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Southtowns Radiology is proud to offer our patients board-certified radiologists, many of whom have additional certifications in their sub-specialty. These physicians utilize their expertise to read your results, but that isn't where their dedication ends. Our entire team of doctors, technologists and support staff are committed to making you comfortable through every part of the process – so you can feel better about choosing Southtowns Radiology.
Gerald J. Joyce, M.D.
Michael Licata, D.D.S, M.D.
Paul F. Pizzella, M.D.
Jennifer Kam Ray, M.D.
Alberto C. Benedicto, M.D.
Aaron M. Powell, M.D.
Travis A. Mastroianni, D.O.
Keith C. Kaplan, M.D.
Zeeshan Qureshi, D.O.
Gregory Ball, M.D.
Ayman Ghoniem, M.D.
Mahmoud Zahra, M.D.
Nicholas Naples, DO
Thomas O. Mason, M.D.
Dana Jandzinski, M.D.
Asha Ziembiec, M.D.
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Medical School: Albany Medical College
Board Certified – Radiology & Member of the ACR and Society of Cardiovascular CT, Certified level III Cardiac CT training
Gerald J. Joyce, M.D., is a graduate of Albany Medical College School of Medicine. His post-doctoral training an internship at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, ME, a residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo in diagnostic radiology as well as a pediatric radiology fellowship at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. He currently serves as chairman of radiology at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo. Dr. Joyce has received his Level III Cardiac Certification for CT imaging. Prior to attending medical school he received his bachelors in biology at the State University of New York at Fredonia. He resides in East Aurora with his wife and three children.
"I enjoy the challenge of learning new radiological technologies, but at the same time I also love sitting down with a patient and reviewing their next level of care."
Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo
Board Certified – Radiology
Michael Licata, D.D.S, M.D., a graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, has received his doctorate in medicine as well as dental surgery. His post-doctorate training included a residency in diagnostic radiology at SUNY at Buffalo, an internship in internal medicine at Millard Fillmore Hospital and a residency in general dentistry at Buffalo General Hospital. He is board certified in radiology. He currently serves as chairman of radiology at Sisters of Charity Hospital's St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga. He completed his undergraduate education also at SUNY at Buffalo where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology. In both 2014 and 2015, Dr. Licata was honored by Castle Connolly and Buffalo Spree Magazine as a Top Doc in Western New York. He resides in Amherst with his wife and three children.
"I love going to work every day and being challenged with a diagnostic dilemma. My role as a radiologist is to help solve that dilemma."
Michael Licata, D.D.S., M.D.
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Paul F. Pizzella, M.D., is a graduate of the Chicago Medical School. After completing his surgical internship at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA, he completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at the National Capitol Region Health Care Consortium (National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md./Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC). He is board certified in radiology and has experience as a radiologist in the military. In 2012, Dr. Pizzella was recognized by Who's Who as an outstanding professional in the field of radiology. He resides in Amherst.
"Having been a radiologist in the military, I've practiced medicine in many different places and capacities and I enjoy being a doctor here in Western New York."
Jennifer Kam Ray, M.D., is Medical Director at Southtowns Radiology. Dr. Ray is a graduate of the State University of New York School of Medicine. She completed her radiology residency at Rochester General Hospital after completing an internal medicine internship at Sisters Hospital in Buffalo. Dr. Ray is board certified in radiology and provides additional expertise in pelvic MR, ultrasound and breast imaging. In 2015, she was honored by Castle Connelly and Buffalo Spree Magazine as a Top Doc in Western New York. She resides in Orchard Park.
"We work hard every day to detect disease as early as possible. Early detection is our best chance for a cure."
Jennifer Kam Ray, M.D
Alberto C. Benedicto, M.D. is a graduate of the Manhattan College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and of State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School. After completing his residency at Rochester General Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Foundation, he went on to complete a fellowship in interventional radiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Benedicto brings to the practice an interest and experience in image-guided minimally invasive surgical procedures such as radiofrequency ablation, cryoplasty, venous access, dialysis graft revisions/interventions, arterial stenting, vertebroplasty, and interventional oncology.
"Practicing medicine in radiology constantly challenges me to learn about new technologies and advancements that will positively impact my patients' lives."
Albert C. Benedicto, M.D.
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate College of Medicine
Aaron M. Powell, M.D. is a graduate of the State University of New York Upstate College of Medicine in Syracuse, NY. His post-graduate training included a residency at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Powell received his bachelor degree in biochemistry, cum laude, at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
"Family is very important to me. Knowing each patient is someone's parent, spouse, or child, I try to care for them the same as I would want for my own loved ones."
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Travis A. Mastroianni, D.O. is a graduate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Psi Sigma Alpha. He completed his internship and radiology residency at Botsford Hospital, an affiliate of the Statewide Campus System of Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he served as chief resident. His postdoctoral training includes a Cross-Sectional Imaging Fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Prior to attending medical school, he received his Bachelors of Science in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management from Clarkson University.
Dr. Mastroianni's fellowship training focused on all forms of MRI, and has special interests in abdominopelvic and musculoskeletal MRI. He sub-specializes in Gastrointestinal imaging, with particular specialty in MRI of pelvic floor dysfunction, as well as MRI of Inflammatory bowel disease.
He and his wife are both WNY natives, and currently reside in Orchard Park with their four children.
"As a husband and a father, I approach every exam as if it were a family member's."
Dr. Keith Kaplan is board certified in diagnostic radiology. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed his residency at Penn State University's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, P.A. Prior to that, he graduated from Canisius College and received his master's degree in natural sciences and molecular immunology from a joint program through SUNY Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Dr. Kaplan has several publications in his field, including a textbook chapter titled, The Imaging of Conception in Gynecologic Imaging by Fielding, et. al. 2011. He lives in Clarence Center with his wife and three children.
"By combining advanced imaging technology with the latest medical knowledge, we can address each individual patient's needs by making a timely and accurate diagnosis."
Keith Kaplan, M.D.
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Board Certified – CAQ Neuroradiology
Dr. Zeeshan Qureshi, D.O. joins Southtowns Radiology having completed his fellowship training in neuroradiology at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, TX. While there he served as an assistant instructor and lectured on neuroradiology. He completed his residency at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and was awarded for his service as chief radiology resident. Dr. Qureshi is a graduate of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds a biology degree, summa cum laude, from Kean University.
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Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Board Certified – American Board of Radiology
Certified Level II Cardiac CT – American College of Cardiology
Thomas O. Mason, M.D., is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed his post-doctorate residency training at the Ohio State University Medical Center, and he is board certified in radiology. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Mason earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics from Capital University. He is coauthor of two United States patents and has publications in chemistry, biochemistry, and radiology. He resides in East Aurora with his wife and they have four children.
"'To Make the Best Better' – I continuously strive to make this motto, learned as a child in 4-H, an integral part of every aspect of my life, but most especially as it applies to your health care needs in radiology."
