Cet article fait le point sur l'état de la recherche dans le domaine des réacteurs chimiques avec séparation par membrane intégrée et de leur applications dans le domaine du raffinage et de la pétrochimie. Trois applications potentiellement intéressantes sont identifiées et, pour chacune, les avantages de l'utilisation d'un réacteur à membrane sont discutés. Ce sont : la déshydrogénation du propane en propylène, la déshydrogénation d'un naphtène cyclohexanique et le vaporéformage du gaz naturel. Pour ces réactions, les membranes à base de palladium apparaissent les plus performantes compte tenu de leur tenue en température, de leur sélectivité et de leur perméabilité à l'hydrogène. Quelques éléments relatifs à leur développement sont présentés en conclusion.
Recently, the use of membrane in reaction engineering has been more and more advocated. The selective separation of the products from the reaction mixture allows to achieve higher conversion or better selectivity or to operate under less severe conditions or with smaller units. This paper presents an update on the recent advances in the field of chemical membrane reactors and on their applications in refining and petrochemistry. Previous work. Most of the possible applications of membrane reactors in petroleum and petrochemical industry concern gaseous catalytic reactions. For this reason, gas permeation membranes are the primary component of membrane reactors. Gas permeation membranes present different types of physical structure : dense, microporous or asymmetric which is a combination of the two. Separating properties of dense membranes are function of the solubility and diffusivity of each gaseous component in the membrane material. For microporous membranes, they follow four mechanisms : Knudsen diffusion, surface diffusion, capillary condensation or molecular sieving. Although organic polymers are the common constituent of gas permeation membrane, their use is very limited in membrane reactors as they cannot withstand temperatures higher than 150°C. Metal, ceramic or glass membrane are preferred. Published work on membrane reactors is mainly concerned with dehydrogenation reactions and the in-situ separation of hydrogen. Dense palladium membranes or microporous inorganic membranes are used. A typical membrane reactor is presented in Fig. 1. The catalyst constitutes a fixed bed in the inside tube where dehydrogenation of cyclohexane into benzene takes place. Hydrogen produced by the reaction, permeates through the palladium wall. Carrier argon is used on the permeate side to lower the partial pressure of hydrogen and therefore increase the permeation rate. The main factors enhancing the equilibrium shift and therefore the conversion are presented in Table 1. Potential applications in the petroleum and petrochemical industry. Three potentially interesting applications are identified and the advantages of using a membrane reactor are discussed. They are : propane dehydrogenation into propylene, cyclohexanic naphthene dehydrogenation and natural gas steam reforming. For these chemical reactions, palladium based membranes show the best performance in terms of temperature resistance, hydrogen selectivity and permeability. The conversion of the dehydrogenation reaction of propane is increased by a higher temperature or a lower pressure as presented in Table 2. Selective draw-off of hydrogen from the reactor through a permeable wall increases the conversion from 48. 6% to 75. 5% (Table 3) or decreases the reaction temperature from 600 to 500°C (Table 4). Table 5 presents the effect of the selective draw-off of hydrogen on the conversion or the operating temperature for conditions found in industrial propane dehydrogenation processes. For a specified conversion, the use of a membrane reactor results in a lower operating temperature which reduces considerably catalyst coking. It allows also the use of common materials for the reactor walls which otherwise would facilitate secondary unwanted reactions. The membrane area necessary for a typical propylene production of 100 000 t/year is reasonable (from 50 to 312 m² as presented in Table 6) in the case of a dense palladium membrane but much too high in the case of a carbon molecular sieve. The discussion of the application of membrane reactors to the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane shows that the operating pressure in the reactor is critical. It should not be increased in order to build a high driving force across the membrane because it would then displace the reaction equilibrium towards the reactants, lowering therefore the equilibrium conversion. For this reason, palladium membranes are all the more attractive as the permeation driving force is proportional to the difference of the square roots of the partial pressures. Steam reforming of natural gas to produce hydrogen is a catalytic endothermic reaction of which conversion is increased by high temperature (Table 7). The traditional process includes the reformer itself, a second reactor to finish converting carbon monoxide and a pressure swing adsorption hydrogen separator. Fig. 2 presents the process if a membrane reactor is used. The effect of the in-situ membrane separation is quantified in Table 8 : for characteristic operating conditions, conversion increases from 0. 678 to 0. 916. In conclusion, some aspects of the development of membrane reactors are discussed. The necessity to develop resistant asymmetric composite membranes with a palladium deposit less than 1 µm is stressed out.


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Toronto - PCL announced the following appointments to its senior leadership team in Toronto. Mike Wieninger is appointed Senior Vice President and District Manager, Bruce Sonnenberg is appointed Vice President and District Manager and Kelly Wallace is appointed District Manager.
Mike Wieninger is appointed Senior Vice President and District Manager, responsible for all operations in the Greater Toronto Area and southwestern Ontario. Mike succeeds Chris Gower, who has transitioned to PCL's North American headquarters as Chief Operating Officer, Buildings, as announced in PCL's CEO Succession Plan on November 1, 2015.
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Bruce Sonnenberg is appointed Vice President and District Manager, responsible for district operations in the Greater Toronto Area and southwestern Ontario. With almost three decades of PCL experience, Bruce has spent more than 20 years with PCL in Toronto. He has been part of PCL's leadership teams in Calgary and Toronto, most recently as District Manager in Toronto. He holds a BSc degree in civil engineering from the University of Alberta and is a registered professional engineer.
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Dit is een lijst van personages uit de animatieserie Sonic X, en de bijbehorende stripserie.

Albert Butler
Albert Butler is de opzichter van het oude honkbalstadion in Station Square. Hij deed mee in aflevering 10, waarin hij en Tails een chaosdiamant vinden in het stadion. Dit leidt tot een honkbalwedstrijd tussen een team van Sonic en een team van Dr. Eggman.

Amy Rose

Bokkun
Bokkun is een zwart wezentje dat door Dr. Eggman wordt gebruikt om zijn videoberichten rond te brengen. Deze videoberichten eindigen altijd met dat de televisie waar ze op worden vertoond ontploft.

Bokkun wordt door Eggman slecht behandeld, maar desondanks blijft Bokkun loyaal aan hem. Hij houdt ervan mensen te irriteren met bommen en andere explosies. Bokkun kan vliegen dankzij een jetpack.

Het is niet bekend of Bokkun een robot is, of een levend wezen.

Captain Westwood
Captain Westwood is een van de hoogste agenten van de militaire organisatie GUN. Hij is de meerdere van Rouge en Topaz. Hij koestert een grote jaloezie tegen Sonic. Er zijn geruchten dat hij in de stripserie de mysterieuze leider is van de S.O.N.I.C.X.-organisatie.

Chris Thorndyke
Chris is de primaire menselijke protagonist in de serie. Hij is de zoon van Nelson Thorndyke en diens vrouw Lindsay. Omdat zijn ouders beiden rijk zijn, woont Chris in luxe. Dit komt echter met een prijs: zijn ouders zijn er vrijwel nooit. Gedurende seizoen 1 en 2 is Chris 12 jaar oud. In seizoen 3 is hij formeel 18, maar door het tijdsverschil tussen Sonics wereld en zijn eigen wereld verandert hij weer in een 12-jarige als hij naar Sonics wereld afreist.

Chris ontmoette Sonic voor het eerst toen die in het zwembad achter het huis viel. In de loop van de serie helpt hij Sonic en co geregeld de chaosdiamanten te vinden.

