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By Nyesha Stone
Alex Lasry is hopeful Milwaukee will win the bid. (Picture by Nyesha Stone)
Milwaukeeans should be proud to know we beat out cities like Atlanta and New York for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC) bid. Milwaukee has made it to the top three finalists as we compete against Miami and Houston. Since we actually have a chance at winning this bid, it's time to talk about what this would mean for the city.
Milwaukee Urban League hosted the first of many discussions about the potential Milwaukee DNC and how the city can become involved. The discussion was held this prior Tuesday, Nov. 28, at its office on 435 W. North Ave.
President and CEO of Milwaukee Urban League Dr. Eve Hall greeted local businesses owners and entrepreneurs as she explained what the discussion was about.
"It's important for our communities and others to know what this would mean for this community," said Dr. Eve about the potential impact of the DNC on the city.
Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, said he came to the discussion not with his Bucks hat on but with the DNC committee's hat. According to Lasry, although the convention would be held downtown, they would need and want the entire city to participate.
"Whatever it takes to put on an event, we're going to need local business's help," he said. When people come to Milwaukee, he wants them to think, "this was made in Milwaukee – in Wisconsin."
He said there have been studies that show tremendous economic growth with cities who host these types of events. According to him, this convention could bring between a $200-$300 million impact on the city. In 2008, the DNC brought about 50,000 more individuals to Denver and they held about 1,500 events during the 4-day span of the convention. Looking at the numbers, the Milwaukee DNC committee knew it was important to discuss this with the community.
"We want this convention to build the growth of Milwaukee," said Lasry. "We want to make sure this impacts the city," and not just downtown.
At least 50,000 hotels rooms must be available within a 20-minute drive from the convention. We all know that downtown can't host all of these spaces, which means hotels around the city will be booked as well to meet the demand. The Milwaukee DNC committee wants the city to be aware that there are many opportunities to gain from and be a part of for the convention.
A slide show presented by Jason Rae, secretary of the DNC Executive and Credentials Committee, displayed how local businesses could register as a supplier with Milwaukee for the convention.
Registering your business does not guarantee you will be hired, he said.
"Here's an opportunity to register not only with us [DNC] but with other businesses," said Rae.
Rae and Lasry made it clear that this opportunity isn't just for those who are privileged. They're looking for diversity and more opportunities to build business and stronger business relationships with minorities, LGBT, women and veterans, amongst others.
They encourage everyone to go to Milwaukee2020.com and click "supplier registration" to register their business.
The winner of the bid should be announced come January or February, but Lasry said that's not definite.
To find out more about the possible Milwaukee 2020 Democratic Convention and to register your business visit Milwaukee2020.com
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DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading independent medical group and a leading provider of kidney care services in the United States, today announced has been recognized as one of FORTUNE Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2017. This is the 10th consecutive year and 11th year overall the company has appeared on the list.
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I use the backhanded flip when throwing a slow change up. In my experience, however, it's sometimes so slow that it gives the batter just enough time to reload her bat and take it deep into the outfield. Granted, it throws most batters off to the point that they're laughing at themselves because they just looked so silly swinging seconds before the pitch came; but it's those who are quick enough to regroup and reload that have forced me to rethink my whole strategy when it comes to change ups.
Most often, I use an off-speed, as opposed to a change up, to throw my batters off. I use the stiff wrist method. I hold the ball with my index finger and thumb around the backwards "C" on the threads. I come around in motion just like I would a fastball then as I release I kind of push the ball with a stiff wrist to get it across the plate just enough slower to throw the batter off completely. When I look down after releasing, my fingers that were once on the seams, are still in the shape of a "U". I hope that makes sense!
It is my best pitch by far. I'll throw it with a full count or on a 3-0 count without thinking twice. They never expect it then!
Thank you for your post. I agree with you that on a 3-0 or 3-2 count, most batters would never expect it.
I used to have a player that would intentionally go 0-2 and then sit on the change up and crush it over the outfielders' heads. I watched her do this a couple times and asked her if she did this intentionally. She smiled and said, "Yes, because I know the other coach will always call a change up, especially when I looked so bad on the first two pitches." Seemed awful smart for a 13 year old.
Also, great detail on how to grip the ball. Making the arm motion as seemless as possible to the fastball is the most effective way to trick the batter, which is what the change up is all about.
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Nick Diaz Officially Set To Teach Cam Girls Self-Defense Lessons
July 27, 2021 | Subhojeet Mukherjee
Nick Diaz is a true veteran in the MMA world and has not competed inside the Octagon for many years. Fans have been wondering he will ever make his UFC and it seems that seemed unlikely in the past.
We previously covered this when the announcement was first made, but he's actually going through with it.
Many fans also wondered whether he will be facing off against Jorge Masvidal as well. However, it was then confirmed that he will be squaring off against Robbie Lawler. It seems he also has other obligations to attend to before that.
Max Bennett, VP of NewMedia at StripChat took to Twitter and officially announced that Nick Diaz will teach self-defense to cam girls on the adult website.
The session, held by Nick Diaz, will be streamed live on the platform on Saturday, July 31, at 8 pm PST and can be viewed by anyone over the age of 18. It will be at least two hours long and will feature Diaz teaching the basics of various martial arts like jiu-jitsu, muay thai, and boxing.
"We are excited to partner with Nick and his team for a first-of-its-kind collision of world-class athletics and state-of-the-art live camming technology. We've built StripChat into the perfect platform for athletes to show off their skills to their fans in a way that feels more interactive, personal, and profitable. We hope that our beloved cam models pick up some sick self-defense skills from their course and Diaz will win over some new fans who will purchase his UFC 266 fight with Robbie Lawler.
Nick Diaz will be squaring off against Robbie Lawler at the upcoming UFC 266 pay-per-view in a five-round fight. It will be their second fight since UFC 47 back in 2004. We will have to wait and see how will come out on top.
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Jon Hendren and David Thorpe want to pour Dom Pérignon into baby-poop cloths and then drink it. All they need is $500.
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They're starting an Indiegogo campaign so they can pour Dom Pérignon into baby-poop cloths and then drink it. All they need is $500, enough to cover the costs of the bubbly.
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Welcome to the Inclusion Faculty at New College Leicester.
In line with the principles of the Special Education Needs code of practice 2014, we aim as a college to provide students with additional/or differentiated support in order to enable them to access the curriculum and make progress.
We work closely with subject areas and offer small group intervention in English, Maths and Science.
Students with the greatest need work in small groups on the Read, Write Inc literacy programme. We also offer the Better Reading Partnership (BWRP) provided by both skilled Teaching Assistants, subject teachers, administration staff and volunteer readers. (If you wish to become a volunteer please contact Ms Edel Concannon for more information on 0116 231 8500).
Staff within the Inclusion Faculty offer support within classes as well as providing 1:1 support and small group intervention. We believe in working closely with subject areas, students and parents/carers to ensure progress and achievement for all. Student progress is discussed twice a year with parents/carers through SEN review meetings and once a year, informally by telephone. However, if the need arises, we actively encourage parents/carers to contact us at the college regarding any concerns they may have with their son/daughters education. As a faculty we monitor the academic progress of all students on the SEN register half termly using subject teachers assessment data.
To ensure that students on the SEN register have a smooth and worry free transition from KS2 to KS3, we liaise with the receiving Head of Year within the college and our feeder primary schools to organise additional visits / workshops as appropriate. For the 10th year running we are hosting a 3 day transition programme for students who have been identified as needing additional support by their primary school.
New College Leicester were awarded the Inclusion Quality Mark for the forth cycle running in April 2017 with the recommendation that they become a Centre of Excellence. We were awarded the CoE in May 2017 and have recently been re-accredited with this award in April 2018. This is something we as a college are extremely proud of. Please see the link below for a summary of the college's feedback from IQM.
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The Mt. Somló, a mountain that rises sharply out of the flat area. Endre Tornai, the founder, started viniculture and winemaking on a one-acre vineyard. Today the land measures 54 acres and it is the third generation now that is engaged in the everyday tasks of the wine-cellar.
The ars poetica of our business, besides respecting traditions, is the use of state-of-the-art winemaking and processing technologies. The Tornai Winery as the dominant winery of Mt. Somló, based on several decades of experience, is the initiator and supporter of the wine-production co-operation of the region. We do this so that the wines of Mt. Somló can preserve their values both on a national and international level.
The cellar has been built in compliance with the latest technological requirements. Following the gentle processing of grapes, steel tanks are used for controlled winemaking carried out with the help of reductive technology.
The best selected raw materials, after the 12-hour soaking on skin, are, in accordance with the traditions, fermented in 500-l oak barrels and mellowed for 8 to 10 months. The stainless steel tanks have a capacity of 9,000 hl and out of this, 4,200 hl can be cooled. In the rest area there are 60 Hungarian barrique barrels.