- Thomas O. Mason, M.D.
Dana Jandzinski, M.D., is a graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. Dr. Jandzinski received a Master of Public Health from the Department of Community and Preventative Medicine at University of Rochester, NY. Her post-doctoral training includes a nuclear medicine fellowship at Strong Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of University of Rochester, where she also completed a residency in diagnostic radiology. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, where she was on the dean's list. She resides in Williamsville.
"Our work as radiologists connects our patients with the care they need."
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Asha Ziembiec, M.D. is a graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate at the Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA), majoring in Biology and was a member of Honors College. She completed her residency at Hartford Hospital and her fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Body Imaging and Intervention. Dr. Ziembiec has experience in liver and gastrointestinal imaging, breast imaging, and image-guided procedures including varicose vein treatments.
"I grew up in Northern Virginia outside of Washington DC, my husband grew up in WNY but left 20 years ago. We moved to Buffalo 3 years ago to be closer to his family. We have a daughter and hope to have more children. We currently live in the Allentown area but are building a home in East Aurora."
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خبرگزاری شبستان - The Shiites also protested for the liberation of the "Sheikh Zakzaky".
Shabestan news: Nigeria's Shiites have demonstrated for release of Sheikh Zakzaky once again in Abuja.
According to the reports of Shabestan news agency with reference to (Alafrica), quoted as saying that members and Shiites of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria have once again demonstrated for Sheikh Zakzaky in Abuja areas mosque named Al Noor after offering Friday prayers. The leaders of the Shiites of this country have demonstrated for release of Sheikh Zakzaky.
The committee called "Sheikh Zakzaky's release" earlier said that despite the attacks of the Nigerian police, the Shiites of this country will not stop their protest against Sheikh Zakzaky's release.
The committee head said that they would continue their protests until the release of all the leaders of Nigerian Shiite leaders, their sons and sisters.
The demonstrators have repeatedly asked about the Nigerian government to act on the federal government Sheikh Zakzaky his wife, son and for the release of hundreds of people.
It is worth mentioning that Sheikh Zakzaky was arrested during the massacres of over 300 members of the Islamic Movement in 2015.
It is noteworthy that the national and international organizations of human rights condemned the massacre and demanded a case against the soldiers who were involved in the massacre.


On Thursday, December 20th at about 3:30pm a group of Christmas carolers from the Boys and Girls Club stopped by the Fillmore Gazette and sang some classic Christmas songs for the entire office to enjoy. Their goal was to walk around to the local businesses and bring them Christmas cheer.
On Friday, December 14th at the Greenfield Care Center located at 118 B St. in Fillmore they hosted their Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. From 6pm – 9pm employees, their families and everyone from the community was welcomed to come and enjoy jolly jumpers, games, hot chocolate/ coffee, craft & food vendors, music and more. Even Santa & Mrs. Claus made an appearance. The event was hosted by the Fillmore Country Club & Greenfield Care Center. Pictured is some of Greenfield Care Center staff along with their kids enjoying the festivities.
But walking down the street the other day I finally figured out what was bothering me then...as I passed the trees in our down town, each unique, most homemade, all put up with obvious joy...I realized what made ours different then the Sonoma production...our trees beauty came from our hearts, and to the hearts of our community!
The only 'rules' for our tree tradition are no glass, no electricity, and no flocking- and if you can make the ornaments homemade all the better...but recycling is also honored! Then it is keeping your tree 'spruced up' until they come down around New Years. This tradition had never been about the money, only the heart. I talked to Marie Wren to get the history of the Christmas trees downtown and up until 1950 there were two giant trees put on both sides of downtown- right in the middle of the intersections. But then someone crashed into a tree, so after that the Chamber of Commerce started the trees down the side walks. Some time in the early 1970s they just disappeared.
A few years back some friends were reminiscing at a FHS Alumni Banquet about 'the old days' and we wondered what happened to this tradition...so it was decided to get it up and going again. Every year it gets bigger and bigger in heart and in number of trees- so we hope to see more clubs, classrooms, churches and individuals participating next year!
A special shout out to Moon Nursery in Piru, who loans us the trees, drops them off and picks them up too- we couldn't have done it without your generosity! To Otto and Sons Nursery who is always there to help the details! And to Bank of Sierra who is always the first to take a tree, and also copies all the flyers for us. And to all of you who brought smiles to so many with a tree you decorated- you are why the community of Fillmore is so beloved!
Teen Challenge presenters Katie, Director Rosie Weir and Ashley gave an informative program to Fillmore Rotary Club last week. They are pictured with Rotary president Andy Klittich. Teen Challenge is a one year residential program in Ventura for women 18 and up. The program helps people become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, physically well and spiritually alive. Photo courtesy Martha Richardson.
Joseph Kern passed away this past Tuesday, December 11.
Among other things, he was a Fillmore attorney for more than 60 years, and City Attorney for 19 of those years. His public achievements were many. But Joe was also a personal friend to me, and a major reason for the Fillmore Gazette's success during the past 30 years. He defended us through a multitude of spuriously brought legal challenges and was always there when he was needed - which during the earlier years was frequently. He was always generous with his time and advice.
Joe invited me to several special events at St. Thomas Aquinas College; most memorable, a speech by the late, great, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and another visit by a celebrated expert on Dante's Divine Comedy. The former visit permitted me to take notes and write a short piece on Scalia's talk.
Joe always seemed to have time to meet with me over some question, legal or otherwise, though I'm sure he had better things to occupy that time. An impatient person myself, I envied his patience. I remember one special, beautifully drafted legal document he prepared for me. He was a notably gifted legal draftsman as well.
I will always remember Joseph Kern as a devout Catholic, trusted friend and confidant.
Thank you Joe; may your soul rest in peace.
Fillmore Rotary Club donated $500 to the Fillmore Fire Foundation. Scott Beylik accepted the check from Rotary president Andy Klittich. Photo courtesy Martha Richardson.
Circle K Gas & Market, located at 423 West Ventura Street, Fillmore, now offers CBD products.
Rotary Club President Andy Klittich presented Dave Wareham with a special Paul Harris pin in recognition of his annual giving to the Rotary Foundation. Andy and Ari Larson also presented the Club with two banners; one for 100% membership to 'Every Rotarian Every Year' which means every member donated $100, and the second '100% Foundation Giving Club 2017-2018'. Photo courtesy Martha Richardson.
Karen Simpson presented a program on Camp HOPE to the Fillmore Rotary Club. This program focuses on kids who have experienced, firsthand, domestic violence and other crimes in their homes. The main purpose of the camp is to give these kids their childhood back, by offering a fun, positive environment and helping them to find their future pathway. Photo courtesy Martha Richardson.
1,000 children at six schools for vision problems. Vision screening has been a part of Lions Clubs International's mission since its founding and continues today. (Above) Pleasant Valley Club Past President Tom Debardas screens San Cayetano School student Casey Spore. Photo courtesy Brian Wilson.
