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This Week in Gear: Samsung Launches QLED TV Tour, Philips Teams Up with Bowers & Wilkins, and More
Posted Fri Jun 22, 2018 at 08:50 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
We've compiled the latest gear news, including Samsung's QLED summer tour, Bowers & Wilkins new partnership with the Philips brand, and more.
From product announcements and streaming app updates to general industry news and recent gear trends, keeping up with the latest tech news can be a daunting task. With that in mind, we're here to offer you a roundup of some of the latest gear and consumer electronics news that you may have missed.
For this edition, we're covering the launch of Samsung's QLED TV experience tour, Philips new partnership with Bowers & Wilkins, and Amazon's Alexa service for hotel rooms.
So, without further ado, here's a rundown of some of the latest gear and tech news:
Samsung Launches QLED TV Tour
Samsung has announced the launch of an experiential US tour for its 2018 QLED TVs. Throughout the summer, visitors in select cities can try out the displays and compete in Forza Motorsport 7 matches on the Xbox One X.
The tour will feature custom-built gaming pods and QLED TVs on a traveling semi-truck set to make stops in LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, and Houston. Guests can then participate in the QLED Cup activation, with participants racing for the fastest winning time in Forza Motorsport 7 on the Xbox One X.
Here's a full rundown of tour dates and locations per Samsung:
- Fry's Electronics, Renton, WA: June 22-24
- Fry's Electronics, San Jose, CA: July 6
- Fry's Electronics, Sunnyvale, CA: July 7
- Fry's Electronics, Fremont, CA: July 8
- Fry's Electronics, Manhattan Beach, CA: July 12
- Fry's Electronics, Fountain Valley, CA: July 13
- Fry's Electronics, San Diego, CA: July 14-15
- Comic Con, San Diego, CA: July 19-22
- Fry's Electronics, Las Vegas, NV: July 26
- Conn's HomePlus, Phoenix, AZ: July 29
- Conn's HomePlus, Mesquite, TX: August 3
- NFM, The Colony, TX: August 5
Samsung's 2018 QLED lineup is led by the flagship Q9 display. The TVs all feature AMD Radeon FreeSync capabilities with adaptive refresh tech, enabling stutter-free gaming.
Bowers & Wilkins Announces Partnership with Philips Brand
TP Vision and its Philips brand have announced a new partnership with Bowers & Wilkins. As part of the multi-year exclusive agreement, the companies will work together to make TVs for the European market, combining Philips' expertise in video quality and Bowers & Wilkins' experience in audio technologies
"For far too long, as an industry, we have allowed sound quality to be the poor relation when considering TV performance," said Martijn Smelt, Chief Marketing Officer for TP Vision. "A challenge that has been further exaggerated by the outstanding quality of our OLED sets. So, I'm delighted that we have been able to partner with the World's best audio company Bowers & Wilkins to ensure that in future our Philips High End TV sound will offer a uniquely premium experience."
Under the new partnership, both companies will share internal engineering resources in Europe in order to develop TVs with superior sound quality.
"Our new partnership with TP Vision presents a fantastic opportunity to help redefine the parameters of sound quality & performance on a TV," said Richard Campbell, Chief Revenue Officer for Bowers and Wilkins. "The superb new line of Philips TVs will introduce our well-known audio performance to a new consumer audience who will be able to enjoy first-hand, the incredible experience only we can provide, 'Sound by Bowers and Wilkins'."
Though specific models have not been announced yet, the first products to benefit from the partnership are set to be revealed at the IFA Show in Berlin later this year.
Source: TP Vision
Amazon Brings Alexa to Hotels
Amazon has announced the launch of Alexa for Hospitality, bringing its voice assistant to the hotel industry. As part of the rollout, Marriott International will be among the first hotel companies to offer Alexa at select locations this summer.
"Customers tell us they love how easy it is to get information, enjoy entertainment, and control connected devices by simply asking Alexa, and we want to offer those experiences everywhere customers want them," said Daniel Rausch, Vice President, Amazon. "Alexa for Hospitality makes your hotel stay a little more like being at home and gives hospitality providers new ways to create memorable stays for their guests."
With Alexa for Hospitality, hotels can now offer voice assistant features via an Amazon Echo in their rooms, allowing guests to access services and amenities in a whole new way. Once installed and configured, hotels can enable guests to use Alexa to ask for hotel information like pool hours, request services like housekeeping, call the concierge, control and adjust in-room devices, or play music from services like iHeartRadio and TuneIn. Likewise, the service will also soon support temporary logins enabling guests to link the hotel's Alexa-enabled device to their own Amazon account during their stay in order to access personal music and audiobooks.
"Marriott has a long track record of innovating for our guests, and we're thrilled to be among the first to offer Alexa for Hospitality," said Jennifer Hsieh, Vice President Customer Experience Innovation, Marriott International. "So many of our guests use voice technology in their home, and we want to extend that convenience to their travel experience. Guests of Charlotte Marriott City Center and Marriott Irvine Spectrum will be among the first to experience a curated list of Alexa for Hospitality features. We will be evaluating guest feedback and adoption to inform how we expand the skills, features, and functionality offered through Alexa in our hotels."
The Alexa for Hospitality experience is set to arrive at select properties in Marriott Hotels, Westin Hotels & Resorts, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, Aloft Hotels, and Autograph Collection Hotels later this summer.


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Speaking To Iranian Women In The Street? In Tehran?
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Iran Says Us Sanctions Hinder Entry To Covid
The hijab is a veil worn by Muslim women when interacting with males outside of their quick households. Before the inspiration of the Islamic Republic, women were not required to wear a veil.
Education held an important position in Iranian society, particularly as the nation began a period of modernization under the authority of Reza Shah Pahlavi in the early 20th century when the number of women's colleges began to grow. Formal training for ladies in Iran started in 1907 with the institution of the first major school for women. By mid-century, legal reforms granting women the best to vote and raising the minimal age for marriage provided more opportunities for women to pursue education outdoors the home.
Khomeini believed this to be the most important function women could pursue. Khomeini's belief led to the closing of women's centres, childcare facilities and the abolition of family planning initiatives. Women had been restricted to sure fields of work, corresponding to midwifery and educating.
There are also women in the Iranian police who deal with crimes dedicated by women and children. According to opinion of Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, giving alternative for develop woman's skills in the family and society is respecting to the woman.
Prominent Iranian women who played an important half in the revolution embody Bibi Khatoon Astarabadi, Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh, Mohtaram Eskandari, Sediqeh Dowlatabadi, and Qamar ol-Molouk Vaziri. In 2003, Shirin Ebadi, Iran's first female decide within the Pahlavi period, won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in promoting human rights. Illiteracy among women has been on a decrease since 1970, when it was 54 %, to the yr 2000 when it was 17.30 %. Iranian feminine education went from a forty six % literacy rate, to 83 %. Iran ranked 10th in terms of feminine literacy in the Nineteen Seventies, and nonetheless holds this place right now.
In late November 2018, a group of UN human rights specialists including Javid Rehman U.N. Special rapporteur on human rights in Iran and four different specialists raised issues about Farhad Meysami, who has been on starvation https://yourmailorderbride.com/iranian-women strike since August. With the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini, women's roles have been limited; they have been encouraged to boost large families and have a tendency to household duties.
As of early 2007, nearly 70 % of Iran's science and engineering students are women. During the period of the post-Revolution rule, Iranian women have had extra opportunities in some areas and more restrictions in others. One of the hanging features of the revolution was the large scale participation of girls from traditional backgrounds in demonstrations leading up to the overthrow of the monarchy. The Iranian women who had gained confidence and better schooling underneath the Pahlavi period participated in demonstrations towards Shah to topple the monarchy. The tradition of education for women was established by the point of the revolution in order that even after the revolution, massive numbers of ladies entered civil service and higher schooling, and, in 1996.
Women are banned from singing in Iran as a result of Shia Muslim clerics imagine that "a woman's singing voice may be erotic". Women in Iran have been jailed for "singing in public, or publishing their work on social media". The Islamic Republic in Iran has strict laws about women's clothes and dancing with men in public . In response to protest the Hojabri's arrest, Iranian women have posted movies of themselves dancing. Rights activists mentioned that Hojabri's TV confession was a "forced confession of wrongdoing".
Because the first Pahlavi Shah banned using the hijab, many women decided to show their favor of Khomeini by wearing a chador, thinking this would be one of the simplest ways to point out their support without being vocal. Organizations supportive of the Islamic Revolution, similar to Mujahideen, welcomed women into their organization and gave them essential duties. Khomeini additionally encouraged women to take part within the protest in opposition to the Shah. Iranian women played a major position in the Persian Constitutional Revolution of 1905–11. They participated in large numbers in public affairs, and held necessary positions in journalism and in schools and associations that flourished from 1911 to 1924.
Historic Iran
In 1935, Reza Shah mandated that women ought to now not be veiled in public; due to that, a major variety of women turned isolated of their houses because they felt going outdoors without hijab was equivalent to being naked. Women's dependency grew during this era as a result of they relied on others to run errands. According to Amnesty International women in Iran face "discrimination in legislation and follow in relation to marriage and divorce, inheritance, child custody, nationality and international travel".
By 1999, Iran had a hundred and forty feminine publishers, sufficient to hold an exhibition of books and magazines revealed by women. As of 2005, sixty five % of Iran's college students and forty three % of its salaried workers were women.
After durations of imposed restrictions, women's educational attainment continued its rise through the Islamification of schooling following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, peaking in the years following radical modifications in the curriculum and composition of classrooms. By 1989, women dominated the doorway examinations for school attendance. Since then, several women have held high-ranking posts within the government or parliament. Before and after the 1979 revolution, a number of women were appointed ministers or ambassadors. Farrokhroo Parsa was the primary woman to be appointed Minister of Education in 1968 and Mahnaz Afkhami was appointed Minister for Women's Affairs in 1976.