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The standup industry is crying out for a way to honor the sport's best athletes. That's why SUP magazine has created the SUP Awards. YOU rank standup's top three male and female paddlers and pick the Movie of the Year, the Top Expedition and Top Philanthropic Effort. Voters also nominate their choice for the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to a legend who has invigorated the sport. Voting will run from July 1 through Sept. 1 at SUPAwards.com, so check back soon. Honorees will be presented at the SUP Awards show Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the historic Casino San Clemente.


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Everyone loves windows. Research suggests that exposure to sunlight has a positive effect on peoples' physical and mental well being. Lack of sunlight can also contribute to seasonal effective disorder, a mood disorder characterized by a lack of energy and mild depression. While windows are important, it is sometimes necessary to cover them with blinds. Blinds can block out sunlight, allowing us to sleep through day light hours and giving us privacy.
The earliest windows were just holes cut into walls. These windows were covered with animal hides, cloth, or wood to keep out the sunlight. These are the earliest examples of what would eventually become blinds. Today, blinds are much more sophisticated, offering more control, greater safety, easier installation, better blockage of sunlight and more.


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(NEW YORK TIMES) The Chinese government systematically dismantled CIA spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing or imprisoning more than a dozen sources over two years and crippling intelligence gathering there for years afterward.
Current and former American officials described the intelligence breach as one of the worst in decades. It set off a scramble in Washington's intelligence and law enforcement agencies to contain the fallout, but investigators were bitterly divided over the cause. Some were convinced that a mole within the CIA had betrayed the United States. Others believed that the Chinese had hacked the covert system the CIA used to communicate with its foreign sources. Years later, that debate remains unresolved.
But there was no disagreement about the damage. From the final weeks of 2010 through the end of 2012, according to former American officials, the Chinese killed at least a dozen of the CIA's sources. According to three of the officials, one was shot in front of his colleagues in the courtyard of a government building — a message to others who might have been working for the CIA.
Still others were put in jail. All told, the Chinese killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 of the CIA's sources in China, according to two former senior American officials, effectively unraveling a network that had taken years to build.
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Accommodation near Narodni muzeum Prague 1
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Prague close to center → Vinohrady, Prague 3 • 90 yd ( 80 m ) from Narodni muzeum
Aparthotel GEO, Prague 3 - Vinohrady is situated conveniently in the city center in a quiet area near a metro station, just 15 minutes walk from Wenceslave Square. The hotel has 33 rooms for 1-4 persons and 5 apartments, some of them equipped with kitchen. Satellite TV, direct dial phone, radio, minibar and a comfortable bathroom with a toilet are in the all apartments. In the price is breakfast – buffet included. Safe park place for your car is possible.
Hotel Museum
Prague centre → New Town, Prague 1 • 120 yd ( 110 m ) from Narodni muzeum
Prague Pension Museum, is 3 star guesthouse in Prague with perfectly positioned in the very centre of Prague, a few steps from Wenceslas Square and in close proximity to the State Opera. It is a building that admirably belongs among the surroundings of historic Prague. Museum Hotel is a 5-minute walk from Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti).
Wenceslas Square Hotel
Prague center → New Town, Prague 1 • 140 yd ( 120 m ) from Narodni muzeum
Wenceslas Square Hotel is 3 star hotel in Prague historic centre, just a few steps from Wenceslas Square, the National Museum, and the State Opera House, and not far from the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge.
Royal Plaza Hotel
Prague centre → Vinohrady, Prague 2 • 180 yd ( 160 m ) from Narodni muzeum
Royal Plaza Hotel is located in the right center of Prague, Vinohrady. Hotel offers accommodation in 2-bedded to 4-bedded rooms. The entire building is available to connect to free wifi. Hotel has nonstop front desk.
K+K Hotel Fenix
K+K Fenix Hotel, from category 4 star hotels, is situated in centre of Prague. The impressive architecture in the "Prague Modern" style, fronts a stylish hotel with a cheerful and exclusive atmosphere. Many of Prague's best-known tourist attractions as Wenceslal Square (Vaclavske namesti) , museums, shops and restaurants are just minutes away from this hotel in Prague.
Hotel Downtown
Prague Hotel Downtown is a new luxurious Prague hotel is located in the very heart of Prague city, only few minutes walking from the main tourist boulevard - Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti Praha). Our five-floor sunny hotel with access for disabled people offers Prague accommodation in 59 elegant and fully air-conditioned rooms. All rooms have LCD satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, high-speed Internet connection, mini-bar, safe-deposit box and bathroom.
Deminka Palace Hotel
Prague center → Vinohrady, Prague 2 • 240 yd ( 220 m ) from Narodni muzeum
Praha Hotel Deminka Palace is from category 4 star Prague hotel, located in Prague city center, near the National Museum. Deminka Palace hotel is within walking distance from most of the historical and cultural sights of Prague such as the Old Town Square, Tyn Cathedral, Wenceslas Square, the National Theater, Namesti Miru, the National Library. Deminka Palace hotel represents the meeting point between history and modernity, art and wellness, past and future.
Bohemia Plaza Residence
Bohemia Plaza Residence Praha, from category 4 star Prague hotels, is located in the Prague centre. Only 300 meters from the Wenceslas Square and the National Museum. Hotel is in an ideal location for business and leisure commuters, only a short walk from the most famous monuments - Charles Bridge, Prague New Town and Old Town Square.
Hotel Sonata
Prague Hotel Sonata is a luxurious four-star Prague hotel located in the very centre of the city, just a few steps from the Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namesti Praha), provides its guests with an ideal base for their satisfactory and trouble-free stay in Prague. To its guests the hotel offers Prague accommodation in 55 modernly and comfortable furnished rooms (1 handicap room) which are equipped with LCD TV/SAT, telephone with direct dial-up, high-speed internet connection.
Hotel Seven Days
Hotel Seven Days Praha, from category 4 star hotels in Prague, is situated in close to the heart of Prague - Wenceslas Square, the hotel is in walking distance of any historical site worth your attention.
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The National museum (Czech: Národní muzeum) is a Czech museum institution intended to systematically establish, prepare and publicly exhibit natural scientific and historical collections. It was founded 1818 in Prague by Kašpar Maria Šternberg. Historian František Palacký was also strongly involved.
At present the National Museum houses almost 14 million items from the area of natural history, history, arts, music and librarianship, located in tens of buildings.
The founding of the National Museum should be seen in the context of the times, where after the French Revolution, royal and private collections of art, science, and culture were being made available to the public. The beginnings of the museum can be seen as far back as 1796, when the private Society of Patriotic Friends of the Arts was founded by Count Casper Sternberk-Manderschied and a group of other prominent nobles. The avowed purpose of the society was "the renewed promotion of art and taste", and during the time of Joseph II, it would be adamantly opposed to the King. In 1800 the group founded the Academy of Fine Arts, which would train students in progressive forms of art and history.
The National Museum in Prague
The National Museum in Prague was founded on April 15, 1818, with the first president of the Society of the Patriotic Museum being named Count Sternberk, which would serve as the trustee and operator of the museum. Early on, the focus of the museum was centered on natural sciences, partially because Count Sternberk was a botanist, mineralogist, and eminent phytopaleontologist, but also because of the natural science slant of the times, as perpetrated by Emperor Joseph II of Austria.
The museum was originally located in the Sternberg Palace but it was soon apparent that this was too small to hold the museum's collections. The museum relocated to the Nostitz Palace but this was also found to be of insufficient capacity which led to the decision to construct a new building for the museum in Wenceslas Square.
The museum did not become interested in the acquisition of historical objects until the 1830s and 40s, when Romanticism became prevalent, and the institution of the museum was increasingly seen as a center for Czech nationalism. Serving as historian and secretary of the National Museum in 1841, Frantisek Palacky would try to balance natural science and history, as he described in his Treatise of 1841. It was a difficult task, however, and it would not be until nearly a century later until the National Museum's historical treasures equaled its collection of natural science artifacts.
However, the importance of the museum was not in its focus, but rather that it signaled, and indeed helped bring about, an intellectual shift in Prague. The Bohemian nobility had, until this time, been prominent, indeed dominant, both politically and fiscally in scholarly and scientific groups. However, the National Museum was created to serve all the inhabitants of the land, lifting the stranglehold the nobility had had on knowledge. This was further accelerated by the historian Frantisek Palacky, who in 1827 suggested that the museum publish separate journals in German and Czech. Previously, the vast majority of scholarly journals were written in German, but within a few years the German journal had ceased publication, while the Czech journal continued for more than a century.
In 1949, the national government took over the museum, and spelled out its role and leadership in the Museum and Galleries Act of 1959. In May 1964, the Museum was turned into an organization of five professionally autonomous components: the Museum of Natural Science, the Historical Museum, the Naprstek Museum of Asia, African, and American Cultures, the National Museum Library, the Central Office of Museology. A sixth autonomous unit, the Museum of Czech Music, was established in 1976.
The main museum building is located on the upper end of Wenceslas Square and was built by prominent Czech neo-renaissance architect Josef Schulz from 1885 - 1891;before this the museum had been temporarily based at several noblemen's palaces. With the construction of a permanent building for the museum, a great deal of work which had previously been devoted to ensuring that the collections would remain intact was now put toward collecting new materials.
The building was damaged during World War II in 1945 by a bomb, but the collections were not damaged because they had been moved to other storage sites. The museum reopened after intensive repairs in 1947, and in 1960 exterior night floodlighting was installed, which followed a general repair of the facade that had taken place in previous years.
During the 1968 Warsaw Pact intervention the main facade was severely damaged by strong Soviet machine-gun and automatic submachine-gun fire. The shots made numerous holes in sandstone pillars and plaster, destroyed stone statues and reliefs and also caused damage in some of the depositaries. Despite the general facade repair made between 1970 - 1972 the damage still can be seen because the builders used lighter sandstone to repair the bullet holes.
The main Museum building was also damaged during the construction of the Prague Metro in 1972 and 1978. The Opening of the North-South Highway in 1978 on two sides of building resulted in the museum being cut off from city infrastructure. This also lead to the building suffering from an excessive noise level, a dangerously high level of dust and constant vibrations from heavy road traffic.
Due to major renovations the museum will be closed until 2016. Some seven million items had to be removed to the museum's depositories in what has been dubbed the biggest moving of museum collections in Czech history.
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Landmarks near Narodni muzeum
Public transport station Muzeum - C
50 yd ( 50 m ) from Narodni muzeum
Public transport station Muzeum - A
Metro station Muzeum
St. Wenceslas statue
100 yd ( 90 m ) from Narodni muzeum
140 yd ( 130 m ) from Narodni muzeum
State Opera Prague
COMO Restaurant & Café
Parking Centrum
Divadlo Palace Theatre
Veřejné garáže Radisson Blu Alcron Hotel
Café Buddha
Divadlo Evy Hruškové a Jana Přeučila
Public transport station Italská
Mr.PARKIT - Garáž Španělská
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After my musings last night I actually WANTED somebody to ask me why I was riding my bike from MN to MA. Sure enough, I got a question from a librarian in Herkimer that was close. "Are you riding for a charity or anything like that?"
An inner voice reminded me of Hemingway's bullying, the research for Princeton, the gold stars, etc. But all that came out was, "Nope, just doing it for fun." So much for being clever.
Would you like to know something interesting about Utica, New York? Well, so would I. It is possible that Utica has a rich and tantalizing history. What does it have to offer now? As far as I can see, only failure. I rode through the downtown area and took a main street (Bleeker St.) eastward. It was lifeless and I can't even rationalize that it was a Sunday like I did for Rochester. There were no interesting-looking restaurants or retail establishments. No cool buildings. There was minimal traffic and the people on the streets looked unhappy. I have never seen so much broken glass on city streets. Yuck.
Then, on the way out of town, somehow I got onto Interstate Highway 5S. I can't blame the city for that, but I'd LIKE to. No, it was my own naïve, head-in-the-clouds persona.
Biking on the interstate is illegal in New York, but rather than turn around, I rode three or four miles to the next exit. People stared at me, and rightly so. The entire way I had feelings of anxiety from the thought of a state patrol officer spotting me, doing a double-take, and riding up behind me with his warning lights flashing. I will let YOU imagine how that traffic stop might have played out.
Insecticus Electricae Limus posing on my tent.


