resolution , 13 Mpix rear camera with autofocus and 8 Mpix front one with Intelligent beauty function. Battery will have 2700 mAh capacity and Android 6.0 Marshmallow is going to preinstalled. Phone will be available with hybrid dual SIM slot so either two SIMs or SIM + microSD card.
Cubot X16 dimensions are 143,5 x 69,4 x 7 mm and the price haven't been revealed yet. But with such specs its surely in the sub-$100 range for sure. From the pictures lying around you can see that design-wise the Cubot X16 does pretty well too, but still it would need something more to stand out better in the sea of similar phones.


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Il doppio del torneo di tennis Lins Challenger 1991, facente parte dell'ATP Challenger Series, ha avuto come vincitori Ricardo Acioly e Mauro Menezes che hanno battuto in finale Eduardo Furusho e João Zwetsch 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Teste di serie

 Pablo Albano /  Danilo Marcelino (primo turno)
 Ricardo Acioly /  Mauro Menezes (Campioni)

 Alexandre Hocevar /  César Kist (semifinali)
 Eduardo Furusho /  João Zwetsch (finale)

Tabellone

Collegamenti esterni

Lins Challenger 1991


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Pioneering study could improve life for prostate cancer sufferers
A unique study involving Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield Hallam University and not-for-profit healthcare provider Nuffield Health, will seek to evaluate the effect of a supported exercise programme on the quality of life and side effects experienced by men who have undergone medical or surgical castration in their treatment for prostate cancer.
Funded by a £2.5m award from the National Institute for Health Research and developed in partnership with patients, the STAMINA (Supported exercise training for men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy) trial will be testing whether a longer-term supported exercise programme – embedded in NHS cancer care and delivered via expert commercial partners in the community – can counter the problems caused by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
ADT is the standard treatment for managing advanced prostate cancer but it is associated with significant side effects including: fatigue, depression, sexual dysfunction, cognitive dysfunction (impairment of memory and concentration), increased fat mass and loss of muscle strength. ADT also increases the risk of developing bone fractures, diabetes and heart and circulatory problems.
If found to be clinically effective, STAMINA will be the first evidence-based service of its kind for improving the lives of those living with prostate cancer, with findings applicable across other countries where prostate cancer is prevalent.
Half of all men with prostate cancer will be treated with ADT. Short-term exercise has been shown to help mitigate side-effects of treatment. Current NICE (National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence) guidance recommends 12 weeks of supervised exercise to combat loss in QoL caused by ADT. However very few treatment centres are currently able to support exercise intervention as a core part of NHS service.
Study Chief Investigator and consultant urological surgeon at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Derek Rosario said of the study: "We have been working in this area for over 10 years now. We have shown that specific targeted exercise training significantly reduces many of the adverse effects caused by ADT as well as improving quality of life in these men.Unless the intervention is embedded within the cancer care of the man and ongoing support is provided though, participation dwindles and the benefits are lost.
"So finding cost-effective ways of ensuring men on ADT continue with their training programme is essential if we are to reduce the side effects and provide sustained benefits. The NIHR-funded STAMINA study is a novel approach and if the model is successful, it could be applied to a number of long-term health conditions."
Academic lead, Professor Liam Bourke from Sheffield Hallam University said: "This is one of the largest studies of its kind anywhere in the world – it is designed to test fundamentally new ideas about reducing the treatment burden in men with prostate cancer. It's very ambitious but if the results are positive it could offer new ways of looking at treatment across several cancers including breast and colo-rectal."
Dr Davina Deniszczyc, Charity Director and Primary Medical Director at Nuffield Health said: "STAMINA aims to generate robust 'real-world' evidence that is required to define best practice. We can test whether supported exercise delivered in our clubs can provide value for money in comparison to other community-based exercise interventions."
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Well, it's taken all of a month but we've finally reached a level livability in our house (in case you haven't heard about our move, read more here). The master bedroom was actually the first room that we (mostly me) unpacked, but I just got around to getting out the last few boxes, hanging curtains, etc. this weekend. I would show the other rooms, but I've been working so much I haven't had a chance to photograph them in the daylight.
Sorry for the dim lighting in these as well - it was dusk when I was photographing. My first goal in unpacking was to reach a level of organization/decoration that I could live with for awhile. Living in chaos makes me anxious so I'm glad to have things somewhat put away and decluttered. At the moment, we're just reusing everything we had in the bedroom in our apartment - where the entire color scheme revolved around the dark gray walls. In here, there's a lot of white on off white going on. My hope is to get around to reinventing the space a little more. You may also notice the 96" curtain panels that are leftover from our apartment where we had 9' ceilings. Rather than hem them, I decided to mount them by the ceiling to give the illusion of height.
In our lovely little mock bay-window, I put my Ikea chair and necklace display, along with my college fan to combat the heat that rises straight up the stairs and into our room.
We have an abundance of bookcases in this house and multiple options as to where to put them, but I decided to keep this one in the bedroom (since we had it in our room before). I placed it next to Alex's dresser to balance the height of the curtains on the other end of this wall.
In the master bathroom, I reused a curtain that we used to have in our guest room and added a few accessories that we already owned. There is no medicine cabinet in this room so we're using one that I happened to already own from Target. I used it as a curio cabinet growing up and then again in our last bedroom to display collectibles that Alex brought back from Russia. Eventually, I hope to find some fabric to tape behind the glass. Who thought it would be a good idea to display your deodorant behind a glass door? We're using those baskets, which we bought from Ikea to hold favors at our wedding, for things we used to keep in drawers back in the apartment (makeup for me, extra toothbrushes, etc for Alex).
I also decided to invest in a new shower curtain that coordinated a little better with the gray scheme in our bedroom. This one's from Target. We already had the white towels. We're using our beige/green/brown shower curtain in the guest bath.
More later. Despite an absurd number of bugs that live in and around the house, we're enjoying it here so far (I saw a barn spider in our basement a few weeks ago that I literally thought was a tarantula).