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Presenting and documenting the 2nd tanganyian cichlid I am keeping as of now in my tanganiyan setup.
The famous Neolamprologus multifasciatus, also known as the world's smallest cichlid.
1. They might lack in size but compensate it fully with their attitude, its like having miniature bulldogs in your aquarium.
2. They dig, dig, dig, dig and again dig They love to dig a lot so give them small granule sand and they will rescape the tank as of their criteria.
beautiful. What do you feed them ?
They may be the smallest but they can get pretty as much aggressive as their bigger cousins!!!
Beautiful fish and nice clicks.
May I ask which cyprichromis you have with the Multies ?
Nice pics. And it is so cool to keep multies since they will keep on breeding.
And will post a FTS.
Thanks Shiv, I feed them NLS,Hikari Bio Gold,Hikari Excel and occasional live food in frozen blood worm/artemia.
Brother, I tried to call you yesterday and sent a PM and SMS to you..


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Squeezed: How independent mortgage banks are dealing with low volumes and overcapacity
While demand is evolving, it is also contracting thanks to an economic bottleneck
October 1, 2018, 12:01 am By Jeremiah Jensen
Consumers want flexibility and capability along with boutique treatment. This is the ethos of modern demand in just about any market imaginable.
It is no different in the mortgage space. According to J.D. Power's 2018 Retail Banking Advice Study, 78% of responders in the survey said they wanted to interact with their banks and receive financial advice from them. At the same time, 58% of responders said they wanted to receive the advice they seek through a mobile or web-based banking application.
Demand demands more than simple digitization. It demands digitization with a personal touch.
At the same time demand is evolving, it is also contracting thanks to an economic bottleneck.
Mortgage Bankers Association Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni points to a strong economy pushing interest rates up as one of the primary reasons for this bottlenecking in mortgage originations.
"We went from a market which was a $2 trillion market in 2016 [to] we estimate it's going to be $1.6 trillion in 2018 with more than a 60% decline in refinance volume," Fratantoni told HousingWire.
According to recent data from Ellie Mae, purchase applications now make up 75% of all mortgages while refinances hover around historic lows, meaning that, so far, Fratantoni and the MBA's prediction is dead-on.
Even though a strong economy is drumming up demand for homes, low supply and abysmal affordability conditions have prevented that demand from coming to fruition or filling the gap refis left behind in their fall from grace.
"The strength of the job market and demand for housing has meant that purchase volume has increased over that time period, but not enough to offset that decline in [refinance] volume," Fratantoni said.
On top of the economic factors, the liberal application of regulation has ballooned the cost of origination such that margins are wasting away right along with volume.
According to MBA data, the cost of origination has roughly doubled in the last decade, such that it now costs more than $8,000 to originate a loan.
"With that, it's become more difficult for lenders to be profitable because, with the decline in volume, you have a lot of lenders chasing each loan. So, revenues are not increasing, and costs are high," Fratantoni said.
"Our profitability numbers have shown a steady decline and in the first quarter of this year we even saw that independent mortgage bankers were on average showing a loss. Only about 60% of them are profitable even with their servicers cut," he added.
During 2018's MBA Secondary Market Conference, Mike Weinbach, CEO at Chase Home Lending, called the market "brutally competitive," and said that a "shakeout" is in order.
The sooner, the better, he says.
On the same panel at MBA Secondary, Stearns Lending CEO David Schneider agreed saying that, "Capacity needs to come out of the system. There has been a lot of growth in independent banks, but they built their business with margins much higher than we see today."
So, what is an independent mortgage bank to do? Many have turned to each other or to larger banks and started furiously shaking hands in search of increased capabilities and greater liquidity.
A recent example of this was when Peakstone's Mortgage Banking Group announced it was working with "a well-capitalized firm looking to acquire mortgage banks with strong origination."
Big names like Amazon and Zillow are also reflecting this trend. These companies are on the prowl for smaller lending operations they can roll into their revenue streams.
Another way IMBs are responding to adverse market conditions, sometimes in conjunction with a merger, is a redesign of their model, one that accounts for the absence of the refi market and puts a premium on customer centricity.
"We are seeing some of the smaller banks that are consolidating especially if they popped up to fill the void," Digital Risk Vice President of Business Development Cassandra Alvis told HousingWire.
"But what we're also seeing is that they are embracing the digital space that's allowing them to look at their model, if you will, in order to determine if they can utilize the digitization like [customer] journey mapping, design thinking, technology, etcetera, to do things better, faster and obviously cheaper," she added.
Alvis says a front-to-back evaluation and revamp of an independent mortgage bank's processes can position it not only to weather this storm, but also to be able to remain competitive in the long game.
"We all were in our fuzzy slippers with the refinance market, but obviously now, that's gone away. So, we're kind of riding back to where we were in the early 2000s with regard to it turning into a purchase market, Alvis said.
"So, a lot of lenders are having to flip their models along with digitization," she added.
The good news is that, by nature, IMBs are a little nimbler than the traditional banks. This has served them well, and will continue to, as they scramble to reposition themselves above the tide.
According to Alvis, these conditions are going to persist. There are cogs in motion in the government-sponsored enterprise realm that may get the mortgage market out of its gridlock, but they will take a while to jar the market out of its low volume rut. That is why Alvis says it is critical that lenders be flexible and creative.
"It may be a while before we're able to come out of that [affordability crisis], but that's why it is so important for lenders, and IMBs [and] the major banks or whatever to be able to offer different products to help with affordability," Alvis said.
If a lender is to survive this dry spell, it needs to be able to find customers where others don't and keep borrowers when others can't.
Until the good times come back, it remains to be seen how far the consolidation in the market will go. Fratantoni says it all depends on the relationship between demand and excess capacity.
"How far do we need to go? Looking at the first quarter of this year, the profitability metrics that we track, the net production levels, for IMBs went negative 8 basis points. On average, that's been about 60 basis points over the last decade or so. I think that could be the indicator of when we're to the appropriate capacity," Fratantoni said.
"Historically, we've had these periods of 18- to 24-month consolidation periods, and I think we're about halfway through that," he added.
Recently, the industry has been showing some signs of life. MBA data reveals that while the first quarter showed that negative 8 bps in profitability, the second quarter surged back 29 bps such that the market is now at 21 bps in pre-tax production profit. This is a far cry from the 60 bps Fratantoni says the market needs to get back to normal, but it is an encouraging sign that the market is correcting itself at a healthy clip.