Chuck Thorndyke
Chuck Thorndyke is Chris' grootvader. Hij is een wetenschapper en uitvinder. In de serie ontwikkelt hij een sterke vriendschap met Tails, daar de twee dezelfde liefde voor machines delen. Samen ontwikkelen ze onder andere de X-Tornado, een speciaal gevechtsvliegtuig.

Chucks naam is vermoedelijk een referentie naar het personage "Oom Chuck" uit de serie Sonic the Hedgehog. Zijn uiterlijk is gebaseerd op dat van Dr. Emmett Brown uit de Back to the Future-trilogie.

Cosmo
Miles "Tails" Prower heeft een oogje op haar, net als zij op hem, maar ze zijn allebei te verlegen om tegen elkaar te zeggen dat ze van elkaar houden. In episode 77 krijgt Cosmo een bericht van haar moeder, dat zij de enige is die haar vrienden kan helpen. Ze offert zichzelf op om ze te redden, en Tails moet vuren. Ze vertelt hem dat ze van hem houdt. Als Tails vuurt, is het heelal gered, maar Cosmo is dood.

Cream the Rabbit

Danny
Danny, volledige naam Daniel, is een elfjarige Afro-Amerikaanse jongen. Hij is een vriend en klasgenoot van Chris. Net als Chris vergezelt hij Sonic en Co op vele tochten.

Dark Oak
Dark Oak is de leider van de Metarex, en de primaire vijand in het derde seizoen van de serie. Hij vecht met een goudkleurig zwaard, en kon in het begin van seizoen 3 zelfs Super Sonic de baas. De meeste van zijn vaardigheden zijn onbekend daar hij maar zelden zelf vecht.

Later in het seizoen blijkt Dark Oak net als de andere Metarex van hetzelfde ras te zijn als Cosmo. Dark Oak werd definitief verslagen toen Cosmo met hem fuseerde en vasthield zodat Tails hem kon vernietigen met de Sonic Driver.

Decoe and Bocoe
Decoe en Bocoe zijn de persoonlijke assistenten van Dr. Eggman. Decoe is een lange dunne goudkleurige robot. Bocoe is een korte dikke zilverkleurige robot. Ze zijn bijna altijd bij Eggman in de buurt. Ze dienen vooral als vrolijke noot van de serie.

Beide robots beledigen Eggman vaak achter diens rug om.

Decoe en Bocoe kunnen samen combineren tot een signaal om Bokkun op te roepen, en tot een raketlanceerder. Het is hun droom om ook te kunnen combineren tot een sterke gevechtsrobot.

Edward Tanaka
Edward Tanaka is Chris Thorndykes Japanse butler. Hij is lang, dun, draagt een bril en is altijd serieus. Hij is een ervaren vechter. Hij ontdekte als een van de eerste bewoners van het huis dat Sonic en co daar waren, maar besloot dit voor zichzelf te houden.

In de Engelstalige versie praat hij met een stereotiep Japans accent.

Eggman

Ella
Ella is de huishoudster van de familie Thorndyke. Ze is altijd opgewekt en houdt van haar baan, maar heeft een hekel aan vuil. Ella kan vooral goed overweg met Cream en Amy.

Ella wordt over het algemeen niet snel kwaad, maar als ze kwaad is, is ze tot vrijwel alles in staat (zelfs het besturen van de X-Tornado). Ze praat in de Engelstalige versie met een Spaans accent.

Emer Johnson
Emer Johnson is een beroemde zakenman die het honkbalstadion in Station Square bezit. Hij wordt gezien in aflevering 10.

Francis
Francis is een van Chris' klasgenoten. Ze is 11 jaar oud, en heeft rood haar.

Hawk
Hawk is een Aziatische man die in aflevering 17 vrienden werd met Knuckles. Hij gaf Knuckels onder andere de rode chaosdiamant. Hij deed in seizoen 2 ook mee aan het gevechtstoernooi, waarin hij tegen Tails vocht.

Helen
Helen is een klasgenoot van Chris Thorndyke. Ze zit in een rolstoel, en vergezelt af en toe Sonic en co op hun avonturen. Vooral aflevering 14 draait om haar.

Hertia/Earthia
Hertia is de moeder van Cosmo en Galaxina. Ze is vermoedelijk de leider van Cosmo's stam. Ze wordt gezien via een hologram.

Jerome Wise
Jerome was de assistant van de president. Hij doet er alles aan om zijn baantje te behouden en ervoor te zorgen dat zijn baas president blijft. Zo maakte hij in aflevering 21 zelfs een deal met Eggman om Sonic zover te krijgen dat hij zou racen tegen Sam Speed. Toen dit uitkwam, werd hij ontslagen. In latere afleveringen dook hij nog een paar maal op als een dakloze man.

In de stripserie is hij lid van de anti-sonic organisatie S.O.N.I.C.X.

Knuckles the Echidna

Lily
Lily is een Flicky-vogel waar Amy voor zorgt gedurende de Sonic Adventure-verhaallijn in seizoen 2. Hij draagt een slot waar een chaosdiamant in zit.

Linsey Thorndyke
Linsey Thorndyke is Chris' moeder. Ze is een rijke en beroemde actrice.

Lucky
E-77 Lucky is een robot gemaakt door Eggman. Zijn lichaam bestaat uit een grote bel, en hij is bedekt met geluksamuletten zoals hoefijzers, klavertjes vier en konijnenpootjes. Lucky beschikt niet over wapens, maar heeft volgens Eggman altijd het geluk aan zijn kant. Hij kan alleen communiceren via bliepgeluiden.

Metarex
De Metarex zijn een leger van cyborgs. Ze komen voor in het derde seizoen van de serie. Hun oorsprong en motieven zijn grotendeels een mysterie. Ze doorkruisen het universum om de Planet Eggs, objecten met grote energie, te stelen van planeten. De leiders van de Metarex zijn van hetzelfde ras als Cosmo. Hun doel is al het niet-plantenleven in het universum uit te roeien.

Molly
Molly is een mens van een naamloze planeet. Ze werd in seizoen 3 gered van de Metarex door Shadow the Hedgehog. Ze lijkt sterk op Maria Robotnik. Ze offert zichzelf later op tijdens een aanval van de Metarex.

Mr. Stewart
Mr. Stewart is een overheidsagent, die gedurende seizoen 1 en 2 undercover werkt als leraar op de school van Chris. Zijn taak is om Chris, en via hem Sonic en co, in de gaten te houden. Hij is een grote fan van Chris' moeder, Linsey.

Nelson Thorndyke
Nelson Thorndyke is de vader van Chris'. Hij is een rijke zakenman, en eigenaar van een computerbedrijf.

Rouge the Bat

Sam Speed
Sam Speed is de oom van Chris Thorndyke, en de leider van een speciaal achtervolgingsteam van de politie. Dit team is gespecialiseerd in achtervolgingen met formule 1 wagens. Nadat Sonic hem te snel af is in aflevering 1, maakt Sam het tot zijn missie om Sonic een keer in een race te verslaan.

Een running gag in de originele Japanse versie van de serie is dat Sam zich altijd voorstelt met een andere bijnaam, zoals "Highway Star" en "Love Express".

Scarlet Garcia
Scarlet Garcia is een journaliste van SSTV news in Station Square. Ze wordt geprezen door haar college-journalisten. Haar vader was ook een journalist, maar stierf tijdens zijn onderzoek naar Project Shadow. Derhalve was Scarlet eerst niet bereid ook onderzoek te doen naar dit project.