If you plan on watching the Oscars in a few days why not invite a few friends over and host a small viewing party? The best thing about hosting a party like this is it is fun without being extravagant or expensive. Plus you can rely on the TV for entertaining guests.
Evite.com has loads of Oscar theme party ideas that are simple and economical. One fun idea regarding guests' attire is to have them dress in their most Oscar-worthy (or most over-the-top) outfits. This way, when you are all dishing about what the celebrities have chosen to wear you can critique each other's get-up as well. This is sure to add laughter to the evening. If you have any feather boas or funny sunglasses lying around, you may want to add them as party favors.
We all know the Oscars can be long and tedious with categories we have never even heard of. To keep your guests glued to the screen Evite suggests getting everyone in on an Oscar pool. You can give each guest a ballot and ask that they pick winners. To prevent a tie you can have your guests estimate how long (to the minute) the Oscar telecast will be.
Since the Oscars do not go on until after dinner you will really only need to put out snacks for your guests. A cute idea that would fit with the Oscar theme would be to serve popcorn and movie theater snacks like Junior Mints, Juju Fruits, and SnoCaps. And remember to keep your guests comfortable with extra pillows and blankets throughout the three-hour plus broadcast.
What do you think of the tips listed above for throwing an Oscar viewing party?
Can you share any ideas of your own for a party like this?
We have people bring appetizers and desserts inspired by the nominees--actors, actresses, movies, music, etc. This will be our 6th annual Oscar party. It's always tons of fun.
I'm throwing an Oscar viewing party through a website, and we have all kinds of games and goodies lined up. We'll have about 6 guests coming and it'll be tons of fun.
I've always wanted to have an Oscars party, but we're more of a 'Superbowl' type family, you know? But having the guests dress up is a great idea! I love it!
I have done this in the past & some of us squeezed into old bridesmaid dresses. What fun!