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Throughout history, women have contributed to sustainable solutions in every aspect of urban life, from culture to ecology, to food security, to human rights. History has proven that in order for societies to be sustainable, gender must be a lens through which all urban and territorial policy-making is considered. Gender-sensitive policies benefit all and unlock transformative potential across the board, altering attitudes, behaviors, and values to generate individual, community, and environmental well-being.
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Gender equality in sustainable development has been recognized by the international community for some time now, and there has been significant progress in recent years. SDG 5, which is a stand-alone target on gender, and the New Urban Agenda, which not only commits to supporting local governments in implementing gender-responsive approaches but also mentions "gender-responsive budgeting, accounting, procurement, reporting, auditing and oversight" are proof of this.
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NedGJean International Inc.
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A Collection of Poems
A Book of Poems
Music Label: NedGJean
All Around The Christmas Tree
My Pocomanian Girl
Mood Swing
Neddy Smith & FRIENDS
Welcome to NedGJean. You are about to experience a brand of music from the past and now brought into the present that will take you into the future [where your imagination has no limits to be creative] with new and exciting products that will make your stop here exciting and enjoyable.
You will never want to go anywhere else especially in today's busy marketplace where there are so many new products and services demanding your attention, but here at NedGJean, you will find music that is guaranteed to match your mood and lifestyle.
NedGJean International Inc. is a company that creates original music as its main product line.
Additionally, A words and music project, a novel, poetry book, a poetry album/cd, more holiday music are in the works for publishing during 2018-19.
The company will also design multimedia products for education/training, instructional design, video and stage production utilizing its music products and subcontractors.
The strength of the company is the specific brand of music it brings to the marketplace.
NedGJean is in a unique position to grant permission to others who desire the use of its music products.
All products are owned outright by NedGJean.
Read more about Neddy Smith, the man behind the music. How he got started with his band Transwave in the eighties with the help of his friends.
MOOD SWING released cd, Dec. 12th 2013 is now in stores worldwide.
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Neddy Smith, with his latest CD released, "Mood Swing," will perform two shows only at Firehouse12, July 11th at 8: 30 PM. and 10 PM.
Neddy Smith is an internationally well-known Bassist, Educator, composer, performer and recording artist. Born in Montego Bay Jamaica, W.I. Neddy fuses his cultural tradition with a new perspective on Jazz. His concerts are interactive, energetic, and informative. His music is fresh and enjoyable from the title track of "Mood Swing" to "There Goes Monk," which is a dedication to one of his early icons of Jazz. Neddy will go into his vocal improvisational style and other tracks from some of his earlier works such as Busting Out and others he has performed but not yet released. To see Neddy in concert is a treat and you'll love all the musicians he has assembled for his Mood Swing concert.
NEDDY SMITH'S ALBUM "TURNAROUND" WORLWIDE RELEASE APRIL 11, 2008
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Contemporary Jazz fusing Latin, Brazilian and Caribbean flavors with the traditions of Jazz standards and World Music.
Neddy Smith has performed all over the world and now makes his home in Connecticut. The Friends accompanying Neddy will be showcasing their talents in either a Duo, Trio, Quartet ensemble etc., with music from Jazz traditions and mostly his original compositions will be included in each performance.
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Plane reaches Seattle after being diverted to Greenland
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A Seattle-bound jetliner that was diverted to Greenland after threatening messages were found at Sea-Tac Airport and a nearby restaurant finally reached its destination Wednesday after experts determined there was no bomb on board.
The general manager for Scandanavian Airlines System in New York, Jorgen Hoe-Knudsen, said the plane took off after it was searched by bomb-sniffing dogs and Danish explosives experts.
The flight finally reached Seattle just about 24 hours late.
Thomas Jaeger, 37, a cellular telecommunications engineer from Germany, walked off the plane wearing a gray-and-black baseball cap that said "Greenland," complete with a polar bear picture.
"People in Europe want to play it very safe rather than risk anything," he said. "There was nobody anxious about missing any business or anything like that."
He termed the Greenland detour a nice sidetrip and said he enjoyed a tour of the mountains.
FBI officials would not discuss the contents of the notes, but said they were bomb threats serious enough to warrant a decision, made collaboratively by the Federal Aviation Administration and the airline, to land the plane in the Danish territory.
"It was simply the prudent action to take," FBI spokesman Ray Lauer said. "Any threat to an airplane in flight has to be taken seriously."
Nothing suspicious was found on the plane, said Laura Brown, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Transportation Department in Washington, D.C.
The 10-hour SAS flight 937 from Copenhagen to Seattle normally arrives at 4:35 p.m. local time. This particular fight, a Boeing 767, had 192 passengers and 14 crew members, the airline said.
Anders Bjorck, an SAS spokesman in Bridgeport, Conn., said the plane landed safely in Greenland and passengers were taken to a nearby hotel, where they were to spend the night. He said the airline planned to fly the passengers to Seattle today.
The plane landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport on the Arctic island, police Vice Superintendent Erik Terp said in a telephone interview from Greenland's capital, Nuuk. Terp said his information indicated that 203 passengers and crew members left the plane.
SAS, the joint national carrier for Denmark, Sweden and Norway, also treated most of the passengers to a free tour of Greenland's icecap, which covers 85 percent of the world's largest island.
Authorities were first alerted to a bomb threat that was found in a bathroom at a Jack in the Box near the airport. Federal agents then found a similarly worded note in the baggage-claim area of the airport, Lauer said.
A manager at the restaurant said yesterday that the threat was scribbled on the bathroom wall in the men's room.
One threat read simply "SAS 937 bomb," Bjorck said. The other was similar "with some obscene words at the end of it," he said. Both were written in English.
Airport spokesman Bob Parker said that the threats were found around midmorning and that the airline quickly decided to have the plane rerouted to Greenland.
Bjorck said the plane had been sealed pending the arrival of Danish military authorities with bomb-sniffing dogs.
Federal agents will investigate the case, Lauer, said. Because the first threat was found in SeaTac, the town surrounding Sea-Tac Airport, King County sheriff's detectives will also be involved.


The aperitif at Enoteca Astorre is a classic event at which you can not miss.
The chef enriches the offer by his proposals: bruschetta, meats, cheese, omelettes, salads, pizza, focaccia.
The barman creates cocktails, from traditional to trendy, fresh crushed, soft drinks, and offers a rich selection of wines, champagne and prosecco.