In de stripserie blijkt ze tevens de presentator te zijn van een praatprogramma.

S.O.N.I.C.X.
S.O.N.I.C.X. is een organisatie uit de stripserie. De organisatie bestaat geheel uit mensen die op een of andere manier door toedoen van Sonic en zijn vrienden aan lager wal zijn geraakt, en nu wraak willen. De identiteit van hun leider is niet bekend.

De naam van de groep staat voor "Society for Observing and Neutralizing Inter-dimensional Creatures and Xenomorphs".

Enkele van de leden zijn:
Card Passer: een voormalige GUN-commandant die een ongeautoriseerde aanval uitvoerde op Eggman. Toen de president dit ontdekte, werd hij ontslagen.
Hector Dragg: een voormalig lid van het Speed Team. Hij was ooit de grootste rivaal van Sam Speed, totdat Sonic opdook en die titel inpikte. In zijn pogingen zowel Sonic als Sam te verslaan werd Hector steeds roekelozer, waardoor Sam zich genoodzaakt zag hem uit het team te zetten.
Howard Watcher: de ex-bewaker van Gevangeniseiland. Hij werd ontslagen na Sonics ontsnapping.
Dr. Kai Narasu: een wetenschapper die oorspronkelijk een artikel schreef over dat Sonic eigenlijk een robot is (in aflevering 2 van de serie). Toen deze theorie fout bleek te zijn, verloor hij zijn geloofwaardigheid.
Li Yan: een man die wraak wil nemen op Knuckles en Hawk omdat ze hem voor schut hebben gezet en zijn rode Chaosdiamant hadden afgenomen (in aflevering 17 van de serie).

Shadow the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog

Tails Prower

Topaz
Topaz is een soldaat in dienst van de militaire groep GUN. Ze is de partner van Rouge the Bat. Hoewel de samenwerking tussen de twee maar moeizaam op gang kwam, werden de twee uiteindelijk vrienden. Dit werd goed duidelijk aan het eind van seizoen 2, toen Sonic en co terugkeerden naar hun eigen wereld en Rouge Topaz bij wijze van afscheid een ring gaf (wat erg ongebruikelijk was voor haar doen).

Topaz lijkt in de serie langzaam een relatie te krijgen met Mr. Tanaka.

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Лондонская конференция проходила в Лондоне (Соединённое королевство). Она началась 4 декабря 1866 года и стала последней в серии конференций или дебатов, которые привели к Канадской конфедерации в 1867 году. Шестнадцать делегатов из провинции Канады, Новой Шотландии и Нью-Брансуика приняли в ней участие вместе с должностными лицами британского правительства, чтобы подготовить проект Акта о Британской Северной Америке. Канадские делегаты встретились в отеле Westminster Palace, через дорогу от здания парламента.

Лондонская конференция была продолжением Квебекской конференции, результатом которой стали семьдесят две резолюции. Основной темой для разногласий оставалась система образования, поскольку римско-католические епископы лоббировали за гарантии защиты отдельной школьной системы. Против этого выступили делегаты из Приморья, и достигнутый компромисс был изложен в 93 разделе Акта о Британской Северной Америке, который гарантировал отдельные школьные системы в Квебеке и Онтарио, но не в Новой Шотландии или Нью-Брансуике.

Председателем конференции был Джон А. Макдональд. Королева Виктория согласилась с поданным по её итогам законопроект, и Доминион Канады был создан 1 июля 1867 года.

См. также
 Шарлоттаунская конференция (1864)
 Квебекская конференция (1864)

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GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ryan Paevey Shares His Newfound Happiness
By	Chris Eades	 July 13, 2018
Ryan Paevey
Although viewers still miss seeing Ryan Paevey as Detective Nathan West on GENERAL HOSPITAL every day, the actor made sure to let his fans know that he's doing just great. He shared a selfie while laying on a rock in a secluded spot in Malibu and some heartfelt words of joy. "Today… was a really good day," he wrote. "Took Lilith reincarnated on her first canyon ride up to a longtime favorite hike, ran and climbed rocks and even sat by one of my favorite little hidden reflection polls and thought about how much my life has changed since I first laid down on this rock all those years ago.
"Lots of movement in my universe lately," Paevey continued, "and thankfully at a time when I'm in better physical and mental health than I've been in a long while. Thankful, happy, little sunburnt… and starving. I'm gonna have a beer and a lobster roll."
Today…was a really good day. Took Lilith reincarnated on her first canyon ride up to a long time favorite hike, ran and climbed rocks and even sat by one of my favorite little hidden reflection pools and thought about how much my life has changed since i first laid down on this rock all those years ago. Lots of movement in my universe lately, and thankfully at a time when I'm in better physical and mental health than I've been in in a long while. Thankful, happy, little sunburnt….and starving. I'm gonna have a beer and a lobster roll. : ) #fortunatewanderer #lifeofadventure #
A post shared by Ryan Paevey (@ryanpaevey) on Jul 11, 2018 at 3:54pm PDT
When Paevey mentions "Lilith reincarnated," he's referring to his motorcycle, his preferred method for getting around in the world. For the past month he has been working on his bike, bringing her back to life, and it looks like he's succeeded. The actor also shared another perspective on his selfie by turning the camera around and shooting a short video showing what he saw looking up while laying on that rock again after so many years.
Throwback to yesterday and peaceful places… #fortunatewanderer #lifeofadventure
GH viewers were devastated when the soap killed off Nathan, but Paevey explained to Soaps In Depth at the time that he felt it was time to move on and explore new things. And since his exit, fans have been able to see the actor again in an episode of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and in the Hallmark Channel film Marrying Mr. Darcy, a sequel to the hit movie Unleashing Mr. Darcy, which he shot while still on GH.
It's wonderful to know that Paevey is doing so well, and we look forward to seeing whatever he chooses to do next in his life and career. For more on your favorite GH stars — past and present — keep reading the ABC edition of Soaps In Depth magazine!
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"A vizemben legyek, pókok, méhek és pillangók úsznak."
Translation:Flies, spiders, bees and butterflies are floating in my water.
Well... since the cows and the kindergarten teachers can fly, surely the insects are more than able to swim.
Except for some lucky spiders. But the better word is "float", I guess.
And including "float" in the hover hint would be lovely. Reported.
There's a big difference between floating and swimming. Also, yuck.
'flies, spiders, bees and butterflies are floating on my water' Surely if they are floating, they are floating 'on' the water, and if they are swimming they are 'in' the water.


