Today VMworld kicked off with Partner and TAM day. Like every year VMworld is hosted in the Fira Conference Center in the beautiful city of Barcelona. Unlike last year I'm not visiting VMworld as a Blogger, but as part of the KPN team. This means I can attend VMworld as a Partner and visit Partnerday.
During the Partner General Session Pat Gelsinger took the stage to thank all partners for their efforts in the past year.
There where some pre-announcements, actually during the day there where a lot of sessions arround to-be announced info, so i'll be careful what to post here, but I'll give it a go (all will become clear in the coming posts). The sessions where divided into Technical and Business sessions. As my current role is a mix of both, i've attended some of both.
Building & Enabling a Hybrid Cloud with vCloud Director was all about vCloud Director, how it will function in your environment (and how it should function). Speaking from own experience, vCD can be quite a hassle implementing but should be much better now.
Route to Market vCloud network was a typical commercial session, surrounding the perspective of network in a hybrid environment, offering similar network solutions both on-prem as off-prem.
During lunch I caught up with some of my colleagues, as well ex-colleagues and other bloggers. The VMworld-crowd is more and more a party of familiar faces. It was great to see some of them, and I will spot the others all during the rest of the week, I'm sure.
After the lunch there where 2 sessions regarding NSX: NSX Operations with vRealize Suite and The practical Path to NSX for partners. As KPN is a VCAN-partner these sessions are more of less a must follow for me. They had some great insights into how other partners and customers are working with NSX (did I mention KPN is hosting a session this week regarding our CloudNL solution, including these products?).


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Dr. Lisa S. Coico
Leadership In Higher Education Award
Dr. Lisa S. Coico is the 12th President of The City College of New York and the first City University of New York graduate to lead City College. Since joining City College in 2010, Dr. Coico has overseen a resurgence in academic excellence, student engagement and faculty enhancement for the benefit of its diverse student population. Through a comprehensive program emanating from her vast experience and embracing the input of students, staff, faculty, alumni, community leaders, and others, President Coico has significantly upgraded the quality of the academic experience and student life as a whole at City College. Major research projects throughout the STEM areas have been nurtured and increased academic emphasis on the extensive undergraduate and graduate offerings in liberal arts have attracted an increasingly high quality of students and faculty alike.
The success of her programs has been reflected in many ways including significant gifting from alumni, growth of the Macaulay Honors Program on campus and recognition of City College as one of the "Best Colleges in the U.S." by the Princeton Review, Forbes and U.S. News & World Report, and one of the "Best Value Colleges" as measured by the Princeton Review.
Dr. Coico is a nationally prominent educator and researcher in microbiology and immunology and former Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Surgery at Temple University. She also served as executive director of the Tri-Institutional Research Program, a research consortium of Cornell University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University.
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6 suspects arrested in Ortiz shooting
Jun 12, 2019 at 6:57 PM Jun 12, 2019 at 6:57 PM
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Six suspects, including the alleged gunman, have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox star David Ortiz, the Dominican Republic's chief prosecutor said Wednesday.
Four other suspects were also being pursued in the shooting, which witnesses said was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars.
"At this moment, they are being interrogated and we will continue deepening the investigation to get to the truth about what happened," Chief Prosecutor Jean Alain Rodriguez said.
"Nobody involved in this lamentable episode will remain in impunity, not even the material or intellectual author" of the crime, he said.
Authorities have declined to give a motive for the shooting at a popular Santo Domingo bar Sunday night.
Among the suspects in custody was the alleged shooter, identified by authorities as Rolfy Ferreyra, aka Sandy.
Police Major Gen. Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte said the coordinator of the attack was offered 400,000 Dominican pesos, or about $7,800, to carry out the shooting. He said the alleged coordinator was also among those in custody.
The four suspects still at large were identified as Luis Alfredo Rivas Clase, aka The Surgeon, as well as a woman known as The Venezuelan, or Red, and two other men, prosecutors said in a statement.
Meanwhile, in Boston, Ortiz's wife said in statement that the former Red Sox slugger was able to sit up and take some steps as he recuperates in the intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
"His condition is guarded, and he will remain in the ICU for the coming days, but he is making good progress toward recovery," Tiffany Ortiz said in the statement.


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Package tour Marche Medieval Festival: Jesi San Floriano Re-enactment
01 Maggio - 03 Maggio
Package Tour in Marche
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN MARCHE
Arrival in the evening at Jesi (AN) - Accommodation at the hotel in the reserved rooms – Time at leisure for an individual tour in the old town and dinner – Overnight
DAY2: SAN FLORIANO RE-ENACTMENT
Breakfast at the hotel - Meeting with the guide and visit of Jesi old town, which is famous for Emperor Frederick II of Swabia who was born in 1194 inside a tent in the central square of the city - Guided tour of Frederick II Square :the cathedral dedicated to San Settimio, Piazza della Signoria, the Planettiana Library and Pergolesi Theatre – Walk on Corso Matteotti, whose focal point is the Arco Clementino, a triumphal arch built in 1734 in honor of Pope Clement XII Orsini for his order to remove the duty on grain - In the evening, transfer to a wine company around Jesi, visit of a wine cellar and "Verdicchio"wine tasting, accompanied by typical local food - Afternoon dedicated to the so called "Palio di San Floriano"2017 Edition - The Palio is a very important historical re-enactment, which takes place in Jesi old town - You can admire the archery competitions with the historical bow, performances by historical groups (drummers, archers, falconers), the historical parades where all participants are strictly in dress, a recreation of a medieval village, with scenes from ancient everyday life, religious masses in honor of the saint; the living chess game - Dinner in the taverns set up in the historic center - After dinner, in the center, you can watch the archery competition with the bow between the municipalities valid for the award of the re-enactment and the final fireworks - In the evening, return to the hotel and overnight stay
DAY 3: FRASASSI CAVES - FABRIANO
Breakfast at hotel - Departure for San Vittore di Genga, a city in the province of Ancona in the area of Frasassi - The caves are considered the largest underground complex in Europe, the caves are characterized by a set of underground passages with a length of about 30 km, divided in 8 different geological levels – Moreover, they are well known for the stalactites and stalagmites, ancient limestone concentrations, from the most different forms, the Frasassi caves are a popular destination for all speleology and nature lovers – Time at leisure for lunch - In the afternoon, transfer to Fabriano and guided tour of the old town (Sturinalto Fountain, Palazzo del Podestà, theCharity Oratory and the Museum of Paper and Watermark) - In the late afternoon departure for places of origins - End of services
FEE PER PERSON: € 120.00
IT INCLUDES: Overnight in Hotel 4 * in Jesi with double room and a b&b service - Guided tours as per itinerary - Visit of a wine farm in Cupramontana and wine tasting with typical products IT DOES EXCLUDED: Transfers – City tax- Entrance to the Frasassi Caves - Entrance to museums - Tips - Extras - Anything not included in the program.
Azienda Tomassoni: Salumi d'eccellenza
Pasqua Federico II di Svevia nella terra del Verdicchio
Federico II di Svevia e la primavera nelle Marche
Pasqua nelle perle del Centro Italia


The Lakers front office reportedly believes Davis wants to play in L.A. and would sign an extension if he were to be traded there.
When Anthony Davis' agent Rich Paul told ESPN Monday that the center wanted to be traded, a can of worms opened in the NBA with teams maneuvering to try to acquire the All-Star and several players starting to think a little farther down the road.
Now, that's a bit of a leap, but here is the scenario: if the Lakers are to acquire Davis and the Warriors do not offer Thompson a max contract when his current deal runs out at the end of the season, the four-time All-Star is going to start to entertain the idea of joining LeBron James and Davis in Los Angeles.
"The best-case scenario for the Lakers is they add Anthony Davis, and then Golden State doesn't offer Klay Thompson a max contract, they try to get Klay to take a little bit less than the max, and if that happens, I'm told Klay's attention will be on the Lakers if they have Anthony Davis," ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said on "SportsCenter". "Now, we'll see what Golden State does there, they've got a lot of players to pay going forward.
So this is a lot of conjecture, but it's certainly something for the Lakers to hope for down the road.
Home Basketball NBA NBA trade rumors: If Lakers get Anthony Davis, door could open for Klay Thompson to go to L.A.