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Rollover Crash In West Alabama Kills 2 People
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A single-vehicle crash in Greene County claims the lives of two people.
Senior Trooper Reginal King said one of the victims, Plummer Wayne Newton, 55, was at the wheel of a 2004 Nissan Frontier Monday evening around 5:30p, as it left the road and overturned close to six miles north of Boligee. The other victim has been identified as Laquita Elaine Cherry Johnson, 56.
According to AL.com, the details around Monday evening's crash are still under investigation but Senior Trooper Reginal King believes speed was a factor. Both victims were not wearing seatbelts. We will continue to update you on this story as more details become available.
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Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23: 10 Quick Thoughts
By Pete Fiutak December 7, 2019 4:51 pm
By Pete Fiutak | December 7, 2019 4:51 pm CT
10 quick thoughts on Oklahoma's 30-23 Big 12 Championship overtime win over Baylor.
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 OT
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10. It wasn't always beautiful, it was ragged at times, and it looked like it was on the edge of imploding at various parts, but no one will remember that. Baylor put on a fantastic performance to stay alive and force overtime, Oklahoma did a fantastic job of clamping down when it absolutely had to, and this turned out to be exactly what you want in a conference championship game. These things might be gimmicks, and this matchup was done already in Waco, but it was a whole lot of fun.
9. That's almost it for these two head coaches, right? Lincoln Riley and Matt Rhule are destined for the NFL, with both of them looking like they could fit right in at the friendly confines of AT&T Stadium. This was an elite coaching matchup in an elite championship game.
8. Baylor was badly outplayed, was way undermanned talent and depth-wise, and yet it still came within an overtime of probably going to the College Football Playoff. Even with the two massive disappointments against Oklahoma, it was a special season and a special performance in the Big 12 Championship.
Instant classic.
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7. Baylor had just three really big pass plays, and that was it. The offense finished with just eight first downs, 265 yards of total offense, and three quarterbacks getting their shot. Outside of a 81-yard touchdown from Trestan Ebner, a 78-yard catch from Chris Platt, and a 33-yard touchdown catch from Tyquan Thornton, Baylor only managed 70 yards of total offense. Even with the close battle and the overtime drama …
6. The Sooner defense had a strong game. It might have allowed too many big plays, and the team struggled to put the game away, but the group lived behind the line. Kenneth Murray led the way with ten tackles with a sack and three tackles for loss, and the team finished with six sacks and 15 tackles for loss. It bothered the Baylor quarterbacks all game long.
5. Really, Baylor training staff? Charlie Brewer bounced his head off of the turf, stumbled and wobbled off the field, reportedly said, "I'm fine," goes back in, and it took the official to go to the sideline and point out that the BU starting quarterback was very much not fine. And then Brewer was out for the rest of the game. That was an awful look.
4. Gerry Bohanon came in for Brewer and only completed 4-of-15 passes, but he connected on a touchdown throw and helped keep the Bears in the game. Jacob Zeno stepped in and only hit two of his six throws, but he looked cool and calm with the two very, very big pass plays to help force overtime. The OU D turned things up a few notches in overtime, but Zeno showed why he's soon going to be a big deal.
3. And there's CeeDee Lamb. It's been weeks since he did much of anything, and he wanted the ball more. Eight catches, 173 yards – he made the impact he needed to. However, 71 of those yards came early on, and then the Baylor secondary clamped down. There were a whole slew of midrange pass plays, but there weren't any huge ones outside of Lamb's
2. Four massive conference championship games, four wins, four College Football Playoffs (maybe). Jalen Hurts has cemented his place among the greatest college quarterbacks to ever do this, even if he did have a few issues against the Bears. He wasn't perfect, but he completed 17-of-24 passes for 287 yards and a touchdown with a pick, and he ran 23 times or 38 yards … and he came through in overtime.
1. Oklahoma did it again. It was pushed, it showed the toughness needed to fight thorough in the clutch, and it came up with the defensive stops that weren't there last season. Is this really the fourth-best team in college football?
At the very least, it finished 12-1 for the third straight season, won its fifth-straight Big 12 championship, and it put itself in a position for a third -straight trip to the College Football Playoff and the fourth time in the last five years.
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Orthodox Jews in New York might eventually be able to celebrate the high holidays – actually high – under doctors' orders.
With collaboration from a Colorado drug firm and a Jewish group that offers kosher certification, cannabis could be available to Orthodox Jews in the Empire State by next year. The group, the Orthodox Union, could offer certification to start selling legal, edible marijuana with a kosher stamp of approval, The Jewish Daily Forward reported on Monday.
The marijuana plant itself doesn't need to be classified as kosher; but for patients to ingest marijuana in food, drinks, or capsules it must be blessed.
Many Orthodox rabbis have accepted the use of marijuana for medical treatment because of health reasons. But most of the Jewish leaders continue to feel strongly about continuing to prohibit the drug for recreational use.
The planning in New York comes as states experiment with the regulation of the drug. Almost half of the United States allows medical marijuana, and a handful recreational marijuana. Marijuana use technically is still a crime under federal law.
More than a year has passed since Colorado became the first state in the country to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. Since then, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and the District of Columbia have made moves to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Other states have passed medical marijuana laws that permit limited use of the drug. Just this week, Alaska became the third state to allow recreational use. Legal pot has become big business, with nationwide sales topping $2.6 billion last year. Colorado is now home to more than 500 pot stores.
Israel, where the Jewish people have maintained both physical and religious ties, is a world leader in medical marijuana, with more than 11,000 people licensed to receive the drug in medicinal form, according to the Daily Forward. There, patients already can buy kosher-certified products.
Medical marijuana will go on sale next year in New York.
A new study published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports found that marijuana is more than 100 times safer than alcohol. Among other drugs like heroin and cocaine, cannabis was the only one studied that posed a low mortality risk to users.