Hungarian waste management company AKSD Kft on Monday inaugurated a facility capable of disassembling 2,000 tonnes of waste electronic equipment a year.
The facility is in Debrecen, northeast Hungary.
Under an EU directive, all member states must collect at least 4 kilograms of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) per capita by 2009. Between 50% and 80% of this waste, depending on the type, must be recycled. The cost of collection and recycling is covered by electronics manufacturers, which usually pay another party to coordinate the activity.


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Mystery Foto #50 Solved: Joe Tracy & Jerry Helck in Old 16 at the 1945 Franklin County Fair
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Kleiner's Kolumn: Al Poole's Original Documents from the Helck Family Collection
The Helck Family Collection contains official documents pertaining to Peter Helck's friend Al Poole. The documents include his driving license and being summoned to appear in court, both in his home country of England and in the United States.
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to identify this weekend's Old 16 Mystery Foto.
Mystery Foto #34 Solved: Joe Tracy at the 1939 Automobile Old Timers Luncheon in NYC
The Helck Family Collection challenged you to find veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy in this 1939 photo of "Old Timers".
While in his late 70s and early 80s, veteran Vanderbilt Cup Race driver Joe Tracy worked for Henry Austin Clark, Jr. at the Long Island Automotive Museum. Thanks to Walter McCarthy, several images and a video of Tracy at the museum have survived.
Mystery Foto #51 Solved: Tracy and Poole Changing A Tire During the 1906 American Elimination Race
Tim Helck, the grandson of the great artist Peter Helck, challenged you to identify this race Mystery Foto.
On July 15, 1954, Henry Austin Clark, Jr. and investor Robert W. Dowling opened the "Carnival of Cars" museum in the basement of the Astor Theater in Times Square. The grand media opening event with early television celebrities was captured by Bob Grier.
Mystery Foto #30 Solved: The Lakeville Hotel on the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race Courses
My favorite co-author Al Velocci challenged you to solve this Vanderbilt Cup Race course Mystery Foto.
Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck Recalls the Greatest Vintage Car Event in Long Island's History
Among the treasures discovered in the Helck Family Collection is an unedited 128-page biographical document written by Peter Helck. In the first post from these memoirs, Peter Helck recalls the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on Long Island.
Helck Family Collection: The 1942 Bill of Sale From Joseph B. Sessions for Old 16
Another gem of the Helck Family Collection treasure is the original January 30, 1942 bill of sale transferring the 1906 Old 16 Locomobile from the estate of Joseph B. Sessions to Peter Helck .
Ads From the Long Island Automobile Club 1902 Offical Program "One-Hundred Mile Endurance Test"
On April 26, 1902, the Brooklyn-based Long Island Automobile Club ran the second "One-Hundred Mile Endurance Test on Long Island." I recently purchased the official program for this event which was part of a scrapbook owned by W. Wallace Grant, the president of the club.
Driver/Mechanician of the Week: Al Poole (1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races)
The driver/mechanician of the week is Al Poole- the mechanican for Joe Tracy in the 1904, 1905 , and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races and the 1905 and 1906 American Elimination Trials.
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive-The Helck Family Memoirs #2: Joe Tracy and the Cotter Pin in 1906
Jerry Helck, former owner of the Old 16 Locomobile and son of the great artist Peter Helck, has agreed to share family memoirs related to the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The second post in the series provides the story of how driver Joe Tracy and mechanician Al Poole prepared the #12 Locomobile.for
Mystery Foto #12 Solved: A Memorable Moment at Krug's Corner at the 1906 American Elimination Trial
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a surprising, memorable moment at Krug's Corner in Mineola.
Mystery Foto #12 Solved: Buckminister Fuller's Dymaxion #3 Built at the Former Locomobile Factory
Art Kleiner challenged you again with this weekend's Mystery Foto.
Vanderbilia: The 1905 Locomobile Model Owned by the Helck Family
In 1948, prominent artist Peter Helck commissioned a model of the 1905 Locomobile that participated in the 1905 Gordon Bennett Race, the 1905 American Trial for the Vanderbilt Cup Race and finished third in the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race.
Article: "The Cup Races- Recollections of 1904-1905-1906" by Joe Tracy
VanderbiltCupRaces.com contributor Walter McCarthy has forwarded this July 1944 article by driver Joe Tracy published in Veteran Motor Car Club of America's Bulb Horn. Illustrations were provided by the prominent artist Peter Helck.
Then & Now: Maple Cottage- The Locomobile Headquarters for the 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races
Racing teams for the Vanderbilt Cup Races typically had local headquarters to store and work on their racers and also provide lodging. In 1905 and 1906, the Locomobile team from nearby Bridgeport, Connecticut set up their headquarters at Maple Cottage, a farmhouse and inn located in Lakeville (now Lake Success).
Race Profile: The 1906 American Elimination Trial
As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906.
Model of "Old 16" Locomobile Does Not Sell on eBay
A model of "Old 16" by artist Richard Feil was auctioned on EBay on May 31, 2012. However, no one met the reserve of $8,500.
Rare Images Series #2: Vanderbilt Cup Race Driver Joe Tracy
Joe Tracy (1873-1959) was the only driver to participate in the first five races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the 1905 American Elimination Race, the 1905 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the 1906 American Elimination Race, and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race). As part of the Rare Images series, check out these
Archives: Joe Tracy
Posts related to driver Joe Tracy Updated: September 24, 2011:
Old 16 Locomobile: The 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Winner
Most famous of all the Vanderbilt Cup racers, the victorious Locomobile of 1908 was the first American machine to win the race. Although the field for that event was far less prestigious than its predecessors, Americans heralded the car for its conquest of international competition.
The Amazing and Continuing Saga of the 1906 Locomobile Twins- Part II
In response to Dean B's email, last Sunday, I started the story of the 1906 Locomobile twins. Here's a recap and Part II.
The Amazing and Continuing Saga of the 1906 Locomobile Twins- Part I
Dean, thanks for forwarding your neighbor's recollection and for asking the question. I have heard the story of the discarded Locomobiles....from articles by Peter Helck (1893-1988), the great American artist and former owner of the "Old 16" Locomobile. But, let's start at the beginning.
Starting Lineup: The 1906 American Elimination Trial
As in 1905, an American Elimination Trial determined the five racers to represent the United States in the Vanderbilt Cup Race. Of 16 entries, 12 cars survived the practice runs to race on Saturday, September 22, 1906. Here are images and profiles of all 16 cars. (Remember to click on the photos to enlarge):
Old 16 at the 1952 Bridgehampton Road Race
To help promote the 1952 Bridgehampton Road Race, owner Peter Helck and his son Jerry Helck brought Old 16, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, to the course. Joe Tracy, who drove in the 1904, 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Races, can be seen in the driver's seat. Peter Helck is standing to the
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Joe Tracy Provides a Ride for "Sob Sister" Ada Patterson
Tracy and Poole Practicing in Lakeville


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Your team has been hired as consultants to advise the owner of XYZ Hotel. Your primary objective is to address current areas of opportunity in the service that exist within the company. You have determined that the first area that needs improvement is the arrival process for the guests.
Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation to give to the owner of the hotel regarding how you will improve the arrival process. You must include a script in the notes section of the slide that gives an exact script of what will be said for each slide during the presentation.
Streamline the check-in process to make it more effective. This may include reducing the average check-in time at the front desk, meeting individual needs of each guest, or providing transportation to and from the airport.
The slow new employee orientation process and the non-existent re-training process for current employees. How can better training help improve the arrival process for guests?
What approach to training will you take in order to provide the service while keeping costs low? What other methods will you use to control costs throughout the hotel?
How will improving the arrival process for guests reduce costs?
How will efforts to reduce customer complaints help to reduce costs?
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Why Chinese Tech Giant LeEco is Buying Silicon Valley
Edgy Universe Dec 31, 2016 at 2:11 pm GMT
Dec 31, 2016 at 2:11 pm GMT
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Low-cost, and at times low-quality production has been a Chinese tradition dating back to the 19th century. Back then, Western demand for silk had exploded and caught the attention of unscrupulous actors. It is this attitude that led silk buyers to turn to Japan. To this day, products stamped "Made in China" can't escape the stigma of being low-cost and low-quality.
Unlike South Korean or Japanese electronics manufacturers, Chinese companies tried to break into the US market, but they have not yet met with success. Now, a Chinese tech giant, LeEco, almost unknown not long ago, is trying to succeed where others have failed.
The ambitious group was founded in 2004 under the name of LeTV before switching to LeEco, which is a contraction of Le Ecosystems. "Le" is Chinese for happy.
The LeEco Appetite in the U.S. Market
It's difficult to compare with Google, Netflix, Apple, or Tesla because it is all these at once. For its launch in the US, LeEco is thinking big. In San Francisco, in front of a massive audience, the Chinese group made it clear it wants to create an empire around communication and entertainment. The company boasts an impressive product portfolio: smartphones, VR helmets, connected TVs, video streaming service, movies, music, cloud service, smart bikes and autonomous electric cars.
It is in the smartphone industry that LeEco is making the most noise. Already active in Russia and India, the company sold 1 million smartphones last year on the Indian subcontinent alone. In China, LeEco is alike a Netflix that builds its own mobile hardware.
LeEco hopes to turn China's reputation with high-quality, low-price products.Click To Tweet
While not the first Chinese company to attempt competing with Apple in the United States, it is certainly the most ambitious. LeEco plans to build a gigantic campus in Santa Clara, in the heart of Silicon Valley, on a real estate purchased from Yahoo for $250 million, which will host more than 1,200 employees.
Everything is High-End, Except the Price tag
LeEco hopes to turn China's reputation with high-quality, low-price products. Its model resembles that of Apple, where the ultimate goal is to lock in users to its brand and platform.
On the Chinese market, LeEco is already one of the largest manufacturers of smartphones and SmartTVs. Its video streaming service is a success. But the US market is a different beast. Time will tell if LeEco will ever become a household name in the United States.
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It seems that Paris Hilton won a fight, but not yet the war. It's a bit late though, as everybody has the videos now.
The belongings reportedly include shocking photos and tapes, including evidence of drug use and graphic sex. There is also highly sensitive medical information.
ParisExposed.com, the website that released the videos on the internet for a $39.95 single fee generated a huge buzz on the internet and in only 2 weeks since its launched it was temporarily shut down. Bardia Persa, the owner, needs to explain his side of the story to the court soon.
The 3rd U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled today that parisexposed.com, the unauthorized Web site created by Bardia Persa two weeks ago, is to be shut down temporarily.
The judge handling the case issued a temporary restraining order and Persa has been ordered to appear February 16 to explain his side of the story and why Hilton's items are in his possession and on the Internet.
Further the judge handling the case ruled that Hilton's belongings, which a moving truck originally transported from her mansion in L.A. to a storage facility in Studio City before finding their way to Persa, were not to be distributed.
Persa, according to court documents, is not allowed to temporarily sell any of Hilton's health, Social Security, personal or financial information or "photographs, videos and writings depicting [Plaintiff] in a sexual manner not previously exposed to public viewing."
The storage facility sold Hilton's belongings at a foreclosure auction to a third-party for $2,775. This came after the moving company contracted to pay for Hilton's items while the star was out of the country failed to pay the $208 bill for the storage unit.
Then a third-party sold the items to Persa for $10 million, who later created parisexposed.com, the unauthorized Web site offering a one-time $39.95 subscription fee to readers and containing the items from that storage facility.
During the two weeks in which parisexposed.com was on the Internet, the Web site was among the most popular.
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Q: Forces in a balloon popping? How much difference between internal and external pressure can a balloon withstand?
how would the value be calculated?
I found an equation:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003758/Function/laplacelaw.htm
But, how does that relate to a material?