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Combination poly and cellulose mophead provides both maximum absorbancy and maximum flexibility.
This mophead folds in half to wring.
Fits mops with 4 screwholes.
Fits Quickie #020 and #027.
Outside screw holes are 9-1/2" apart center to center.
Inner screw holes are 3-3/4" apart center to center.


Archaeology is a fascinating discipline not only for its ability to uncover the past but also for its contribution to our understanding of the Bible. This book dives into some of the things we can learn about the Christian faith by exploring places, people, and events of the past.
Who is God? It depends upon whom you ask. Some follow the Bible as their guide, while others concoct a biblically-themed deity suited more to their individual tastes. Some have skewed perceptions thrust upon them. Only Scripture infallibly makes the Creator know to us. This book explores the nature of God by examining his attributes. Each one is considered, not individually, but as a critical part of the whole. You can download the introduction and first chapter as a PDF.
Jesus is an important figure for over half the people on the globe, but not everyone sees him the same way. The images of Christ in popular media and culture are startlingly diverse, and the search for the "real" Jesus of the Bible has been a long-lived quest. Sifting through Scripture, historical evidence, and popular imagery, this book helps acquaint the reader with the evidence supporting the Bible's presentation of Jesus.
What is truth? Does God exist? Is the Bible inspired and reliable? In our walk with God, we encounter many questions either within ourselves or from others. As the Bible comes under attack from the world, it is important for us to know the answers and understand how to defend our faith. This 176-page book has thirteen lessons and a study guide with discussion questions. You can read the introduction and first chapter on the publisher's website here.
The Treasured Woman brings to life the qualities of the Proverbs 31 woman as exemplified by some of the most famous women in Scripture. This book goes beyond the lofty expectations that Proverbs 31 tends to place upon women, digging deeper into the Word of God to reveal that these "unattainable" qualities can actually be achieved. This thirteen-lesson study guide includes questions at the end of each chapter serve to spark additional reflection and discussion. You can download a sample chapter here.


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describe('dateFilter', () => {
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  })

  it('formats date (string) properly', () => {
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  })