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2023 Grade 9 Selection List High/Secondary Schools
The Grade 9 selection is based on the student's internal marks (school-based) and external marks (Grade 8 examination marks). Grade 8 Students must do well in both internal and external assessments for their names to appear on the 2023 Grade 9 Selection List.
Grade 9 Selection List Key Info
Grade 9 selections
Done in the provinces
Who does the selections? Provincial Education officers, Selection Committee in collaboration with head teachers How to Check Grade 10 & 12 Exam results
How can parents find out? Check the provincial education office notice board Grade 11 Selection Info for parents and students.
Provincial Contacts PES, Guidance Officers, Inspectors, Chairman of Grade 9 selection committee PNG Schools Data
Grade 8 Examination Certificate An important Award, must be awarded to every Grade 9 student. Grade 8 Selection for Grade 9
It is important to understand that, though the Grade 8 examination is set by the National Department of Education in Port Moresby, the Grade 8 examinations and Grade 9 selection is decentralised to the provinces in the country. Hence, the running of the exam and selecting students to Grade 9 is done in the provinces, by the provincial education board, in collaboration with heads of Primary Schools.
You can also check out the latest info on Grade 11 Selection here.
2023 Grade 9 Selections List & Provincial Education Board
The education officers, in collaboration with headteachers and Grade 8 teachers, in the provinces are in charge of:
exam security,
conducting and marking the exams,
quality-checking the Grade 8 exam results,
selecting students to Grade 9, and
reporting to the Education Department.
Provincial Examination Supervisor (Grade 8 PES)
The key person in the province responsible for the smooth flow of the Grade 8 examinations is the Provincial Examination Supervisor (PES). The Grade 8 PES is a national education officer, among the other national officers like the Inspectors and Guidance Officers who are based in the provinces.
The PES liaises with the Measurement Services Division on matters pertaining to
students' school data,
conducting exams,
reporting on exams and
gives feedback on exam-related issues.
Grade 8 Examinations in Primary Schools
The following examinations are taken by Grade 8 students at the end of Primary School:
Combined Subjects
Each subject is out of 50 marks. Check out the collection of Grade 8 mathematics examination papers here.
Grade 8 Certificate of Basic Education Examination (CoBEE)
Every Grade 9 student in the country should have a Certificate of Basic Education Examination (CoBEE). Many provinces have failed to issue the CoBEE. If you are a parent/student from one of these provinces, demand that your children get the certificate. It is an important achievement.
Some people thought that CoBEE was not necessary because of its limited uses. However, wouldn't it be right for the Grade 8 students to celebrate 8 years of Primary School education with an award?
Like the other certificates of merit, the Grade 8 certificate marks a milestone in a child's education journey. Each province, and provincial education board in the country, should prioritise this award and issue the certificate to Grade 8 school leavers.
Grade 9 Selection List for Secondary Schools 2023
Potential Grade 9 students can check their Grade 8 exam results at the provincial education office. Usually, the PES and Headteachers have access to the final results.
Parents should go through the schools/headteachers if they want to address any exam-related queries. The schools will raise their concern with PES and get an answer for them.
As mentioned earlier, PES is the key person in the province. He is the 'glue' that binds the Grade 8 exam results and Grade 9 selection – the go-to person – in the provinces.
New Grade 9 Students' Placement for 2023
In some instances, many secondary schools and high schools have feeder schools. The system allows for Grade 8 students to transition to Grade 9. Such transition (the Grade 8 to Grade 9 transition) makes it easier for parents to find out if their children have continued to Grade 9, or not.
Some top high and secondary school principals prefer the best Grade 8 students in the province. If you know that your child does well in the Grade 8 examination (and is not selected for the local high school), check with the top secondary schools in the province. The schools may have picked him/her.
Parents and citizens in NCD, Central, Morobe and other main centres will have difficulty finding out their children's Grade 9 placement for 2023. The best place to check is the provincial education office. Ask for the Grade 8 PES or the chairperson of the Provincial Grade 9 Selection Committee and speak to them calmly. They will help you.
This article was first published on our blog here: Grade 9 selection list 2023 information for parents and students
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Yankees Walk Their Way to Victory in Dramatic Fashion
By The Wildcard
Published May 23, 2019 at 12:56pm
Mychal Givens walked Aaron Hicks with the bases loaded to force in the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
Clint Frazier and Luke Voit homered for the Yankees, who went deep 13 times during the series.
New York has hit 35 home runs in going 10-2 against the Orioles, outscoring Baltimore 86-50.
Down 4-1 in the eighth, the Orioles mounted a surprising comeback. Two walks and an RBI single by Trey Mancini brought in Tommy Kahnle (2-0) from the bullpen, and Renato Nunez tied it with a three-run drive.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone wrote out a starting lineup without Gleyber Torres and Gary Sanchez, who have combined to hit 19 home runs against the Orioles this season.
Boone cited the quick turnaround from Wednesday night's game as the chief reason to rest his "studs," but he called upon them in the ninth after Givens (0-2) struck out the first two batters.
Torres drew a walk and Sanchez singled before Givens walked D.J. LeMahieu to load the bases. After going 3-0 on Hicks, Givens got two strikes before missing badly outside.
Zack Britton worked the ninth for his second save.
Baltimore has lost six straight. The Orioles own the worst record in the majors (15-35) and worst record at home (6-19).
Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka gave up one run and five hits in six innings.
Coming off a start against Tampa Bay in which he took a line drive off the shin, Tanaka was hit by a comebacker off the bat of Rio Ruiz in the second. It was unclear if he was struck in the glove, wrist or chest, but Tanaka quickly picked up the ball and threw wildly to first, setting up a run.
The Yankees were far more concerned about his health than the run. Fortunately, the right-hander needed only a few practice throws before resuming his command of the rebuilding Orioles.
A solo shot by Frazier in the fifth inning evened the score, and Gio Urshela chased Orioles starter Dylan Bundy with a two-run single in the sixth.
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Yankees: LHP C.C. Sabathia was placed on the 10-day IL with right knee inflammation. Boone hopes treatment and rest will solve the issue and cost the pitcher just one start. … RHP Dellin Betances (shoulder) threw 120 feet from flat ground before the game. … SS Troy Tulowitzki (calf), sidelined since April 3, is gearing up for game action, and Boone said he will likely know where and when that should be by this weekend. … SS Didi Gregorius (elbow) was set to play the field in extended spring training Thursday, a step up in his recovery after being a designated hitter Wednesday.
Yankees: Having won six straight series, New York takes aim at the Kansas City Royals in a three-game set that begins Friday with the Yankees' starting pitcher yet to be named.
Orioles: John Means (5-4, 2.68 ERA) helps Baltimore launch interleague play with a matchup in Colorado on Friday night.
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by Marco Berlinguer
First published in Pubblico, October 20, 2012
translated and republished by Revolting Europe, October 23, 2012
The mission that Emiliano Brancaccio – the brilliant Neapolitan economist – has given himself seems difficult. None other than breaking a taboo that has been created around the doctrine of free trade. His thesis is that with the crisis of capitalist globalization, new forms of protectionism and political control are growing. And that that doctrine is in crisis and has become obsolete. And it is time that the Left takes note, if it wants to prevent proposals for a restriction on the movement of capital and goods that are meeting increasing support everywhere, even in Italy, from being monopolised by populist and nationalist forces.
Is protectionism coming back into fashion?
The European Commission registered 534 new protectionist measures between 2008 and 2012. Not only Argentina, but also giants such as China, India, Brazil and the United States have introduced restrictions. Russia has introduced 80 new protectionist measures, which says a lot about how they plan to manage their recent accession to the WTO, the World Trade Organization. The only power that still resists the temptation to introduce controls on movements of capital and goods is precisely the European Union. Driving the EU position are the interests of the strongest country, Germany, which derives great benefits from free trade. However, as the crisis progresses, in Europe and in Italy the consensus to increase trade control measures, limits on foreign acquisitions and the restoration of national monetary sovereignty grows. It is an illusion to think of countering this wave with the usual empty European rhetoric.
It is true, there is no shortage of examples of protectionist noises. Even [Fiat CEO] Marchionne, as president of the European Automobile Manufacturers, criticized the indiscriminate opening up to automotive products made in Asia.
Not only that, Marchionne has also asked the European Commission to manage the cuts to production capacity by European car manufacturers, so as to leave market shares unchanged: a genuine piece of public planning of European output. It's a sensible position, but it reveals a contradiction, however, since at the same time Marchionne demands full freedoms to transfer capital abroad and demands that Fiat workers totally submit to the laws of the market. It is yet another symptom of the crisis of neo-liberalism and its ideology: on the one hand seeking to justify massive public aid to private capital, and on the other hand continuing to demand a free hand in battles with the workers.
And the Left, you argue, stands out for its silence.
For too many years it has been conditioned by neo-liberal ideology, the idea that capitalist globalization was inevitable and an ultimately beneficial thing. When Fiat, or the top management of Alcoa or the [steel magnate] Riva family – which received various forms of state support – have threatened to leave Italy and invest abroad, Berlusconi and Monti gave them a hand, arguing that a private company must be left free to move wherever they please. And I haven't noticed the Left raise many criticisms of this indiscriminate freedom of movement of capital. Or, when we discover that plants producing aluminium and coal in Sardinia are inefficient because they are also largely under-utilized, I did not hear from the Left any proposals to reduce the large imports of these products from China and Germany. Leaving these issues purely to the national populist movements is a grave error.
Many say that protectionism causes economic damage, dangerous nationalism and even wars.
It is a belief that is as widespread as it it is unfounded. The Nobel Prize Winner for Economics Paul Samuelson, who was not a protectionist, explained that in the presence of unemployment, free trade creates problems, not benefits. And Harvard economist Dani Rodrik reminds us that in the fifties and sixties there were a number of controls on movements of capital and goods, yet the development, employment and income distribution were much better than today, because those controls allowed individual states to pursue domestic objectives, employment and distribution. It could also recall that the maximum liberalization of international capital movements was reached just before the First World War. And so it is unconditional free trade, especially in times of serious economic crisis, which risks feeding the worst nationalist instincts.
You also argue that a'neo-protectionist' threat by the countries of Southern Europe could help save European unity. It seems a paradox. Can you explain this?
Europe will only find internal cohesion if it puts a stop to the downward wage competition and starts an 'internal engine' of economic and social development. Currently, however, we are moving in the opposite direction. Germany has imposed on the peripheral countries of the euro zone a recipe for depression, unemployment and business failure. The European Central Bank itself follows this line. It is ready to defend the peripheral countries from speculation only on condition that they further compress public spending and the cost of labour and are prepared to sell national capital, including banks. This violent German-led restructuring is turning vast areas of southern Europe into industrial deserts that become reservoirs of cheap labour for the stronger areas. Dominant interest groups in Germany know that these processes could trigger tensions that may lead countries to abandon the euro, but this possibility does not bother them. The Germans' only real fear is that the end of the single currency may also signal the end of the single European market, which underpins their hegemony: that is, they fear that the countries of the South will introduce limits on the free movement of capital and goods in Europe. France has been discussing similar options for time, but the socialist government seems unwilling to make an open protectionist threat. In Italy, to avoid temptation, we even placed an irreducible free trader at the top of government. But as the crisis progresses, the chickens will come home to roost. If the Left insists in its uncritical stance on free trade it will be dissolved by forces completely foreign to the traditions of the labour movement.