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › District Courts › Illinois › Northern District of Illinois › 2002 › Bargenquast v. Nakano Foods, Inc.
Bargenquast v. Nakano Foods, Inc., 243 F. Supp. 2d 772 (N.D. Ill. 2002)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - 243 F. Supp. 2d 772 (N.D. Ill. 2002)
243 F. Supp. 2d 772 (2003)
Douglas W. BARGENQUAST, Plaintiff,
NAKANO FOODS, INC., Defendant.
No. 02 C 5629.
United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.
*773 William J. Holloway, Michael John Leech, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for Douglas Bargenquast, petitioner.
Paula Enid Litt, Robert John Palmersheim, Schopf & Weiss, Chicago, for Nakano Foods, Inc., respondent.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUCKLO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Douglas Bargenquast and defendant Nakano Foods, Inc. ("NFI") entered into an employment agreement, whereby Mr. Bargenquast was to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of NFI. The employment agreement contained an arbitration clause. A dispute arose regarding Mr. Bargenquast's subsequent termination, and the dispute was submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator rendered an award of $418,775 in Mr. Bargenquast's favor.[1] Mr. Bargenquast now files motions in this court to confirm the award pursuant to § 9 of the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., to enter judgment on the award, and for a writ of execution on the judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 69.[2] NFI opposes *774 these motions and seeks to vacate the arbitration award under § 10 of the FAA. I grant Mr. Bargenquast's motion to confirm the award, deny NFFs motion to vacate the award, and order NFI to pay Mr. Bargenquast $418,775 plus interest.
I. Standard of Review
Under § 9, I must grant an order confirming an arbitration award unless the award is vacated, modified, or corrected under §§ 10 or 11.[3] Here, NFI seeks to vacate the award under § 10(a) (4), which allows a court to vacate the award "[w]here the arbitrators exceeded their powers." Judicial review of a commercial arbitration award is "grudgingly narrow." Eljer Mfg., Inc. v. Kowin Dev. Corp., 14 F.3d 1250, 1253 (7th Cir. 1994). Neither errors in the arbitrator's interpretation of law or findings of fact, nor an insufficiency of evidence supporting the arbitrator's decision justify reversal of the arbitration award. Id. at 1254. NFI claims that the arbitrator's decision was not supported by law or substantial evidence. Under the restrictive standard of review described in Eljer, such claims, even if true, would not show that the arbitrator exceeded his normal powers.
NFI argues, however, that the arbitrator's powers were expressly limited by the arbitration clause, which states that "[t]he arbitrator ... shall have no power, in rendering the award, to alter or depart from any express provision of this Agreement or to make a decision which is not supported by law and substantial evidence." (Employment Agreement ¶ 10.) Thus, argues NFI, any award not supported by law and substantial evidence would be made in excess of the power expressly delegated to the arbitrator by the parties and could therefore be vacated by a district court under § 10(a) (4). In order to enforce this contract term, however, I would have to review the arbitration decision to determine whether it was supported by law and substantial evidence. This is a far more searching review than the "grudgingly narrow" review described in Eljer. Whether parties can contractually expand the judicial standard of review of an arbitration award is the subject of a circuit split.
The Third, Fifth, and Ninth Circuits have all clearly held that parties can expand the standard of review. Roadway Package Sys., Inc. v. Kayser, 257 F.3d 287, 293 (3d Cir.2001) ("We ... hold that parties may opt out of the FAA's off-the-rack vacatur standards and fashion their own."); Gateway Techs., Inc. v. MCI Telecomms. Corp., 64 F.3d 993, 997 (5th Cir.1995) ("When, as here, the parties agree contractually to subject an arbitration award to expanded judicial review, federal arbitration policy demands that the court conduct its review according to the terms of the arbitration contract."); LaPine Tech. Corp. v. Kyocera Corp., 130 F.3d 884, 889 (9th Cir.1997) ("[W]e fully agree with the Fifth Circuit [in Gateway Technologies ]. Federal courts can expand their review of an arbitration award beyond the FAA's grounds, when (but only to the extent that) the parties have so agreed."). Additionally. *775 the Fourth Circuit, in an unpublished opinion, has also held that parties can contractually expand judicial review of an arbitration award. Syncor Int'l Corp. v. McLeland, No. 96-2261, 1997 WL 452245, at *5-6 (4th Cir. 1997) (citing Gateway Technologies).
On the other side of the split sits the Tenth Circuit, which has expressly held that "parties may not contract for expanded judicial review of arbitration awards." Bowen v. Amoco Pipeline Co., 254 F.3d 925, 937 (10th Cir.2001) (acknowledging circuit split). In addition, the Eighth Circuit has, in dicta, expressed concerns that indicate it may lean towards the view of the Tenth Circuit. See UHC Mgmt. Co. v. Computer Scis. Corp., 148 F.3d 992, 997 (8th Cir.1998) ("It is not clear ... that parties have any say in how a federal court will review an arbitration award when Congress has ordained a specific, self-limiting procedure for how such a review is to occur."). The Seventh Circuit has not directly addressed the issue.
The circuits allowing parties to contract for a higher standard of judicial review of arbitration awards rely on the Supreme Court's decision in Volt Information Sciences, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University, 489 U.S. 468, 109 S. Ct. 1248, 103 L. Ed. 2d 488 (1989), which held that the FAA requires courts to enforce arbitration agreements, "like other contracts, in accordance with their terms." Id. at 478, 109 S. Ct. 1248. The circuits allowing expanded review read Volt and its progeny to mean that if parties specify in an arbitration agreement that a heightened standard of judicial review is to be applied, courts are obliged to enforce that term of the agreement. See Roadway Package System, 257 F.3d at 292-93; Gateway Techs., 64 F.3d at 996; LaPine Tech., 130 F.3d at 888. The Tenth Circuit in Bowen acknowledged the contractual nature of arbitration but argued that "no authority clearly allows private parties to determine how federal courts review arbitration awards." 254 F.3d at 934. The court refused to read Volt as broadly as the other circuits, noting that in Volt, the Supreme Court allowed enforcement of an agreement by the parties to apply state rules to their arbitration because doing so "gave effect to the contractual rights and expectations of the parties without doing violence to the policies behind... the FAA." Id. (quoting Volt, 489 U.S. at 479, 109 S.Ct. 1248) (emphasis added by Bowen court). The Tenth Circuit concluded that while the contractual agreement in Volt did not undermine FAA policies,[4] allowing parties to contract for a heightened standard of judicial review would undermine FAA policies such as "the independence of the arbitration process and ... finality of arbitration awards." Bowen, 254 F.3d at 935. Additionally, the Tenth Circuit noted that reviewing an arbitration decision under a contractually designated standard of review, "the reviewing court would be engaging in work different from what it would do if it had simply heard the case itself." Id. at 935-36.
I find the Tenth Circuit's reasoning compelling and agree that parties may not contractually expand the limited standard of judicial review of arbitration awards. "Whether to arbitrate, what to arbitrate, how to arbitrate, and when to arbitrate are matters that parties may specify contractually. However, [there is] no authority explicitly empowering litigants to dictate how an Article III court must review an *776 arbitration decision." LaPine Tech., 130 F.3d at 891 (Mayer, J. dissenting) (internal citation omitted); see also id. (Kozinski, J. concurring). Absent such explicit authority from Congress, the Supreme Court, or the Seventh Circuit, I will not defer to parties' agreement to alter the well-established narrow standard of review.[5]
I also believe the Tenth Circuit approach is likely to be adopted by the Seventh Circuit. In Chicago Typographical Union No. 16 v. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc., 935 F.2d 1501 (7th Cir.1991), Judge Posner, in dicta, noted that if parties so desire, "they can contract for an appellate arbitration panel to review the arbitrator's award. But they cannot contract for judicial review of that award." Id. at 1505 (emphasis in original). While Chicago Typographical Union was a labor relations case arising under the Taft-Hartley Act, id. at 1503, the Seventh Circuit has indicated that the same standard of review applies when a federal court is asked to set aside an arbitration award "whether the award is made under the Railway Labor Act, the Taft-Hartley Act, or the United States [Federal] Arbitration Act." Hill v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co., 814 F.2d 1192, 1194-95 (7th Cir.1987). Further, I think that the Tenth Circuit's argument that contractually expanded judicial review forces courts to engage in work different from what they would do if they had simply heard the case themselves and places them "in the awkward position of reviewing proceedings conducted under potentially unfamiliar rules and procedures," Bowen, 254 F.3d at 935-36, has some traction in the Seventh Circuit. The Seventh Circuit has stated that "[p]arties cannot by contract require a court to follow procedures unfamiliar to it." Agfa-Gevaert, A.G. v. A.B. Dick Co., 879 F.2d 1518, 1525 (7th Cir. 1989) (noting that federal courts have a residuum of authority to refuse to enforce a choice of law provision in a diversity case, even when the forum state would enforce it). Thus, because I agree with the Tenth Circuit's approach in Bowen, and believe that the Seventh Circuit would too, I hold that parties may not contractually expand the scope of judicial review of arbitration awards.
As a result, I review the award here under the "grudgingly narrow" standard of Eljer. NFI seeks to vacate the award on the ground that the arbitrator's award was not supported by law or substantial evidence. Under Eljer, however, neither *777 takes of law nor an insufficiency of evidence permit me to disturb an arbitrator's award. 14 F.3d at 1253-54. As a result, I may not vacate the award under § 10 of the FAA, and instead must confirm it under § 9.
II. Interest
In seeking confirmation of the award, Mr. Bargenquast also asks that I add interest accrued from its date of entry. Illinois law provides post-judgment interest at a rate of nine percent per annum. 735 ILCS 5/2-1303. This statute applies to arbitration awards. See Cerajewski v. Kunkle, 285 Ill.App.3d 222, 220 Ill.Dec. 786, 674 N.E.2d 57, 61 (1996). Interest began accruing on July 9, 2002 when the award was entered. Interest does not stop accruing until full, formal tender has been made. Halloran v. Dickerson, 287 Ill.App.3d 857, 223 Ill.Dec. 323, 679 N.E.2d 774, 778 (1997). Under this statute, interest is calculated per year, then per calendar month, then per day. Id. at 783. Daily interest is only calculated for periods less than a full calendar month. Thus, as of November 9, $12,563.24 (4 months @ $3,140.81, not 123 days @ $104.69) of interest has accrued. Interest will continue to accrue until NFI makes full tender of the award and accrued interest.
Mr. Bargenquast also requests an explicit instruction that further interest will begin to accrue fifteen days after the entry of this order, pursuant to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, 820 ILCS 115, which states that an employer ordered by a court to pay "wages" who fails to do so within fifteen days after the order is entered shall be liable for a penalty of one percent per day. 820 ILCS 115/14(b). However, this statute does not cover employees "who [are] free from control and direction of the performance of [their] work, both under [their] contract of service with [their] employer and in fact." 820 ILCS 115/2. It is not clear that this statute even applies to Mr. Bargenquast. See Doherty v. Kahn, 289 Ill.App.3d 544, 224 Ill.Dec. 602, 682 N.E.2d 163, 172 (1997) (holding that employer's president retained control and direction over his own work and thus did not fall into class of employees protected by wage act). Additionally, Mr. Bargenquast misunderstands the statute when he claims that the amount in controversy here constitutes "wages" under the act. He cites the definition of "final compensation" (payments to separated employees), but inexplicably concludes that the money at issue here is "wages." 820 ILCS 115/2 (defining "wages" and "final compensation"). The money at issue here (if the act applies) is "final compensation" under the statute. While "final compensation" may include "wages," the two are defined and treated differently under the statute. Section 14(b) applies only to "wages." This is especially clear in light of the fact that section 14(a) applies to "wages, final compensation, and wage supplements." Thus, Mr. Bargenquast will not be entitled to additional interest under the Wage Payment and Collection Act.
Plaintif'fs motion to confirm the arbitration award is GRANTED; Defendant's motion to vacate the award is DENIED. Defendant is hereby ORDERED to pay plaintiff the sum of $418,775 plus interest at nine percent per annum from July 9, 2002 through the date of full tender as calculated pursuant to Halloran.
[1] This amount constitutes an award of $417,800 under the employment agreement and $975.00 in arbitration fees and expenses.
[2] Because the FAA does not create federal question subject matter jurisdiction, there must be an independent ground for federal jurisdiction. Moses H. Cone Mem'l Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp., 460 U.S. 1, 25 n. 32, 103 S. Ct. 927, 74 L. Ed. 2d 765 (1983). Here, the parties are of diverse citizenship and satisfy the monetary jurisdictional requirement.
[3] By its terms, § 9 applies only to cases in which "the parties in their agreement have agreed that a judgment of the court shall be entered upon the [arbitration] award." The Seventh Circuit has held that the consent to judgment contemplated by § 9 need not be explicit. Milwaukee Typographical Union No. 23 v. Newspapers, Inc., 639 F.2d 386, 389 (7th Cir. 1981). Here, the arbitration clause indicated that any dispute "shall be finally resolved by a binding arbitration to be conducted... in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association." Such language is sufficient to deem both parties to have consented to the entry of judgment on the award such that § 9 applies. See id. at 389-90.
[4] The contractual agreement in Volt was that California law, which includes a provision under the California Arbitration Act allowing a court to stay arbitration pending resolution of related litigation, would govern the arbitration agreement. See Volt, 489 U.S. at 470, 109 S. Ct. 1248.
[5] Even if parties were permitted to alter the standard of review, it is far from clear that that is what the parties did here. The circuit cases permitting contractual expansion of the standard of review involved contractual agreements that expressly provided for expanded review. See Gateway Techs., 64 F.3d at 996 ("[The parties'] contract details that `[t]he arbitration decision shall be final and binding on both parties, except that errors of law shall be subject to appeal.' ") (emphasis removed); LaPine Tech., 130 F.3d at 887 (contract stated that "[t]he decisions and awards of the [arbitrators] may be enforced by the judgment of the [U.S. District] Court or may be vacated, modified or corrected by the Court ... where the [arbitrator's] findings of fact are not supported by substantial evidence, dence, or ... where the [arbitrator's] conclusion of law are erroneous"); Syncor Int`l, 1997 WL 452245 at *6 ("[T]he Arbitration Agreement provided that `[t]he arbitrator shall not have the power to commit errors of law or legal reasoning, and the award may be vacated or corrected by judicial review for any such error.'"). Cf. Roadway Package Sys., 257 F.3d at 293 (arbitration agreement specified that state law (with vacatur standards different from FAA) would govern; court held agreement did not demonstrate clear intent to displace FAA standard of review). Here, the agreement simply states that "[t]he arbitrator ... shall have no power, in rendering the award, to alter or depart from any express provision of this Agreement or to make a decision which is not supported by law and substantial evidence;" it says nothing about appeal or judicial review.