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Posts Tagged 'Illinois'
Posted: September 25, 2013 in Professional Wrestling
Tags: 11-On-3 Handicap Elimination Match, A.J. Lee, Alberto del Rio, Alicia Fox, Angelo Savoldi, Biloxi, Bray Wyatt, Brie and Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Cameron, Chicago, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Curtis Axel, Daniel Bryan, Darren Young, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Dusty Rhodes, Eight-Divas Tag Team Match, Erick Rowan, Eva Marie, Fandango, Goldust, Illinois, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jey Uso, Jimmy and Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jo-Jo, John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), Justin Gabriel, Kofi Kingston, Luke Harper, Michael Cole, Mississippi, Miz TV, Naomi, Natalya, Natalya Neidhart, Nikki Bella, Paul Heyman, Professional Wrestling, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Renee Young, Ricardo Rodriguez, Rob Van Dam (RVD), Roman Reigns, RyBack, Santino Marella, Seth Rollins, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Summer Rae, Tamina Snuka, The Allstate Arena, The Bella Twins, The Big Show, The Funkadactyls, The Mississippi Coast Coliseum, The Miz, The Prime Time Players, The Shield, The Usos, The Wyatt Family, Titus O'Neil, Triple H (Hunter Hearst Helmsley), Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), WWE Divas, WWE Divas Championship, WWE Hall of Fame, WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE Monday Night RAW, WWE Tag Team Championship, WWE United States Championship, WWE Womens Division, WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Zack Ryder
From The Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois:
Before the start of the show, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon aired a video honoring pro-wrestling legend Angelo Savoldi (April 21, 1914-Friday, September 20, 2013).
This week begins with Triple H (Hunter Hearst Helmsley) and WWE Executive Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley as they booked Rob Van Dam (RVD), R-Truth, Zack Ryder, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey), The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), Kofi Kingston, Justin Gabriel and Dolph Ziggler with Daniel Bryan as their tag team partner in an 11-On-3 Handicap Tag Team Elimination Match against The Shield (WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose and WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns).
1. A NON-TITLE MATCH: Kofi Kingston vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto del Rio.
INTERVIEW: The Miz.
Renee Young wanted to know Miz's thoughts on Randy Orton injuring him last week, and as he was about to speak, Triple H came in and asked to do Miz TV with The Big Show as his guest.
2. TAG TEAM MATCH: Erick Rowan and Luke Harper with Bray Wyatt vs. The Prime Time Players.
HIS GUEST: The Big Show.
In the wake of Big Show knocking out WWE Hall of Famer/Pro-Wrestling Legend "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes last week, Miz basically told Big Show that Triple H and Stephanie are trying to break him. Stephanie appeared, insulted him and made Big Show punch him out.
3. Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam with Ricardo Rodriguez.
On the WWE App, the fans and viewers were asked to choose Randy Orton's opponent. The choices were Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler or R-Truth. 56% chose Rob Van Dam.
THIS MATCH WAS DECLARED A NO-CONTEST.
NOTE: After the no-contest was declared, Randy Orton brutally assaulted Rob Van Dam.
The tag team Los Matadores will debut on RAW next week.
During the commercial break, the WWE App picked up footage of Alberto del Rio assaulting Rob Van Dam as he was being helped out of the ring.
4. Fandango with Summer Rae vs. Santino Marella.
THE WINNER: FANDANGO.
Chicago citizen CM Punk returned, feeling that he let down his own hometown after what happened last Sunday. He stated that he's ready to fight, and Paul Heyman appeared on a ride-on scooter announcing that he's in physical therapy. Heyman stated that he suffered a relapse that put him in the scooter. Punk wondered if he could get to Heyman before RyBack and WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel could stop him. Heyman tried to leave, but his scooter was jammed.
Punk charged at him and was ambushed by Axel and RyBack. They attacked Punk, but he fought back until RyBack put him through a table. Heyman jumped off of the scooter, and RyBack said "This is what happens to bullies!".
CM Punk was able to walk out of the arena after the assault.
5. AN TEN-DIVAS TAG TEAM MATCH: WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee, Layla, Alicia Fox, Aksana and The Returning Tamina Snuka vs. The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron), Natalya Neidhart and The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki) with Jo-Jo and Eva Marie.
THE WINNERS: THE FUNKADACTYLS, NATALYA NEIDHART AND THE BELLA TWINS!!!
6. AN 11-ON-3 MAIN EVENT HANDICAP ELIMINATION MATCH: Daniel Bryan, Justin Gabriel, Dolph Ziggler, The Usos, The Prime Time Players, R-Truth, Rob Van Dam, Kofi Kingston and Zack Ryder vs. The Shield.
THE RULE: If either wrestler from either side gets defeated via pinfall or submission, that wrestler must return to the locker room.
NOTE: BEFORE THE START OF THE MATCH, GOLDUST AND CODY RHODES LEAPT OUT OF THE CROWD AND ATTACKED THE SHIELD.
Alberto del Rio, Randy Orton and those involved in the main event are the wrestlers of the night!!!
Goldust and Cody Rhodes attacking The Shield is the highlight of the night!!!
ANALYSIS: Slightly better than the past few weeks.
Next week, RAW will be held at The Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Professional Wrestling: WWE Friday Night SmackDown!: 08/09/2013
Posted: August 10, 2013 in Professional Wrestling
Tags: 3-On-1 Handicap Match, A.J. Lee, Alberto del Rio, Big E. Langston, Bray Wyatt, California, Christian, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Corporate Makeover, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Erick Rowan, Fandango, Heath Slater, Illinois, Jinder Mahal, John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), John Cena, Kaitlyn, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Luke Harper, Michael Cole, Mixed Tag Team Match, Miz TV, Professional Wrestling, Randy Orton, Renee Young, Rob Van Dam (RVD), Rockford, San Jose, Summer Rae, The 3MB (Three-Man Band), The BMO Harris Bank Center, The HP Pavillion, The Miz, The Rockford MetroCenter, The Wyatt Family, Titantron, Wade Barrett, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), WWE Divas, WWE Divas Championship, WWE Friday Night SmackDown!, WWE Summerslam, WWE Womens Division, WWE World Heavyweight Championship
From The BMO Harris Bank Center (The Former Rockford MetroCentre) in Rockford, Illinois:
1. THE OPENING BOUT: Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam (RVD).
THE WINNER: RANDY ORTON!!!
2. MIZ TV with The Miz.
HIS GUESTS: Big E Langston and WWE Divas Champion.
The Miz wanted to know about the relationship between her and Big E, and she stated that their just friends. The Miz ran down a list of the relationships that were ruined by A.J. (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, Kane, Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn), and Dolph Ziggler appeared and told A.J. that it's the same thing everytime: women can't get over him. She told him "You'll never get to touch me, again!". Kaitlyn appeared and said, "He can't touch you. But I can!" When it looked like a fight was about to happen, Miz, who is the host of this year's Summerslam, booked a Mixed Tag Team Match of Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn vs, Big E Langston and A.J. Lee in two weeks!!!
After the announcement, Kaitlyn responded with "I can't wait to slap the crazy right off of your face!". She and A.J. fought until Big E broke it up and yelled "Calm down! Calm down!". He was then Zig Zagged by Dolph, and A.J. was speared by Kaitlyn.
3. A REMATCH FROM RAW: Fandango with Summer Rae vs. The Returning Kofi Kingston.
Renee Young asked Daniel his thoughts about the failed "Corporate Makeover" on RAW, stating that he tried it, but refused to finish it with his beard. He stated that he will change history when he defeats John Cena in two weeks.
4. Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett.
THE WINNER VIA SUBMISSION: DANIEL BRYAN!!!
Renee Young aired the clip of Cody Rhodes throwing Damien's Money In The Bank briefcase into The Gulf of Mexico two weeks ago. As she asked for his thoughts, he cut her off, and presented a new "Sandowized" briefcase with a brand new contract inside.
5. A 3-ON-1 HANDICAP MATCH: 3MB (The Three-Man Band: Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre) vs. Kane.
THE WINNER: KANE!!!
NOTE: After the match, The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) appeared in the Titantron as Bray Wyatt told Kane that they are disconnected, that Kane doesn't get it and that a fire won't control his brothers. He then asked Kane if he wanted to know a secret, and said that he's already dead.
A video featuring Brock Lesnar aired, where he stated that at Summerslam, size will matter when CM Punk will lose to him.
6. A NON-TITLE MAIN EVENT: Christian vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto del Rio.
THE WINNER: CHRISTIAN!!!
After the match, Alberto del Rio tried to attack Christian, but ended up in The Killswitch. Damien Sandow zoomed to the ring to cash-in his briefcase, but was stopped by Cody Rhodes who put him in The Cross Rhodes.
The opening bout and the main event are the highlight matches of the night!!!
Randy Orton, Rob Van Dam, Christian and Alberto del Rio are the wrestlers of the night!!!
ANALYSIS: This was slightly better than last week, but much, much better than RAW.
Next week, WWE Friday Night SmackDown! will be held at The HP Pavillion in San Jose, California.
Professional Wrestling: TNA Impact Wrestling: 06/27/2013
Posted: June 28, 2013 in Professional Wrestling
Tags: A.J. Styles, Aces and Eights, Adam Ohriner, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels, Christy Hemme, Gunner, Hernandez, Hulk Hogan, Illinois, Impact Wrestling, ImpactWrestling.com, James Storm, Jay Bradley, Jeff Hardy, Jesse Godderz, Joseph Park, Kazarian, Kenny King, Kurt Angle, Magnus, Mickie James, Mike Tenay, Mr. Anderson, Peoria, Professional Wrestling, Robbie E., Ryan Howe, Sting, Suicide, T.J. Perkins, Tara, Taz, The Main Event Mafia, The Peoria Civic Center, Three Way Dance, TNA Bound For Glory Series, TNA Gut Check, TNA Hall of Fame, TNA Impact Wrestling, TNA Knockouts, TNA Knockouts Championship, TNA Knockouts Division, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, TNA World Tag Team Championship, TNA X Division, TNA X Division Championship, Total Nonstop Action (TNA), Triple Threat Match, Velvet Sky
Here's Impact in case you missed it:
From The Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois:
This week opened with TNA Hall of Famer "The Icon" Sting and Kurt Angle looking back on how The Main Event Mafia was created in 2008. Kurt stated that the group was created for both power and respect. He also stated that Aces and Eights will fall courtesy of the new Main Event Mafia, and that he and Sting will reveal the new member later on.
1. A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Chris Sabin (Champion) vs. Suicide (Challenger #1/Former Champion) vs. Kenny King (Challenger #2/Former Champion).
THE WINNER, AND ONCE AGAIN, TNA X DIVISION CHAMPION: SUICIDE!!!
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VICTORY, TNA GENERAL MANAGER HULK HOGAN APPEARED WITH A MAN NAMED T.J. PERKINS, WHO WAS SUICIDE. HULK STATED THAT T.J WAS ATTACKED, AND THAT THERE'S AN IMPOSTER UNDER HIS OUTFIT. HULK GAVE THE IMPOSTER UNTIL THE END OF THE NIGHT TO REVEAL HIMSELF, AND TO SURRENDER THE TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP.
2. TNA GUT CHECK: Ryan Howe vs. Adam Ohriner.
THE WINNER: ADAM OHRINER.
3. TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP: Mickie James (Champion) vs. Velvet Sky (Challenger/Former Champion).
THE REFEREE FOR THIS MATCH: ODB.
THE WINNER, AND STILL, TNA KNOCKOUTS CHAMPION: MICKIE JAMES!!!
POST-MATCH INTERVIEW: Christy Hemme wanted Velvet Sky's thought's on the match as she held her knee and said, "I'm just so heartbroken right now".
4. A BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH: Magnus vs. Bobby Roode.
THE POINT VALUE SO FAR:
Magnus: 10.
Bobby Roode: 0.
THE WINNER, WITH 7 POINTS: MAGNUS!!!
The TNA World Tag Team Champions Gunner and "Cowboy" James Storm appeared as Storm stated the one thing that he learned as a 12-time Tag champion, you don't have to like your partner, but as long as you show up for work, he will always have your back. He stated that as part of the reason why he chose Gunner. They were both interrupted by Robbie E, Jesse Godderz and Tara as Robbie voiced his disgust from not being selected as Storm's partner. He decided to partner up with Jesse and named their tag team The Bro Mans, not to be confused with the term bromance. Jesse was then knocked out by Gunner when he tried to attack after Tara was insulted.
5. A BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH: Mr. Anderson vs. Samoa Joe.
Mr. Anderson: 7.
Samoa Joe: 2.
THE WINNER, WITH 10 POINTS: SAMOA JOE!!!
After the match, Sting and Kurt Angle revealed Samoa Joe as the third member of The Main Event Mafia!!!
Hulk returned to the ring and ordered the imposter Suicide to unmask. He refused, and Hulk was ready to do it himself when he was interrupted by TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray. Bully wanted to face Hulk and ordered the imposter out of the ring. Hulk ordered the imposter to unmask, but he took Hulk's microphone and asked Bully "Do you know who you are?". He then revealed himself to be Austin Aries and waged war on Bully for the title!!!
Match #'s 1 and 3 are the highlight matches of the night!!!!!
Chris Sabin, Kenny King, Mickie James and Velvet Sky are the wrestlers of the night!!!!
THE 2013 BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES LEADERBOARD:
1. Magnus – 24 Points (3-0).
2. Samoa Joe – 9 Points (1-0-1).
3. Jeff Hardy – 7 Points (1-0).
"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels – 7 Points (1-0).
Mr. Anderson – 7 Points (1-0).
Austin Aries – 7 Points (1-0).
"The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles – 2 Points (0-0-1).
8. Bobby Roode – 0 Points (0-1).
Hernandez – 0 Points (0-1).
Jay Bradley – 0 Points (0-1).
Kazarian – 0 Points (0-1).
Joseph Park – 0 Points (0-1).
For more information, please visit ImpactWrestling.com Thank you.
ANALYSIS: Again, this was WAY better than RAW!!!
Professional Wrestling: TNA Impact Wrestling: 06/20/2013: Open Fight Night XI: The 2013 Bound For Glory Series Begins….
Tags: A.J. Styles, Aces and Eights, Austin Aries, Bad Influence, Bobby Roode, Brooke Hogan, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, Eric Young, Gail Kim, Hernandez, Hulk Hogan, Illinois, Impact Wrestling, Jay Bradley, Jeff Hardy, Joseph Park, Kurt Angle, Ladder Match, Las Vegas, Magnus, Mickie James, Mike Tenay, Mr. Anderson, ODB, Open Fight Night, Peoria, Professional Wrestling, Samoa Joe, Sting, Taryn Terrell, Taz, The Main Event Mafia, The Peoria Civic Center, The State of the Knockouts Division Address, TNA Bound For Glory, TNA Bound For Glory Series, TNA Hall of Fame, TNA Impact Wrestling, TNA Knockouts, TNA Knockouts Championship, TNA Knockouts Division, TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Total Nonstop Action (TNA), Velvet Sky
This weeks opens with TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan informing this year's Bound For Glory Series competitors that two former TNA World Heavyweight Champions received automatic bids into the tournament: Jeff Hardy and Bobby Roode!!! As a result of a poll that was conducted on ImpactWrestling.com, Jeff Hardy received a high percentage of votes to make the first Open Fight Night call out of the night. When Jeff was about to make his choice, Austin Aries stated that he wanted to face Jeff, in spite of the fact that he has just as many fans as he does. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels told Jeff not to face him or Kazarian, because he would lose. Jeff decided to face Roode, and was pushed by him and a massive fight broke out in the ring.
THE 2013 BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES COMPETITORS: Joseph Park, Hernandez, Bad Influence ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Kazarian, Mr. Anderson, Magnus, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, Jeff Hardy, Jay Bradley and "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles.
HOW THE POINTS ARE EARNED:
Points will be determined by wins and losses:
1. Submission Victory – 10 Points.
2. Pinfall Victory – 7 Points.
3. Countout Victory – 5 Points.
4. Disqualification Victory – 3 Points.
5. A Draw (Time Limit/Double Countout/Double Disqualification) – 2 Points.
6. Disqualification Lose – You LOSE 10 Points.
All of the matches in this year's Bound For Glory Series will have a time limit of fifteen minutes. The wrestler with the most points will face the TNA World Heavyweight Champion at Bound For Glory 2013 in October.
1. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH #1: Mr. Anderson vs. Joseph Park.
THE WINNER, WITH 7 POINTS: MR. ANDERSON………………ANDERSON!!!
2. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH #2: Jay Bradley vs. Austin Aries.
THE WINNER, WITH 7 POINTS: AUSTIN ARIES!!!
3. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH #3: Hernandez vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels.
THE WINNER, WITH 7 POINTS: "THE FALLEN ANGEL" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS.
4. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH #4: Kazarian vs. Magnus.
THE WINNER, WITH 10 POINTS: MAGNUS!!!
THE STATE OF THE KNOCKOUTS DIVISION ADDRESS:
The Executive In Charge of the Knockouts Brooke Hogan announced how proud she was of the whole division. During the address, she pointed out the fact that Eric Young held the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championships alongside ODB, and the duo saved face with everyone by surrendering the belts. Brooke demanded that TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James grant Velvet Sky her rematch next week, and placed Gail Kim in a Ladder Match against Taryn Terrell in Las Vegas!!!
5. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MATCH #5: "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe.
THIS MATCH ENDED IN A TIME LIMIT DRAW. BOTH MEN RECEIVED 2 POINTS.
6. A BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES MAIN EVENT: Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy.
THE WINNER, WITH 7 POINTS: JEFF HARDY!!!
TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray called out Brooke (not knowing that Hulk asked her to leave earlier in the show), but The Main Event Mafia's music played and TNA Hall of Famer "The Icon" Sting appeared!!! As Sting was ready to fight Bully, Bully summoned Aces and Eights, but there were knocked out backstage!!! As Bully tried to escape, he was ambushed from behind by Kurt Angle, and put in the Ankle Lock!!!
Match #5 is the highlight match of the night!!!!!
A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe are the wrestlers of the night!!!!!
The Knockouts segment was the highlight of the night!!!!!
ANALYSIS: This was WAY better than this week's RAW!!!!! The Knockouts segment was also better than the Divas segment on RAW as well.
Professional Wrestling: WWE Payback: The Results
Tags: A.J. Lee, Alberto del Rio, Ambulance Match, Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match, Chicago, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Curtis Axel, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Illinois, John Cena, Kaitlyn, Kane, Lumberjack Match, Paul Heyman, Pay-Per-View, Payback Kickoff, Professional Wrestling, Randy Orton, Ricardo Rodriguez, Rob Van Dam (RVD), Roman Reigns, RyBack, Seth Rollins, Sheamus, Tables Match, The Allstate Arena, The Miz, The Shield, Three Stages of Hell Match, Triple Threat Match, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), WWE Championship, WWE Divas, WWE Divas Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE Money In The Bank, WWE Payback, WWE Tag Team Championship, WWE United States Championship, WWE Womens Division, WWE World Heavyweight Championship, WWE World Tag Team Championship, WWF World Tag Team Championship
Due to technical problems, I was unable to make my picks for tonight's WWE pay-per-view entitled Payback. But, here are the results:
1. THE PAYBACK KICKOFF PRE-SHOW: Sheamus vs. Damien Sandow.
THE WINNER: SHEAMUS!!!
2. A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Wade Barrett (Champion) vs. The Miz (Challenger #1/Former Champion) vs. Curtis Axel (Challenger #2) with Paul Heyman.
THE WINNER, AND NEW, WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: CURTIS AXEL.
3. WWE DIVAS CHAMPIONSHIP: Kaitlyn (Champion) vs. A.J. Lee (Challenger).
THE WINNER, AND NEW, WWE DIVAS CHAMPION: A.J. LEE!!!
4. WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Dean Ambrose (Champion) vs. Kane (Challenger/He was IC Champion years ago).
THE WINNER, AND STILL, WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: DEAN AMBROSE.
5. WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Dolph Ziggler (Champion) with Big E Langston and new WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee vs. Alberto del Rio (Challenger/Former Champion) with Ricardo Rodriguez.
THE WINNER, AND ONCE AGAIN, WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: ALBERTO DEL RIO!!!
6. CM Punk with Paul Heyman vs. Chris Jericho.
7. WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns (Champions) vs. Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan (Challengers, Orton is a former WWF/WWE World Tag Team Champion, Daniel is a former Tag champion alongside Kane).
THE WINNERS, AND STILL, WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: SETH ROLLINS AND ROMAN REIGNS.
8. A THREE STAGES OF HELL MAIN EVENT FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP.
In this match, Best 2 Out Of 3 Falls rules apply.
THE PARTICIPANTS: John Cena (Champion) vs. RyBack (Challenger).
MATCH #1: A Lumberjack Match.
THE WINNER: RYBACK!!!
MATCH #2: A Tables Match.
THE FINAL MATCH: An Ambulance Match.
THE WINNER, AND STILL, WWE CHAMPION: JOHN CENA!!!
SPECIAL NOTICE: Rob Van Dam (RVD) is returning to WWE next month at Money In The Bank 2013. Please visit WWE.com for more information. Thank you!!!
And that's Payback folks!!!
Professional Wrestling: TNA Impact Wrestling: 06/13/2013: The Search For Bound For Glory Series Competitors Begins….
Tags: A.J. Styles, Aces and Eights, Atlanta, Austin Aries, Bad Influence, Battle Royal, Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, Crimson, Devon, Director of Chaos (D.O.C.), Four Way Match, Garett Bischoff, Georgia, Gunner, Hulk Hogan, Illinois, Impact Wrestling, ImpactWrestling.com, James Storm, Jeff Hardy, Joseph Park, Kazarian, Kenny King, Magnus, Matt Morgan, Mickie James, Mike Knox, Mike Tenay, Mr. Anderson, Peoria, Professional Wrestling, Rob Terry, Sting, Taz, The Arena at Gwinnett Center, The Main Event Mafia, The Peoria Civic Center, TNA Bound For Glory Series, TNA Hall of Fame, TNA Impact Wrestling, TNA Knockouts, TNA Knockouts Championship, TNA Knockouts Division, TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, TNA Slammiversary, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, TNA World Tag Team Championship, Total Nonstop Action (TNA), Velvet Sky, Wes Brisco
From The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, Georgia:
This week opens with TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan stating that it was an act of God that prevented him from hitting TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray with a hammer last week. He also asked his daughter Brooke to stay home this week, and summoned last year's Bound For Glory Series winner Jeff Hardy. Jeff vowed that he would win both the tournament and the World title, until he was interrupted by Bobby Roode. Roode told him that he won the first Bound For Glory Series and Hulk announced that the fans will decide the first call-out next week at Open Fight Night (Please visit ImpactWrestling.com and vote!!! Thank you!!!). Bully and the rest of Aces and Eights arrive, and stated that it doesn't matter who wins because they will end up facing him.
He also asked Hulk why no one from Aces and Eights are in the series, and he stated that there's room for only one member in the series. To earn it, they would have to face each other in a Battle Royal. After that announcement, Bully labeled both Jeff and Roode targets of Aces and Eights and ordered them to attack both men. Jeff and Roode attacked them, ran them out of the ring and within minutes, Roode hit Jeff and fled
1. A NON-TITLE, BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES QUALIFIER: Bad Influence ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Kazarian) vs. TNA World Tag Team Champions Gunner and "Cowboy" James Storm.
THE WINNER: BAD INFLUENCE.
2. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES QUALIFIER #2: The Returning Crimson vs. Joseph Park.
THE WINNER: JOSEPH PARK!!!
Velvet Sky had two gifts for TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James: a medical clearance form from her doctor, and a demand for a Knockouts title rematch!!! Mickie read the form that was dated yesterday and told her "So your knee is still hurt". She took down and attacked her until the referees stopped it.
3. A FOUR WAY BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES QUALIFIER: Magnus vs. Rob Terry vs. Kenny King vs. "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan.
THE WINNER: MAGNUS!!!
TNA Hall of Famer "The Icon" Sting spoke about how Bully Ray cost him future shots at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship last week at Slammiversary, and how no one came to help him. He said it was okay that no one helped him. He mentioned how Aces and Eights are a family, and he decided to form a new version of his past "family": THE MAIN EVENT MAFIA!!! He vowed that the new Main Event Mafia will destroy Aces and Eights.
4. BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES QUALIFIER #4: TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion Eric Young with TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion ODB vs. Austin Aries.
THE WINNER: AUSTIN ARIES.
5. A BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES QUALIFYING BATTLE ROYAL.
THE PARTICIPANTS: Devon, D.O.C., Mike Knox, Mr. Anderson, Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff (The members of Aces and Eights).
THE WINNER: MR. ANDERSON……………….ANDERSON!!!
D.O.C. was the only one who took this seriously.
6. A MAIN EVENT BOUND FOR GLORY SERIES QUALIFIER: Kurt Angle vs. "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles.
THE WINNER: "THE PHENOMENAL" A.J. STYLES!!!
The main event was the highlight match of the night!!!!!!
Kurt Angle and A.J. Styles are the wrestlers of the night!!!!!
The return of Crimson was the highlight of the night!!!!!
ANALYSIS: Kurt Angle, A.J. Styles, the return of Crimson and Sting's announcement of a new Main Event Mafia saved the show!!!
Next week, TNA Impact Wrestling will be broadcasted live from The Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Posted: March 22, 2013 in Professional Wrestling
Tags: A.J. Styles, Aces and Eights, Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Austin Aries, Bad Influence, Bobby Roode, Brooke Hogan, Bully Ray, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Chicago, Christopher Daniels, Fatal Four Way Match, Fatal Four Way Qualifying Match, Gail Kim, Hernandez, Hulk Hogan, Illinois, Impact Wrestling, James Storm, Jeff Hardy, Jonesboro, Joseph Park, Kenny King, Matt Morgan, Mike Tenay, Professional Wrestling, Sonjay Dutt, Taryn Terrell, Taz, The Arkansas State University Convocation Center, The Rise of Bully Ray, The Sears Centre Arena, TNA Impact Wrestling, TNA Knockouts, TNA Knockouts Division, TNA World Heavyweight Championship, TNA World Tag Team Championship, TNA X Division, TNA X Division Championship, Todd Keneley, Total Nonstop Action (TNA), Triple Threat Match, WWE Monday Night RAW, Zema Ion
From The Sears Centre Arena in Chicago, Illinois:
Hosted by Todd Keneley, "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Taz.
This week opened up with a video made by TNA World Heavyweight Champion/Aces and Eights President Bully Ray detailing how he turned on TNA, and how he masterminded Aces and Eights. This video series was entitled The Rise of Bully Ray and it ran for the whole night.
TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan vented about how Aces and Eights fooled everyone, and he praised Samoa Joe, Magnus, Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy for leading the attack last week on them. Hulk also asked them to help bring the TNA World title back to TNA while Jeff Hardy stated that Bully Ray stole it. Hardy then asked for a Fatal Four Way Match between him, Samoa Joe, Magnus and Kurt to find a number one contender to face Bully. Hulk agreed.
1. TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Austin Aries and Bobby Roode (Champions) vs. Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (Challengers/Former Champions).
THE WINNERS, AND STILL, TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: AUSTIN ARIES AND BOBBY ROODE.
NOTE: BAD INFLUENCE ("THE FALLEN ANGEL" CHRISTOPHER DANIELS AND KAZARIAN) INTERFERED BEFORE THE END OF THE MATCH, WHICH CAUSED ARIES AND ROODE TO RETAIN THE TITLES.
2. A TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE TNA X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP: Kenny King (Champion) vs. Zema Ion (Challenger/Former Champion) vs. The Returning Sonjay Dutt (Challenger/Former Champion).
THE WINNER, AND STILL, TNA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION: KENNY KING.
TNA Knockouts Referee Taryn Terrell explained how she was put on probation for assaulting Gail Kim, which were caused by Gail's constant verbal and later on, physical assaults towards her. While she awaited her fate, Gail Kim arrived to watch Terrell get fired. The Executive In Charge of the Knockouts Brooke Hogan decided that Terrell is fired as a TNA Referee, but is now an active wrestler for TNA!!! After the announcement, Terrell charged at Gail and chased her all the way to the locker room. Bully Ray appeared, and Brooke lashed out at him.
3. "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan vs. Joseph Park.
THE WINNER: "THE BLUEPRINT" MATT MORGAN!!!
INTERVIEW: "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles.
"The Professor" Mike Tenay wanted answers from A.J. about why he did what he did last week, along with rumored claims of drug and alcohol abuse. Taz interrupted the interview by offering A.J. to join Aces and Eights, and pulled out a black leather vest that said "Prospect". "Cowboy" James Storm wanted answers as well, but A.J. walked out of the ring.
4. A FATAL FOUR WAY QUALIFYING MAIN EVENT: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus vs. Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy.
THE REWARD: The winner will face Bully Ray for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
THE WINNER, AND #1 CONTENDER: JEFF HARDY!!!
Match #'s 1 and 4 are the highlight matches of the night!!!!
Hernandez, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Samoa Joe, Magnus, Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy are the wrestlers of the night!!!!!!
ANALYSIS: It didn't drag like RAW did this week.
TNA Impact Wrestling will be broadcasted live next week from the Arkansas State University Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.


