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Further Knock Backs For Moyes In Search For Summer Signings
Date: 7th June 2013 at 2:23am
David Moyes' summer plans may have been dented with news that two of his former players may not be joining him at Old Trafford.
It is thought that Moyes would be looking to add Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines to his squad at Manchester United but it appears neither will be following him to Old Trafford.
Fellaini is one of many midfielders Moyes has looked at but it is believed that Arsenal have triggered the £22m release clause in Fellaini's contract and are set to open talks with the Belgian about a move to The Emirates.
Moyes has been actively seeking to bolster Manchester United's midfield with Kevin Strootman, Thiago Alcantara and Cesc Fabregas all linked with the club, and whilst there is still a possibility that Strootman and Alcantara may arrive, Cesc has insisted that he will be staying at the Nou Camp.
Leighton Baines has long been linked with Manchester United and this has increased further since Moyes was announced as new United manager, but the man the replaced Moyes at Goodison Park is adamant that the left back won't be heading to Old Trafford.
Roberto Martinez has talked up Baines, saying:
"For me, Leighton has been the best left-back in the league for a few seasons now, and I'm really excited to work with him.
"This dressing room finished top six and it is one of the most impressive teams, who have developed a winning mentality – it is something we cannot afford to lose."
Martinez's words echo chairman Bill Kenwright's who also insisted that Baines would be staying on Merseyside and plans to offer the defender a new deal:
"Leighton is under contract, and I've told David not to come back for him!"
"Most of our players, if not all of them, are under good, long contracts at the moment, and Roberto went through each of the players, talking on my sofa, saying what they could do.
"He is looking forward to getting all of them together and keeping hold of them. He rates them all.
"There has been no back and forward dialogue with Leighton about a new contract yet, but that will start. He knows we want him to stay.
In other news Guillermo Varela will undergo his medical later today ahead of his move to Old Trafford.


The stars of tomorrow will be on stage Friday at the AFA World Premieres Concert. Part of the 2012 American Festival for the Arts Summer Concert Series, the performance will feature up-and-coming dancers from Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy working in collaboration with some of the region's best student musicians. This year marks the 15th anniversary of this hallmark event, which will present never-before-seen ballet works along with new chamber music compositions, putting the young dancers and musicians at the forefront of great art-making.
Catch the AFA World Premieres Concert on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Houston Ballet Center for Dance, 601 Preston. For information, visit the organization's website or call 713-522-9699.
Ceramic works of students and instructors from Texas colleges and universities showcase their work in the "Texas Emerging Artists" exhibition, which opens Saturday and is hosted by the Clay Arts Museum. Seventy artists contributed 135 ceramic pieces to the show, which was curated by Rosalind Speed. The show includes both functional pieces, such as Angela Edwards's elegant, black-and-orange vase with double handles, and figurative works, such as Lauren Chapman's playful sculpture The Game, a three-piece work that shows two figures, a table between them.
There's an opening reception at 6 p.m. on Saturday, with many of the artists in attendance. Regular viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The exhibit continues through July 31. 18 Hands, Gallery is at 249 West 19th Street. For information, visit the gallery's website or call 713-869-3099.
On Sunday spymaster Daniel Silva, a New York Times best-selling author who looks every bit as dashing and mysterious as his protagonist, discusses and signs his latest release, The Fallen Angel. The novel features former Israeli agent and assassin Gabriel Allon. (Allon was called "one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series" by The Philadelphia Inquirer.) The story starts in Vatican City, where Allon is restoring a Caravaggio masterpiece for the church. But almost as soon as he starts, a woman is found dead inside St. Peter's Basilica, and Allon is tapped to handle the matter. The dead woman was a curator from the Vatican's antiquities department. Was it suicide or murder?
Allon's hunt for the truth takes him back into the world of spies and thieves he thought he had left behind -- and face to face with an old enemy hell-bent on revenge. The Fallen Angel is a thrilling read, with non-stop action that takes Allon all over the world, from the Vatican City, to St. Moritz, Berlin to Vienna. Silva has once again written a captivating, engrossing story, creating a world filled with art, history, action, and most of all, intrigue.
Silva appears at 2 p.m. at Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet. For information, visit the store's website or call 713-524-8597.
Maryam Geramifar and Adam Castaneda contributed to this post.


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George Takei wishes uncertain accuser "peace."
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After being accused of sexual misconduct, openly gay actor George Takei has wished his accuser "peace" during a "difficult period." Former model Scott Brunton originally accused Takei of an assault. Brunton claimed the assault had taken place during the 80s. The charge was leveled at Takei last November, during the first wave of the #MeToo.
However, Brunton has changed his story. He now says that he does not recall any untoward behavior by the former Star Trek performer.
Brunton has since said that the interaction might have been a misunderstanding, adding that the interaction was a "painful" one.
Takei has denied any and all allegations of wrongdoing. In a recent post, Takei elaborated on the incident. In full, the actor wrote:
"As many of you know, this has been a very difficult period for myself and my husband Brad as we have dealt with the impact of these accusations, but we are happy to see that this nightmare is finally drawing to a close. As I stated before, I do not remember Mr. Brunton or any of the events he described from forty years ago, but I do understand that this was part of a very important national conversation that we as a society must have, painful as it might be."
"It is in that spirit that I want folks to know, despite what he has put us through, I do not bear Mr. Brunton any ill will, and I wish him peace. Brad and I are especially grateful for the many fans who stood by me throughout this ordeal. Your support kept us going, and we are so immensely thankful for you. –Uncle George"
Takei is best-known for his role in the Star Trek franchise as Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu.
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Oral Questions without Notice
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| Speech delivered at: 24th Sitting- Tenth Parliament
Minister of Public Works [Mr. Benn]: Mr. Speaker, I am unaware of rising water levels of the river at Aruca. There is no rise in the water level that I have discerned. I want to, since this is a question without notice, take some time to explain for the Hon. Member. My understanding, initially, was that this was a question relating to the Wharf at Kumaka and just to clear up any confusion, with respect to that, there are no works being undertaken with respect to the Wharf.