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Here you go: a box full of seasonal products straight from the countryside, out of your neighbourhood and delivered to your kitchen table. Winning!
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Getting an appetite? Us too. Just write the name of 3 of De Krat's suppliers in a tasty message and send it to hello[AT]strawberryearth.com.
Around 13 May 2013 we'll announce which lucky winner gets a visit from the countryside. No worries: we'll ask the farmer to wipe his boots first.
Want to read more or get yourself a non-committal trial? Go to the website of De Krat.
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In our new series featuring the design and technical aspects of our wireless earphones, headphones, and speaker, we speak with members of our product team to learn more about what goes into the engineering of our premium audio products.
Kevin Kafesu for M&D Selects
Kevin Kafesu is the online men's buyer at Norse Projects, the go-to shopping stop in Copenhagen for the best in menswear and lifestyle.
In our new series featuring the design and technical aspects of our headphones, earphones, and speaker, we speak with members of our product team to learn more about what goes into the engineering of our premium audio products.
It's that time of year again. In addition to all the present exchanging, house decorating, and spiked eggnog drinking, it's very possible you and your loved ones will be doing some air travel.
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On a cool, sunny November morning, we headed down to Charlie Bird, the 60-seat casual Italian restaurant in SoHo known for its extensive wine list and curated hip-hop music, for a Friendsgiving with the restaurant's chef and co-founder Ryan Hardy, whose other restaurants include Pasquale Jones in Nolita and Legacy Records in Hudson Yards, opening up in January.
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MarketResearch.biz delivers in-depth insights on the global fire protection materials market in its upcoming report titled, "Global Fire Protection Materials Market Trends, Applications, Analysis, Growth, and Forecast: 2018 to 2027". The global fire protection materials market is estimated to register a CAGR of X.X% in terms of value during forecast period 2018–2027. The report offers in-depth insights, revenue details, and other vital information regarding the target market, and the various trends, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and threats till 2027. The report offers insightful and detailed information regarding the various key players operating in the market, their financials, supply chain trends, technological innovations, key developments, apart from future strategies, acquisitions & mergers, and market footprint. The global fire protection materials market report has been segmented on the basis of type, application, and region.
Fire protection materials are employed to withstand or resist fire. Fire protection materials are utilized to diminish effects of devastating fire by minimizing harm caused to a human body or to building structure. These fire protection materials can be segmented into active or passive fire protection materials. These active fire protection materials require action or motion for its operation such as fire extinguishers used by firefighters. Passive fire protection materials are installed in buildings such as floors, fire resistant walls, and fire doors.
Increasing demand for advanced fire safety standards in commercial and residential buildings sector is a major factor expected to drive growth of the market. Increasing adoption of passive fire protection materials in residential buildings by regional governments is expected to drive growth of this market over the next five years. Growing usage of passive fire protection products in oil & gas industry to avert structural damage in explosive fire accidents is also expected to propel the market growth in next eight years. In addition, a surge in demand for fire protection products that can give protection for more extended period is expected to show positive impact on demand for passive fire protection materials over the forecast period.
Fluctuating raw material prices is major factor expected to hamper growth of the global fire protection materials market. However, growing demand for superior fire protective materials in developing countries, owing to stringent regulations implemented by governments agencies such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to safeguard human health and environment is expected to generate various opportunities for players operating in the market during the next ten years.
North America fire protection materials market is projected to account for major share in terms of revenue in 2017, and is projected to continue its dominance during the forecast period, owing to increasing expenditure by regional governments on overall infrastructural security and increasing adoption of fire protection materials in industrial, residential, and commercial construction sectors. Asia Pacific global fire protection materials market is projected to witness fastest growth in terms of revenue between 2017 – 2026. Increasing demand from several industries, such as construction, automotive, manufacturing, and warehousing industries, particularly in India and China is expected to further propel the global fire protection materials market growth in this region.
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Montana Supreme Court Ignores Citizens United. Will the U.S. Supreme Court Set It Straight?
Damon Root | 2.10.2012 3:14 PM
Last December the Montana Supreme Court decided to ignore the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. F.E.C. and instead allow Montana's 99-year-old ban on corporate spending in political campaigns to remain on the books. It's not everyday that you see a state court dodging applicable Supreme Court precedent with such gusto, so it comes as no surprise that the losing side in that decision has now asked the Supreme Court to step in and set things straight. As Lyle Denniston reports at SCOTUSblog:
The application and motion were filed with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who is the Circuit Justice for the part of the country that includes Montana — the Ninth Circuit. It will be up to Kennedy to decide whether to act alone on the controversy, or to share it with his eight colleagues.
The Montana law at issue — the Corrupt Practices Act enacted by the states' voters in 1912 — was interpreted by the state court as a flat ban on independent spending of corporations' internal funds to support or oppose specific candidates for state office (independnet in the sense that the financial effort was not coordinated with a candidate). The measure thus was nearly identical to the ban in federal law that was struck down by the Citizens United ruling….
In suggesting that the full Court reach out and overturn the state decision without delay, the new filing argued that the state court's "refusal to follow Citizens United" is such an obvious, blatant disregard of its duty to follow this Court's decision that summary reversal is proper."
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Vito Schnabel launches St Moritz Gallery space in time for holidays
Rose Bertoli, Wallpaper Magazine
Located in St. Moritz, Switzerland, American curator and art dealer Vito Schnabel has launched his first permanent gallery with the works of Urs Fischer and Sterling Ruby, pictured. Photography: ©fotoSwiss.com/cattaneo
American curator and art dealer Vito Schnabel has just unveiled his new gallery space in St. Moritz, in time for the winter holidays. Located in gallerist Bruno Bischofberger's former art space in the city, the eponymous venture is Schnabel's first permanent gallery, and a space where the curator will be able to continue and expand his passionate support of contemporary artists.
'Bruno's incredible eye, as well as the manner in which he operates his gallery working closely with artists and incorporating their works into his own collection, has always been inspiring to me,' says Schnabel, who has worked with Bischofberger in the past. 'I am honoured that he is giving me this opportunity.'
To debut this new project, Schnabel will present Urs Fischer's Bruno & Yoyo, the artist's first solo show in Switzerland since 2008. On display until the end of January, the exhibition includes new works by Fischer including a large wax sculpture of Bischofberger and his wife Yoyo. Over the course of the show the statues will burn like giant candles and melt into a pair of baroque chairs; a tribute to Bischofberger's collection. This installation will be a fitting way to pass the baton between the former occupant of the gallery and its new holder, Schnabel.
The gallery will also present an off-site installation of Sterling Ruby's legendary STOVES, which will be installed in St Moritz's Hotel Kulm until the end of March. Both shows are a true testament of Schnabel's commitment to the city, offering both a rich art programme at the gallery as well as a more dynamic art conversation throughout the town.