(l-r) Rotary President Andy Klittich with Deputy DA Brandon Ross, who presented a very informative and interesting program on Project LEAD, Legal Enrichment and Decision Making. Photo courtesy Andy Klittich.
Deputy District Attorney Brandon Ross presented a very informative and interesting program on Project LEAD, Legal Enrichment and Decision Making. This project focuses on fifth graders and opens their eyes to what can happen if they make bad decisions and how their behavior can affect them legally. During the program they hear from a Judge, DA, Etc. and will travel to the Juvenile Justice Court where they participate in a Mock Trial. They also learn about electronic monitoring, and all aspects of what can happen with bad decisions. The hope is that this knowledge will filter into their lives and those of their families and friends.


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'National shame': MP sounds alarm over UK fast fashion factories Link
Guardian Business Thu 23 Jan 2020 11:10
Concerns over the ongoing situation of up to 10,000 garment workers in Leicester, who are feared to be trapped in conditions of modern slavery and paid £3 an hour, have been raised in Parliament.
Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire, raised a question on Tuesday about the continuing state of working conditions in factories supplying the UK's booming fast fashion industry, and sought a meeting with business secretary Kelly Tolhurst for clarity over enforcement of the national minimum wage.
Speaking to the Guardian, Bridgen said what is happening in Leicester is a "national shame" and must not be allowed to continue.
"This is Leicester's dirty secret," he said. "These illegal businesses are not only keeping their workers in miserable conditions, they're also undermining the marketplace for legitimate businesses to make a living in a very difficult market. I've seen the buildings where these workers are and it is shocking: the...
Greta Thunberg told to study economics by US treasury secretary Link
Mnuchin's comments expose the huge gulf that still exists between climate activists and the White House. Pressed on the climate emergency, Mnuchin insisted that environmental issues are "clearly complicated".
He said: "When I was allowed to drive I had a Tesla. I drove in California. I liked it.
"But nobody focuses on how that electricity is made and what happens to the storage and the environmental issues on all these batteries."
He also claimed that the US was showing leadership in tackling emissions – but through its private sector rather than government. President Trump believes in clean air and water, and a clean environment, Mnuchin insisted but also believes that the real environmental issue centres on China and India
People who call for divestment should remember there are "significant economic issues, issues with jobs", he continued. "Many economies are transitioning to more efficient and cleaner energy. That doesn't have to be all...
Formulations of glyphosate-based weedkillers are toxic, tests show Link
Tests by a US government agency on common weedkilling products made with the chemical glyphosate have found some formulations sold to the public to be genotoxic, meaning they are damaging to human DNA.
But the government scientists at the National Toxicology Program (NTP) say the danger probably lies with added ingredients in the products – not glyphosate.
One of the world's best-known glyphosate-based products is Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller.
Monsanto's German owner Bayer AG is currently mired in litigation brought by tens of thousands of cancer patients who claim exposure to Monsanto's Roundup and other similar glyphosate-based formulated products made by Monsanto caused their cancers.
Three trial juries have agreed with the plaintiffs' claims that the products cause cancer. Jury selection is under way this week in two new trials, one in California and one in Missouri.
Monsanto, which brought glyphosate-based herbicides...
Record Black Friday drives Asos recovery after profit warnings Link
The online fashion retailer Asos has staged a comeback after a difficult year in which it issued two profit warnings. It credited a record Black Friday for strong sales growth over the festive period.
The firm said overall sales grew 20% to £1.1bn in the four months to 31 December, up from the 13% growth recorded in the year to 31 August. The increase beat the 15% forecast by City analysts and the shares were up 8% at £32.70 on Thursday morning. Six months ago they were changing hands at £21 after falling from a 2018 peak of £76.
In the UK, sales climbed 18% over the four-month period, compared with increases of 21% in the rest of the EU and 23% in the US and the rest of the world.
This performance contrasts with its fortunes a year ago, when Asos admitted it had got Black Friday wrong and underestimated rivals' price cuts, forcing it to issue a profit warning. Another profit warning followed in July, which the retailer blamed on IT chaos...
Davos 2020: Javid, Merkel and Soros in spotlight – business live Link
Q: What's happening with the threat of tariffs on EU auto industry?
Wilbur Ross says the US has not abandoned the option of imposing these tariffs, they're still available to be used if necessary.
We are eager to reach a resolution with the EU, he adds. But president Trump has said the tariffs are still an option if we go down a different route.
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Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying Link
Wolff's sensational White House exposé paints Donald Trump as a childlike nonentity. It alleges the self-styled "very stable genius" has been described as an idiot by Rupert Murdoch and a moron by Rex Tillerson. Wolff says the thing that interests the US president most is watching himself on television. "I consider it to be fiction," said Trump of the book. Many others were not so sure.
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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to charge overdraft rate of up to 49.9% Link
Guardian Business Wed 22 Jan 2020 22:35
Millions of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers will be charged overdraft interest rates of up to 49.9% from April and those with a poor credit history are likely to pay the most.
Lloyds Banking Group – which owns all three brands and has 22 million current account customers – is the biggest bank so far to overhaul its overdraft costs in response to a ban on excessive fees demanded last year by the City regulator.
It is the highest overdraft interest rate announced to date, and the consumer expert Martin Lewis's MoneySavingExpert website called it "eye-watering". .
The new industry rules have been brought in by the Financial Conduct Authority after it said the overdraft market was "dysfunctional". The rules stop higher prices being charged for unauthorised overdrafts than for authorised ones, banning fixed daily or monthly fees for borrowing in this way. Instead banks have to price overdrafts using a simple annual interest...
UK to impose tax on tech giants but risks US tariffs on car exports Link
The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has insisted that the UK will go ahead with plans for a tax on big tech companies this spring despite a threat from the US to slap "arbitrary " tariffs on UK car exports.
The US treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said the government's proposed digital services tax discriminated against US multinationals and warned there would be retaliation – probably a tax on UK car exports to the US – if the 2% levy were imposed in April.
Almost one in five vehicles manufactured in the UK are exported to the US, worth £8.4bn, and it is a hugely important market to manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin.
The two finance chiefs were speaking on a panel at the Davos meeting of political and business leaders.
Javid said: "We plan to go ahead with our digital services tax in April. It is a proportionate tax, and a tax that is deliberately designed as a temporary tax."
But Mnuchin warned: "If...
Elon Musk on road to $50bn payout as Tesla's value passes $100bn Link
The Tesla founder, Elon Musk, has taken the first step to becoming $50bn (£38bn) richer, after the value of the electric car company surged past $100bn.
Musk, already a multibillionaire with a net worth estimated at about $30bn, secured approval in 2018 for a pay deal that would dwarf existing records for renumeration if it was paid out in full.
Under the scheme corporate governance experts have described as "staggering", Musk must build Tesla into a $650bn company over the next 10 years.