A: For a spherical balloon (which is a reasonable model to start with) the tension in the material is $\sigma = 0.5 P R /\delta$ where P is the pressure difference between inside and outside, R is the radius, $\delta$ is the thickness. The material will break at some critical value of the tension which is called the tensile strength of the material. For example, for rubber the tensile strength is $\sigma_c$=15e6 Pa $\approx$150 atm, so a rubber balloon with R=1 and $\delta$=1 mm (in the inflated state) can withstand the excess inside pressure $P=2 \sigma_c \delta/R$=0.3 atm. See more info and numerical values of the tensile strength for some common construction materials on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensile_strength.

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Q: Usb wireless adapter causing DPC spikes Bought 2 new TP-LINK WN722N USB wirless adapters as they were the highest rated on Newegg and were a great price. Both of them cause abnormally high DPC & Interrupt usage in Process Explorer and perfmon. This appears both on x86 and x64 machines. I'm using the latest drivers from the TP-LINK website and even downloaded the latest driver from the Atheros website for this chipset. No dice in resolving the issue. Removing the adapter ends spikes so it is to blame.
Is this typical? Should I be concerned? Does anybody here own this adapter and notice similar behavior? I expected better from such a highly rated product.


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In February, Cryptense, a full-stack Blockchain company, introduced a new decentralized platform for creating and executing cryptocurrency trading strategies automatically: Kryll.io. The company has also came up with an explainer on how you can earn big using its solution.
The first step to earning online with Kryll platform is to create a strategy depending on your preferable markets, the cryptocurrencies you are interested in, and your level of involvement. The strategy can be very simple or extremely advanced – it's up to you to decide.
Kryll's most interesting feature is Signals, a combination of recent tips coming from professional traders, Telegram channels or social networks. Notifications by text messages or emails will inform you on the latest market developments, for example, if BTC, Ripple, ETH or other currencies are growing and receiving positive feedback on Twitter.
Another option is to test the strategy as it was actually running on the market. This option will show how your brainchild performs in the real-time trading environment and, at the same time, will protect you from real world losses in case of mistakes.
As soon as you are confident enough with your chosen strategy, you can start implementing it to build some confidence. For example, you can buy a new coin at a market price and then optimize it using the tools Kryll provides.
If your strategy proves to be successful, the time is right to use the best Krylls feature, which is 24/7 trading. Kryll.io supports exchanges around the globe, including Bittrex, Poloniex, Coinbase, Cryptopia, Binance, HitBTC, and many others. The company also has several dedicated servers in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Cryptocurrencies are bought and sold on many various exchanges and sometimes at different prices. It's possible to profit from the very tiny fluctuations between buy-price quotations. Kryll founders promise their software will allow to execute trading strategies in the most efficient way.
There are many risks associated with trading, and you might be worried of cyber security, especially if you are executing your strategy automatically. Luckily, Kryll's servers are under permanent DDOS protection. The startup founders also plan to have an external security audit every quarter.
With Kryll, you can earn while sharing your knowledge and ideas with other people on the platform. "We think collective intelligence is a huge asset that'll make all of us more successful in the trading market," the company said in its white paper.
The platform will offer a marketplace section where users can share their strategies for a fee. People with excellent insights can help their fellow traders and generate some profit at the same time.
The marketplace will also feature chats on different strategies, where people are able to interact, collaborate and give advices to each other. Users will rate strategies featured on the marketplace according to their efficiency.


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A perfect adjunct to the any Aztec Gold gift sets. This pair of nested trays has a myriad of uses from cologne caddy to nightcap platter. Each tray is decorated with an Aztec Sun design and measures 10.5" x 7" and 9" x 6".


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Monday 17 June 2019 4:16 pm
Net-zero carbon advocate Lord Deben cleared in conflict of interest probe
By: August Graham
Picuture taken on May 29, 2019 showing a soybean field in Formosa do Rio Preto, western Bahia state. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
The government's climate adviser Lord Deben has been cleared of wrongdoing after accusations his advice to government benefited companies which were clients of a family-run business.
Sancroft, an environmental consultancy which Lord Deben chairs, was paid £600,000 by clients which "stood to make millions from his advice to ministers", the Mail on Sunday alleged in February.
After the article a group of MPs, including David Davies, reported Lord Deben for not "adequately" describing Sancroft's activities. They also claimed Lord Deben had "failed to declare his interest … appropriately when intervening in several debates in the house."
However, the Lords commissioner for standards, who opened an investigation into Lord Deben in February, today said she had found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Lord Deben never denied Sancroft, which he chairs, consulted for the companies, including Johnson Matthey, which supplies materials for electric vehicle batteries.
The commissioner found that allegations that Lord Deben benefited the firm when speaking in favour of electric vans in the Lords were unfounded. Johnson Matthey's batteries business makes up less than three per cent of its operating profits.
The commissioner, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff, questioned "how Lord Deben and Sancroft might benefit from Lord Deben speaking in favour of a policy which might at some point benefit a minority aspect of Johnson Matthey's work is not made clear in the complaints or evidence."
She also drew similar conclusions about Sancroft's connections to Drax.
"Having investigated the allegations and gathered the relevant facts, I do not consider Lord Deben's interest in Sancroft or its clients to be relevant interests that required declaration," she added.
Lord Deben chairs the Committee on Climate Change, which last month proposed the government adopt a new net-zero mid-century emissions target.
Prime Minister Theresa May last week included most of the CCC's recommendations when proposing a bill to eliminate the UK's contribution to global warming by 2050.
Sancroft said: "We are pleased that the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards has dismissed all the complaints and would like to thank her for her report.
"We have always been especially careful to ensure no conflicts of interest. Nowhere is that more important than with climate change, which is the defining challenge of our time."
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Амурский полоз, или полоз Шренка () — вид змей семейства ужеобразных. Видовое название дано в честь российского зоолога, геолога — Леопольда Ивановича Шренка.

Описание
Одна из самых крупных змей России. Взрослые змеи вырастают до 2 метров, самцы обычно крупнее самок. Окраска верхней стороны тела взрослых особей — тёмно-бурая или совершенно чёрная. По этому фону, резко выделяясь, идут редкие белые или жёлтые узкие, косые, раздвоенные на боках полосы. Брюшная сторона жёлтая, часто с темными пятнами. Крайне редко встречаются меланистические (т.е. совершенно чёрные) особи этого вида. Взрослые змеи часто с синевато-переливающимся блеском.

Распространение и места обитания
Амурский полоз хорошо приспособлен к обитанию в самых разных условиях нескольких природных зон: от степей до хвойных и смешанных лесов. Встречается на Дальнем Востоке в лесах Маньчжурии, Северном и Северо-Восточном Китае, а также в Корее и Монголии, на территории России в Амурской области, Хабаровском и Приморском крае. На севере его ареал доходит до Комсомольска-на-Амуре, на западе — до Малого Хингана. Известны находки амурского полоза до высоты 900 м над уровнем моря. Не избегает близости человека, поселяясь в садах, на огородах и чердаках обитаемых зданий.

Биология
Ведёт дневной образ жизни. При полудревесном существовании поднимается на деревья до высоты 10 м. Зимовка длится с сентября—октября по апрель—май.