The revetment area on the left bank of the Aruca River just below the Wharf at Kumaka is under constant threat from the River. It is on the outside bend of the Aruca River at that point and maybe, in hindsight, for perhaps a large number of years where the fishermen's wharf on the area there was established was perhaps not the best area to have constructed the initial wharf. So the area is under attack and retreat from the River. Over a number of years, we have been trying to get capital funds to address the problem there – the problem being the erosion of the Aruca River's left bank. The initial difficulty even when we acquired some $20 million in 2010 and then $40 million in 2011 to do works there, had principally to do with large business squatters who had built considerable buildings on the river bank there which, in its first interval, is pegasse soil- very soft place. Even when we were trying to work with the Local Government Regional Democratic Council in the area to have those persons removed, there was considerable delay in getting those persons moved. Their presence resulted in a delay in the start of the project and in greater erosion than was anticipated in the original designs to address the situation. In fact, I had to go there personally to speak with some business persons who were refusing to move even though there were large cracks running between the buildings, cracks preliminary to the embankment failing into the River. There was no effort or support that we could have gotten at the local level in terms of the Local Government, no proper support even with the police at that time, and, in fact, I had to fly men from Georgetown to remove those persons, to demolish their structures. That was done but it delayed the project by about seven months.
Subsequently, the works started. There was delay in equipment and we recognised early on – in October of last year – that more works will be required. Over the period of the Elections when the operators had to demobilise form the area, there was filling of the revetment which was put in place with material which was inappropriate and without the tie-back from what is called king-piles on the river side and anchor piles on the landward side which resulted in the revetment slowly failing into the river. We decided then at the beginning of the new year that we would have to, of course, retreat the revetment further landward, up against the road. In the meantime, the works were being delayed and interrupted either by equipment failure or by persons and interests who wanted to go back there to sell.
I want to say that the position of the Ministry is that we would not allow a return of those people onto the river bank. It puts at risk their businesses, themselves and the infrastructure. And I am aware that the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has been making arrangements for the relocation of those persons to what is called a marketing tarmac area. I believe it has started or has plans to start to raise the level of that area where people could properly, safely and in good order do their businesses.
At the present time, what the Hon. Member may have been referring to – rising in the water levels – may have been related to high, spring tides. Those spring tides will normally flood the road at that level. Our intention is to raise it at a level where there will be no flooding of the road but we will always have to ensure that we do not burden the area which will increase the forces which will cause the area to fail. The soils are naturally weak.
In terms of continuing the project, we have, over the past week, taken up steel sheet pilings to drive the revetment in completion at both sides to the depth of 40 feet. The king piles spacing has been reduced to ten feet and the anchor piles spacing is, I believe, now at 20 feet or 25 feet to have what is, in effect, an embankment revetted on both sides, supported mainly on one side so there will be access to the Stelling. The area is compromised, as I said, because of the length of time in which the project was able to become mobilised. We have to replace the machine we have there and we are converting it to what is properly a river defence project. We hope that within two months we will get this problem fixed. Within two months we hope that we will get the project finished, the material... [Member: What?] It is much more technical than it appears on the face of it. Otherwise, we will have to dig out all of the materials there at great expense and do other things. Two months is the current schedule.


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But the thing is, they weren't. When Moses left his people behind to climb the mountain, those people quickly fell back to their pagan ways; they didn't even see their own foolishness. They didn't stop to think of what the scene looked like from high above, from the perspective of the mighty Angel Armies watching over the earth, not to mention from the Almighty God who, even then, was in the process of rescuing those very people.
Today many of us look at that worship and wonder how they could have been so foolish, how could they have worshiped something made by their own hands, how could they idolize a hunk of metal. We think we are smarter than the Jews following Moses, but we maybe miss the point.
The point isn't that they worshiped a golden calf. It's that they worshiped something other than God. We miss the point that the Satan was incredibly brilliant and powerful. As a fallen angel, Satan, has many of the powers the Lord's angel armies have. He just chooses to use them to his benefit rather than to the Lord's benefit.
Satan is patient and crafty. He knew that silly golden calf would work on the early Jews because their roots were based in paganism. Today, he knows many of us would scoff at worshiping a golden calf, but we wouldn't scoff at worshiping other things. We are weak, and Satan knows how to attract us; he offers us silly temptations we don't recognize as golden calves.
He lures us away from God by offering us work on Sunday mornings. He calls men to hunt and fish during church times. He provides so many activities throughout our days that many of us fall into bed at night too exhausted to pray.
Satan also offers us more subtle idols. I've fallen prey to Facebook and social media, and, yes, even blogging, all of which take time and focus away from what is really important. I've woken up in the morning and grabbed my cell phone to check Facebook before I've even said good morning to the Lord.
Even our families can become more important than the Lord. When I fell in love with my husband, I placed him on a pedestal. Instead of loving him as God would have wanted, I idolized him, expecting him to carry the burdens and baggage I brought into marriage and to cure painful childhood memories. When he refused to help do so, I expressed disappointment in sometimes cruel and unfair ways.
I often marvel at the story of Isaac and wonder if I could have prepared to sacrifice my child. I don't know the answer to that and am comforted that God has not presented me with that decision.
God never asks us for more than we can handle. I believe that when life gets to be too much, when God sees too much in our future for us to take He says, "Enough," and He calls us home. For some of us that is painfully early. For others, He sees a long life of earthly purpose.
The devil is strong. He pulls at me every day: sometimes subtly, quietly, patiently, and other times loudly, extravagantly, in ways that make me think I just have to have whatever he is offering.
Just as God is with us; God is in us, even in our most base moments.
I still wonder what the angels saw when they looked on the celebration of the golden calf, how foolish those people must have appeared, and I wonder how foolish I appear when I celebrate my own golden calves.
What golden calves pull you away from the Lord?


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FDA Updates for Health Professionals- February 21, 2018
FDA Drug Topics: FDA's MedWatch Adverse Reporting Program – Opportunities to Collaborate
FDA's Division of Drug Information in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is presenting a series of continuing education webinars targeting the needs of all health care professionals
and students. Will be held on: March 13, 2018; Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (EDT)
FDA issued a final rule titled "Human Subject Protection; Acceptance of Data from Clinical Investigations for Medical Devices"
The rule updates the FDA's standards for accepting clinical data from medical device studies conducted outside of the U.S. to support a device research or marketing application or submission, including 510(k), De Novo, humanitarian device exemption, as well as premarket approval.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. statement on the efficacy of the 2017-2018 influenza vaccine
Seasonal flu has been widespread this year, impacting millions of people across the country. It has been an especially challenging season, with high rates of hospitalization for both influenza and its complications, which include pneumonia and the exacerbation of chronic conditions such as asthma and congestive heart failure.