Hitting this landmark would make Tesla one of the world's most valuable tech companies – worth more than seven times what the automotive powerhouses Ford and General Motors are today, combined.
Provided Tesla also hits ambitious revenue and profit targets, and assuming Musk remains its chief executive, such growth would also trigger payments in stock worth about $50bn over the course of the scheme.
At the time the deal was agreed in March...
'This is Dunkirk. This is 9/11': Al Gore implores Davos to tackle climate crisis Link
Former US vice-president Al Gore has tried to mobilise the global elite to fight the climate crisis by comparing it to some of history's greatest battles, from Agincourt to Dunkirk.
Gore told delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the scale of the climate emergency was much worse than people recognise, and getting worse much faster than people recognise.
"The burden to act on the shoulders of the generation of the people alive today is a challenge to our moral imagination," said Gore, during a session on protecting the Amazon and developing sustainable markets.
"This is Thermopylae. This is Agincourt. This is the Battle of the Bulge. This is Dunkirk. This is 9/11," declared Gore. "We have to rise to this occasion."
Gore, who has campaigned on environmental issues since losing the 2000 presidential race, added that the world currently lacks the requisite political will to tackle the emergency.
"But remember,...
Lloyds, Halifax and RBS to charge overdraft rate of up to 49.9% Link
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Housebuilder Berkeley to pay out £1bn to shareholders Link
The housebuilder Berkeley has pledged to pay out £1bn to shareholders over the next two years, almost doubling the planned financial award to its investors.
The FTSE 100 company has ridden the booming British property market since the financial crisis, with house prices rising particularly in London and south-east England, its main sources of revenue. Those price rises came despite the political uncertainty caused by the Brexit vote.
Analysts said the new returns to shareholders reflected renewed certainty after the Conservative party's general election victory, as well as confidence in the returns from 20 separate construction sites that it has secured.
Under the proposals revealed on Wednesday Berkeley said it will distribute about £500m in March through a share issue and buyback, followed by another £500m in March 2021.
That represents an increase from the £545m of returns due to be made by the end of September 2021.
Steven Mnuchin threatens car tax after Sajid Javid confirms UK move on digital tax - video Link
Guitar maker Fender fined £4.5m for price fixing in UK Link
The guitar maker Fender has been fined £4.5m for price fixing by the UK's competition watchdog as part of its clampdown on the musical instrument industry.
The Competition and Markets Authority imposed the penalty on Fender Europe for breaking competition law by preventing online discounting for its guitars. It is the biggest fine issued in the UK for this type of price fixing, which is known as resale price maintenance.
The penalty would have been £14.2m had Fender not admitted to the offence under the CMA's leniency and settlement procedures. The firm said it had pursued a policy designed to restrict UK retailers from cutting their online prices.
Fender Europe is the UK-based arm of the Arizona guitar manufacturer, which makes about $500m (£380m) in annual revenues. Its electric models include the Stratocaster and Telecaster, as well as the cheaper Squier range.
The CMA started its investigation in 2018. Fender has already been...
Carney sides with Greta Thunberg against Trump over climate Link
Mark Carney has provided backing for Greta Thunberg in her clash with Donald Trump, contrasting the contribution the teenage activist has made towards tackling the climate emergency with the White House's less helpful approach.
Speaking at an event hosted by Bloomberg in Davos, Carney said Thunberg was correct to point out that the world was rapidly using up its remaining carbon budget and that the US stance made tackling global heating more difficult.
The Bank of England governor's intervention followed Trump's warning to the World Economic Forum of the dangers of listening to "prophets of doom" and Thunberg's insistence that the US president needed to listen to the science on global heating.
Ted Baker balance sheet error worse than feared as woes deepen Link
The struggling fashion retailer Ted Baker has admitted that an accounting error was twice as big as initially thought, leaving it with a £58m hole in its balance sheet.
Ted Baker appointed accountants from Deloitte last month to investigate after the company found that it had overestimated the value of its stock.
The retailer's preliminary investigations suggested it had overestimated the value of the stock it held at 26 January 2019 by between £20m and £25m but that figure has now more than doubled. Shares in Ted Baker fell 9% to 290p on the news.
The results of the accounting investigation come after Ted Baker appointed advisers to carry out a business review amid concerns that its weak financial position could force it to look for new cash. A £58m overstatement would be larger than the London Stock Exchange-listed company's annual profits before tax for the year to 31 January 2019 of £50.9m.
The overstated assets were a non-cash...
Rising temperatures put more US workers at risk of dying from heat Link
It was more than 100F (38C) in the attic where telephone technician Brent Robinson was working.
The 55-year-old, who had worked for 30 years at Verizon, was installing a phone service for a residential customer in Rancho Cucamonga, 40 miles east of Los Angeles in southern California.
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The climate emergency is one of the big stories at Davos this year, even if the world's most powerful man hasn't grasped the issue.
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The government is holding talks with the Turkish conglomerate Cengiz Holdings about stepping in to buy British Steel in the event that a planned sale to the Chinese industrial firm Jingye falls through.
Officials remain confident that Jingye's £50m purchase of British Steel, including the Scunthorpe steelworks, will go ahead in the next few weeks, saving about 4,000 jobs in the ailing industry.
But the Guardian understands that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has also been examining a back-up plan involving Istanbul-based Cengiz, which enjoys close ties to the Turkish regime.
A spokesperson for BEIS declined to comment on whether discussions had taken place.
Jingye's preferred bidder status affords it the sole right to negotiate a deal with the official receiver, the government employee managing the sale alongside the accountancy firm EY.
But BEIS is not bound by the exclusivity arrangement...
Crown Resorts: shareholders' lawyers lose bid to overturn secrecy provisions Link
Lawyers acting for shareholders in a class action against James Packer's embattled casino empire, Crown Resorts, have lost a bid to crack open secrecy provisions in the contracts of company employees who were convicted of gambling promotion crimes in China.
On Wednesday the federal court overturned a ruling last year that the lawyers for the shareholders, Maurice Blackburn, could take witness statements and collect documents from the 19 former employees, who include the whistleblower Jenny Jiang.
Maurice Blackburn now faces the prospect of either calling the witnesses to the stand "cold", without any preparation, or mounting a fresh attack on the confidentiality provisions of their employment contracts.
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Following months of planning, the EORTC Imaging Group has been reborn and will hold its first meeting on 15 January 2010 at the Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium. The goal of this meeting is to introduce the structure and strategic plan of the Imaging Group to the EORTC Community and to present current opportunities for integrating imaging into EORTC clinical trials.
The EORTC Imaging Group will be chaired by Dr. Sigrid Stroobants of the Universitair Ziekenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium, and she will be joined by Vice Chair Dr. Jelle Barentsz of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands, Secretary Dr. Ursula Nestle, University of Freiburg, Germany, and Treasurer Pr. Otto Hoekstra, VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Notable for the Imaging Group, the Chair and Vice Chair will always represent different imaging specialties, i.e., if the specialty of the Chair is nuclear medicine, then the specialty of Vice Chair would be radiology.