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Marble was used for building tombs, temples and palaces. For a time it was considered as Royal Stone. It is, however, now used in hotels and homes too. There are many varieties.
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Makrana: Makrana is the source of the marble used in the Taj Mahal. It is situated at a distance of 60 km from Kishangarh and falls in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan. The region has various mining ranges, mainly Doongri, Devi, Ulodi, Saabwali, Gulabi, Kumari, Neharkhan, Matabhar, Matabhar kumari, Chuck doongri, Chosira and Pahar Kua amongst others.
Rajnagar Marble: World's largest marble-producing area, with over 2,000 gang saw units located in the nearby town of Udaipur to process the material produced. Agaria is a variety of this area, with numerous other varieties and patterns, primarily in white base. The marble is dolomitic and often has quartz intrusions.
Andhi Marble: Located near the capital city of the state of Jaipur also known as the 'Pink City it is dolomitic marble with intrusions of tremolite, and is commonly known by the name of pista pistachio marble, because of the green coloured tremolite against an off-white background. One of the famous varieties of this area was known as Indo-Italian, owing to its resemblance with Satvario Marble. Most of the mining of this famous field is now banned by the Supreme Court of India because of the vicinity of the area to the Sariska Tiger Reserve.
Salumber Marble: Also known as Onyx Marble, it has thick bands of green and pink hint. A resemblance to Onyx Marble from Pakistan gives it this name. This is also highly dolomitic.
Yellow Marble: Jaisalmer stone is found in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. Though not been metamorphosed and hence is still a limestone, it is known as Yellow Marble in trade circles. It is mined in the Jaisalmer District.
Bidasar: These are ultra basic rocks in shades of brown and green colour found in Rajasthan. The criss-cross linear pattern given it a remarkable resemblance to a photograph of dense forest. These are also known as forest green/brown or fancy green/brown.
Morwad: Kishangarh Marble
Gujarat – AmbaJi White Marble: It can be compared with Makarana Marble. It is highly calcic and is produced in a town called Ambaji famous for its temple of Durga Devi. The marble has a very soft and waxy look, and is often used by sculptors.
Rajasthan – Abu Black: This is one of the rare black textured marble available. Only produced in the mines of Abu road, this black textured stone is a decorative marble used in temples and sculptures.
Madhya Pradesh – Katni Range: It is famous for its beige coloured marble which is dolomitic but highly crystalline, with very fine grain size and some quartz intrusions. The marble accepts polish. Another variety of the same range is red/maroon-coloured marble.
'Jabalpur range' contains white dolomitic marble. It is more often used as dolomite lumps for chemical and industrial uses.
Indian Green Marble:It is found in Rajasthan India, Indian Green Marble's most quarries is situated in Kesariyaji it is 60 km far from Udaipur rajasthan India. This Indian green marble is known by name in all over the world. In Europe people know Indian green marble as a Verde Guatemala. Many varieties are available in Indian green marble. Indian Green Marble is exported to Africa, Europe, Australia, Middle East and many Asian countries. It is found in Rishabhdeo town of Udaipur District state Rajasthan of India.
India has varieties of granite in over 500 shades. As of 2019 Granite reserves in India was 45,426 million cubic metres and ranked fifth in export of processed product. Resources are found in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh.
Sandstone reserves in India are found over the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Karnataka, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Over 93% of the deposits of sandstone are in Rajasthan, spread over the districts of Bharatpur, Dholpur, Kota, Jodhpur, Sawai-Madhopur, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Bikaner, Jhalawar, Pali, Shivpuri, Khatu and Jaisalmer.
India is among the leading countries when it comes to mining and export of sandstone. The best part with Sandstone from India is that it is available in different colors and considered best for interior as well as exterior use. Few most popular sandstone products from India include names like Tint Mint, White Mint, Mint Fossils, Modak, Agra Red, Rainbow Sandstone, Raj Green, Teak, Buff Brown, Dhoplur Chocolate, Beige, Dholpur Pink, Lalitpur Pink, Mandana Red, Jodhpur pink, Jodhpur red, Jaisalmer yellow etc.
These sandstone are available in a number of finishes and come with great strength. However, Sandstone like Rainbow is only available in layered form and so is not suitable when good thickness is required and Jodhpur sandstone is best when used in front elevation and high comprehensive strength. To illustrate it clearly, you can't have cobbles out of Rainbow sandstone in particular as it is usually available in the slabs form.
Slate reserves in India are found in Rajasthan, Behror, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Deposits in Rajasthan are spread over the districts of Alwar, Ajmer, Bharatpur, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Pali, Udaipur, Churu, and Chittorgarh.
Few important names in slate are Jak Black, Silver Shine, Silver grey, Panther, Deoli Green, Peacock, Peacock Multi, Kund Black, Kund Multi and so on. Being to some extent fragile in nature, it is good for interior use only and can be used in even as washboards.
Kotastone of Kota district and Yellow Limestone of Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan are the prime limestone occurrences in India. Other deposits include the Shahabad Stone of Gulbarga and the Belgaum districts of Karnataka, Kadappa Stone of Kadapa, Kurnool and the Anantapur & Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh, Milliolitic Limestone from Saurashtra Region, Gujarat, and 'Yellow Limestone' of Kutch district of Gujarat, amongst others.
Limestone deposits
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana put together possess 28% of the country's total reserves of limestone. world renowned Narzi limestone is available in kadapa district. Commercial grade limestone deposits are being exploiting from Bethamcherla, Macherla, Neereducherla, Tandur, shahabad, Mudimanikyam of Kurnool, Guntur, Anantapur, Rangareddy, and Nalgonda districts are widely used in our country for panelling, and flooring purposes. Sullavai limestone of Karminagar and Warangal districts, massive limestones of Mudimanikyam, Nalgonda districts. Total India's limestones are estimated about 93,623 million tonnes. Limestones are extensively utilised for manufacturing of cement and also building stones, particularly flooring and roofing .
Other dimensional stones
There are some other dimensional stones being quarried and used in consumption, in addition to the dimensional stones already detailed above. Laterite bricks are quarried in huge quantities and are utilised as bricks in the construction of houses and for pavements in the states of Orissa, Karnataka, Goa, and in other parts of coastal states. The felspathic sandstone occurring with the coal seams as overburden is also used as building stone. The huge deposits of basalt in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat are used as building stones since ancient times. Other quartzitic bands, occurring with phyllites and schists, are also utilised for building purposes. Khondelites from Eastern coast are being used widely in sculptures and as a building material. Felsite from Karnataka is being extensively used as a dimensional stone as well.India also contains many stones which are semiprecious like-zoisite, apophyllite, cavansite, muscotive mica, almandine, etc.
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From an ironic fictional interview with Linus Torvalds on TypicalProgrammer, via @ckindel.
Q: You released the Git distributed version control system less than ten years ago. Git caught on quickly and seems to be the dominant source code control system, or at least the one people argue about most on Reddit and Hacker News.
A: Git has taken over where Linux left off separating the geeks into know-nothings and know-it-alls. I didn't really expect anyone to use it because it's so hard to use, but that turns out to be its big appeal. No technology can ever be too arcane or complicated for the black t-shirt crowd.
Q: I thought Subversion was hard to understand. I haven't wrapped my head around Git yet.
A: You'll spend a lot of time trying to get your head around it, and being ridiculed by the experts on github and elsewhere. I've learned that no toolchain can be too complicated because the drive for prestige and job security is too strong.
We've all seen that phenomenon. On the other hand, some situations demand more complex solutions, unpleasant as that fact may seem. One cannot build a robot without a sophisticated control system. One cannot build an internet-scale social app without some sort of fault-tolerant distributed data storage infrastructure.
The trick is determining to what degree the complexity is necessary, and to what degree the complexity is self-sustaining due to the prestige and job security factors.
For developers, having access to and knowing how to use the proper tools is invaluable. For any sort of communication application, I find Fiddler2 to be indispensable. It is an "HTTP Debugging Proxy", but ignore that – the main point is that it lets a developer or network engineer see the HTTP request and response messages, which means you can get a real understanding of what's happening. It's WireShark for HTTP.
As an added bonus, in sniffs SSL traffic, and can transparently display JSON or XML in an appropriate human-friendly manner.
The name Fiddler refers to the ability to "fiddle" with requests as they go out, or responses as they arrive. This can be really helpful in trying what-if scenarios.
Free, too. Thanks to EricLaw for building it.
I want to point out: this tool is not commercial, there's no training course for it, there's no vendor pushing it. It illustrates that developers need to train themselves, to stay current and productive. They need to keep their eyes open and add to their skills continuously, in order to stay valuable to their employers.