SEPA as a Catalyst for Change Federico Focardi, Group Finance Director, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. Salvatore Ferragamo's Group Finance Director discusses how the company has leveraged its SEPA migration project to embark on a transformation project, including the appointment of a global cash management bank and the centralisation of payments through a highly efficient payments factory.
by Federico Focardi, Group Finance Director, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.
Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. is one of the world's most prestigious brands with a commitment to quality and integrity that extends throughout every stage of its supply chain, from the sourcing of materials and manufacturing inputs to the point of sale. This same commitment extends to Ferragamo's internal processes, such as cash and treasury management. In this article, Federico Focardi, Group Finance Director at Ferragamo, discusses how the company has leveraged its SEPA migration project to embark on a transformation project, including the appointment of a global cash management bank and the centralisation of payments through a highly efficient payments factory.
We have around 32 legal entities that have relationships with suppliers, each of which has historically been responsible for its own payments. We recognised that this approach was leading to some inefficiencies. In particular, it was difficult to standardise processes and controls in each country, given fragmented bank relationships and technology systems. Payment approvals were also cumbersome, and often required senior management time to engage in manually-intensive processes, particularly when multiple banking systems were involved.
The introduction of SEPA and the obligation to migrate to the new payment instruments provided the opportunity to address these challenges by centralising payments and implementing efficient, standardised processes. We made the decision to implement a payments factory as a related initiative to our SEPA migration – not only would this enable us to improve efficiency and reduce costs associated with payment processes, but it would also help us to manage liquidity more effectively. The payments factory would operate using a 'payments on behalf of' (POBO) model, where a single entity (the mother company) makes payments on behalf of European subsidiaries, supported by the correspondent recording on intercompany accounts. We would also benefit from a reduction in the number of bank accounts required, as we would need only one account per currency, and leverage ISO 20022 formats – which enable the entity on whose behalf a payment is being made to be recorded on a payment and passed through to the beneficiary to assist with reconciliation.
The appointment of a cash management bank that would support both SEPA compliance and our wider payments transformation objectives – initially in the euro area, and ultimately on a global basis – was a key requirement. We approached a variety of banks to assess the resilience of their payments processing, strength of their cash management solutions and the depth of market knowledge. Following a rigorous process, we made the decision to appoint Deutsche Bank. In particular, we were impressed by the quality of Deutsche Bank's advisory approach to, as well as the Bank's technical support in areas such as XML ISO 20022 implementation, payment centralisation and SAP integration. Deutsche Bank also had a proven track record of working with comparable corporations on a global basis.
We have already implemented SAP's In-House Cash module, which allows us to manage the inflow and outflow of payments, and used as the basis for the payments factory. This module enables us to streamline and automate the external financial flows – as well as the associated intercompany transactions when making payments on behalf of group entities– and is now closely integrated with Deutsche Bank's web-based electronic banking solution.
Group subsidiaries have responded very positively to the introduction of the payments factory. In the past, not only did local finance teams need to input payments information into SAP, but they also needed to manage – and navigate – local banking relationships and systems. Under the new arrangements, group companies simply need to input or upload payments into SAP, with no further need for them to maintain local systems and bank relationships. As all payments-related information is held in a single system, there is also no need to manage different user security rights and passwords. At the same time, users have complete access to payments-related information, including the ability to drill down into payment details to access a complete set of information in SAP. Critical to the success of the project was the support of all the functions involved, in particular the administration and IT department.
Group Finance Director, Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.


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"Then I just thought, wait a minute, we don't have to do that, maybe we can help her pay for professional security," Feldman said Wednesday in a phone interview.
Feldman said that "it was very quickly apparent" that several people shared her sentiment.
Feldman said she has been in touch with one of Ford's official representatives and is working on the logistics of getting the funds to Ford.
"I think one of the really amazing things about this is that it's very organic," Feldman said.
Feldman's account isn't the only financial support Ford has seen — another GoFundMe page that says it is sponsored by Ford's neighbors and colleagues has raised close to $30,000 of the $50,000 goal. Additionally, a neighbor of Ford's, Kristen Podulka, has started a #ThankYouCardsForChristine campaign.


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Growth of intra-EAC trade 'down to joint policies'
East African Business Council (EABC) board chairman Nicholas Nesbitt says intra-EAC trade volumes have not reached desired levels, at just 12 per cent, yet it has the potential to grow at between five and 10 per cent annually. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Intra-EAC trade volumes have not reached desired levels, at just 12 per cent, yet it has the potential to grow at between five and 10 per cent annually.
By CHRISTABEL LIGAMI
Trade between the East African Community partner states is projected to grow by between five to eight per cent annually if countries fully implement joint policies and regulations, exploit individual competitive edge and eliminate non-trade barriers.
Speaking at the bloc's 20th anniversary, Nicholas Nesbitt, the chairman of the East African Business Council said East Africans, especially private sector players, now need to reflect on how far they have lived up to the ethos of regional integration.
EAC is one of the continent's fastest-growing regional blocs, registering an economic growth of 5.7 per cent in 2018.
"The private sector should be a key partner in the integration process, providing the agenda for economic and social integration but most important, the region should look to becoming a single trading bloc," said Mr Nesbitt, adding that both the partner states and private sector should expedite the domestication and implementation of harmonised policies.
He commended the progress made so far in the improved movement of goods and people because, "starting with the informal sector, it is now easier to access cross border markets; work permit restrictions have been relaxed and professionals and companies are able to expand and establish their customer base."
However, he said intra-EAC trade volumes have not reached desired levels, at just 12 per cent, yet it has the potential to grow at between five and 10 per cent annually.
The EAC he said, is yet to exploit the power of numbers to create more jobs and income opportunities that would improve the purchasing power of citizens, spurring further economic growth.
"The prevalence of non-trade barriers has been frustrating trade within the Community. These NTBs are in the form of prolonged clearance procedures, delays at the ports of entry and exit, delays at weighbridges and numerous road blocks; delays in ferrying of cargo by transit vehicles, non-recognition of EAC Certificates of Origin by some partner states, non-recognition of quality marks issued by EAC Bureau of Standards and retesting of products by individual countries among others," he said.
He cites protectionism at national level as a hindrance to competitiveness in sectors across the region. He recommends value chain collaboration between manufacturers to exploit each country's competitive advantage.


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Frank Lampard's preparations for Friday night's Championship game with Leeds United have been rocked by an extraordinary spy row.
"Derby County Football Club can confirm that officers from the Derbyshire Constabulary were called to the Derby County Training Centre at around 11:20am on Thursday 10th January 2019 following reports of a man acting suspiciously outside the premises," A Derby statement read.
It is not clear what punishment would be handed to Leeds if they are found guilty.
An EFL spokesperson said: "We are aware of the reports in relation to an incident at the training ground of Derby County.
A Derbyshire police statement said: 'Officers were called at around 11.20am on Thursday, January 10 to reports of a man acting suspiciously on Morley Road, Derby.
A man was found at the perimeter fence of Moor Farm training ground and spoken to. Officers conducted routine checks which were all above board.
'Despite media reports, no damage to the fence was found, and the man was stopped outside the grounds.