Imaging data have the potential to provide information on disease profiling pertaining to diagnosis, prognosis, selection of therapy, monitoring of response to therapy and pharmacokinetic information of drugs. The EORTC Imaging Group will operate to establish and maintain the scientific and clinical value of advanced imaging and will develop specific analytical and review procedures as well as quality control procedures for clinical trials conducted by the EORTC groups.
The main objectives of the Imaging Group will be to ensure standardization of image acquisition and quality assurance for EORTC clinical trials (for CT, PET CT, MRI, RT etc.), increase PET CT expertise across the network, increase functional MRI expertise across the network, and identify and implement predictive and prospective imaging biomarkers of interest.
Several Imaging Group Subcommittees are foreseen to assist in achieving these objectives.
The Clinical Trials Advisory Committee (multimodality) will ensure optimal use of multimodal imaging technology in EORTC clinical trials through interaction with disease oriented groups, protocol optimization, platform development, central review, and any other required expertise.
The Nuclear Medicine Technologies Committee will ensure optimal use, quality assurance, and standardization of nuclear medicine technologies in clinical trials.
The Radiology Technologies Committee will ensure optimal use, quality assurance, and standardization of CT, MRI, and Ultrasound in clinical trials.
The Imaging in Radiotherapy Committee (multimodality) will incorporate advances in imaging technologies into radiotherapy and establish bridges with the radiation oncology community.
The New markers and technologies committee (multimodality) will assess, develop, and implement appropriate new markers or technologies into cancer clinical trials and to establish collaborations for participation in IMI or other European platforms.
The Education and Training Committee will increase imaging expertise across the network through training, standardization of central reading, and eLearning.
Finally, the IG Advisory Committee will liaise with other organizations involved in the field of imaging.
An EORTC Imaging Platform has been set up to allow exchange and central review of images coming from patients treated in EORTC clinical trials. The platform is being built by Keosys in collaboration with the EORTC IT Department and Imaging Group.
The EORTC Imaging Platform allows the transfer of anonymized DICOM images created at EORTC centers to a central repository. DICOM tags are analyzed in order to prevent uploading invalid files, and stored images become linked to the clinical information of the patient. The platform uses standard internet transfer and tools in order to bypass firewall issues in hospitals and to avoid the need of installing software in an uncontrolled IT environment, and various levels of access rights can be implemented.
Images are automatically available to designated reviewers, and reviewing tools are available to process the images from various modalities. The patient's clinical data are available to the reviewer within the same environment as the image. The reviewer is able to report the result of his reading on a Central Reading Form, and the conclusion of the reviewer is stored with the clinical data. A case can be automatically closed when sufficient readings have been made or after a predesignated time period, and the software includes an automatic email notification process.
Validation of the system is in process as is FDA (21-CFR Part11) compliance.
As previously mentioned, the 1st EORTC Imaging Group meeting will be held on 15 January 2010 at the Universiteit Antwerpen. The agenda for this meeting includes a presentation of the IG structure and strategic plan, a demonstration of the EORTC Imaging Platform during lunch, and presentation and discussion of imaging studies by disease oriented groups. For more complete details of the program, please visit the EORTC Imaging Group website.
Applications for membership in the IG are assessed by the EORTC Membership Committee. Information concerning membership can be found here.
The initial group participants who have submitted a questionnaire do not need to apply.


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This is a record of an intervention by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) at Heysham 2 Power Station (HYB) during the 2018 Reactor 7 (R7) periodic shutdown. The purpose was to inspect work by the licensee, EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited, to comply with Licence Condition 28 (LC28), examination, inspection, maintenance and testing (EIMT).
I met with licensee staff and their contractors to examine compliance with Licence Condition 28. I concentrated on aspects of structural integrity that I judged important to nuclear safety.
I sampled aspects of the inspection programme undertaken during the periodic shutdown on the steam and feed systems and other safety related systems external to the reactor pressure vessel. NGL are conducting vessel entry at this shutdown to perform a planned repair and to conduct inspections and sampling of boiler components as part of its High Temperature Behaviour of Austenitic Stainless Steel (HTBASS) project. ONR has previously engaged with NGL on this matter on several occasions and is aware of their plans. The vessel entry activities had not commenced by the date of our inspection.
I found satisfactory progress of planned EIMT by the time of my visit, which was day 34 out of a 67 day shutdown. Of 297 components in the programme, 52 were not started, 97 in grinding, 9 in progress, 2 in referral, 1 repaired and 137 complete.
I sampled the inspection work that had been undertaken as part of the reactor external inspection programme, reviewing inspections completed and associated results. I was content that the work was progressing effectively, with inspection results sentenced appropriately. Weld and Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) inspections were progressing to programme with no significant issues identified.
I viewed digital images from inspections of several reactor internal components. I consider that due process was being followed. No issues that could affect the planned work were apparent and no significant findings have been reported relating to the internal inspections to date.
I sampled the operation of the HYB's Outage Assessment Panel (OAP) during my visit and by reviewing OAP minutes. I was satisfied that the OAP was following due process and that the inspection results were being reviewed appropriately.
I obtained an update on progress made at HYB in relation to their corrosion management programme. I am encouraged that corrosion inspection and remediation work has continued throughout the current outage.
I undertook a plant walk down, accompanied by the OAP Chair and INSA Engineer. I observed a good standard of housekeeping and have recorded no significant adverse findings as a result of my walk down.
I met with the System Engineer to discuss progress on inspection activities associated with the Essential Cooling Water Systems. The inspections were progressing according to plan with no significant issues identified.
I discussed progress on examinations and inspections undertaken during the periodic shutdown, as required by the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR). The PSSR Competent Person confirmed that his examinations were proceeding as planned and that station personnel had been providing effective support to his activities. One anomaly was identified within a Written Scheme of Examination (WSE) for the boiler start up vessel. As a result, the PSSR Advisor has committed to reviewing all WSEs to ensure they are suitable. I judge this to be an acceptable position.
As the planned vessel entry programme had not commenced by the date of my inspection, ONR has arranged regular, twice weekly telecoms with NGL in order to remain aware of any developments during the vessel entry campaign.
Based on evidence sampled, I conclude the licensee has performed adequate EIMT to satisfy LC28. I consider that an inspection rating of green is appropriate, based on ONR guidance.
EIMT work planned by the licensee during the periodic shutdown was not complete by the end of my inspection. I will monitor further progress and provide my judgement regarding return to service in my assessment report.


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Gröna synagogan (), även Rēzeknes synagoga (), är en synagoga i Rēzekne, Lettgallen i Lettland. Synagogan är Rēzeknes äldsta bevarade träbyggnad och stadens enda kvarvarande synagoga.