A lack of incentives for House members, and a declining count of professional committee and member staff with the necessary experience, are combining to dampen oversight activities in the House, panelists said Nov. 16 at an event organized by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO).
"The biggest problem," said Kurt Couchman, vice president for public policy at Defense Priorities and a former congressional staffer, "is that members don't have the incentive to conduct oversight" or even to work on much legislation. He blamed that lack of incentive on the House being too "leadership heavy," with the result that committee chairs are slow to pursue oversight activity that is not favored by senior leadership.
Molly Reynolds, a fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution who studies how congressional rules and procedure affect domestic policy outcomes, agreed that stronger congressional leadership can dampen enthusiasm for oversight out of concern that it may cause harm to one's own party.
"Being seen as weakening your own team can hurt you with leadership," she said, adding that such disincentives were apparent on both sides of the aisle.
Reynolds also said reductions in committee staff in recent years–and experienced staff leaving for better pay in the private sector–makes it harder for members to undertake oversight activities. "We need to think about what it takes to get an effective workforce on the Hill and to get them to stick around," she said.
Staff has decreased at each of the three principle oversight sources–Congressional Research Service, Government Accountability Office, and on Capitol Hill–Couchman said.
"Oversight is really hard work and takes a lot of time," added Mandy Smithberger, director of the Straus Military Reform Project at POGO's Center for Defense Information.
"Oversight is understanding federal law and making sure the Executive branch faithfully executes it," Couchman said, but added that the law is sometimes hard to understand especially for newer members of Congress who don't have a lot of issue expertise.
Adding to the challenge of expertise among members is that some oversight issues require security clearances for congressional staff to learn about, thus reducing the number of staff who can participate, panelists said.
In order to reinvigorate the oversight process, Reynolds said the "number one priority" is to make enough staff and funding available in Congress to perform oversight investigations.
Speaking separately at the same event, Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Justice Department and chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), voiced concern about the ultimate impact of congressional oversight efforts.
"We have a good hearing" on oversight issues, he said, "but there is little follow-up" afterward. "And then people are on to the next thing," he said.