Steel fencing has become a number one way to keep properties safe all over the UK. It has many beneficial factors that go to creating a perfect security boundary for all types of owners. In the UK there are many steel fencing manufacturers and huge choices to be made on where to purchase steel fencing from and each manufacturer can also be very direct in the style of steeling fencing they sell in the UK. Below you will find some more information on the companies that produce steel fencing in the UK and it should be very helpful to anyone looking to purchase from steel fencing manufacturers in the UK.
Paramount steel fence is a leading manufacturer of steel palisade and mesh security fences in the UK. The company itself has over 25 years of experience and has forced itself into one of the leading companies in the market of steel fencing manufactures in the UK. Paramount steel fence has provided a reliable and professional business practice to its customers and is probably the number one place to go in the UK if you are looking for palisade and mesh security steel fencing in the UK. Paramount steel fence also provides its customers in the UK a very good service of a local company who can erect the steel fence wherever you live in the UK and this helps it to be one of the friendliest steel fencing manufactures in the UK.
Metropolitan are a supplier and manufacturer of steel fencing in the UK. The company itself is a well established family run business with a competitive rate for a steel fencing manufacturer in the UK. The company boasts a highly skilled and competent workforce, at its site in Wednesbury, which produce quality items with high quality checks being taken throughout the process of building the Steel fencing. This very methodical way of approach has given metropolitan a stable base to expand its business and over its customer's very high quality products. The company also has its own fleet of vans (not hired by another company) and thereby allowing its products to reach customers on time and very promptly.
Total security solutions are one of the largest distributors for security fencing solutions in homes and other properties across the industry in the UK. The site itself is located in Nottinghamshire, right on the motorway, and has a great distribution service that can provide quick and reliable times for completion of it services. The company itself boasts some already very impressive contracts and also has many more in the pipeline. A couple of the famous contracts include the John Lennon airport in Liverpool, Gatwick airport in London, London cathedral and even Burton Albion football club. The company has a huge variety of steel fencing and other fencing that will cover all needs for any customer. The massive range of different products and the impressive portfolio of already completed contracts make total security solutions one of the best steel fencing manufacturers around in the UK.