Historia
Synagogan uppfördes 1845 och uppförandet finansierades av medlemmar av den judisk-ashkenaziska gemenskapen i Rēzekne.

Vid sekelskiftet 1800 bekände sig omkring 90 procent av stadens befolkning till den mosaiska tron; innan andra världskriget (1935) hade procentandelen minskat till 25 procent. Minskningen fortsatte och under förintelsen i Lettland mördades fler än 3 000 lettiska judar i Rēzekne.

Den renoverades 2016, är öppen för allmänheten och rymmer en utställning över judiskt liv i Rēzekne.

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Kalki to scale the north-east riding on her Royal Enfield in Fox Life's new show
The actress will be joined by her dad, Joel Koechlin as her travel partner on the show
August 04, 2016, 22:30 IST
Fox Life is all set to take its viewers on a ride through the rugged, unexplored terrains of the North East in the channel's upcoming show that features actor Kalki Koechlin and her father Joel Koechlin. Slated to go on air in September, the show has been designed to appeal to not just travel enthusiasts, but also photographers, foodies, adventure junkies and explorers who try new things and take up special interests.
The new series follows Kalki on a never seen before motorbike adventure through unspoiled landscapes of the North East, battling adverse weather conditions and rocky terrains. In this ultimate journey on a motorcycle as Kalki scales 4,000 kilometres with her Dad, Joel Koechlin - her favourite travel partner and real-life travel inspiration. Joel is a legendary biker and renowned photographer who will also be seen capturing the beauty of the region and its people in full glory.
Swati Mohan, business head for Fox Networks Group said, "We are very excited about having Kalki on our channel on this new journey which is a new take on travel adventure. Viewers will get to see her in a never-seen-before avatar; as a biker, adventurer and a daughter – and someone who wants to live life to the fullest."
The show with its all new format breaks all stereotypes associated with celebrity travel. Celebrating the belief of living life in the moment, the series captures that a holiday isn't necessarily about luxury and comfort, but can be about doing something different which is breaking away from the pack.
Expressing her excitement about the show, Kalki said, "The North-East has always intrigued me and it will be quite an experience to explore the terrain on two wheels. It was not one of the comfortable, relaxing holidays but every muscle ache was worth it- the show was a dream vacation for a thrill seeker like me."
Viewers will see adventures of the unconventional father-daughter duo as they cross old, narrow bridges in Tawang, sing 70s classics to entertain the public, bond with new friends and even take on each other over a game of football.
Speaking on the association, Rudratej Singh, president, Royal Enfield said "Royal Enfield has been about nudging people towards self-discovery and exploration. With the new Himalayan we see this 'wanderlust' to reach even more number of people and experience adventure touring where both seasoned riders as well as enthusiasts can do more with just one motorcycle."
Kalki's Great Escape will also air on National Geographic Channel.
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Environment Science Society
Particle, Mammals, Serendipity, Life, Fire-ants
Post author By Joseph Pulikkottil
With any other object, the object's properties depend on its physical makeup — ultimately, its constituent particles. But those particles' properties derive not from constituents of their own but from mathematical patterns. As points of contact between mathematics and reality, particles straddle both worlds with an uncertain footing.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-a-particle-20201112/
Mammals rarely engage in repeated stereotypical behaviour when presented with a task wherein they cannot directly obtain their goal, but will change their behaviour and attempt different strategies. This could provide one possible definition of intelligence in animals: the more complex the improvised strategy, the more intelligent the animal. Other behaviours can also be used as markers of intelligence and there are gradations in intelligence.
The Uniqueness of Mammals
It still feels hard, if not reckless, to imagine the upside of Covid-19. We may not have even seen the worst of it yet.
But everyone in the world has suddenly been exposed to problems they had never seen before. They've become aware of new risks. New constraints in how they live, work, and play. A whole new set of perspectives on how to keep your family safe, run a business, and use technology.
Some of the changes that will bring are obvious. We're already better and faster at creating vaccines than we were a year ago. Doctors are more knowledgeable. Remote work is more efficient. Travel is less necessary.
Then there's a second tier of change: perhaps using our new knowledge of mRNA vaccines to treat other diseases, like cancer. It seems likely, but who knows.
https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/we-have-no-idea-what-happens-next/
Whether we are creating new forms of life in a lab on Earth or elsewhere in the Universe – we are currently creating new chemical possibilities, and therefore new potential forms of appreciation and value that can affect the way we live. The technological possibilities of applied prebiotic chemistry are only now beginning to be resolved. We can imagine using chemical reactions to perform computational processes much more efficiently than silicon chips. We can imagine self-organising organic chemical systems engineering solutions to pressing environmental problems. We can imagine hybrid systems composed of Earth life and prebiotic chemical systems greatly expanding and stabilising human exploration of the solar system.
https://aeon.co/essays/if-were-alone-in-the-universe-should-we-do-anything-about-it
Over the last 90 years, fire ants have irrevocably altered the southeastern United States. Some 30–60 percent of the human population there is stung every year, to say nothing of the wildlife and livestock. In their quest for protein, swarms can kill calves and strip the bones. The ants have displaced many native species, reduced biodiversity, spread disease and even likely caused one species of lizard to evolve longer legs just to provide more leverage for flinging them off. The costs are not just physical. Fire ants cost the U.S. around $6.5 billion annually on a combination of control, medical treatments, livestock and crop loss, and vet bills. We are not alone in our suffering. In just the last 20 years, fire ants have colonized China, Taiwan, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Macao, the Caribbean and Australia.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-it-smells-like-dirt-fire-ants-are-interested/
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Types of bridges – Every Bridge For Every Situation, Explained By an Engineer
A brilliant ad by German government on staying indoors during COVID
Discussion with Jimmy Wales of how Wikipedia works, why it works, and how well it can go on working if the culture wars continue to escalate.
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Food scientist Harold McGee talks about the workings of smell, and its connections with taste
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What to do if the plane crashes?
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"I'm in the fourth quarter of my life, and I'm doing everything I can to be the best humanitarian and best person that I can be."
Born Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams on Oct. 13, 1938, in Durham, North Carolina
Shirley Caesar is often referred to as the First Lady of Gospel. She recorded in the 1960s with the esteemed gospel group the Caravans, and launched a solo career in 1966 with the album My Testimony. Caesar has created an iconic body of work through the decades that includes such powerfully affecting recordings as "Faded Rose," "I Remember Mama" and "Rejoice."
She won her first GRAMMY for 1971 for Best Soul Gospel Performance for her cover of "Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The Man From Galilee."
At the 38th GRAMMY Awards, she made her debut on the GRAMMY stage as part of a gospel tribute, singing a medley with Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans.
Caesar became a viral sensation in 2016 when a remixed clip of her performing "Hold My Mule" was released before Thanksgiving and inspired the U Name it challenge.
In 2017 Caesar received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy.