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England's Tardy Lord Resigns & A Rodent Predicts the Weather
Season 23 E 59 • 02/01/2018
A British Lord quits because he was late, and Trevor questions why Groundhog Day still exists.
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A flu epidemic looms over the Minneapolis Super Bowl, but Trevor thinks it might make the players a bit more cautious.
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Major Advances In 2019 Toward A More Democratic Economy
By Juliana Broad, The Next System Project.
Above photo: From New Economy NYC.
This past year, state and municipal lawmakers teamed up with community organizations to fight for—and win—a wide variety of policies and initiatives that will help foster a more democratic economy.
New measures supporting public banking, worker co-ops, and community land trusts were launched across the country, continuing to grow a robust, cooperative economic ecosystem that builds community wealth. Here, we've highlighted some of the most exciting changes in local and state policy that happened in 2019.
Public banks
Public banks, unlike their private counterparts beholden to the profit demands of Wall Street shareholders, are owned by and accountable to the public. This year saw some important victories in the movement for these democratic financial institutions.
In October, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed State Assembly Bill 857 into law, making it easier for California municipalities and regions to establish their own public banks. The bill was supported by a diverse coalition of California groups, among them unions, political parties, and community and environmental groups. These democratically owned and controlled financial institutions will be under the same regulatory supervision as private banks, yet can have a radically different purpose: to address the needs of local communities instead of enriching private shareholders. Public banks promise to serve the people most marginalized by private financial institutions, which have busied themselves alternating between excluding and predating upon communities of color.
Just a few weeks later, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy took the first steps needed to start a state-owned public bank, signing an executive order establishing a 14-person implementation board. The board will have one year to develop the public bank's business plan to reflect communities' capital needs, and outline a governance and operation structure. "A public bank would expand access to capital that is needed to address New Jersey's most pressing and unmet needs in our state's most under-served communities," said Phyllis Salowe-Kaye, executive director of New Jersey Citizen Action and one of the four public members of the implementation board. "There are many socially beneficial projects that don't have adequate funding, including upgrades to public infrastructure, expanding affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization, reducing student loan debt, and providing micro-loans for small businesses."
These victories for democratically-controlled finance in New Jersey and California are not anomalous, but rather signal a nationwide distrust of private financial institutions and the first, concrete steps towards creating systemic alternatives. Although attempts to pass public banking laws in four other state legislatures—in New York, New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts—failed, we are seeing the beginning, not the end, of these state and municipal efforts.
After all, the promise of public banks is too potent to be shuttered by a few early legislative defeats. Public banks can be instrumental in extending credit and banking services to communities and other local financial institutions when private banks won't. As The Democracy Collaborative's own Carla Santos Skandier has argued, public banks can also be established to finance a Green New Deal and a just energy transition away from fossil fuels.
In addition to serving the principles of economic, racial, and environmental justice, public banks can be used to finance business models—particularly worker co-ops—that have long faced regulatory hurdles and prohibitive lending practices.
Worker ownership
Worker ownership is having a bit of a moment. In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, we witnessed Democratic primary frontrunner Bernie Sanders make worker ownership a key component of his campaign platform. On the ground, however, local and state governments were already putting these ideas into action, passing rafts of new measures to support cooperative business development and level the regulatory playing field.
In April, Massachuetts revived its Office for Employee Involvement and Ownership (EIO), newly allocated a $150,000 budget and tasked with consulting baby-boomer-owned businesses on how to transfer ownership of their business to their employees. In the same month, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order launching a statewide commission to research and support the conversion of businesses to worker ownership. Maine Governor Janet Mills, who was sworn into office in January, made worker ownership a key component of her economic development campaign platform, pledging to provide low-interest financing to companies that want to convert to worker ownership.
Municipal efforts have proven to be even more ambitious. Recent pro-cooperative policy changes in Berkeley, California have given rise to what could be heralded as a new "Berkeley Model" of cooperative economic development. In February, the city council unanimously adopted a set of recommendations that will support the development of worker co-ops in the city. The city council's resolutions include giving worker co-ops preference for city contracts, providing technical assistance for existing small businesses to convert into worker co-ops, and implementing a workaround so that worker co-ops can access the city's revolving loan fund.
The council's workaround deserves some attention. Revolving loan funds are pools of money sustained by the U.S. Economic Development Administration that can be extended as lines of credit to businesses that have been turned down by loans elsewhere (for example, by "risk-averse" private banks). Like most small-business lenders, revolving loan funds normally require an individual associated with the business to personally guarantee to repay the loan if the business defaults. Rather tellingly, this requirement is at odds with the multiple-owner model of a worker co-op. The Berkeley City Council's innovation—developed in conjunction with the Oakland-based Sustainable Economies Law Center—makes it easier for worker co-ops to access these loans by adding an alternative to the conventional individual guarantee. Given that there are more than 500 other revolving loan funds across the country, there will be plenty of opportunities to replicate and build off of the framework established with the "Berkeley Model."
The state of Illinois was home to another major legal innovation in 2019. Unanimous support in both houses of the state legislature gave rise to the Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act, which creates a new type of cooperative business entity. The law, signed by the governor in August and taking effect January 1, 2020, creates the "limited worker cooperative association." In addition to baking cooperative values into a legally recognized business entity, the law's provisions will facilitate legal and financial pathways for worker co-op members to register their businesses and reduce regulatory barriers traditionally faced by worker co-ops in raising capital.
Sometimes, worker co-ops team up with other models of democratic ownership to create truly awesome displays of what a cohesive, interconnected democratic economy could look like. In Oakland, California, for example, a worker co-op teamed up with a community land trust to decommodify a building in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
Community land trusts
Community land trusts, too, saw some real policy changes this year, demanding that land be recognized not as a commodity, but as a public good.
As a way to create permanently affordable housing, the community land trust (CLT) model is an unparalleled solution for communities to push back against rapid gentrification, which has displaced and marginalized predominantly low-income black and brown neighborhoods.
This year, California—which has one of the most acute housing and homelessness crises in the country—made strides in passing progressive legislation that will help foster democratic ownership and control of the land. In October, Gov. Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 196, which will alleviate some of the financial burdens shouldered by CLTs. The new law provides a property tax exemption for developers of affordable housing during the construction phase, which will allow CLTs to build more permanently affordable housing without being subjected to the same financial impediments easily absorbed by for-profit real estate developers.
In June, the New York City Council earmarked $750,000 of the city's budget for incubating community land trusts, providing funding for technical assistance, educational outreach, and community organizing. Earlier in the year, community land trusts across the state won a somewhat bittersweet victory: As part of a settlement with two large banks accused of misconduct that led to the 2008 housing foreclosure crisis, New York State Attorney General Leticia James allocated $8 million to bolster the work of CLTs.
Though there have been large legislative victories, there are also smaller movements for a more democratic economy breaking out across the country. In June, San Antonio City Councilmember Manny Pelaez urged the city council to explore the use of CLTs to combat housing displacement. Community members in Charlotte, North Carolina are fighting for more provisions for their community land trust, with growing support from key city council members. In December, the city council in Allentown, Pennsylvania voted unanimously in favor of an economic development plan that would create a land bank program in coordination with a community land trust, with the explicit aim of keeping "wealth and wealth-creation local."
From major, statewide legislative victories and tax-code changes to preliminary community meetings and discussions with local politicians, it is clear that 2019 has paved the way for replacing our current broken economic system—one built upon racist banking and land-use policies, prohibitive business statues, and extractive wealth-mining—with a new, democratic economy that operates on principles of racial, social, and economic justice.
Land trusts, New Economy, Public Bank, Worker Cooperatives