Patchwork [v6,6/6] usb:cdns3 Fix for stuck packets in on-chip OUT buffer.
buffers. In this case transfer to other endpoints also will blocked.
such endpoints and will use this workaround only for these endpoint.
Issue has been fixed for DEV_VER_V2 version of controller.
* Issue has been fixed for DEV_VER_V2 version of controller.
+ * will be blocked.
+ * buffers. In this case transfer to other endpoints also will blocked.
+ * driver prepares internal usb_request object and use it to arm DMA transfer.
+ * use this workaround only for these endpoint.
+ * host send OUT data packet but ACM function is not prepared for this packet.
+ * Issue has been fixed for DEV_VER_V2 version of controller.
+ * if before first DESCMISS interrupt the DMA will be armed.
+ * request queued by class driver.
+	 * can disable special treatment for this endpoint.
+		 * before starts new, not DESCMISS transfer.
+ * cdns3_wa2_descmissing_packet - handles descriptor missing event.
+	 * part of the previous one.
+	 * priv_ep->flags & EP_QUIRK_EXTRA_BUF_EN.
* @pending_req_list: list of requests queuing on transfer ring.
* @deferred_req_list: list of requests waiting for queuing on transfer ring.
+ * @wa2_descmiss_req_list: list of requests internally allocated by driver.
- * @list: used by internally allocated request to add to descmiss_req_list.
+ * @list: used by internally allocated request to add to wa2_descmiss_req_list.