Caesar founded the Shirley Caesar Outreach Ministries to serve the neglected and those in need in the Raleigh-Durham community.
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Out Of The Bottom: Getting Away From The Average-Ness Is Your First Step | Dre Baldwin - Creator & Author of "Work On Your Game"
Making it to the top is a challenge. Getting out of the bottom is even tougher.
The bottom is where it's comfortable. There's very little attention paid, no (obvious) risk, and all your friends are there. Forcing yourself to be uncomfortable is not a choice most people consciously make. That's why the bottom stays so crowded (ok, that's one of the reasons).
When you make your move out of there, the attention finds you — and it won't be positive. Discomfort will be high and you'll feel isolated, questioning your decisions and thinking about turning back. The feeling of comfort has a very strong pull, coincidentally.
Your choice to move out of the bottom is one of the hardest choices you'll make. It will be very hard to stick to. It will end up, though, as one of your best decisions.
If you choose not to move out of the bottom, it will end up as your biggest regret.


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When Jake Bugg released his first self-titled album in 2012, the promise the young musician showed was prominent. Old school rockabilly guitars with britpop sensibilities made songs like "Lighting Bolt" and "Two Fingers" feel fresh and relevant. His follow-up album Shangri-La showed significant growth, especially on rollicking songs like "Slumville Sunrise".
On his fourth album, it feels like Bugg has taken a step backwards, taking more inspiration from Jason Mraz than Oasis. The guitars are turned down, and tastes of bossa nova, folk pop and soft rock coat the album, leaving it more queasy mush than sharp nourishment. As harsh as that sounds, it doesn't mean it's a bad album – just an unexciting one. There are still lovely moments. First single "How Soon the Dawn" has the heaviest Mraz influence with its smooth groove. "Waiting" is a bright duet with Noah Cyrus (Miley's younger sister), and "Burn Alone" is the one track to bring back some of that guitar fire that Bugg utilized in his earlier albums.
By the time you reach the delicate and somber closing ballad "Every Colour in the World", you will feel like you've gotten out of a warm bath. Relaxed and soothed, but from an artist with the ability to crack and spark like Bugg, that's disappointing.


Here are a couple of recently retired mama dogs – June and Scully. These two girls contributed 16 puppies to our Puppy Prevention program. All their babies were spayed/neutered and found great homes. Now both have been spayed and are officially retired from the Mom business, devoting their full attention to being happy family pets. Thanks to their owners Alicia and Kim for working with WAG to "fix" their puppy issues!


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Netflix movie 'Tyrone was cloned': everything we know so far
Posted on January 18, 2023 by Scott Jones
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They cloned Tyrone is an upcoming Netflix science fiction film starring John Boyega (Star Wars) and Jamie Foxx (django unchained). The film will be the directorial debut of creed 2 writer Juel Taylor. Taylor wrote the screenplay for the film with Tony Rettenmaier (the thief of light). Here's everything you need to know about the film set to open in July 2023.
The film is produced by Charles D. King, Poppy Hanks, and their production company Macro, which was also behind Netflix. raising dion. Macro specializes in representing people of color in the film and television industry. As its website describes, since its founding in 2015, the company has garnered nine Oscar nominations and one win with its numerous productions.
Before we dive into the full preview, here's the first trailer Netflix released in September 2022.
When They cloned Tyrone Will it premiere on Netflix?
As part of the 2023 movie slate unveiling, Netflix confirmed it They cloned Tyrone It would be released globally on July 21, 2023.
The news came along with a new screen from the film:
They cloned Tyrone – Image: Netflix
They cloned Tyrone it was originally planned to be released in 2022 and was included in the 2022 original film preview video.
Netflix later told us that the movie had been pulled from 2022 (it will likely be released in 2023 later). However the New York Times listed the movie for late December 2022, which didn't happen.
What is the plot of They cloned Tyrone?
Here is the official description of the film:
"A pulpy and mysterious sci-fi caper in which an unlikely trio investigates a series of hair-raising events, alerting them to a nefarious conspiracy lurking directly under their hood. Fontaine, a neighborhood drug dealer, is shot dead by his rival Isaac's and is then shocked to wake up unharmed in his bed the next morning. He, Slick Charles, and Yo-Yo begin to investigate the incident, their search eventually leading them to a vast underground complex where a government-backed laboratory is conducting experiments on the local black population. Realizing that he is an artificial clone controlled by Nixon, Fontaine initially feels hopeless, but decides that he must take on these white institutional overlords for the good of his neighborhood."
Interestingly, the entire script for the movie is online, so if you're interested, you can read it. here.
The script was part of The blacklist 2019, a portal for filmmakers to share scripts and rate them. You can also read the detailed review of the script by Script Shadow here. According to them: "what is special about They cloned Tyrone It's that it mixes comedy and science fiction, but it's also R-rated."
In an interview with ComingSoon.net, John Boyega derided the film as an "American version of attack the block" adding "It is your [Juel Taylor's] first feature film, but there's a reason he drew the likes of Jamie Foxx to his project. The script is phenomenal."
who is cast in They cloned Tyrone?
Pictured: Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris and John Boyega
Leading the upcoming sci-fi movie is John Boyega, known for his role as Finn in the latest Star Wars trilogy. Boyega plays Tyrone Fontaine, the neighborhood drug dealer mentioned in the synopsis above. Boyega said in an interview that he was very happy to work at They cloned Tyrone.
"This is me going home for a bit. Like, this is in the United States attack the block for me. I'm beyond excited to see a hooded little guy go through an alien experience. I just got off two types of intense projects. chase palmers naked singularity…and then Steve McQueen's small ax. So They cloned Tyrone It's just a chance to have fun… and relax."
The other two main cast members of the film are Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, known for his roles in Lightning, django unchained, baby Driver, and more. Foxx plays Slick Charles, an acquaintance of Fontaine's and a pimp for sex workers. Lastly, Teyonah Parris will play Yo-Yo, Charles' main sex worker. Parris is known for her roles on Showtime's Crazy menNetflix Dear white people, and will appear in the next The candy man the movie and the Disney+ series Wanda Vision.
What is the production status in They cloned Tyrone?
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OSI Group is an American company with roots that go back more than 100 years. The multinational organization is one of the largest food distributors in the United States. The company was founded by Otto Kolschowsky, a German immigrant and a butcher by trade. The company headquarters are located in Aurora, Illinois.
the operation, and the business became known as Otto & Sons. The family-owned operation was successful on a local level for many decades. In the mid-1950s, the company took on what would become its largest customer. The first McDonald's restaurant opened in Illinois, and owner Ray Kroc selected Otto & Sons as his beef supplier. That would mark the start of a many decade-long OSI Group McDonalds relationship.