Research shows that aerobic exercise can modestly boost your HDL ("good") cholesterol numbers and that weight training can lower your risk of heart disease. Live a longer and healthier life by combining cardio workouts with this six-move strength-training circuit.
Assume the plank position with hands shoulder-width apart and arms fully extended. Slowly lower yourself until your chest is one inch off the ground and your elbows form a 90-degree angle. Push through your palms as if trying to push the floor away from you, until you are back in the starting position.
Duration: 3 sets of 15 reps. Rest for 30 seconds.
Begin with your feet shoulder-width apart, torso tall, and your arms hanging straight down by your sides with a dumbbell in each hand. Take a slow, controlled step backward with your right foot and lower your right knee until your left thigh becomes parallel to the floor, making sure that your left knee is directly over your ankle. After reaching the bottom, push through your left heel and return to the starting position. Alternate legs.
Duration: 2 sets of 15 reps on each leg. Rest for 30 seconds.
Begin by placing your right knee and right hand on a bench. Be sure to keep your back straight and parallel to the ground. Hold a dumbbell in your left hand, with the arm fully extended. Pull the weight up towards the rib cage until the forearm is parallel to the ground, pause for one second, then slowly lower the weight using control.
Duration: 2 sets of 15 reps on each arm. Rest for 30 seconds.
Stand with your feet hip-width apart, hands holding dumbbells at your sides. Take a big step back diagonally with your left leg, crossing it behind your right. Bend your knees (lowering your left knee to approximately one inch off the ground), and lower your hips until your right thigh is about parallel to the floor. Keep your torso upright and your hips and shoulders as square as possible. Push through your right heel as you return to the starting position, ensuring you squeeze your right glute as you rise back to the starting position.
Duration: 3 sets of 15 reps on each leg. Rest for 30 seconds.
Sit on a stability ball and place your legs shoulder-width apart on the floor. Walk your feet out as you roll yourself down, until the lower part of your back is on the ball. Be sure to keep your hips underneath you, tucking your tailbone toward your ribcage the entire time. With your elbows wide and your chin off your chest, draw in your navel and lift the upper part of your back off the stability ball (like a floor crunch). Slowly lower yourself back onto the ball. Be sure to control any movement with the stability ball. Focus on proper breathing: exhale through your mouth as you come up and inhale through your nose as you return to the starting position.
Lie on your left side and prop your body up on your left forearm. Raise your hips until your body forms a straight line from ankles to shoulders, stacking your feet on top of each other.
Duration: 3 sets of a 30-second hold on each side.