Размножение
Половой зрелости достигают на третьем году жизни. Процесс ухаживания заключается в поглаживании головой самца туловища самки. Сезон спаривания длится с середины мая до начала июля. Длительность беременности около 1 месяца. С середины июня до середины августа самки откладывают от 7 до 30 яиц длиной около 5 сантиметров и диаметром 2,5 сантиметра. Молодые полозы имеют длину до 30 см, появляются в сентябре. Амурские полозы придерживаются индивидуальных участков, которые сохраняются в течение ряда лет. Змея очень подвижна, хорошо лазает по деревьям, неплохо плавает и ныряет. Продолжительность жизни до 9—15 лет.

Питание
Полозы питаются мышами, мелкими крысами, птицами и птенцами, птичьими яйцами, лягушками. Известны случаи, когда амурские полозы забирались в курятники и поедали яйца. Молодые особи потребляют также моллюсков, землероек. Мелкую добычу полоз может заглатывать живьем, более крупную предварительно удушает.

Хищники
К числу врагов относятся хищные млекопитающие и птицы. Хорошей защитой от них является быстрое передвижение в укрытия или на ветви деревьев. Как и большинство змей, при опасности амурский полоз в первую очередь стремится спастись бегством. Будучи загнанным в угол, шипит и делает броски в сторону врага. Также эта змея издаёт резкий неприятный запах при испуге.

Взаимодействие с человеком
Амурские полозы успешно приручаются, особенно в юном возрасте. Однако среди этих змей чаще попадаются пугливые, агрессивные и плохо приручающиеся особи, чем среди тех же узорчатых полозов, обладающих более спокойным характером. Испуганный или разъяренный амурский полоз способен укусить, но нужно помнить, что он неядовит.

Примечания

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 Позвоночные животные России: Амурский полоз

 https://web.archive.org/web/20101129095509/http://nuclearno.com/text.asp?6461

Лазающие полозы
Пресмыкающиеся Азии
Животные, описанные в 1873 году
Фауна Дальнего Востока
Таксоны животных, названные в честь людей
Таксоны, описанные Александром Штраухом


Despite optimism, Israel supporters concerned that proposed defense secretary may reignite calls for active US engagement towards end of negotiations.
The nomination of Robert Gates as the next US secretary of defense was met in the US with restrained optimism that new blood would be able to bring different ideas to the Middle East. But at the same time, supporters of Israel were quietly raising concerns that Gates's associations with members of President George H. W. Bush's foreign policy team would reignite calls for active US engagement towards the end of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Gates was introduced Wednesday as the replacement for Donald Rumsfeld, who resigned following Democratic congressional victories that many said were part of national frustration with the pace and execution of the US-led war in Iraq. Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and won the Senate as well, with James Webb eventually beating incumbent George Allen in the last remaining undecided election in Virginia. Gates was described Thursday as a pragmatist, and someone who could bring a dose of realism into a Pentagon that has been long perceived as flooded with idealist neoconservatives. While he worked as the deputy national security adviser under Brent Scowcroft before being confirmed as director of central intelligence in 1991, Gates is not considered to be an ideologue. His CIA career makes him more of a policy implementation, analysts said, who can effectively manage a fragmented Pentagon. He is, however, seen as an alternative to the neoconservative viewpoint that Rumsfeld and other former Pentagon officials articulated. Analysts began combing through his writings, including a report on the future of Iran he published in 2004 for the Council on Foreign Relations, co-authored with former national security advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. In it, he called for dialogue between the United States and Iran with realistic expectations. "A 'grand bargain' between Iran and the United States is not a realistic or achievable goal," the report said. Gates was also part of the Iraq Study Group - headed by former secretary of state James Baker and former congressman Lee Hamilton - that is expected to release new ideas for the implementation of the Iraq war. Analysts said Thursday that Gates will likely put a lot of stock in the committee's recommendations. "The issue is will the report be narrowly focused on Iraq or broader in scope, something like the initial post Gulf War effort to have comprehensive peace," said James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute. Pro-Israel analysts said Thursday that there was a concern that Gates and the Iraq Study Group would push the Bush administration to get Israel to bargain with the Palestinian leadership, as an incentive for Arab states to be engaged on Iraq. But while the analysts are watching Gates's confirmation, they expect Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking to be low on his priority list, given the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The Bush administration's use of intelligence on Iraq has been a central theme of criticism from Democrats who say the White House stretched faulty intelligence from US spy agencies to justify invading Iraq in 2003. Melvin Goodman, a former CIA division chief for Soviet affairs, testified during Gates's CIA confirmation hearing that Gates politicized the intelligence on Iran, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. "Gates's role in this activity was to corrupt the process and the ethics of intelligence on all of these issues," Goodman said. Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., a member of the House Intelligence Committee, called Gates's selection troubling, given that history. "What we need going forward in Iraq is straight talk about the challenges we face," he said. Yet John Hamre, a former deputy secretary of defense during the Clinton administration and member of the Iraq Study Group with Gates, predicted a smooth confirmation process. "He will get very strong support on both sides of the aisle," Hamre said. "He's intellectually honest and fair." Gates has taken a much lower profile since leaving the CIA and the government in 1993. He joined corporate boards and wrote a memoir published 10 years ago, From The Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War. Confirmation hearings are expected to begin for Gates before the new Congress takes office in January, but is still expected to be a referendum on the current status of the war and its future. AP contributed to this report. Matthew E. Berger is a reporter for Congressional Quarterly.