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Q: SMTP Connection disconnecting after "STARTTLS" We're having issues with our mail server. Basically some emails from external networks are not being accepted by the mailserver.
After some debugging using telnet and looking through the logfiles, it seems that the issue has to do with encryption between the mailserver and the client. Emails that do not use SMTP encryption seem to go through but emails that do seem to fail.
More specifically, it seems that the connection is dropped after the client makes a "STARTTLS" request to the mailserver.
So I was wondering if anyone has any idea what could be causing this?

A: I later found out it was this hotfix (KB948963) that was installed a while ago:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948963
Uninstalling it immediately solved the problem

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Home News Full Indictment Document Released – Peewee Roscoe , Young Thug And Birdman!
Full Indictment Document Released – Peewee Roscoe , Young Thug And Birdman!
The full indictment which has been headlining about Peewee Roscoe, Young Thug & Birdman and it's connection to the Lil Wayne Bus shooting has surfaces and we have got the full Indictment for you to view! Click here!


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Rose Parade Redemption For Former Beauty Queen - Six Decades Later
Updated: 7:26 AM PST, January 2, 2015
Nearly 60 years ago, a beauty queen was supposed to ride on the Tournament of Roses Parade but her dream was taken away. INSIDE EDITION was there as the parade made amends with the woman decades later.
It was Rose Parade redemption nearly six decades in the making as 82-year-old Joan Williams waved from the lead float at the 126th Tournament Of Roses Parade.
She was supposed to ride on a parade back in 1958 when she was named Pasadena's "Miss Crown City." The honor was quickly taken away when city officials realized the fair-skinned beauty was African-American.
Joan told INSIDE EDITION, "It was devastating. I felt like I had a slap in the face. According to them, they hadn't checked their budget, I guess, and could no longer afford a float."
It has taken all these years to make amends.
On New Year's Day, Joan was invited to ride the float she should have appeared on 57 years ago.
INSIDE EDITION was there before the parade as Joan got a peak at her float, which was given the position of high honor as they lead float.
"I can hardly believe this is happening," she said as she sat on it for the first time.
Sadly, her husband, a World War ll pilot who fought with the famed Tuskegee Airmen, was not there to share in the experience. He died in 1997.
Their daughter, Angela, said, "It's going to make me cry, it means a lot. It's finally going to happen."
Joan also received a letter of apology from the current mayor of Pasadena that stated: "I hereby apologize to you for the experience you had as Miss Crown City in 1958 and thank you for accepting this year's invitation."
An historic moment and a step to right a decades-old wrong.
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You won't believe who just pulled the rug out from under Nancy Pelosi on impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was stunned.
Her impeachment plan just blew up in her face.
And you won't believe who just pulled the rug out from under Nancy Pelosi on impeachment.
Speaker Pelosi's plan to withhold the articles of impeachment to pressure Senate Republicans into caving in and letting Democrats run a Senate impeachment trial fizzled.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laughed at Pelosi' pitiful threat and announced he had the votes within the Republican Congress to set the ground rules for a Senate trial and the House had no role in dictating procedure.
Pelosi withheld the articles for weeks during Congress' Christmas and New Year's recess, but once the Senate returned to Washington, D.C. it took just three days for Senate Democrats to abandon Pelosi and demand the Speaker transmit the articles.
POLITICO reports:
"The longer it goes on the less urgent it becomes," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). "So if it's serious and urgent, send them over. If it isn't, don't send it over."
Several other Senate Democrats also showed their impatience with the Democratic leaders' strategy. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Wednesday morning that Democrats "should move on" and send the articles to the Senate, and Sen. Jon Tester of Montana said he's "ready" for the trial to start.
"We need to get folks to testify and we need more information … but nonetheless, I'm ready," Tester said. "I don't know what leverage we have. It looks like the cake is already baked."
"I respect the fact that she is concerned about the fact about whether or not there will be a fair trial. But I do think it is time to get on with it," said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.).
Pelosi thought the maneuver would put the pressure on the GOP.
Instead, it's Senate Democrats that are turning the screws on Pelosi.
Do you think Pelosi will cave on impeachment?
Ilhan Omar's reaction to deceased U.S. soldiers will make you sick to your stomach
Megyn Kelly went on camera and revealed something about Fox News that no one ever knew
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The Democratic party has made fool's out of you, news media included. They have misrepresented the Government,the Constitution, and the American people. The must hate Americans, everything is about, other countries. Unlike Trump that wants the best for Americans. Thank you President Donald Trump.
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WHAT a SHAME if those two childen are POLIDENT PELOSI , G, GREAT KIDS , using them is disgustng
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SHE HAS A PETITION WITH OVER 250,000 SIGNATURES TO IMPEACH HER BUT THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE YOU START PETITIONS FOR NO REASON. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING WITH IT I SAY IMPEACH HER
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Most of the democRATic party should be impeached, lose their pension and be put on base Social Security!! They have made millions while in office and should live on those $$$$ not any pension or anything. Pay for things ad we do!!! Should have to pay back every thing she has taken out of our Social Security fund because she has done so befire several times
It's no wonder we are almost broke while she and others use our retirement as if it were theiroperating money. We paid it for our retirement and are facing its running out during our lifetime!!! They are all despicable!!!