Statement on advancing the development of novel treatments for neurological conditions; part of broader effort on modernizing FDA's new drug review programs
New medical breakthroughs are altering how diseases are treated in ways that seemed unimaginable just a decade ago. Perhaps one of the most significant developments is the advent of new gene therapies and drugs that boost the immune system's ability to target tumor cells.
Statement on Administration's request for new FDA funding to promote innovation and broaden patient access through competition
New scientific opportunities, as well as advances in manufacturing and commerce, give the FDA new ways to advance our mission to protect and promote public health. Leveraging these opportunities requires us to make investments in regulatory science that can reduce uncertainty for innovators, spur investment in new industries and provide principles for the safe and effective development of new technologies.
Statement on groundbreaking approval and interagency approach to bring stable supply of critical medical imaging isotope to the U.S.
The RadioGenix System is a novel manufacturing system for producing radioisotope called Technetium-99m (Tc-99m). Tc-99m plays a vital role in nuclear imaging studies for a wide range of uses, including cancer and cardiology.
FDA and NRC pave way for the first domestic supply of the most commonly used medical isotope in diagnostic imaging
The FDA the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) took steps to ensure a stable and secure supply of a critical radioactive imaging product used to detect potentially life-threatening diseases.
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FDA expands approval of Imfinzi to reduce the risk of non-small cell lung cancer progressing
The FDA approved Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are not able to be surgically removed (unresectable) and whose cancer has not progressed after treatment with chemotherapy and radiation (chemoradiation).
FDA expands treatment window for use of clot retrieval devices in certain stroke patients
The FDA cleared the use of the Trevo clot retrieval device to treat certain stroke patients up to 24 hours after symptom onset, expanding the device's indication to a broader group of patients
FDA approves new treatment for a certain type of prostate cancer using novel clinical trial endpoint
The FDA approved Erleada (apalutamide) for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer that has not spread (non-metastatic), but that continues to grow despite treatment with hormone therapy (castration-resistant).
FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults
The FDA permitted marketing of the first blood test to evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), commonly referred to as concussion, in adults.
FDA permits marketing of clinical decision support software for alerting providers of a potential stroke in patients
The FDA permitted marketing of the Viz.AI Contact application, a type of clinical decision support software designed to analyze computed tomography (CT) results that may notify providers of a potential stroke in their patients.
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Acyclovir 400mg Tablets by Apace Packaging: Recall - Product Mix-up Missing a dose of Acyclovir Tablets could cause a reactivation of a virus being treated
Apace Packaging LLC is voluntarily recalling one lot of Acyclovir Tablet, USP, 400mg, 50ct Unit Dose, NDC# 50268-061-15, Lot Number 19900, to the retail level. These products have been recalled due to a product mix-up.
HeartStart MRx Defibrillator by Philips Electronics: Class I Recall - Defects in Gas Discharge Tubes May Cause Device Failure
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Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting (Mar 1)
The committee will discuss, make recommendations, and advise FDA regarding the evaluation of clinical study data to support the safety and effectiveness of intracranial aneurysm treatment devices and factors that can affect clinical outcomes such as aneurysm morphology, size, and location in the neurovasculature. FDA is also convening this committee to seek expert opinion on the scientific and clinical considerations relating to the clinical trial design that may be relevant to the determination of safety and effectiveness for these devices.
IASLC-FDA Lung Cancer Neoadjuvant Meeting (Mar 1-2)
This initial meeting between the FDA, the IASLC, industry and investigators is designed to facilitate discussions regarding the standardization of endpoints in neoadjuvant lung cancer trials and to discuss how said endpoints can be validated by comparing novel endpoints to established time to event endpoints.
Risk Communication Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement (Mar 5)
The committee will discuss the impact of pregnancy and lactation labeling information in prescription drug and biological products as modified under the Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule.
Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting (Mar 8)
The committee will discuss supplemental new drug application (sNDA) 203214, supplement 18, XELJANZ (tofacitinib) 5 mg and 10 mg tablets, submitted by Pfizer Inc., proposed for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have demonstrated an inadequate response, loss of response or intolerance to corticosteroids, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor therapy.
Oncology Center of Excellence Listening Session; Public Meeting (Mar 15)
The purpose of the public meeting and the docket for comments is for stakeholders to provide recommendations to the Agency regarding FDA's OCE. Specifically, the Agency solicits comments regarding what stakeholders desire of the OCE in terms of structure, function, regulatory purview, and activity.
Pediatric Advisory Committee and Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement (Mar 22)
Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) will meet to discuss the major objectives of a phase 3 drug development program indicated for the treatment of children with achondroplasia (ACH) submitted by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Pediatric Advisory Committee Meeting (Mar 23)
Committee will meet to discuss pediatric-focused safety reviews, as mandated by the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003. The Pediatric Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the following products: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: BANZEL, INTUNIV, LEXAPRO
Center for Devices and Radiological Health: FLOURISH (HDE), ACTIVA (HDE), LIPOSORBER (HDE), IMPELLA RP SYSTEM (HDE)
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Comunicaciones de la FDA sobre la seguridad de los medicamentos en español
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FDA Expert Commentary and Interview Series on Medscape
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Still remember a hot day in So.Cal, driving to the Notary and hitting KooKoo Roo afterwards for a two-person reception.
I'll admit .. I forgot this year. I was standing in the supermarket earlier today looking at a red velvet cake. Something was telling me that I should get it because there was a good reason for it, but I didn't remember until we got home and Hubs asked what the date was for todays journal entry.
It was actually yesterday on the 17th, but it's still the 17th somewhere in the USA right now.


If you live in metro Vancouver, because of many reasons, you may or may not be able to hang your clean laundry outdoor for them to dry out, especially the city also has the nickname of "raincover". But it turns out drying your clothes indoor could pose more of a health risk than you may have thought. Moist environment encourages the growth of mould which can release "seeds" called spores, they can act as a trigger, causing asthma symptoms to get worse.