A sushi doughnut? Classes on sake? Bento boxes to go? All of these will be part of the offerings at Blu Bar Sushi, opening soon at 31225 Southfield Road, in the former Beverly Hills Hair Care for Men location.
Business partners Bruce Cobb and Steve Campbell want to add some international flavor to the community at this 900-square-foot spot with seating for 40 people, a bar and a liquor license, Cobb said.
"We think we will do a big carry-out business," Cobb said.
One of the menu's stars is the sushi doughnut, a sushi roll molded into its famous shape. It will be stuffed with tuna or crab then topped with salmon, sesame seeds, yum yum sauce and more.
"They're doing these a lot in Japan and California now, and I think this vibrant area is ready for it," Cobb said.
Cobb plans on hosting classes and tastings on sake, a wine made from rice. "Most people only know that it comes either hot or cold but there is so much more to it," Cobb said.
Nearby students from Birmingham Groves High School have already dropped by before the restaurant opened, so he'll be making sure bento boxes, a single serving, divided container used in Japanese cuisine, will be available for their lunches or after school snack.
Blu Bar Sushi also will provide sushi to nearby Market Fresh grocery store.
"We're excited to serve the area's sophisticated palate," he said.
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McDaniels grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-0 BB).
Wheatley struck out swinging (2-2 KKBFBFFS).
Schmidt singled to third base (2-2 KKBB).
Vera singled through the right side (2-2 BFBF); Schmidt advanced to third.
Williams doubled to right center, RBI (0-1 K); Vera advanced to third; Schmidt scored.
Jones, B. grounded out to 2b (0-0).
G. Perez walked (3-1 KBBBB).
G. Perez advanced to second on a wild pitch.
C. Lee singled to pitcher (1-1 BK); G. Perez advanced to third.
S. Reese flied out to rf (2-2 FBBKF).
J. Campbell struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS); C. Lee advanced to second.
1 - 1 E. Escobedo singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 SBBFF); C. Lee advanced to third; G. Perez scored.
E. Escobedo singled through the left side, RBI (2-2 SBBFF); C. Lee advanced to third; G. Perez scored.
C. Dayton walked (3-2 BBBKKB); E. Escobedo advanced to second.
1 - 2 T. Ladon singled through the right side, RBI (3-1 BBBK); C. Dayton advanced to second; E. Escobedo advanced to third; C. Lee scored.
T. Ladon singled through the right side, RBI (3-1 BBBK); C. Dayton advanced to second; E. Escobedo advanced to third; C. Lee scored.
A. Nelums struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS).
Herrera grounded out to ss (1-1 KB).
Blackwell flied out to lf (1-2 FBF).
McDaniels struck out looking (2-2 KFBFBK).
C. Dent singled to pitcher (2-2 SKBB).
G. Perez reached on an error by p, SAC, bunt; C. Dent advanced to second.
C. Lee singled to first base, bunt; G. Perez advanced to second; C. Dent advanced to third.
S. Reese grounded out to c (1-2 BKKF); C. Lee advanced to second; G. Perez advanced to third; C. Dent out at home p to c.
J. Campbell struck out swinging (0-2 KKS).
Wheatley grounded out to 3b (0-2 KS).
Schmidt flied out to 2b (3-2 BSBBF).
Vera grounded out to ss (1-1 FB).
E. Escobedo reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-0 B).
C. Dayton flied out to lf (1-2 KKB).
T. Ladon struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS).
A. Nelums struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKFS).
Williams flied out to rf (3-2 KBBFB).
Jones, B. walked (3-2 BFFFBBB).
Herrera walked (3-0 BBBB); Jones, B. advanced to second.
Blackwell struck out swinging (3-2 KFBBBS); Herrera stole second; Jones, B. stole third.
Saunders popped up to 2b (0-2 SK).
C. Dent walked (3-2 BFBFBB).
G. Perez grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); C. Dent advanced to second.
C. Lee hit by pitch (1-1 BK).
S. Reese struck out swinging (1-2 FFFBS).
J. Campbell flied out to cf (2-2 BKSB).
McDaniels grounded out to 2b (1-2 FBFF).
Wheatley grounded out to ss (0-2 KK).
Schmidt homered to left field, RBI (0-2 KF).
Vera singled up the middle (2-2 BBFS).
Vera advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Hill to p for Straub.
E. Escobedo walked (3-2 BBSSBB).
C. Dayton grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-2 FK); E. Escobedo out on the play.
T. Ladon grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB).
J. Berry to p for J. Harris.
Jones, B. popped up to 2b (0-0).
Herrera struck out swinging (2-2 BFKBS).
Blackwell doubled to right field (0-1 K).
Bass pinch ran for Blackwell.
Saunders singled up the middle, RBI (2-0 BB); Bass scored.
T. Thompson to p for J. Berry.
Wheatley popped up to rf (2-2 BKBS).
J. Phillips pinch hit for A. Nelums.
J. Phillips hit by pitch (1-0 B).
C. Dent grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (2-1 FBB); J. Phillips advanced to second.
G. Perez hit by pitch (1-1 BS).
3 - 3 C. Lee singled to left field, RBI (0-0); G. Perez advanced to second; J. Phillips scored.
C. Lee singled to left field, RBI (0-0); G. Perez advanced to second; J. Phillips scored.
3 - 4 S. Reese reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 KSB); C. Lee out at second ss to 2b; G. Perez scored.
S. Reese reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 KSB); C. Lee out at second ss to 2b; G. Perez scored.
J. Campbell walked (3-1 FBBBB); S. Reese advanced to second.
E. Escobedo struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSS).
Schmidt grounded out to ss (3-2 BKFBB).
Vera singled to left field (0-1 K).
Williams flied out to rf (1-1 BF).
Jones, B. hit by pitch (0-0); Vera advanced to second.
Herrera lined out to rf (0-0).


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Deputy of Astan Quds RazaviOppressed ReliefFoundation: Endowing the Biggest Retinue in Najaf-Karbala Road to Astan Quds Razavi
Deputy of Astan Quds Razavi Oppressed Relief Foundation reported the endowment of the biggest retinue(transient pilgrims'' welfare camps) in the Najaf-Karbala Road in the column 285 titled as the retinueof Imam Reza (A.S.) to Astan Quds Razavi. The retinuehas been designated on an area of 40,000 sq.m.
In the session of deputies and consultants of Astan Quds Razavi, MostafaKhaksarQahrudi reiterated, "The endowed land has an area of more than 40,000 sq.m. and the 8000 sq.m.currently-established area has the capacity of serving and residence for 5000 people."
"According to the missions stipulated in the seven-article charter of the Supreme Leader in the appointment decree of custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, we will render services to pilgrims of Imam Hussein (A.S.) in Arbaein walking this year."
Pointing to presence of Ayatollah Raeisi and managers of Astan QudsRazavi in deprived rural restricts of Mashhad, Deputy of Astan Quds Razavi Oppressed Relief Foundation said, "This presence and meeting the needs of the deprived and the oppressed who, according to Imam Khomeini (R.A.), are the real owners of the revolution will alleviate their pains and problems."
"Resolving the poverty from the face of the Islamicgovernment is feasible by contribution and accountability of all executive and state-run bodies", he remarked.