Critic Consensus: The Defiant Ones is a compelling, comprehensive portrait of two visionaries that illuminates both their colorful pasts and their historic influence on the music industry.
Part 2 of 4. N.W.A. evolves into a musical force but personal losses, a bitter contract dispute and a clash over management strain Dre's relationship with Easy-E. Meanwhile, Jimmy collaborates with Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks and U2.
Part 4 of 4. Dre produces Eminem's "The Slim Shady LP" that takes the rap music world by storm. Later, Dre and Jimmy create Beats Electronics and make a historic 2014 deal with Apple.
Set amid many of the defining events of the past four decades, this four-part documentary event tells the stories of Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, their improbable partnership and their leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture. Directed by Allen Hughes, who conducted extensive interviews with both men, the show also includes interviews with such music icons as Bono, David Geffen, Eminem, Nas, Stevie Nicks, Ice Cube, Gwen Stefani, Jon Landau, Tom Petty, Trent Reznor, Snoop Dogg, Bruce Springsteen, Diddy and will.i.am. THE DEFIANT ONES also features never-before-seen footage from a multitude of recording and writing sessions with Eazy-E, JJ Fad, Stevie Nicks, N.W.A., Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and U2, among others.
It's an incredible story, filled with larger-than-life characters, tragedy and folly, glory and ignominy.
Men have flaws, and for these two icons, the ultimate act of defiance might be showing them.
The Defiant Ones remains essential viewing for any fan of popular music. It shows the power of friendship, partnership and the relentless quest to be the best.
[Defiant Ones] allows insight into two men who lived up to the adjective in the title of this show.
The Defiant Ones is nothing if not entertaining, shot slick and edited sharp; it's no chore for anyone seeking a chaperoned visitor's pass to music history.
The Defiant Ones does spend a little too much time praising and mythologizing its subjects. But it's also a comprehensive look at Dre's and Iovine's history.
All about pushing ahead of the game... The brilliant first episode was full of eureka moments.
While it might have made more sense to profile Iovine and Dre's lives separately, the basic device of telling them concurrently works, and Episode One holds your attention throughout.
The Defiant Ones works on almost every level: as a primer on the music industry, as gossip, as biography, as a time capsule of the 1980s, the 1990s, and the beginning of the 21st century.
By getting vulnerable with legendary control freaks, the doc reaches soaring heights.
If for nothing else, watch this for Snoop Dogg's impression of Jimmy Iovine. Also, Dr. Dre and Bruce Springsteen are apparently the same people in two completely different genres.


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AGROBIODIVERSITY WORKING GROUP
Scientific Reports & Papers
Agricultural land occupies approximately 38% of the planet's land surface and the spread and intensification of agriculture are recognised as two of the most important global threats to wildlife.
Farming in Uganda in undergoing a massive series of changes. One of the main pillars of the Ugandan governments commitment to eradicate poverty is to modernize farming by improving crop husbandry and increasing farmer access to suitable markets. These changes will inevitably impact on biodiversity.
In April 2005, BTO was awarded a grant by the Darwin Initiative to investigate this problem, determine how the changes in farming will impact on birds, invertebrates and/or plants and devise methods of mitigating some of these negative effects.
This four-year project formally ended in 2009, although many of the results are still being worked on. The project was carried out in the banana-coffee arc around Lake Victoria. The aim was to identify a series of best practices for sustainable agricultural development that benefit both biodiversity and farmer. This wide-ranging project had major research, capacity building and dissemination aspects.
The final report is available here. For further information, please contact Phil Atkinson here
August 2010: PhD awarded!
Theodore Munyuli had his viva voce examination and scored extremely highly in the examination. With only some minor corrections he will be awarded his PhD. Congratulations Theo!
July 2010: Updating policy briefs
With both PhD students having submitted their theses, we will be producing a new policy brief with data collected from the project. The previous version produced at the end of the project be downloaded here
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