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Grandmaster Taejoon Lee
To know Grandmaster Taejoon Lee is to know the martial art, Hwa Rang Do®. He is an 8th Degree Black Sash in Hwa Rang Do® with a title of 'Grandmaster' and the 59th generation of the "Ancient Warlords of Korea," known as the Hwarang Knights.
Taejoon Lee is the eldest son of the art's founder, Supreme Grandmaster Dr. Joo Bang Lee, who integrated the martial techniques and warrior spirit of the Hwarang into a unique martial art system in the 1960s known as Hwa Rang Do®. Hwa Rang Do® captures the sacred doctrines and honorable principles the Hwarang Knights lived by centuries ago. Today, Taejoon Lee continues that tradition and abides by the same principles — he is bearer of the ancient tradition of the Hwarang Knights.
Grandmaster Lee received his Black Belt at the age of seven, and taught Hwa Rang Do® most of his life. While most kids were busying themselves with video games and shopping at the mall, Grandmaster Lee operated clubs and schools during his middle school and high school years in Tustin and Laguna Hills, California USA.
While he was studying for his bachelor's degree in philosophy at the University of Southern California, he taught at various Southern California universities, which included University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at Irvine, University of California at Riverside, University of California San Diego, and Cal State Long Beach, forming the Intercollegiate Hwa Rang Do® Society. And in 1994, he opened his dojang (academy) as the West Coast Headquarters of the World Hwa Rang Do Association (WHRDA), in West Los Angeles, California. Currently, he resides in Luxembourg, establishing the first Hwa Rang Do European Headquarters.
Grandmaster Lee is one of the world's finest martial artists, in a style that spans an unusually broad skill-set of striking, kicking, joint locking, throwing, grappling, as well as wielding weapons.
His speed, precision, power, and encyclopedic knowledge of body mechanics converge into a beautiful yet lethal blur of movement, which can only be appreciated by seeing him in action.
Not surprisingly, his talents have been recognized by industry press, which has featured him in nearly two-dozen articles including three covers of "Black Belt Magazine" (World's Leading Martial Arts Journal) as well as "Budo Journal" (European's Leading Martial arts Journal). He has trained many members of the Elite U.S. Military & Law Enforcement, and has performed celebrated demonstrations in the United States, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
Grandmaster Taejoon Lee has been involved in the film industry since 1990. His reputation as a respected and established martial artist has earned him roles in such action films as "The Finest Hour", a Navy S.E.A.L. film with Rob Lowe. Grandmaster Taejoon Lee worked as stunt coordinator/fight choreographer.
In 1992, Taejoon co-produced and starred in the main role in a feature film, "American Chinatown," which was theatrically released in Korea as "Chinatown II." In 1996, Taejoon co-produced and starred in a feature film with a Korean Actor, Shin Hyun Joon, "K.K. Family List." It was released theatrically in Korea in 1997. In 2004, Taejoon also played "The Monk" in the film 'Almost Guys' produced and directed by Eric Fleming.
" Hwa Rang Do's purpose is not to manufacture unruly brawlers brimming with ego "
Above all else, what truly sets Grandmaster Taejoon Lee apart as a martial artist is not his aptitude as a martial artist, nor his interest in the film industry. What truly sets him apart and make him standout is his philosophy when it comes to teaching and mentoring.
To understand what and how Grandmaster Taejoon Lee teaches, it is important to first recognize that Hwa Rang Do's purpose is not to manufacture unruly brawlers brimming with ego. Instead, the goal is to guide individuals to achieve physical, mental, and spiritual balance that allows their full potential to flourish, in the service of humankind.
Accordingly, when Grandmaster Taejoon Lee is teaching physical technique, he is simultaneously delving into the emotional and psychological. Without wasting words, Grandmaster Lee guides his students through a trying physical journey that leads to spiritual self-knowledge, about one's fears and how to conquer them. He is not interested in creating another human being who knows only how to punch, kick, and be physically brutal; he is only interested in molding someone into the ideals of a Hwarang Knight.
Grandmaster Lee's ability to teach in this fullest sense comes not only from decades of teaching experience but his own remarkable personal story. Born in Korea, into a warrior lineage, Taejoon Lee early on internalized the impossibly high standards set by his father, the legendary Founder of Hwa Rang Do®.
Immigrating to the United States at the age of nine, he had to confront an alien culture, language, and value system with its own set of prejudices and assumptions. As a young man, he worked with adult survivors of child abuse at a mental hospital, where he fathomed the depths of human cruelty. And as the President of the World Hwa Rang Do Association and the designated heir to the Hwa Rang Do® mantle, he has had to lead a worldwide organization dedicated to preserving a traditional martial way that runs counter to the modern culture of consumerism and indulgence.
" The Key to the universe lies dormant within the self, waiting to awaken through self discovery. "
To expand Hwa Rang Do's exposure and influence, Taejoon has leveraged the popular media and has personally appeared or starred in various films. He has also trained countless executives, doctors, lawyers, and educators who are in a position of leadership but who themselves seek guidance on matters of the self. He has also authored a detailed book on Hwa Rang Do philosophy and techniques,
Hwa Rang Do: Defend, Take Down, and Submit (Black Belt 2005)
In some ways, Grandmaster Taejoon Lee is an anachronism, with values, roles, and convictions born of some century long past. That said, he is always striving towards the future, especially to train tomorrow's leaders who understand that great social and political decisions can be made only by those who have trained beyond their self-imposed limitations, who have been fiercely tested, and who have overcome.
His popular quote sums it up, "The Key to the universe lies dormant within the self, waiting to awaken through self discovery." Grandmaster Taejoon Lee has and will always work tirelessly to transform and enlighten his students toward the understanding of the self and ultimately, the discovery of the "Truth."
Grandmaster Taejoon still teaches privately in Luxembourg area and presides as the President of the World Hwa Rang Do Association.
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Justia Dockets & Filings Fifth Circuit Texas Western District Barnes v. Tumlinson et al Filing 29
Barnes v. Tumlinson et al
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION - Magistrate Judge RECOMMENDS that the District Judge DISMISS this case WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 41(b). Signed by Judge Andrew W. Austin. (td)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION CAROLYN BARNES § § § § § § V. TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT et al. A-12-CV-028-LY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO: THE HONORABLE LEE YEAKEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Before the Court is the above-referenced case, which has been referred to the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court has before it the order entered January 22, 2013 (Dkt. No. 26), as well as the Plaintiff's response, filed March 4, 2013 (Dkt. No. 28), which she titled "Plaintiff's Motion for a More Definite Statement and Due Process Notice of the Exact Reasons the Third Amended Complaint Is Defective or Deficient and Motion to Extend Time to Amend after Receipt of Due Process Notice of How the Third Amended Complaint is not a 'Coherent and Concise Complaint' or How it Violates Fed. R Civ. P. 8." I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, an attorney licensed to practice in the courts of Texas, filed this lawsuit on January 9, 2012. At that time, she was confined in the North Texas State Hospital, apparently after having been found incompetent to stand trial on criminal charges pending against her in Williamson County, Texas. Her initial complaint named as defendants four individuals and several departments of Travis County. Though the complete foundation of her claims was not entirely clear, it appeared that Barnes was complaining of an alleged assault by a Travis County Sheriff's employee, and ensuing claims arising out of her arrest and confinement related to the incident. Because it was unclear which claim or claims she was making against each of the named individuals and entities, on February 10, 2012, the Court directed Barnes to file a more definite statement, and respond to specific questions intended to identify the factual basis for her claims. Dkt. No. 8. Barnes responded on March 12, 2012, and provided detailed responses to the Court's questions. Dkt. No. 11. During this same time period, however, Barnes filed several "supplements" to her complaint, some of which purported to add more defendants. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure only permit a supplement to a complaint with leave of court. FED . R. CIV . P. 15(d). Moreover, Barnes' supplements were difficult to reconcile with her original complaint, as they raised many of the same claims, and it was unclear whether she wished the Court to treat the statement of the claim in the supplements as superseding the original statement of the claim, or simply wanted to state the same claim in more detail. "Because of the confusing nature of [Barnes'] pleadings," on May 3, 2012, the undersigned entered an order directing Barnes to file an amended complaint stating all of the claims she intended to raise, and naming all defendants she wished to sue. The Court set a deadline of May 31, 2012. Barnes requested, and was granted, two extensions of this deadline. Ultimately, on July 16, 2012, Barnes filed her Third Amended Complaint. Dkt. No. 18. It is 267 pages in length, and names 61 defendants. In it, Barnes complains of actions well beyond those which started this suit, and she appears to name as a defendant every person Barnes has come into contact with related to her arrest in 2010. In addition, Barnes filed with the complaint a "Motion for Leave to Allow Amendments to Third Amended Original Complaint," in which she sought leave "to file further amendments to respond to any objections to the pleadings raised by the court or by any of the Defendants." Dkt. No. 20. at ¶ 6. Before any action was taken on this request, on August 2 16, 2012, Barnes, without solicitation from the Court, filed a document titled "Brief and Heightened Pleadings in Support of Plaintiff's Third Amended Original Complaint." Dkt. No. 23. This document, which is a mix of legal argument and factual pleadings, is 248 pages long. On October 15, 2012, again without request, Barnes filed her "First Supplement to the Third Amended Complaint," which is 41 pages long, and attaches a 54-page brief from her ongoing criminal case in Williamson County, Texas. A little more than a week later, on August 23, 2012, Barnes filed her "Second Supplement to the Third Amended Original Complaint," adding 13 more pages of pleadings, and purporting to add another party. In all, Barnes' "live pleading" at this point (not