In the ever-changing world of Google Search and SEO, one thing has always been pretty constant and reliable – a meta description should be no longer than 155 characters (including spaces), for fear of the description being truncated, often unfavourably, with an ellipsis (…) appearing in an inopportune spot, cutting your text off in its prime. We have always, consequently, advised that a meta description should be between 90 and 155 characters of well crafted, enticing copy and optimised accordingly, to lure the searcher to your well-crafted page.
But, as they say, the only thing that is constant is change and, lo and behold, towards the end of 2017 we saw an increasing number of much longer (300 character plus) descriptions appearing, which resembled more a featured snippet than a meta description.
So, what is going on and how will this affect things? Firstly, lets look at what a meta description is.
A meta description is an HTML tag that appears in the header <head> element of a web page, which summarises the contents of a page for the benefit of web crawling software, in particular search engine robots. SEO's used to think that the description played a part in Google's ranking of a page, however Google confirmed in 2009 that they do not use the description tag in their rankings and the tag itself does not have a direct effect on rankings. However, if the description is relevant and well crafted, search engines will tend to show this on their search page, in the snippet of introducing the page (see below), although if they find more relevant content on the page they might prefer to use that.
Well written copy in the snippet, although not directly affecting the rank, will significantly increase the click through rate and thus increase traffic to the page. This is, obviously, good and also may positively influence ranks.
Looking down a typical search page, what we have been seeing is that not every description is longer (see below). This may, we suspect, be because most sites have optimised for a maximum 155-character description and Google sees these as relevant snippets for the page and quer. Where, however, Google has chosen to ignore the description and use its own snippet from the page, it is using a longer snippet, typically between 300 and 360 characters, although we are seeing the median figure of 320 characters to be a good guide.
What we are deducing is that where Google finds a more relevant longer snippet of text on the page it is showing this, just as it might have done when it ignored a meta description and showed a random piece of text before.
What is not yet clear is whether Google, if and when all descriptions are 300 characters plus, will show a page full of longer snippets.
Google has been testing longer snippets since 2015, but it is interesting that this bigger rollout of longer snippets follows hot on the heels of Moz's reporting of a drop in the volume of featured snippets in the Google Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs).
Longer snippets improve the user experience for searchers wanting a quick answer to their question and means the searcher doesn't have to waste time visiting other webpages, which means that Google keeps them on their site for longer. Longer snippets are also much more helpful in Voice Search and with the increase in voice searches (up 35 times the 2008 figure and estimated to account for up to 50% of all searches by 2020) together with the launch of Google Home and the success of Amazon Echo, this is becoming really important.
If your site is to benefit from the new longer snippets, you will need to ensure that you have a suitable snippet on your page and/or a longer 300-320 character meta description. If not, you run the risk of searchers being enticed by longer richer SERP snippets; or Google taking a random non-optimised snippet of text, which may not be on-brand or communicate the message you intend; and all of this might also affect your search rankings.
You may also see a reduction in your click through rate, as users might not see the need to visit your page if they can glean most of the information they need from the snippet, however, from our own research, we see sites benefiting from an increase in visibility, credibility and authority from appearing in search snippets and any decline in CTR is generally offset by increased overall visibility and traffic, better user experience and improved engagement.
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On behalf of Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC posted in wage & hour disputes on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
The voice of a crowd is hard to ignore. This is why class action lawsuits can be an effective way for people who are wronged to claim compensation and evoke changes. Often a single person going against a large corporation can get lost in paperwork and discouraged by the long and costly legal process. When employees with wage and hour disputes in Tennessee band together, those corporations may be more inclined to negotiate.
One example in another state involves truck drivers who have filed a class action lawsuit against Graebel Van Lines. Truckers for the company are seeking back pay because they claim the company misclassified them as independent contractors. Because of this classification, the truckers were deemed ineligible for overtime pay, rest breaks and meal compensation. Truckers for Atlas Van Lines and Stevens Transport have filed similar lawsuits in the past.
Employees who work more than four consecutive hours are required to have a 10-minute break. Additionally, after five hours, an employee is due a 30-minute meal break. The workers for Graebel say they were not allowed those breaks mandated by state law, and they were not paid a legal wage for hours worked and overtime.
This pattern of labor law violation is common when companies attempt to save money by misclassifying employees. Having independent contractors relieves the company of many financial obligations, such as paying certain taxes and providing insurance. Meanwhile, truckers and other employees are denied the opportunity to earn an honest wage. In such cases of wages and hour disputes, workers in Tennessee benefit from the counsel and representation of a labor law attorney.


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One of the best things about the casino software industry is that there are so many companies that throw their hat into the ring trying to deliver a different slant on the games that are on offer. Endemol is a prime example of this.
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Endemol includes a solid range of branded and non-branded scratch cards that you can play. In fact, the scratch cards on offer now were some of the same ones that they launched with back in the day. Obviously, over time they have been adapted to improve graphics, gameplay, and payouts, but the base of the game still stands which is a testament to how successful these have become.
There are 5 scratch cards in total which include Avast ye Booty, Golden Balls, King Africa, Route to Riches and Big Brother.
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The min games range is the perfect accompaniment to the main slots. Basically, these are diluted versions of games which Endemol suggest sit really well on sportsbooks, bingo and casino pages for players who don't want all the fuss of a fully functional casino game.
There are 6 mini games in total, which includes Deal or Deal, Deal or No Deal Bulgaria, Deal or No Deal Sweden, Super Deal, Deal or No Deal Spain, and finally an International version.
Endemol does offer a few jackpot games, but the majority of these are just variations of the Deal or No Deal slots. These are all based on the Endemol network, so players can enjoy some fairly healthy bonuses that are up for grabs.
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Endemol started life as a production company in the mid-nineties. They were founded by Joop van den Ende and John de Mol (we see what they did there). The company was set up to create television productions and saw huge success with both Big Brother and Deal or No Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds here in the UK. Other successful TV Shows included The Money Drop, Fear Factor, and Wipeout.
In 2000 the company was actually bought by Telefonica, a Spanish telecom and media company, for €5.5billion, giving you some idea of how much early success the company had enjoyed in their first 6 years. However, this success was going to come at a cost and in 2011 the company reported that they were in debt to the tune of $3billion, with this number rising to $4.1billion in 2011.