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Trump Administration Allows Companies To Kill More Birds
KUT 90.5 | By Mose Buchele
Published May 29, 2018 at 7:01 AM CDT
Gabriel C. Pérez
A pair of wood ducks swim in Boggy Creek.
If you like going to the park to feed the ducks, you can thank the Migratory Bird Act of 1918.
"Ducks were nearly eliminated at one point," says Steve Holmer, vice president of policy for the American Bird Conservancy. "But through the law and through the effort of conservation, there has been a complete turnaround."
For decades, the act has prohibited people and companies from killing too many birds either intentionally or unintentionally. That means companies need to try to protect birds against accidental deaths that occur as part of their business.
One example, Holmer says, are nets that oil and gas companies put over oil pits to keep birds out. Without the nets, the birds mistake the pits for ponds and fly right into them.
"And because it's oil, or some kind of toxic waste, that is sometimes enough to cause them to die," Holmer says.
But the nets will no longer be required, he says, because the Department of the Interior's new interpretation of the law says companies don't need to worry about accidentally killing birds.
"Under this new interpretation of the law, the companies are completely let off the hook," Holmer says.
It's one of a stream of regulatory rollbacks that's made headlines since President Trump took office. In many cases, though, the announcements don't mean a permanent end to the regulation, just the beginning of a fight over it.
"There's lots of instances of the Trump administration announcing big rollbacks of environmental regulations. Those get a lot of attention," says David Spence, a professor of law, politics and regulation at UT Austin. "But the actual process of changing the rules is much more difficult and burdensome."
To change rules, agencies must follow a process that includes taking public input and creating a rationale for the change. After all that, the government can still be sued over the rule change.
But the Department of Interior did not go that route. Rather than announcing it would "change" the rule, it simply issued a memo stating previous administrations had misread it.
"It's a lot easier when it's an interpretation than when you're trying to change a regulation," Spence says.
That doesn't mean there won't be lawsuits. In fact, there already have been.
The American Bird Conservancy and other groups sued last week, arguing that the change to the Migratory Bird Act needs to go through an administrative process.
"They're basically claiming the memorandum [to reinterpret the rule] was arbitrary and capricious," says Tracy Hester, who teaches at the University of Houston Law Center.
Hester says if the lawsuit is successful, that could send a message to the administration to be careful how creatively it reinterprets longstanding law.
But there's no guarantee the conservationists will prevail.
If they don't, Holmer says, his group may be stuck hoping that whatever administration comes after Trump's reverts back to the law's previous interpretation.
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Mose Buchele focuses on energy and environmental reporting at KUT. His work can be heard on local, statewide and national public radio programs.
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I attended a conference at the Freud Museum in London, "Freud Today/Freud Tomorrow," at the Anna Freud Center, a few doors down from the lovely Freud Museum. The museum is in the London home to which Freud escaped from Vienna in 1838, a year before his death in 1939. Here is the most famous couch in the world. It is surrounded by books, archaeological figures (whole crowds of them), and rich, patterned textiles.
Anna Freud, the youngest of Sigmund Freud's six children, was the only one to follow in his psychoanalytic footsteps. She expanded on his teachings, and published pioneering work on child analysis. She kept her father's study just as it was during the next 40 years she lived in the house. She did not inherit his opulent style, however; her analytic couch seems so modest in comparison, covered in a brown knitted cover. The pillows are woven in natural colors, modest in technique and muted in tone.
Anna Freud was a weaver! The museum signage noted, "As Sigmund Freud used archaeology as a metaphor for psychoanalysis and the uncovering of 'layers,' Anna often used weaving metaphors to describe the development of the mind." On the other hand, her father thought her weaving covered a "genital deficiency." Weaving calmed her and helped her to concentrate, and she sometimes composed lectures while weaving.
Did she weave the fabric on these pillows? I may reproduce the fabric on the brown-and-white one.
My London trip is not one focused on textiles, but they always show up, don't they?
I m a psychoanalyst, knitter and learning weaver. This is the first picture I've seen of Anna Freud"s hand work. Thank you so much. Hope you make the pillow.
So interesting! Thanks for sharing these great pictures.
How cool!! I have a couple of tribal rugs very similar to the one in the picture.