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Teen pleads not guilty in death of 2-year-old
Louise Oleson
The cause of death was determined to be blunt-force trauma to the head, and the girl had numorous other injuries that suggested possible gross sexual imposition, as well, according to court documents.
James Alberts Jr., 17, of St. Michael, N.D., pleaded not guilty to the charge of AA felony murder June 25 in Northeast District court.
Alberts is charged with the Jan. 5, 2006, murder of 21-month-old Katrina Ann Rardon.
At the time, according to the official warrant for his arrest, Alberts was living with the child's mother. At 11 a.m. that day, she left Katrina in Alberts' care for a few minutes to go to McDonald's. When she left, the toddler was awake and in a healthy condition.
When she returned her child was dead.
After court-ordered psychological evaluation of Alberts in April, the case was moved to adult court.
In court, Judge Donovan Foughty asked Alberts' attorneys, William Hartl and Coral Mahler, if their client wanted a preliminary hearing. Mahler related her client's wishes to waive the preliminary hearing, so the court proceeded to arraignment.
Alberts spoke to the judge saying he wanted to waive the formal reading of the charges against him.
Foughty explained the maximum and minimum mandatory sentence facing Alberts if he is found guilty. He also explained Alberts' rights to a trial by a jury of his peers and to confront witnesses against him.
A trial date was not immediately set. The judge requested that all evidence against Alberts be made available to the defense. Once that is done, they would schedule the jury trial.
State's Attorney Lonnie Olson said the trial would take place some time around December.
The murder charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
Alberts is being held in the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center on a $500,000 bond.
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A Safety Seal of Approval
Christine Grahl
MICCS certification is reinforcing an Indianapolis firm's efforts to protect its workers and reduce costs.
Schneider employees have had minimal safety-related incidents over the years despite working in numerous active construction sites and hazardous areas.
For most survey crews, safe work practices such as carrying relevant material safety data sheets (MSDS), wearing hard hats and reflective safety vests, avoiding insect and snake bites, and protecting themselves from exposure to the elements are just common sense. Or are they?
According to Gary Kent, PLS, who is involved with surveyor training, consulting, coaching, mentoring, client account management and project management for The Schneider Corp. in Indianapolis, no one should make any assumptions when it comes to safety.
Survey crews at Schneider undergo first aid and CPR training as part of their safety education.
"I've given safety presentations at conferences where surveyors in the audience didn't even know what an MSDS was, and that's disappointing," he says. "Business owners have a moral responsibility to provide a safe work environment for their employees, and that means implementing an appropriate safety program with adequate training."
Safety has always been a key part of Schneider's corporate culture. The surveying, engineering and GIS firm prides itself on its safety record and its approach to protecting the well-being of its employees. But the company's formal safety program didn't start taking shape until seven years ago, when two of its largest clients in the construction field began increasing their safety requirements.
"It got to be a significant amount of work to keep up with what they were asking--such as developing a separate safety plan for every different project when we might have six projects going on at once," Kent explains. "So we hired a person to develop our safety program."
Under the guidance of the safety manager, Schneider invested substantial resources to develop a comprehensive approach that encompassed training, standardized safety practices, a warning and discipline system for multiple violations, and unannounced site visits to ensure that safety policies were being followed in the field. The firm's efforts went a long way toward helping the company secure bids with demanding contractors as well as reducing the number of injuries sustained by employees.
Schneider's owners and managers viewed the program as a win-win from both an employee protection and business perspective. So when an increasing number of construction firms in the Indianapolis region began participating in the Metropolitan Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) certification program, it just made sense for Schneider to follow suit. In 2005, Schneider became the first engineering and surveying firm to gain certification by the nonprofit safety organization, and in June 2008, the company passed the three-year audit required to remain MICCS certified.
"Had we not already been so rigorous in our safety efforts, the MICCS certification would have been a huge ordeal," Kent says. "But because we had a good safety program in place, the certification really just fit in with many of the things we were doing already."
Stringent Safety Standards
Formed in 1996 by several large construction firms in Indianapolis, MICCS is dedicated to achieving zero injuries on construction jobsites by promoting the adoption of stringent safety-related industry standards. Its members--as "participating," "qualified" or "MICCS certified" contractors--include construction companies, users of construction services (owners), design professionals, and construction-related organizations and companies.
Any firm in the Indianapolis region that is interested in improving its safety performance can be a participating member of MICCS. To progress to qualified status, companies must have an experience modification rate (EMR) less than or equal to the national EMR contractor average of 1.00. (The EMR is a workers' compensation insurance safety performance factor based on three years of loss [injury] experience compared to similar businesses of a similar size.) They must also have a three-year total recordable incident rate (TRIR) and a three-year Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART) score equal to or less than the national average.
Certification under MICCS is an extremely rigorous process that currently requires an EMR equal to or less than 0.9, a three-year TRIR and DART score equal to or less than 80 percent of the national average, and a comprehensive safety program review score (SPRS) greater than 75. (The SPRS is an online document that must be completed by the firm applying for certification. It provides detailed information about where in the company's safety program or other document specific program information can be found, and it can take more than 40 hours to complete.) As the final step, a firm must also pass a third-party home office audit to become MICCS certified (see Figure 1, p. 32).
Figure 1. Certification under MICCS is an extremely rigorous process that requires a safety audit and compliance with multiple safety requirements.
Many of MICCS's standards are more stringent than the rules and regulations implemented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Few firms are able to progress to the certified level. But those that are able to achieve certification reap significant benefits. Becoming a "MICCS-certified company" means that a company's safety performance is among the top 20 percent of construction companies in the nation, which makes those firms more likely to be selected in bids where high safety standards are paramount. It also streamlines the prequalification process for many projects: Instead of owners hiring safety professionals to pore over each contractor's safety statistics and programs, they can instead view validated safety statistics and information in mere seconds on exhaustive audits MICCS conducts on each participating company. For surveying and engineering firms, this simplification substantially reduces the amount of documentation required.
"Having MICCS certification is like having a Good Housekeeping Seal on a product," says Jack Wolfe, recruiting and safety specialist for Schneider. "It tells subcontractors that the prequalification doesn't have to be that in-depth−we're already going above and beyond what any project requires for safety qualifications."
The honor of being MICCS certified is reserved for those companies whose safety records and programs are extraordinary, and MICCS raises the bar every year in its efforts to reduce jobsite injuries to zero. But as MICCS notes on its Web site, "This critical goal can only be achieved by pushing us harder and harder to change the culture of our industry from believing that 'accidents will happen' to 'accidents are unacceptable.'"
Safe work practices such as carrying relevant material safety data sheets (MSDS) and wearing reflective safety vests are paramount at Schneider.
Putting Safety into Practice
As an MICCS-certified partner, Schneider puts a substantial emphasis on safety training and awareness. All new employees in every area of the company must participate in an orientation, which includes a safety overview. Every employee must sign a form stating that he or she has received and reviewed the company's comprehensive safety manual, which is updated and reissued every year. Many of Schneider's employees have completed OSHA's 10-hour safety training, and the company's goal is to have all of its employees complete the training in the next few years. Monthly corporate newsletters and weekly e-mails regularly highlight safety topics. Additionally, all survey crews must attend a weekly safety toolbox meeting to discuss issues such as road safety, weather awareness, first aid and CPR, and other relevant topics. Violations of safety policies incur verbal and written warnings and, if necessary, disciplinary action. Personal responsibility is paramount. "The company is doing everything it can on a corporate level to keep our employees safe. But ultimately, safety is every individual's responsibility," Wolfe says.
Implementing such a comprehensive program hasn't been easy or cheap; besides the MICCS fees (which range from $400 to $600 per year, depending on participation level and membership status), Schneider has invested thousands of dollars into its safety program over the years. But Kent and Wolfe say that the payback has been substantial. As an increasing number of construction firms in the Indianapolis region have begun to focus heavily on safety, Schneider has remained well positioned to win bids on new projects. The company's certification status allows it to use the MICCS logo on employee hats, T-shirts and other items, which has been a positive marketing tool. The firm has reduced its costs by streamlining its prequalification process for many project bids, and maintaining a low EMR (well below the 0.9 MICCS standard) has allowed Schneider to keep its workmen's compensation and health insurance costs in check.
Most importantly, while Schneider has grown significantly in the years since it first implemented the program, its employees have had minimal safety-related incidents--despite working in numerous active construction sites and other hazardous areas. For Schneider, this benefit is paramount. "We're certainly interested in doing what we can to reduce our costs," Kent says. "But our people, our employees, come first."
"An accident is a random act that happens to someone who's put at risk," Wolfe adds. "We're asking our employees to put themselves at risk every day when they go out on the jobsite, whether that's getting behind the wheel of a truck and driving out to the site or actually working on a construction site. So we have to provide them with the appropriate training and protective equipment to minimize their risk."
A "safety celebration" held at Schneider's corporate office in Indianapolis in June 2007 provided a fun way to promote safety among the firm's employees.
A Positive Safety Paradigm
MICCS is a unique organization. To date, no other region in the United States has a similar safety certification program driven by the construction industry. But Kent believes it's only a matter of time. "I would be very surprised if this idea doesn't catch on. I suspect that similar organizations will be formed in other areas as companies see the success of this program in reducing injuries and fatalities," he says.
If that happens, many surveying, engineering and construction firms will need to redouble their safety efforts. "If you're not proactive in understanding and implementing all the safety requirements, then you'll likely have to spend a considerable amount of time and money to qualify for future projects," Kent says.
Ultimately, however, Kent and Wolfe believe that the MICCS certification--or any formal safety certification--is just a label.
"It all boils down to how serious you're going to be when it comes to safety," Kent says. "Having the MICCS certification is nice, but before we were even MICCS certified, we were still following many of the same practices. The MICCS certification is just a stamp of approval. Even if we didn't have that certification, I don't think it would change how we run our program and how concerned we are about employee safety. As an employer, it's our responsibility to provide a safe workplace for our employees. Any company of any size should have the same attitude."
For more information, visit www.miccs.org, miccscertification.org, www.schneidercorp.com or www.osha.gov.
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Ishmael goes to the coast guard lighthouse that keeps the local weather records, especially in terms of the tides and sea weather. Ishmael says he is doing a story on the storm and wants to take a look at old records to see if there has ever been such a severe storm. A radioman arrives with lanterns and shows Ishmael the records in shorthand of all the ship transmissions to the lighthouse. He finds records for the night of Carl's death, September 15, a night of fog. A ship called the Corona had radioed the lighthouse for assistance. This large freighter had gone through the Ship Channel where Carl was fishing at 1:42, five minutes before his watch stopped when he drowned. The wake of the ship was big enough to knock Carl overboard. Ishmael takes the records and puts them in his pocket without anyone seeing him do it.
There is a flashback to Ishmael's memories after the war. When he sees Hatsue in a grocery store, she expresses sorrow for his lost arm, and he blurts out in bitterness that the Japs did it. Another time he begs her for an embrace, and she says he has to let go of her because she is married now. The war and loss of Hatsue have left Ishmael a bitter and lonely man. He is unable to go on with his life. This is necessary information in order to understand what Ishmael does with the lighthouse records that would obviously show Carl Heine was not murdered. The radioman who wrote down the information was transferred, so Ishmael is the only one with this information proving the innocence of Kabuo.
Ishmael's mother has the woodstove in the kitchen going when he arrives with kerosene and food. His mother has adjusted to being a widow, is involved with the church and community, contrasting to her lonely and bitter son. He insists he does not believe in God because of what he saw in the war. Mrs. Chambers expresses sympathy for the Imadas, but Ishmael lies and says Kabuo must be guilty. Ishmael remembers the propaganda he was taught as a soldier about the Japanese soldiers, how they don't care about life, only honor. Ishmael's mother points out his prejudice towards Kabuo. She accuses him of having gone cold, and he feels empty inside. She tells him his father got over war, and he needs to get married and have children. Ishmael spends time looking at his father's books and his own memorabilia in his room. He rereads Hatsue's goodbye letter. He realizes how different he is from his father.
The trial is bringing up all of Ishmael's memories, doubts, and grief. He feels stuck, and what is worse, the reader begins to suspect he might let Kabuo die out of revenge by keeping back the records. In this way he contrasts to his father who also had war trauma from World War I but did not lose his sense of moral responsibility to his community. The court clerk had earlier noticed that Ishmael is half the man his father was. The chapter is a portrait of the goodness of Ishmael's parents, especially his father, and the strong moral upbringing the boy was given. When his father died of cancer, a Japanese leader on the island said he hoped Ishmael would continue his father's fair point of view towards the Japanese. Instead, Ishmael is thinking of writing an article to impress Hatsue but holding back the proof that would free her husband.


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Q: Using a fork npm package in docker image I am using a pretty cool npm package react-awesome-query-builder inside one of my docker compose image.  However, there is a small bug that I was able to find an answer for.  I forked the package, made the change and pushed the changes up to my fork.  I then tried modify my package.json to use my forked package
"react-awesome-query-builder": "billtlee/react-awesome-query-builder#Material-UI-subgroups",

However, when I try to docker-compose build the package, I am getting the following error:
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall spawn git
npm ERR! path git
npm ERR! errno -2
npm ERR! enoent Error while executing:
npm ERR! enoent undefined ls-remote -h -t ssh://git@github.com/billtlee/react-awesome-query-builder.git
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! enoent
npm ERR! enoent spawn git ENOENT
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

I also tried to use the package on codesandbox.io, but it was complaining as well.  Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Thanks in advance!

A: Figured out that it's because of git.  I added
RUN apk update
RUN apk add git

into my dockerfile and it's now working.  Still want to know if anyone knows how to use a forked package in codepen.

A: I ran into the same issue when using apt-get. I had to use the -y flag as well as I was getting this error when building the docker container without the -y flag link:
#5 3.783 After this operation, 43.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
#5 3.783 Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Abort.
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executor failed running [/bin/sh -c apt-get update &&     apt-get install git libxml2-utils]: exit code: 1

So:
RUN \
    apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y git

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