including attachments)—assuming these four documents are intended to state her claims—totals 569 pages. As a result of the impracticalities of the Court wading through these documents to try to glean the claims Barnes is attempting to raise, and determine which, if any, are proper, the Court entered an order on January 22, 2013, noting the voluminous nature of the pleadings, and directing Barnes to replead her claims "in a single, concise document." Dkt. No. 26. Noting that its previous admonitions to Barnes regarding her excessive filings had failed to stem the paper tide, and noting further that Barnes is a licensed attorney familiar with the rules of procedure, the Court set a 30 page limit for the complaint. And as it has done in several prior orders, the Court also reminded Barnes that failure to follow the Court's directives could result in the dismissal of her case. Rather than attempting to state her claims in a single concise document, Barnes responded to this order with a document titled "Plaintiff's Motion for a More Definite Statement and Due Process Notice of the Exact Reasons the Third Amended Complaint is Defective or Deficient and Motion to Extend Time to Amend after Receipt of Due Process Notice of How the Third Amended 3 Complaint is Not a 'Coherent and Concise Complaint' or How it Violates Fed. R Civ. P. 8." Dkt. No. 28. In addition to asking the Court to provide her with a more definite statement of what is wrong with her pleadings, Barnes complains about the Court's "insulting orders" and "ad hominem attacks," and notes that the Court's requirements impose "harsh and oppressive conditions especially when this is an on-going conspiracy and new causes of action and new defendants accrue on an ongoing basis." She also complains that the page limit is impossible to meet, given that it would take 17-20 pages just to set out the identity of the parties, and at least 100-125 pages to set forth the "basic facts." It is in this posture that the case is now before the undersigned. II. A case may be dismissed for "failure of the plaintiff . . . to comply with the[ ] federal rules or any order of court." FED . R. CIV . P. 41(b). In the many cases in which the Fifth Circuit has addressed dismissal pursuant to FED . R. CIV . P. 41(b) for failure to comply with a court order, several general principles emerge: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) authorizes a district court to dismiss an action for, inter alia, "failure of the plaintiff . . . to comply with these rules or any order of court". FED . R. CIV . P. 41(b). . . . [S]uch "dismissals with prejudice will be affirmed only upon a showing of 'a clear record of delay or contumacious conduct by the plaintiff, . . . and where lesser sanctions would not serve the best interest of justice.'" Id. (quoting Pond v. Braniff Airways, Inc., 453 F.2d 347, 349 (5th Cir.1972)). (Emphasis added.) "Additionally, in most cases where this Court has affirmed dismissals with prejudice, we found at least one of three aggravating factors: (1) delay caused by [the] plaintiff himself and not his attorney; (2) actual prejudice to the defendant; or (3) delay caused by intentional conduct." Berry v. CIGNA/RSI-CIGNA, 975 F.2d 1188, 1191 (5th Cir.1992) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted; brackets in original). Jumonville v. Dep't of Treasury, 50 F.3d 1033, 1995 WL 136507, *1 (5th Cir. Mar. 16, 1995).1 1 Unpublished opinions issued before January 1, 1996 are precedent. 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.3. 4 Jumonville is particularly instructive here. The Circuit was faced in that case with a similar, though less egregious, scenario to that presented here. When Jumonville filed her suit, the original complaint was a mere 65 pages and 215 paragraphs. When the defendant objected to the superfluous material in the complaint and moved to strike it, the plaintiff voluntarily agreed to replead. But because the amended complaint was still 54 pages long, with 128 paragraphs, the defendant renewed its motion to dismiss or strike the complaint. The district court determined that the complaint was "still too repetitive and verbose to satisfy [Rule 8]" and ordered plaintiff to file a new complaint, warning her that her failure to comply with Rule 8 could result in dismissal of the case. When the amended complaint was filed it was 36 pages long with 88 paragraphs. The district court found that it still contained repetitive and unintelligible pleadings, and dismissed the case with prejudice. In affirming the dismissal, the Fifth Circuit noted that while what constitutes a "short and plain statement" under Rule 8 will vary from case to case, "there may be cases in which mere verbosity or repetition would justify final dismissal." Id. (quoting Atwood v. Humble Oil & Refining Co., 243 F.2d 885, 889 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 355 U.S. 829 (1957)). The court concluded that because "[t]he district court twice ordered Jumonville to amend her complaint to bring it into compliance with Rule 8," and she twice failed to do so, "instead persisting in filing successive complaints which, although each was shorter than the preceding one, still contained excess verbiage and irrelevant, repetitious, unintelligible allegations," dismissal with prejudice was appropriate. Id. at *2. As described above, Barnes' filings in this case have moved in the opposite direction than Jumonville's, getting longer and more verbose with each successive document. Her live pleading now totals 569 pages, and everything Barnes has filed recently suggests any amended complaint she files will be equally as long, if not longer. 5 Another case in which dismissal with prejudice was affirmed is also instructive. In Bryson v. United States, 553 F.3d 402 (5th Cir. 2008), a prisoner seeking to file a habeas petition had failed to comply with an order directing him to file his suit on a court-approved form. He was warned that failure to comply with the order would result in the petition being stricken. Instead of completing the approved form, Bryson filed seven rambling pleadings. The court dismissed the case with prejudice. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit, after restating the same basic principles set out above, and further noting that the district court should ordinarily consider lesser sanctions (including dismissal without prejudice) first, concluded that: The dismissal with prejudice entered here might be an abuse of discretion were this Bryson's only attempt to file a conforming habeas petition, but his serial filings present a clear record of contumacious conduct and delay. This court may "take judicial notice of prior habeas proceedings brought by this appellant in connection with the same conviction." Moore v. Estelle, Jr., 526 F.2d 690, 694 (5th Cir. 1976). In total, Bryson has filed 16 habeas petitions. Id. at 404. Noting this, the Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the case with prejudice. Id. Very much like Bryson, Barnes has her own history of frivolous litigation in the state and federal courts. In this Court alone, she has been either the pro se party or the attorney in seven previous cases that have been dismissed as either meritless or frivolous. 2 Judge Smith's footnote in one of the orders he has entered in a case Barnes filed in the Waco Division of this Court sums the situation up well: 2 The Court takes judicial notice of these cases. See 1:01-cv-547 (dismissed as baseless; affirmed on appeal); 1:07-cv-237 (Barnes as counsel, dismissed for her and her client's failure to appear at hearing); 6:08-cv-156 (dismissed for failure to serve defendants); 6:10-cv-155 (dismissed as baseless; Barnes suing district attorney and judge in criminal case against her); 1:11-cv-305 (Barnes as counsel, dismissed as frivolous and repetitious of previously dismissed case); 1:11-cr-236 (attempt to remove pending state criminal charges against her, dismissed as frivolous and lacking in jurisdiction); 1:11-cv-414 (habeas petition filed while Barnes was in state custody awaiting trial, dismissed as frivolous; COA denied by Fifth Circuit). 6 Carolyn Barnes has been involved in altercations with law enforcement on other occasions and has initiated lawsuits as a result. Barnes v. Sulak, 2002 WL 1804912, No. 03-01-00159-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, 2002); Barnes v. Madison, 79 Fed. Appx. 691 (5th Cir. 2003); Barnes v. State, 2007 WL 1647827, No. 03-03-00533-CR (Tex. App. – Austin 2007, writ ref'd). She has also added herself as a party to lawsuits she has filed as either delaying tactics or in retaliation for acts of other attorneys. See Barnes v. State Bar of Texas, 888 S.W. 2d 102 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, 1994) (in which disciplinary proceedings were not upheld against her). Dkt. No. 14 in 6:10-cv-155, at p. 3 n.3 (Oct. 25, 2010). There is little doubt that Barnes' failure to comply with the undersigned's order to conform her complaint to Rule 8 was intentional, and qualifies as a failure to follow an order of the court under Rule 41(b). It is also clear that her actions have delayed the resolution of this case, as the case has been pending for more than a year while the Court has unsuccessfully attempted to have Barnes file a proper complaint. Further, Barnes' history as a litigant in this Court presents a clear pattern of abuse of her right of access to the courts. There is little question that a lesser sanction, including dismissal without prejudice, would be ineffective, as Barnes' history shows that she will simply refile her claims. Finally, Barnes is a licensed attorney, and thus her contumacious conduct is that much more egregious, and merits a sanction that might not be appropriate for a lay person.3 III. RECOMMENDATION For all of the reasons set forth above, the undersigned Magistrate Judge RECOMMENDS that the District Judge DISMISS this case WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to FED . R. CIV . P. 41(b). IV. OBJECTIONS The parties may file objections to this Report and Recommendation. A party filing objections must specifically identify those findings or recommendations to which objections are 3 According to the State Bar of Texas public website, http://www.texasbar.com, as of April 25, 2013, Barnes' member status was listed as "Eligible to Practice in Texas." 7 being made. The District Court need not consider frivolous, conclusive, or general objections. See Battle v. United States Parole Comm'n, 834 F.2d 419, 421 (5th Cir. 1987). A party's failure to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations contained in this Report within fourteen (14) days after the party is served with a copy of the Report shall bar that party from de novo review by the District Court of the proposed findings and recommendations in the Report and, except upon grounds of plain error, shall bar the party from appellate review of unobjected-to proposed factual findings and legal conclusions accepted by the District Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150-53, 106 S. Ct. 466, 472-74 (1985); Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1428-29 (5th Cir. 1996) (en banc). To the extent that a party has not been served by the Clerk with this Report & Recommendation electronically, pursuant to the CM/ECF procedures of this District, the Clerk is ORDERED to mail such party a copy of this Report and Recommendation by certified mail, return receipt requested. SIGNED this 25th day of April, 2013. _____________________________________ ANDREW W. AUSTIN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8