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The University of Belgrade is the oldest and the largest university in Serbia. The roots of the Universtity of Belgrade go back to 1808, the year when the College (Velika skola) was first founded in Serbia.
Today the University of Belgrade consists of 31 schools, 11 research institutes, and 8 centers in the fields of vital importance to the functioning of the University, such as: career development, technology transfer, quality assurance, strategic management and planning, work with physically challenged students and Computer Center. The University Library "Svetozar Marković", with more than 3,500.000 volumes, is also a member of the University.
As the largest learning community in this part of Europe, with 326 study programs, 85,762 students and 3,032 academic and research staff, 2,265 papers on SCI, SSCI and AHCI lists, numerous publications and scientific and research projects, the University of Belgrade has unique responsibilities and opportunities toward the society.
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The University of Belgrade has made significant progress in 2013 and now holds a place between 301 to 400 on the prestigious global rank list of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), aka Shanghai Ranking. The ARWU was founded by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis.
For the first time, the oldest University of Serbia has been ranked within a specific scientific field – mathematics, holding a place between 101 to 150.
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APFA would like to advise all Flight Attendants to be on the lookout for the Constitutional Amendments Ballot that was mailed today, May 19, 2014. Inside your voter packet you will find a Voting Notice with an Instruction Sheet, a Voting Guide and a document entitled, "Summaries of 2014 APFA Proposed Constitutional Amendments." There is also a complete "Markup" version of the Constitutional changes available at https://www.www.apfa.org/constitution. It is important to check the web site for the latest version of the Summaries for any minor corrections.
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Ten units of study in a pilot program that will include 100 junior high schools will introduce the Jewish people in the Diaspora to Israeli students. The program was recently revealed, and Ynet has learned that it will begin in the coming school year. Israel's Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett: "Deepening the connection with Diaspora Jewry is the task of this generation."
Israelis departing Ben-Gurion International Airport last week delivered 2,500 Purim gift bags to Jews around the world as part of a project in memory of Gil-ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach. The three Israeli teenage boys were kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian terrorists as they headed home from their West Bank yeshiva in June 2014. The project, The Jewish Connection, is an initiative of a non-profit organization founded by the boys' parents to further and strengthen the international Jewish solidarity demonstrated during the weeks between the boys' kidnapping and discovery of their bodies.
The study of diaspora policies in political science, international relations, and political geography has moved away from conceiving diasporas as bounded entities to conceptualizing diasporas as a process to be made. One body of literature maps different strategies employed to bond diasporas to their country of origin, while another body of literature pays specific attention to diasporic identities and the ways such identities are reproduced and constructed abroad. This article seeks to bring these two literatures together by focusing on homeland tourism as a diasporization strategy, i.e. the construction, reproduction, and transmission of diasporic identity. Through the case of Taglit-Birthright – a free educational trip to Israel offered to young Jewish adults – the article identifies the specific mechanisms and micro-practices used in order to transform Israeli territory into a Jewish homeland, reproduce the narrative of dispersion, and demarcate group boundaries.
Israel Education and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett and Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky hosted an online discussion with Jewish children and teenagers in three different continents Tuesday night to mark the first-ever Week of Strengthening the Connection to Diaspora Jewry. The cabinet announced the launch of this initiative in July, deciding to dedicate a week every year to Diaspora-Israel ties in light of "the many complex challenges shared by the Jewish nation in Israel and the world." The conversation between Sharansky, Bennett and the Jewish youngsters was conducted via a video conference held at the Jewish Agency's situation room in Jerusalem.
The Government of Israel has approved the Government of Israel-World Jewry Joint Initiative, which aims to help ensure the continuity of the Jewish people by strengthening young Jews' Jewish identity and enhancing connections between world Jewry and the State of Israel. The comprehensive, multi-year plan will be based on joint initiatives to be developed by the State of Israel and world Jewry. According to the decision, The Jewish Agency for Israel will be the government's partner in spearheading the initiative.
Details of the Israeli government's plan to invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to bolster the Jewish identity of Diaspora Jews have been revealed to The Jerusalem Post by senior officials. Announced at a gathering of government officials and Diaspora leaders in Jerusalem last November, the initiative is a first in that Israel intends to formulate and fund programs collaboratively with Jewish communities abroad.
In response to the rising rate of intermarriage in the US, Israeli lawmakers called on the government to pay increased attention to Diaspora Jewry. The call came at a Monday meeting of the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs. Representatives of the Jewish Agency, Jewish Federations of North America and the Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs Ministry testified regarding the decline in Jewish endogamy, while MKs debated the best way for Israel to engage Diaspora Jewry to stem the tide of assimilation.
The Jewish Agency Board of Governors unanimously accepted a new, broader mission for the organization at their meeting in Jerusalem last week. The new strategic plan approved by the board of governors changed the agency's mission statement to a 26 - word sentence: "Inspire Jews throughout the world to connect with their people, heritage and land, and empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel.
Tel Aviv's Museum of the Jewish Diaspora has announced that it will completely overhaul its exhibitions in an effort to update them to state-of-the-art museum technology with interactive displays and to put Diaspora Jews on an equal footing with those in Israel. The state-funded museum, which opened in 1978, will soon begin a $25 million project to expand its footprint, redevelop the exhibitions and reopen in 2012 with what essentially will be a new museum, including a new name: the Museum of the Jewish People.
Ze'ev Bielski, a newly elected MK and the outgoing chairman of the Jewish Agency, calls for a revolutionary change in Israel – Diaspora relations in order to help meet the emergency situation facing Diaspora Jewry. The danger posed to ongoing Jewish existence in the Diaspora caused by assimilation, intermarriage, low Jewish birth rate, the increased distance from Holocaust memories, the weakening bond with the State of Israel and local Jewish institutions and other factors, require the State of Israel and the government of Israel to act to help guarantee the future of the Jewish people.


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smhaskar@jgu.edu.in
Sumeet Mhaskar is trained in Sociology and Political Science. He holds a doctorate in Sociology from the Department of Sociology and St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. He obtained his M.A and M.Phil. degrees in Political Science from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Prior to joining JSGP, he was based at the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen where held fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung and Max Weber Stiftung. Sumeet has also held positions at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen, Center for South Asia at Stanford University, and International Centre for Development and Decent Work at Universität Kassel.