"Since the formation of Astan Quds Razavi Oppressed Relief Foundation, we have tried to lower the problems of people as much as possible", he added.
Referring to holding many sessions with executive and revolutionary bodies and institutions of the province and the country, he noted, "Certainly, if all the executive bodies of the country give priority to the issue of helping the needy, the expected goals will be fulfilled."
"Some urgent and necessary performances have been planned for deprived restricts by cooperation of construction and technical department of endowments and the General Public Relations Office, Astan Quds Razavi media affairs, and mobilization of construction", Deputy of Astan Quds Razavi Oppressed Relief Foundation said.
He prospected that through continuing such performances and contribution of other authorities in the country we could see the problems of unemployment resolved and the deprived restricts improved.


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Changing the Wheat Board, Part II: Understanding the Impending Transformation of the Canadian Wheat Board
March 9, 2012 March 9, 2012 1 Comment on Changing the Wheat Board, Part II: Understanding the Impending Transformation of the Canadian Wheat Board
By Shannon Stunden Bower.
Reposted from the Otter.
The current iteration of the Canadian Wheat Board was established in 1935, during a period of regional emergency. Prairie farmers struggled amidst the difficult circumstances created by the twin crises of widespread agricultural drought and the Great Depression. The authority of the Wheat Board was expanded during World War II. In 1965, the Board's governing legislation was amended to remove any time limit, establishing the Wheat Board as a permanent fixture on the Canadian Prairies.
Permanent until now, that is. Through Bill C-18, which gained assent 15 December 2011, Stephen Harper's Conservative government eliminated the Wheat Board's monopsony as the sole buyer of Canadian prairie grain. Those who think like Prime Minister Harper see economic freedom in this move; others fear the elimination of what they see as the advantages the Board offered to Prairie farmers.
While the legislation governing the Board has been amended over the years, the major principles governing its operation have endured through seven decades. As a drastic transformation of the agency takes place, it is perhaps appropriate to review some of the changes in prairie agriculture that have occurred during the agency's tenure.
The difficulties of the 1930s were a final illustration of some of the mistakes made in the period of prairie settlement, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Land had been occupied without adequate consideration of its environmental characteristics, and inappropriate agricultural techniques were widespread. On the Canadian Prairies as elsewhere, the conclusion of World War II saw the application of wartime technologies to peacetime pursuits. While the era of industrial agriculture started decades earlier, it was the post-war years that brought the large-scale adoption of new agricultural machinery. Tractors, trucks, and combines became more common, with numbers increasing at a great rate in the period immediately following the war. At the same time, chemicals became more widely available for agricultural purposes, with many prairie farmers adopting pesticides and herbicides with enthusiasm. After decades of expanding in geographical extent, from the mid-20th century onward, prairie agriculture was changing in character.
A key change was an expansion in the size of farms and a corresponding drop in their number. Fewer farms meant fewer people, as the rural landscape of the prairies became less populous. At the same time, prairie economies were diversifying, even while extractive industries remained key economic motors. Each prairie province found its own path through these changes, with distinctions in political character and economic orientation becoming more pronounced. Indeed, it became more difficult, in this period, to speak in any meaningful way of the prairies as a coherent region.
The prairies of 2012 are quite different from the prairies of 1935. But these changes do not explain the movement to transform the Canadian Wheat Board. Understanding the motivations of those who think like Prime Minister Harper requires reference to another series of events. Explaining the impending transformation of the Wheat Board means paying attention to the rise of neo-liberal economic thinking in Britain and the United States. Neo-liberalism is a political ideology that emphasizes deregulation of the financial sector, retrenchment of the state through privatization, and constraints on the labour movement. It is associated with the leaderships of Margarent Thatcher in the United Kingdom and Ronald Reagan in the United States. The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement of 1988 and the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 were Canadian policies in some ways in tune with neoliberalism. Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein (in power from 1992 to 2006) was among the first Canadian politicians in power to wholeheartedly embrace neoliberalism. Over the past 25 years, neo-liberal ideology has come to seem like commonsense to some in Canada. This has laid the groundwork for an assessment of the Canadian Wheat Board as an intolerable incursion on the economic freedom of prairie farmers.
Over the past seven decades, much has changed on the Canadian prairies. Understanding the transformation of the Canadian Wheat Board, however, means looking beyond the borders of the Prairie Provinces, indeed, even outside the Canadian nation. It is in the context of this wider history that it becomes possible to understand the short title of Bill C-18, the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act. The Conservative government is here invoking a particular neo-liberal vision of freedom, one that bolsters the individual's ability to choose at the expense of the community's capacity to achieve collective gains. Prime Minister Harper's actions amount to the wholesale application of the international economic logic of neo-liberalism to agriculture on the Canadian prairies. After decades of dramatic regional transformation, this may prove to be the biggest change yet.
This is the second part of a three-part series on the history of the Canadian Wheat Board and the implications of the recent policy changes of the federal government concerning the CWB.
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King's Ward by E. Kaiser Writes: Book Spotlight!
Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know about a new book by a lovely author friend of mine, which just released this last weekend! It's called King's Ward and while I haven't read it yet, I've enjoyed her books and I'm excited for it!
E. Kaiser Writes was born into a family of readers, and got started on storytelling around the age of four when her older siblings prompted her into recounting an absolutely ridiculous account of a parallel childhood. It was good for the family's general entertainment, and she discovered the thrill of making people laugh.
I've been meaning to read her books for ages! They all sound so, so fun. I really must get my hands on them!