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Greg Van Avermaet and Matteo Trentin to share CCC Team's leadership at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
Feb 03 2020 06:08 am CET
CCC Team © Mary Cárdenas / CyclingPub.com
Greg Van Avermaet and Matteo Trentin will make their season debut at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.
The Spanish race will be held between the fifth and the ninth of February and there Trentin will make his debut with CCC Team. He will share the leadership of the formation at the competition with Van Avermaet one year after they both took stage victories in it.
"The first race of the season is always a test to see where everyone is and what their condition is like," said sports director Valerio Piva. "The parcours is a bit different this year and it has a very difficult mountain stage, the final climb of which we have been able to recon at training camp. This is definitely where the General Classification will be won. I think Greg and Matteo, who both won stages here last year, will be our two biggest cards to play and I think we can use the strengths of both riders on the different stages.
"Overall, we can be confident with the riders we have on the start line. This will also be the first time that the core members of our Classics group race together so we also want to use this opportunity to test how they can work with one another, which will be important as we look ahead to the bigger objectives that we have this season."
Van Avermaet is happy to return to the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana for the fourth year in a row. "It is always nice to line up at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana because we are already here for our training camp and we know the region and the roads well," he said. "Last year, I was able to win a stage here so, it is always good to go back to a place where you have won before and I think it is one of the best races to start the season in Europe. We are all motivated and, as always, we will try to race to win but even though that is important, the main goal will be to test my shape and to see where we all are after the winter.
"This year's stages are not completely in my favour with some sprint stages and one really hard stage but we will try to do our best and hopefully I can be up there and get close to the victory on one stage. Our Classics group knows each other really well and it's just Matteo joining us this year but obviously he is a strong rider and a good addition to our group so it will also be good to start working with him early in the season and see what we can do together."
Trentin is also motivated to perform at the race and to start competing with his new team. "I am really looking forward to making my debut with the team and I can't wait to show off my new orange jersey," he explained. "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana is always a good way to start the season as there is a little bit of everything. Although there won't be a time trial this year, there is still a couple of hard stages, a couple of sprint stages and a middle mountain stage so it is a good race to get back into the swing of racing.
"I won a stage of this race last year so, if I can try and do that again it would be perfect but, the main goal is definitely to make myself feel like a bike racer again because training is always different from racing. I want to get back into the rhythm of things at this race and start working with my new teammates because, for me, the most important thing will be to create a nice group atmosphere that will allow us to work towards the biggest goals of the season."
CCC Team's roster for the 2020 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (February 5-9):
Víctor de la Parte
Alessandro De Marchi
Serge Pauwels
Michael Schär
Matteo Trentin
Greg Van Avermaet
Nathan Van Hooydonck
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By Faygie Holt
FBI says: Run, hide, fight
(JNS)—Representatives of Jewish, Christian, Muslim and other religious groups gathered together recently at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., for a discussion on security issues facing faith communities.
The timing couldn't be more apt, as one FBI source noted that this is the most "complex and dynamic threat environment we have ever been in."
Every day, said the source, foreign governments are researching and identifying ways that they can "exploit" and "sow discord," and turn people against their own communities. He added that faith communities need to think about the consequences of what happens if the United States and Iran have a deeper conflict, and Hezbollah responds by attacking local communities.
"You need to be thinking about that now," stressed the source.
The FBI's advice in a shooter situation? Run, hide, fight.
During the June 18 program, faith leaders heard from officials from the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and others, including assistant director of the FBI's Office of Partner Engagement Kerry Sleeper. Speakers highlighted the changing and growing threats facing faith communities, and listened as the community leaders discussed concerns of their members, as well as how to move forward and ensure that everyone—federal officials, local law enforcement and faith members—has the tools necessary to prevent future attack.
One discussion led by a specialist in the FBI focused on the preattack behaviors of active shooters. Noting that the agency had studied 63 active shooters, the agent sought to debunk some myths and highlight common threads among attackers.
For instance, the FBI agent said, while many say that these people are loners, in fact, all either lived with someone or had "significant" in person or online interactions. The attackers had, on average, 3.6 separate stressors in the year prior to the attack, and 73 percent had a known connection with their attack site. Where attackers had no connection, they often did surveillance prior to attacking.
Discussions were also held around concrete steps that faith leaders can take to prepare congregants if an attacker strike their house of worship. Noting that it can take several minutes for law enforcement to arrive during an active shooter situation, one official suggested that congregants be taught the importance of the FBI's advice: run, hide, fight.
"It's human nature to freeze if you don't have a plan in place," he said, adding that people should know where all the exits are and how they would escape. The advice to hide "really means to disappear"—not be hidden halfway or in view of the attacker. The other option is to fight.
"How will you defend yourself? You don't need weapons; you don't need jiu-jitsu," but people do need a plan, the official advised, adding that "there are ways to prepare people mentally, without scaring them."
'We are all feeling vulnerable'
Eric Fusfield, deputy director of the International Center for Human Rights and Public Policy at B'nai B'rith International, appreciated the details and analysis, as well as the chance to hear from leaders in other faith communities.
"Our ability to build coalitions is always our greatest strength, and it's always important that communities that face similar and overlapping threats to come together and identify ways to respond," he continued. "We need the help and support of our neighbors, and they need ours, so it's only natural we come together in times like this when we are all feeling vulnerable and want to secure our communities"
Other sessions included an address by Elizabeth Neumann, assistant secretary for threat prevention and policy at the Department of Homeland Security, who said that the last few years have seen a rise in domestic terrorism from those who are "borrowing" from the ISIS handbook in planning and implementing attacks; and a talk by an FBI agent who recounted his experiences during a shooting in 2012 at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc.
The daylong program was spearheaded by the Secure Communities Network, the Christian Emergency Network and Muslim Public Affairs Committee.
It is believed to be the first gathering of its kind hosted by the FBI and with such a "broad and diverse group" of participants, according to Michael Masters, national director and CEO of the Secure Community Network, which was founded in 2004 auspices of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.