Sumeet is currently working on a book manuscript which examines Mumbai's ex-millworkers' responses to their job loss as a result of the closure of textile mills in Girangaon, industrial heartland of the city since the mid-19th century. In addition, he is working on a project titled "Rural-Urban Linkages in a Global City" that looks into the urban experience of rural labour migrants who enter the city through well-established and old networks. He also runs a digitization centre in Mumbai, which gathers and digitizes old and rare documents related to social and political movements in India. Sumeet has published research papers in edited books and peer-reviewed journals.
Journal Articles: Peer Reviewed
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2018). "Ghettoisation of Economic Choices in a Global City: A Case Study of Mumbai." Economic and Political Weekly 53(29): 29-37.
Mhaskar, Sumeet, and Jana Tschurenev. (2017). "Bildung Und Politische Mobilisierung Im Kolonialen Indien. Die Anti-Kasten-Bewegung in Maharashtra, 1848-1882." Zeitschrift Für Pädagogik 63: 561-81.
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2019). Preface In H. Van Wersch, The 1982-83 Bombay Textile Strike and the Unmaking of a Labourers City. New Delhi: Speaking Tiger.
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2019). The State of Stigmatised Employment in India: Historical Injustices of Labouring. In D. Dutta (Ed.), Oxfam: India Inequality Report 2019. New Delhi: Oxfam India.
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2014). Locating Caste in a Globalising Indian City: A Study of Dalit Ex-millworkers' Occupational Choices in Post-Industrial Mumbai. In Mobility or Marginalization? Dalits in Neo-Liberal India ed. Clarinda Still. New Delhi and Abingdon: Routledge, pp.107-132.
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2013). Encountering 'Inclusion' and Exclusion in Post-industrial Mumbai: A study of Muslim Ex-millworkers' Occupational Choices. In Navigating Exclusion, Inclusion Engineering: Entangled Social Processes in India, ed. Uwe Skoda, Kenneth Bo Nielsen and Marianne Qvortrup Fibige. London: Anthem Press, pp.149-166. ISBN 9780857283221
Working Papers: Peer Reviewed
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2014). Claiming Entitlements in 'Neo-Liberal' India: Mumbai's Ex-millworkers' Political Mobilisation on the Rehabilitation Question. QEH Working Paper Series, QEHWPS200: Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford, pp.1-24.
Mhaskar, Sumeet. (2013). Indian Muslims in a Global City: Socio-Political Effects on Economic Preferences in Contemporary Mumbai. MMG Working Paper 13-04: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, ISSN 2192-2357, pp.1-31
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2017) Book Review of Aseem Prakash's Dalit Capital: State Market and Civil Society in Urban India. Journal of South Asian Development, Volume: 12 issue: 2, page(s): 206-209
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2018) Kamala Mills & Bawana Fires: When Socio-Economic Status Of Victims Dictates Scale Of Outrage And Action, Outlook Magazine, Web Edition, 21 January
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/kamala-mills-bawana-fires-when-socio-economic-status-of-victims-dictates-scale-o/307170
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2018) Violence Against Dalits in Maharashtra Is Not New, but Dalit Reaction to It Is Changing, The Wire, 15 January.
https://thewire.in/213893/violence-dalits-maharashtra-not-new-dalit-reaction-changing/
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2016) The Roots of the Maratha Unrest Lie in Mumbai's Changing Political Economy. The Wire, 5 December.
http://thewire.in/84198/maratha-unrest-linkages-mumbai-political-economy/
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2016) The Slow Genocide of Dalit Minds. The Wire, 21 January 2016.
http://thewire.in/2016/01/21/the-slow-genocide-of-dalit-minds-19810/#print
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2015) Dalit Rajakaran ani Samakalin Pravahatun Avaidh Honyachi Bhiti. Anivikshan Traimasik: 6(2), October-December, pp.92-94 (in Marathi).
Mhaskar, Sumeet (2014) No Right Turn, Outlook Magazine, Web Edition, 16 October 2014.
http://www.outlookindia.com/article/no-right-turn/292290
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Megan Thee Stallion Reveals She Was Shot in Both Feet: 'It Was Just the Worst Experience of My Life'
"I didn't deserve to get shot," the rapper said in an emotional Instagram Live video on Monday
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Megan Thee Stallion is grateful to be alive after she was injured in a shooting earlier this month.
The rapper, 25, opened up about the harrowing incident during an emotional Instagram Live on Monday, sharing that she was shot in both her feet and underwent surgery for her injuries.
"I was shot in both of my feet and I had to get surgery to get the s— taken out, to get the bullets taken out," she began, tearing up. "I had to get surgery. It was super scary."
"It was just the worst experience of my life and it's not funny," she continued. "It's nothing to joke about and nothing for y'all to go and be making fake stories about. I didn't put my hands on nobody. I didn't deserve to get shot. I didn't do s—."
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According to Megan, whose real name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, the bullets did not hit any major organs or body parts.
"Thank God that the bullets didn't touch bones. They didn't break tendons," she shared. "I know my mama and daddy, my granny had to be looking out for me with that one because where the bullets hit at, it missed everything, but the motherf------ was in there."
The "Savage" hitmaker also explained why she's been silent on social media since the shooting, telling viewers, "It's not that I was protecting anybody, I just wasn't ready to speak. That's not no s— you just immediately get on the internet and start talking about. And that's a lot of y'all's motherf------- problem. Y'all take your whole life to Instagram and Twitter and make it a diary, and that's not me."
Megan went on to say that the recovery process has "definitely made me realize how to move forward," breaking down as she reflected on the incident.
"I wasn't taking enough time for myself," she said through tears. "I thought I was ready to give good energy to other people, but people weren't ready to give good energy to me. I definitely had to sit my a— down and pray on it, and I do feel a lot better."
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After composing herself, the star hit back at some of the online trolls who have been "cracking jokes" about the shooting, saying, "I ain't never seen so many men chime in something that wasn't their motherf------ business."
"What if your motherf------ sister got shot? What if you What if your motherf------ girlfriend got shot? What if you motherf------ best friend got shot? Would you be cracking jokes then?" she asked. "It's just a respect thing. Shut the f— up when s— don't have nothing to do with you."