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While 6ix9ine to be released from prison in November, the rapper has engaged in a procedure to finish his sentence, not behind bars but in him. The cause ? Tekashi feared for his life, so that he threw the names of several members of the Bloods in the case of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
On December 8, 2019, the verdict fell for 6ix9ine : the rapper was sentenced to 2 years in prison for racketeering, use of firearms and drug trafficking. A list of the counts and a sentence greatly reduced, so that it faced up to 37 years in prison. Since his arrest in November 2018, the rapper is working closely with the justice and does not hesitate to throw names in the case of Nne Trey Gangsta Bloods, at the risk of making many enemies.
6ix9ine feared for his life in prison
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Beyoncé Gives an Electrifying Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show
February 16, 2019 February 4, 2013 by Bea Canuel
Headlining the 47th Super Bowl Halftime Show last Sunday (February 3), Beyoncé treated her fans to an epic, riveting performance.
After the Pepsi-sponsored countdown, the diva extraordinaire emerged onstage in all her glory and kicked off the show with a live version of "Love On Top." Queen Bey was later joined by a clique of female dancers and performed her hit singles "Crazy in Love," "End of Time," and "Baby Boy."
Destiny's Child Reunion
To intensify the already fierce performance, Beyoncé was joined onstage by Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams to briefly re-form Destiny's Child. The trio performed a couple of the group's biggest hits: "Bootylicious" and "Independent Women." Kelly and Michelle even stayed to perform Beyoncé's "Single Ladies."
Beyoncé finished her set alone, belting the slow groove "Halo."
The Ladies in All-Black Leather Ensemble
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Destiny's Child's show-stopping ensemble could go down as one of the most stylish costumes in Super Bowl history.
Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams, ripped the stage clad in an all-black leather and lace ensemble. Mrs. Carter, as well as Williams and the hundreds of dancers, was outfitted in custom Rubin Singer. According to EOnline:
The magnificent stage costume was based off the designer's upcoming fall 2013 collection entitled 'Valkyrie's Dominion', a nod to Norse mythology's dominant female warriors—a creative vision that clearly hit a high note with the powerful performer.
As for the handiwork and execution of the elaborate design, we're told that no less than five fittings, a team of 14 workers and over 200 man hours at the designer's New York atelier were required to complete the costume.
Python, paneled iguana, trapunto-pick stitched leather, nylon, metal, plastic and silk were just a few of the fine materials used for Bey's major style statement.
Meanwhile, Kelly stood out a bit, as she was outfitted in custom Emilio Pucci.
All three matched the striking outfit with knee-highs and Proenza Schouler booties.
Check out the original sketch below:
And as if Beyoncé's electrifying performance drained all the power, a sudden power outage delayed the Super Bowl for 35 minutes. Jay-Z tweeted:
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Li, Mao LU ; Tong, Yiheng LU ; Klingmann, Jens LU and Thern, Marcus LU (2017) In Energies 10(11).
The effects of H2 addition on a premixed methane-air flame was studied experimentally with a swirl-stabilized gas turbine model combustor. Experiments with 0%, 25%, and 50% H2 molar fraction in the fuel mixture were conducted under atmospheric pressure. The primary objectives are to study the impacts of H2 addition on flame lean blowout (LBO) limits, flame shapes and anchored locations, flow field characteristics, precessing vortex core (PVC) instability, as well as the CO emission performance. The flame LBO limits were identified by gradually reducing the equivalence ratio until the condition where the flame physically disappeared. The time-averaged CH chemiluminescence was used to reveal the characteristics of flame stabilization, e.g., flame structure and stabilized locations. In addition, the inverse Abel transform was applied to the time-averaged CH results so that the distribution of CH signal on the symmetric plane of the flame was obtained. The particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used to detect the characteristics of the flow field with a frequency of 2 kHz. The snapshot method of POD (proper orthogonal decomposition) and fast Fourier transform (FFT) were adopted to capture the most prominent coherent structures in the turbulent flow field. CO emission was monitored with an exhaust probe that was installed close to the combustor exit. The experimental results indicated that the H2 addition extended the flame LBO limits and the operation range of low CO emission. The influence of H2 addition on the flame shape, location, and flow field was observed. With the assistance of POD and FFT, the combustion suppression impacts on PVC was found.