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Q: if %variable% ==, not working So I am making an RPG, Pokemon style fighting game (with movie characters) to test my skills, I obviously need more work. It is a batch (.bat) file, I am using notepad++. The "Katniss" part does work, while the other three don't work. The %char% (character) is set previously and the Katniss works so it can't be a problem there. The problem is something with the "if" statement I think. Here is a fragment of the code, I would have the whole thing but it's around 400 lines and I've narrowed it down to this section using pauses.
`:character2
cls
REM --------------------------------------------------Characters aren't working here
if %char% == Katniss set hp=100
    set mattack1=Knife
    set rattack1=Arrow
    set rattack2=Fire Arrow
    set rattack3=Explosive Arrow
    set block1=Bow Block
    set armr=2
    set energy=140
    set m1enc=50
    set m1hpd=25
    set m2enc=25
    set r1hpd=20
    set r1enc=65
    set r2hpd=50
    set r2enc=110
    set r3hpd=75
    set r3enc=140
    set bk1md=5
    set bk1ec=50
    set defense=2
    goto corc
if %char% == Gandalf set hp=120
    set mattack1=Staff
    set mattack2=Sword
    set mgttack1=Fireball
    set mgttack2=Blast
    set mgttac2=Staff
    set block2=Magic Shield
    set block3=Sword
    set armr=0
    set energy=100
    set m1hpd=15
    set m1enc=40
    set m2hpd=40
    set m2enc=90
    set mg1hd=45
    set mg1ec=100
    set mg2hd=10
    set mg2ec=25
    set mg3hd=5
    set mg3ec=25
    set bk1md=5
    set bk1ec=80
    set bk2md=25
    set bk2ec=100
    set bk3md=3
    set bk1ec=45
    set defense=0
    goto corc`

I tried Yahoo Answers but the person didn't read the full question and said I needed to set %char%.
----Answer
Turned out it was the (
)

thing, I missed a few and that prevented the variable from being set but the "" had nothing to do with it.

A: Use parentheses and double quotes:
if "%char%"=="Katniss" (
   set "hp=100"
   set "x=1"
   set "y=2"
   ...
   goto corc
)

A: Use parentheses:
if %char% == Katniss (
   set hp=100
   set x=1
   set y=2
)

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Качурка негроанська (Oceanodroma socorroensis) — вид морських буревісникоподібних птахів родини качуркових (Hydrobatidae). У деяких систематиках вважається підвидом качурки північної (Oceanodroma leucorhoa).

Поширення
Вид поширений на сході Тихого океану. Гніздиться у травні-листопаді на двох дрібних острівцях Негро та Афуера неподалік острова Гвадалупе біля західного узбережжя Мексики. Можливо і є гнізда на самому Гвадалупе, але точно це не доведено. У негніздовий період мандрує по морю на південь вздовж узбережжя Центральної Америки.

Примітки

Качуркові
Птахи, описані 1890
Фауна Тихого океану
Птахи Мексики

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Jeanne Elaine Griffith (1950- August 3, 2001) was the director of the Division of Science Resource Studies at the National Science Foundation. She was known throughout her career as a supporter and mentor of junior staff in the Federal Statistical System of the United States.

Education
Griffith received a B.A. in sociology from the College of William and Mary, a master's degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master's in applied statistics from George Washington University.

Career
Griffith started her career at the U.S. Census Bureau, Fairfax County's Office of Research and Statistics, the Health, Education and Welfare Department and the Office of Management and Budget.

She worked 25 years in the Federal Statistical System of the United States. Throughout her career, one of Griffith's highest priorities was to mentor and encourage younger staff at all levels to grow and seize career opportunities when they came along. Griffith served in many positions in the federal government, including the director of the Division of Science Resources Studies at the National Science Foundation and acting commissioner and associate commissioner for data development and longitudinal studies at the National Center for Education Statistics. In June 2001, she received the Roger Herriot Award for Innovation in Federal Statistics.

Griffith's primary contribution was improving the collection and dissemination of education statistics. Her efforts touched on the fields of education statistics, social demography, aging and retirement, labor force, and income and poverty

She died of breast cancer in August 2001.

Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award
The Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award was established in her honor in 2002. The award is managed by the Government Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association.  Previous recipients of the Jean E. Griffith Mentoring Award are:

2003 - Richard D. Allen (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
2004 - Beth A Kilss (Internal Revenue Service)
2005 - Renee Miller (Energy Information Administration)
2006 - Martin O'Connell (U.S. Census Bureau)
2007 - Stephanie Shipp (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
2008 - Rosemary Marcuss (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
2009 - Kevin Cecco (Internal Revenue Service) and Lillian Lin (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
2010 - Deborah H. Griffin (U.S. Census Bureau)
2011 - Jenise L. Swall (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
2012 - William P. Mockovak (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
2013 - Brian Harris-Kojetin (Office of Management and Budget)
2014 - J. Gregory Robinson (U.S. Census Bureau) and Kenneth C. Schoendorf (National Center for Health Statistics)
2015 - Aldo "Skip" Vecchia (U.S. Geological Survey)
2016 - Diane L Willimack (U.S. Census Bureau)
2017 - Cynthia Ogden (National Center for Health Statistics)

References

1950 births
2001 deaths


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During a residency at Platform Garanti in 2006 the artists discovered the Ataturk Marine Pavilion in Florya (Istanbul). Doing research on this pavilion they made some location shots for their new video installation they would later present at the 10th Istanbul Biennial. The artists were interested in the ideological exploitation of architecture, and this was how they came about to consider using visuals of the Ataturk Marine Pavilion, which is a modernist summer residence of Ataturk, built by the Turkish architect Seyfi Arkan in 1935. The pavilion functioned at the time as a holiday space for Ataturk, where could be close to ordinary, but 'modern' people, men and women alike enjoying swimming close to the pavilion. To the pavilion were also foreign guest invited to visit Ataturk. The pavilion was showcased to disseminate a new vision of living to the whole nation and to exhibit to the rest of the world how the Turkish republic, with Mustafa Kemal Atat�rk as its founder, had stripped off its 'oriental' habits. The architectural inspiration to achieve this progressive modernity were Le Corbusier's architectural forms. Le Corbusier, while being himself inspired during his stay in Istanbul in 1911 (according to his notebook 'Voyage d'Orient' (1910-11)) by certain elements of the vernacular architecture of the Ottoman past to create his radically different housing models in the West, became a major inspiration for Turkish architects in the early 30ies, who wanted to get rid of their Ottoman heritage to be modern and was idealized by them as a reformer and revolutionary. Since 1993 the marine pavilion is used as an Atat�rk museum. The ideological exploitation of the pavilion is still tangible today, f.e. in the continuous restauration of its wooden finish and in the amount of soldiers guarding it.
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Working in tandem with a trained psychologist and music producer, participants write, record, and professionally produce songs about their emotions and experiences.
The process has a profound effect on psychological healing and the restoration of a supportive, healing community.
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We are currently working with partners in the DRC, Rwanda, Turkey, and Iraq to expand programming. We are also exploring opportunities to work with Canada's aboriginal communities.
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Team Vinson Prepares for Deployment
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Travis Alston, USS Carl Vinson Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Carrier Strike Group 1 (CSG-1) Sailors and their family members prepared for a 10-month deployment by attending a pre-deployment brief in the ship's hangar bay, July. 23.
The brief, which included remarks from Commanding Officer Capt. Kent Whalen and Command Master Chief (CMDCM) Jeffrey Pickering, prepared Sailors and their families for the absence of their Sailor.
"Deploying and leaving loved ones behind never gets easy," said Whalen. "The day we leave is going to be rough for everybody, but going out to sea is what we do. That's why it is critical our Sailors and families are prepared for this upcoming deployment."
Attendees received briefs addressing items to put in order before deployment and received important phone numbers from programs like the Fleet and Family Support Center, the American Red Cross, TRICARE, and the Navy's Ombudsman program.
"This information we received from the briefs was extremely beneficial," said Jessica Moreno, wife of Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Bryan Moreno. "The last time he went out on a deployment, we didn't attend a pre-deployment brief. I feel like I am more prepared, physically and mentally, after attending the brief. I will definitely utilize our ombudsmen."
Ombudsmen link families with the command, distributing information pertaining to the command and educating families on the resources available to them.
"These briefs are just as important to us as they are to the command and the family members, due to that fact that we don't often get a chance to see the families first-hand," said Terra Johnson, Vinson ombudsman. "Most of the crew and their families don't know about the services and assistance that we can provide them. Regardless the situation, there is something we can do to help and make this upcoming deployment easier."
Carl Vinson's Prospective Command Master Chief CMDCM Marty Barnholtz, who has attended several pre-deployment briefs during his Naval career, said he learns something new from each brief.
"After more than 27 years of service and more than 10 deployments, I continue to be surprised at all of the new and important information that is disseminated at our pre-deployment briefs," said Barnholtz. "No matter what your rank, position, or job is, it is critical that your family receives the most current information on all the support services which are available to our Navy families."
Specific information for single Sailors was also provided in the brief, including how to complete their income taxes, how to manage rental agreements with their landlords, and how to store a vehicle.
In a recent visit to Carl Vinson, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens thanked Team Vinson's Sailors and families for the preparations they have already put into the deployment. Stevens also provided perspective, saying the extended deployment length will allow ships afterward to fall into timetables for the Navy's new Optimized Fleet Response Plan (O-FRP). O-FRP standardizes deployments to eight months in order to normalize Sailors' schedules and home life.
At the close of the pre-deployment brief, Sailors and their families visited resource tables set up in the ship's hangar bay for further information on Carl Vinson's Ombudsman program, Carl Vinson's Family Readiness Group, Fleet and Family Support Center, Region Legal Services Office, Carl Vinson's Medical Department, TRICARE, Carl Vinson's Religious Ministries Department, the American Red Cross, United Through Reading, and the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society.
For more news from USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn70/.
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Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, Lima is a curious mix of high-rise condos, large but orderly slums and colonial architecture in the city center. Lima is built upon a valley surrounded by an extremely arid desert and is one of the driest capitals in the world. This desert is home to a few interesting destinations, which, in addition to a few islands along the coast, make for some great day trips from Lima.
Although this small seaside town is popular with locals, it is still not well known to tourists. Located about 70 km (45 miles) south of Lima, Pucusana is a great escape for visitors who want to visit a traditional Peruvian fishing village. The water in Pucusana's bay is very calm, so it's an excellent place to go swimming. Pucusana's main draw is the picturesque harbor, the fresh seafood, and relaxed atmosphere. There are also two natural formations in the area, the Devils' Mouth and Christ's Face. The Devil's Mouth is a rock formation that produces a booming sound when a large wave crashes into it. Christ's Face is, as its name implies, a rock formation that resembles Christ in profile.
Although a large part of Peru is covered under the Amazon rainforest, Huacachina is home to a completely different type of landscape — huge sand dunes. At the heart of Huacachina is a small lagoon that is surrounded by palm trees, a true desert oasis. The massive dunes around the town are popular with adrenaline junkies who flock to Huacachina to try their hands at sandboarding and dune buggying. Huacachina is located about four hours south of Lima making it a bit far for a day trip from Lima, though it is doable.
The Palomino Islands are a group of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The biggest claim to fame for these islands is the thousands of super friendly and inquisitive sea lions that live on and around the Palomino Islands. Tours offer visitors the chance to swim with these curious animals, which some people say are almost like dogs with flippers. The babies can be especially inquisitive and will approach swimmers. A boat trip to the Palomino Islands only takes about an hour and a half from the port of Callao. Visitors may also spy Humboldt penguins and other sea birds while on their boat tour.
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Pachacamac, which is located within metropolitan Lima, was once an important religious compound for the Lima culture that was built before the Incas. Upon their arrival to the area in 1450, the Incas added numerous structures themselves. The main attractions at this archaeological site are the massive Temples of the Sun and the Moon. Badly eroded, these structures were built entirely of sun-dried clay bricks. Pachacamac is a huge site that covers several square miles, so visitors should give themselves several hours to explore this compound.
This group of islands is located off the coast of Peru and is sometimes referred to as the "Poor Man's Galapagos." Like the more famous Galapagos, the Ballestas Islands chain is home to very friendly sea lions and to huge numbers of sea birds, including boobies, flamingos, pelicans, cormorants and Humboldt penguins. Visitors can reach the Ballestas Islands on board a boat from Paracas, which is located near Pisco. It takes approximately two hours to reach this marine wildlife preserve, and along the way, lucky visitors may be treated to the sight of a giant prehistoric geoglyph known as El Candelabro. This huge three-branched geoglyph, which was cut into the soil of a hillside, can be seen from as far away as 20 km (12 miles).
These mysterious 1,000-year-old lines have long captured the imagination of the world. Best seen from above, these lines that were etched into the desert floor form huge figures known as geoglyphs, including a monkey, birds, dogs and what appear to be supernatural beings. There are approximately a thousand geoglyphs located between Peru's coast and the Andes Mountains. Because these figures are best seen from the air, travelers typically go with a small airplane tour to view them.


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