Megan ended her stream by reassuring fans that she's "alive and well, and strong as f—."
"I'm ready to get back to regular programming with my own hot girl s—," she added.
Megan first spoke about the shooting in an Instagram post on July 15, writing at the time that there had been "inaccurate" reports about the incident and she'd like to "set the record straight."
"On Sunday morning, I suffered gunshot wounds, as a result of a crime that was committed against me and done with the intention to physically harm me," she wrote. "I was never arrested, the police officers drove me to the hospital where I underwent surgery to remove the bullets."
"I'm incredibly thankful to be alive and that I'm expected to make a full recovery, but it was important for me to clarify the details about this traumatic night," she concluded. "I'm currently focused on my recovery, so I can return back to my life and back to making music as soon as possible."
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In the caption of her Instagram post, Megan wrote, "I was never arrested. This whole experience was an eye opener and a blessing in disguise. I hate that it took this experience for me to learn how to protect my energy."
TMZ reported that Megan was in the car with rapper Tory Lanez when he was arrested in Hollywood on July 12.
Lanez, 27, was charged with carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle and booked into the Hollywood Jail, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Jail records show that Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, posted his $35,000 bail and was released at 10:05 a.m. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 13.
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Ant Financial is launching yet another "ambassador" campaign, dubbed the Singapore Passion Ambassador campaign, to market its mobile payments platform, Alipay, to Chinese tourists. The company's newest campaign, launched in partnership with Singapore Tourism Board, will take three tourists on Alipay-made itineraries through the city of Singapore based on three profiles, the foodie, the collector, and the explorer. The customized itineraries will be available on the Alipay app for a year. The ambassadors who participate in the three itineraries will then share their experiences via social media to promote both Singapore and Alipay.
This, of course, isn't the first time Ant Financial has used an ambassador campaign to promote a destination and its own mobile payments platform. The fintech firm also launched a similar campaign for Finland in 2016. The company sent eight Chinese tourists to Helsinki and Rovaniemi, a city located within the Arctic Circle, for six days of sightseeing and touring. On the trip, the tourists were able to pay for virtually everything via Alipay.
While adoption of Chinese mobile payments isn't necessarily a guarantee of success, it can certainly help promote the impression that a destination is "Chinese-friendly." It's especially important for destinations like Finland, which isn't a particularly well-known global destination. The country has been able to drive the growth of Chinese tourism via promoting it as an easy and accessible "stop-over" destination that Chinese tourists can enjoy while traveling to and from Europe. Not having to worry about getting local currency or about credit card fees does arguably make this kind of extremely short trip more possible.
Finland reported growth of 63 percent in the number of Chinese arrivals for 2017 over 2016 with the launch of the campaign.
Of course, Singapore has a lot advantages over Finland when it comes to attracting Chinese tourists. It's much closer to China and thus more affordable in terms of airfares. It's also a significantly better-known destination with an international reputation as a modern, cosmopolitan city.
Still, a partnership with Alipay certainly can't hurt. Destinations partnering with Alipay, or even Tencent and WeChat Pay, are able to promote themselves via the media and tech empires of these large companies as "Chinese-friendly" destinations. These campaigns seemingly target the substantially more lucrative independent traveler demographics as well.
Regardless, it's not as if Singapore is particularly struggling to attract lucrative Chinese travelers. Just because it's substantially more affordable than travel to Europe for Chinese tourists, Singapore still tends to attract higher-income Chinese tourists. Last year, the city attracted 3.2 million Chinese arrivals who spent around $4.2 billion, an average of around $1,300 per arrival. This contrasts to the overall global average of $887 per Chinese tourist trip. The disparity might even be larger because the Singapore Tourism Board only includes airfares from Singapore-based airlines to calculate its total tourism receipts, meaning a substantial amount of Chinese spending for travel to Singapore is not accounted for.


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Niña Dioz's Pride Playlist Includes Queer Anthems by Madonna, Bad Bunny & More
Niña Dioz curated an exclusive pride playlist for Billboard with some anthems that make her feel empowered year-round.
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As Pride Month comes to an end, Niña Dioz curated an exclusive playlist for Billboard with some anthems that make her feel empowered year-round.
"It's very important to remember that pride exists because of a Black trans woman," she says to Billboard. "We can't stop fighting and marching until everyone's rights in the LGBTQ community are respected and we can all live a life free of violence and discrimination. May pride be the entire year."
In her playlist, the queer Mexican hip-hop artist highlights songs by George Michael, Madonna and Bad Bunny, to name a few. "Happy Pride to everyone. I hope you enjoy this playlist!" she notes.
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Below, listen to Niña's playlist and what each song represents to her.
George Micheal, "Outside"
"I remember when I heard and saw the video for 'Outside' for the first time. It was the early 2000s. I was still a girl but the sexual diversity that was so openly shown in this video blew my mind. A public restroom turns into a nightclub where anything is possible, and George Michael dances like a super queer & sexy cop. It's a gem of a video."
Madonna, "Like a Prayer"
"For me, Madonna is one of the most important references for queer music and culture. I can't tell you how many after-parties I had with my gay friends where we ended up listening and dancing Madonna until dawn, hit after hit."
Bad Bunny, "Yo Perreo Sola"
"For me, this song and visual is the best queer anthem of 2020. I think it's great that Bad Bunny, the biggest superstar of the urban genre, has decided to make a video where he comes out as a woman and twerks with himself to let all women know that they can dance at the club without anyone bothering them. Bad Bunny also uses his platform to give visibility to trans women and that seems very valuable to me because, precisely, the trans community is the one who suffers the most from violence and discrimination."
Mykki Blanco, "Wavvy"
"From the beginning, Mykki Blanco has been openly queer and gender fluid. When I saw this video it blew my mind because it directly confronts the binary, and gender stereotypes. First, he comes out as a bad boy without a shirt and full of tattoos. Then, in the middle of the video, he transforms into a woman, beautiful and with a lot of attitudes, rapping harder than Lil Wayne."
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Kumbia Queers, "La Isla con Chikas
"South American cumbia with a touch of punk. I love this Kumbia Queers adaptation of Madonna's song, 'Isla Bonita'. I've had their version on repeat during these pandemic times. The lyrics transport me to 'a tropical island, where everything is beautiful and natural, that's where I want to be, the Island with girls.'"