Low-budget cowboy star Al Hoxie and his chestnut wonder horse, Pardner, starred in this inexpensive silent oater produced by Bud Barsky's Wild West Pictures and filmed on location at Sequoia National Park. This time around, Hoxie plays a cowboy who suspects that the sheriff's deputies took to a bit of cattle rustling in their spare time. With the help of rancher's daughter Ione Reed, Hoxie and Pardner catch the crooks red-handed and deliver them to the proper authorities.


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Posted on September 6, 2016 September 6, 2016 by Karstenmom
"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten." – Rudyard Kipling
Here's where I admit that I am a terrible history student. I have a horrible time remembering dates, places, and names. However, tell me a story, or let me read a novel and that "living" history will stick with me. This concept of experiencing history in context, with connotation, with connection to real people- living & past, through empathy, and with long-term retention is one of my primary goals for Aidan this year. To be honest, we've been gone just 2 weeks and I've learned or relearned so much about history, the people, our wars, the presidents and the human situation than I ever recall from school. I don't mean to say I didn't have excellent history teachers. I did. But reading a history textbook & listening to a lecture is just not the way I learn. It is my hope that experiencing our American history- the good & the bad- will be a lasting influence.
Our first stop on our trek was President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas. I had read online that if you were a Boy Scout and wore your uniform, you could get in free and participate in an education program to earn a special Eisenhower character badge, emphasizing such traits as preparation, knowledge, disposition and participation. Upon arrival, we also signed up for a membership to and got a passport that could be stamped at all of the thirteen Presidential libraries that are managed by the National Archives. There are other Presidential libraries that are run by private organizations, such as the Lincoln Library, that we hope to visit as well.
The Eisenhower Library had a visitor center with a movie about his life, his boyhood home in Kansas (he's really a Texan by birth), the burial place for him & his wife, a library & the museum. This was our first library, so I cannot compare, b ut if they are all done this well, then I am impressed with my tax dollars at work and cannot wait to learn more. Eisenhower's early adult years in the military were filled with quite menial tasks, certainly not the "excitement" of serving abroad in WWI that he sought. Yet, these years were crucial to the type of leader he would become, one who was deliberate, thoughtful, patient, organized, a good manager of resources and people, and a great visionary, with a strong moral compass. Given the current culture where many feel entitled to a "meaningful" first job and feeling certain tasks are beneath them, I was struck by how today's leaders may not be well-equipped without this first step.
Although I knew this, the museum explained very well how Eisenhower planned D-Day for two years and he, alone, after consulting wise counsel, made the ultimate call to go ashore June 6, 1944. The museum had the table where they planed D-Day. I can only imagine all of the discussions, planning and arguments that took place around that table. After the war, he did not seek the presidency; it sought him. Interestingly enough, both the Republican and Democratic ticket wanted to "Like Ike" and have him as their candidate. Can you imagine that happening today?! It all made me quite melancholy for a different kind of leader for this country than the choice we face this November.
While Aidan loved the WWII section, I was enthralled with Mamie- her hospitality, her clothes, her pearls, her generosity and her philosophy about the role of First Lady. Some of the things Eisenhower accomplished during his presidency- developing the interstate system (thank goodness!), school desegregation via the Supreme Court, sponsoring & signing the Civil Rights Bill of 1957 (though Congress weakened it), balancing the budget- 3 times, ending the Korean war, keeping the cold war from becoming an actual war, and establishing camp David (named after his grandson).
The roadtrippers app next led to me to our first National Park facility. We drove to Topeka, Kansas to the school where Oliver Brown and several other families filed a class action lawsuit in 1951 to oppose the segregation of the Topeka schools. They disputed the "separate but equal" education system in the U.S. Their children were required to walk 7 blocks to meet a school bus to ride & attend a school 2 miles away, while they lived in an integrated neighborhood and had a local school 6 blocks away, who refused their children admittance. In 1953, five class action suits from across the country were grouped together, named Brown v. Board of Education and considered by the Supreme Court. Because the Brown vs. BoE is a National Historic Site, it is managed by the National Parks system. We had a great Ranger guide us around the museum and Aidan earned his first Junior Ranger badge. We also got our National Parks membership, which is good for a year and a Passport book to be stamped at each park as well.
At the time of the lawsuit, the typical southern white school spent $15 per student while a typical black school spent $1.71 per student. Black schools often had poorer facilities, larger class sizes, a lack of high schools, and fewer resources, such as books available. Topeka, Kansa was fairly progressive for the time period, in that their high school was already integrated, but the elementary and middle school, where primary learning & prejudices were formed, were not. The Brown vs. the Board of Education suit was heard by the Supreme Court in 1954 and the court unanimously decided "separate but equal" had no place in the field of public education.
The museum was done very well. Upon entry, there were clearly painted signs of "white" and "colored". Although this sign would not have been original to the school, since the school was only for black children, it still made a strong impact. They had a series of 5 videos explaining race relations starting with slavery, continuing to the Jim Crow Laws, and through the Civil Rights movement. The videos focused on not only the abhorrent oppression of the black U.S. community since the days of slavery, but also the resiliency and determination of the African-American people to gain freedom & rights that were God-given.
The unanimous Supreme Court decision of Brown v. BoE gave the Civil Rights Movement legitimacy & inspired the power to make more changes though the courts and communities. One of the most moving things was an exhibit with a small black doll. A study in South Carolina, which was used as evidence in the Supreme Court case, interviewed black children & presented a black baby doll and a white one. They asked the black children which doll was nice, which one was bad, which one they would like to play with and which looked like them. Overwhelmingly, the black children chose the white doll as having the positive attributes. It is heartbreaking how the systemic oppression and perceived lack of value were learned so early. I would find it interesting if this study were repeated today- with a variety of races. I realize the problems with today's education aren't exclusively funding, but I honestly believe our current school systems, although no longer legally separated by race, are still not equal in economics, resources, nor opportunities. While I see progress since 1954, I still think our schools are key to success & have a great deal to improve upon.
We had a lot to talk & think about after our first day! It was clear, things are never simple to fix and an empowered person can truly have a positive impact on the future of our nation. More adventure to come as we wander and wonder…
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What wonderful information. I feel as if I am learning along with you!


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