Rita Indiana, "La hora de Volver"
"When I listen to this song I feel like all my ancestors go out dancing! I love this merengue and psychedelic fusion. Rita Indiana, for me, is a great inspiration and one of the most important Latin queer artists of our time. After 10 years of absence, she has just released new music, I recommend that you listen to all of it because she is very top."


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Plug-In Electric Car Sales In June: Leaf, Volt Wane After May Surge: FINAL UPDATE
John Voelcker July 6, 2015 Comment Now!
New cars and trucks are selling at a blistering pace in the U.S. right now, adding to a seventh consecutive year of volume growth for the industry.
But with half the year gone, sales of plug-in electric cars are in something of a holding pattern despite a surge last month, pending the launch of two key products.
Those are the 2016 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, with its 50-mile electric range and gasoline engine, and an updated 2016 Nissan Leaf thought to have a range of 100-plus miles.
Until those cars arrive in volume on dealer lots, plug-in sales are growing--but not as much as they have in recent years.
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For June, 2,074 Nissan Leafs were delivered to buyers--bringing the half-year total to 9,816 , compared to 12,736 during the same period in 2014.
Total U.S. Leaf sales are now 82,138, increasing its lead over the outgoing Chevy Volt--and adding to its position as the best-selling electric car in history.
Last week, in fact, Nissan and its partner Renault delivered their quarter-millionth electric car. More than 180,000 of that total were Nissan Leafs.
2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid - details of Voltec drivetrain from SAE presentations, Feb 2015
The Chevrolet Volt, meanwhile, saw 1,225 sales in June--its second-highest month this year--for a six-month total of 5,662. Total U.S. Volt deliveries are now 78,979.
The 2016 Volt is now in pre-production at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, and we expect it will start showing up at dealers in California sometime during September.
Supplies for the rest of the country will follow during the rest of the autumn.
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As always, Tesla Motors refuses to release monthly sales figures--or indeed sales by country--for its Model S luxury electric car.
The company did promise last quarter to release total global sales for the quarter within a few days after the quarter closes, so we look forward to that piece of data in the next few days.
2013 Tesla Model S and 2014 BMW i3, Hudson Valley, NY, Nov 2014
The remaining high-volume plug-in vehicle is the BMW i3, which in battery-electric and range-extended versions combined has exceeded 1,000 units a month several times over the last year.
In June, however, just 551 units were delivered, possibly due to rumored supply shortages owing to demand in other global markets.
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For the first six months of 2015, a total of 4,456 i3s have found buyers in the U.S. market--making the little carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic electric minicar either the third- or fourth-best-selling plug-in car in the country just 14 months after it launched.
As for the higher-volume plug-in hybrid models, the plug-in Toyota Prius racked up 464 sales, about average for the six-month period that saw a total of 2,890 delivered.
That compares to 9,300 during the same first half last year, and reflects both the waning of the model and an end to the supply of green stickers for single-occupant carpool-lane access in its stronghold California market.
The Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid ended production last month; a new model will lag this autumn's launch of the all-new 2016 Prius hybrid model by at least several months.
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, production version road test, San Diego, CA, Jan 2012
Each of Ford's two plug-in hybrid models beat that Prius in June sales. The Fusion Energi mid-size sedan had 727 deliveries, and the C-Max Energi compact tall hatchback had 667--both of which were lower than May's numbers.
Total year-to-date sales of the three highest-selling plug-in hybrids are 4,290 for the Fusion Energi, 3,543 for the C-Max Energi, and 2,890 for the Prius Plug-In Hybrid. That's a sharp reversal of the same period last year, where the plug-in Prius outsold both of Ford's Energi models.
The Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid, always a limited and low-volume contender, sold four units in June, for a six-month total of only 59. It will be withdrawn from the market after this year.
Low-volume cars
Finally, as always, we're aggregating data for the many lower-volume vehicles--with sales of, say, 300 or less a month--that make up the majority of the two dozen plug-in electric vehicles offered for sale in (parts of) the U.S.
2016 Cadillac ELR
Just 62 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric sport coupes were delivered in June, its lowest monthly total since May 2014. The ELR's half-year total is 593 sold to date.
In that same price range, Porsche's pair of plug-in hybrid luxury sports models saw sales of 88 for the Cayenne SUV and 34 for the Panamera large sedan. The first-half totals for the two cars were 486 and 230, respectively.
At a higher price than any of the above (base price: $135,000) were the 137 gull-winged BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sport coupes, for a six-month total of 733 (and total deliveries since going on sale last August of 1,288.
At more achievable prices, 293 Volkswagen e-Golfs were sold in June, bringing the half-year total to 1,518. An additional 357 were sold in November and December last year.)
2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive - First Drive, May 2014
The other German compact five-door hatchback, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, saw sales of 242 for a six-month total of 1,172.
Its half-brother under the Daimler family tree, the Smart Electric Drive, saw 94 deliveries, for a half-year total of 646.
And the lowest-volume battery-electric car in the land, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV minicar, racked up 23 more sales, bringing its six-month total to 72 cars.
That also brings its total since 2011 to within a hair's breadth of 2,000, which it should cross in July or August.
Compliance cars
As for compliance cars--or those sold under circumstances that make them look a whole lot like compliance cars--the Chevrolet Spark EV saw 264 sales, the second month at that level after its record-breaking total of 920 in April.
Thus far, Chevrolet has delivered 1,823 battery-electric Sparks, making it by far the highest-volume compliance car this year.
The GM brand said that demand exists for more Spark EVs, but that it wasn't sure it could get enough cars from the factory in South Korea to satisfy all customers.
2014 Chevrolet Spark EV - First Drive, Portland, July 2013
Ford sold 152 Focus Electric hatchbacks in June, its second-best month thus far this year, for a six-month total of 811--pretty much on pace with last year, and the year before.
No Honda Fit EVs or Toyota RAV4 EVs were delivered in June, and both models have now been discontinued after meeting their compliance goals under California's zero-emission vehicle regulations.
Fiat refuses to break out sales of its 500e battery-electric minicar; Kia gives the same blanket refusal for its Soul EV electric tall wagon.
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