Ray Kroc soon opened many new restaurants, and he remained a loyal customer to OSI Group McDonalds. The company supplied all of their beef requirements. Some years later, Burger King was founded, and they are also a major customer of the company, as are other fast food chains. The OSI Group McDonalds food supply has expanded over the years as has their menu. The fast food chains were serving more than hamburgers, and OSI Group expanded their own offerings as well. They now produce and distribute all types of meat, vegetables, and bakery products.
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The best Philly burger is an elusive beast. Many have opinions on the matter, but we set out to uncover the greatest of them all. Click play above as comedians debate their favorite burgers in and around Philadelphia. They even respond to recommendations from listeners in the area.
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Pictured left to right: Jake Koch, Michael Antonelli, Brian Durkin, and Warren Diegidio. On this episode of the podcast they discuss the best Philly burger.
Thank you to the boys from IMAHMP. If you haven't, give a listen to the "I've Made a Huge Mistake Podcast". It's a great show. You can listen to Brian Durkin's episode here.
In no particular order, here's what our fans recommended as the best burgers in Philly.
No other location in all of Philly received more love in our poll than Fountain Porter. I've never had it and I'm letting you know about it first. Why? Because I trust the fans of the show. They are burger-munching foodies that know their ground beef. I trust this lives up to the hype. If you don't believe me, then check out this glowing review.
Located at 16th and Spruce, Monk's Cafe sports one of the best burgers in the city. If you can't make it to center city check out their sister restaurant The Belgium Cafe (21st and Green). If you hate burgers, I'm sorry to hear you're not American. But they do have the best mussels in Philadelphia.
No better treasure to discover in the world of Philly food than Royal Tavern. Although it's next to a place called "The Dive", this establishment is far from that. With a unique breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu you will always come back for more delicious eats. But you stay for the burger. It's legitness.
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What makes the question a bit interesting is that it is slightly more complicated than asking: How many miles are there per degree of longitude?
The reason they're different questions is that the circles of latitude get smaller as we move from the equator to the poles.
How many miles (or kilometers) per degree along a line of latitude depends on your latitude. At the equator, the circle of latitude is "full size," but at the poles, it shrinks to zero size.
By "full size" I mean that the circle of latitude is the same size as any circle of longitude.
More importantly, "full size" is the maximum size any such circle can be. The center of these circles coincides with the center of the Earth.
Therefore, at the equator, the east-west distance per degree is (a) at its maximum and (b) the same as north-south distance per degree.
As we move north, the east-west distance gets shorter and shorter until, at the poles, it becomes zero.
How can we calculate the distance at any given latitude?
Which, by the way, is 60 nautical miles (nmi). A nautical mile is defined as one minute of (oddly, under the circumstances) latitude. That is: 1/60 of a degree.
So now we know the maximum, the distance per degree along the equator, which is the same as the distance per degree along any meridian: 69.094 miles or 111.19 kilometers.
Latitude is the angle above the equator, from 0°–90°.
The next step in solving this starts with characterizing the size of a circle of latitude at a given latitude.
Essentially, we want its radius. Then we can calculate its circumference and divide that by 360.
The insight we need comes from recognizing what controls the circle's size.
The latitude, obviously, but we need to see the latitude as the angle of a line drawn from the center of the Earth to a point on its surface.
At the equator, the angle is 0°, and at the poles, it is 90° (technically ±90° for north (+) and south (-)).
Otherwise, the angle is somewhere between 0° and ±90°.
Now consider a line drawn from a given latitude horizontally to the Earth's axis (blue line, aka y-axis, in the diagram to the right).
The length of this line is the same as the distance as along the x-axis (green line) if we draw a vertical line straight down from our latitude point.
The point where the vertical line meets the x-axis is the cosine (of the angle) times the radius.
The bottom line is that this distance is the radius of the circle of latitude. We now have a direct connection between that radius and the angle (latitude).
Firstly, at 0° (i.e. at the equator), this equation is the same as the one above.
Secondly, at 90° (at the poles), this equation gives us zero, which is what we'd expect at the poles.
Something I find a bit amusing about all this is that, although the answer is simple enough to figure out, it requires the dreaded trigonometry, which so many thought they'd never use in life.
The truth is, at least in my case, I've used "trig" quite a bit over the years!
There's a reason why any decent calculator has sin and cos keys! Trig is super useful and pops up in all sorts of places.
Now, part of what happens is that, having a tool in the toolkit means being able to whip it out in situations where it's useful. Not having it, one may never realize how it could be used.
So it's hard to tell if I've found trig so useful just because I have it available or because it really does crop up that often. It's also likely that my interests bring me both to trig, itself, and the things it's useful for.
It's worth not being afraid of; I want to return to that later.
For whatever it may be worth, my intention is to wrap up March Mathness this coming Sunday (the last day of March) with a discussion of math phobia.
For now I'll just mention what an odd thing it seems to me that people seem so pleased with themselves when they say they don't do math. It's almost as if it makes one more human to be bad at math.
I keep imagining people being the same way about reading and writing.
The thing is, it has mostly to do with the dreadful way math is taught. It's so bad, that I can't really blame anyone who fears, hates, can't do, or just plain has no use for, math.
I do feel bad for people missing out on all the fun, beauty, and utility.
The other consideration is that there is a big difference between math that is actually useful and math that is viewed as necessary or even foundational. Sometimes that view is out of date.
For instance, does anyone really need to know long division?
Maybe how companies set prices, or understanding lotto odds, or how populations grow, would be more valuable in understanding our modern world.
That said, there is something I find valuable about the rigor mathematical training gives one. There are other practices that do the same (computer programming can be one of them if approached correctly).
At this point I think I'll leave talking about the Mandelbrot for another day.
I have been enjoying a YouTube channel, Maths Town, that specializes in some really (really, really) nice Mandelbrot zooms. I'm utterly enthralled by them.
What makes them both so strikingly beautiful and so striking different is the palette and technique used to render the image. It's the same old Mandelbrot in all cases.
You'll find many more, along with variations on the Mandelbrot itself (inversions, larger exponents, distortions) on the Maths Town channel.
I'll try to re-visit the Mandelbrot topic later this week.
Have a good latitude, my friends!
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For the record, the Kīlauea volcano has a latitude of just south of 19.5° North, so the answer I was originally looking for is: 65.131 miles, (104.817 km).
To show how the distance along latitude lines changes, just a half-degree south, at 19.0° N, it's 65.330 mi (105.137 km).
Half a degree to the north, at 20.0° N, it's 64.927 mi (104.489 km).
There isn't a huge variation, because Hawaii is so close to the equator. The change becomes more extreme as we move towards the poles.
I used to wonder why astronomy papers always put distances in parsecs instead of light years. Eventually I discovered that scientific papers prefer to put things in the least contingent manner possible. Light years are an estimate. But parsecs are a direct mathematical calculation based on measurements, at least for relatively close stars.
But that direct calculation requires trigonometry. Another class I took where actual applications were rarely mentioned.
At my school, showing too much smarts got you beat up, and laughed at by the girls. Of course, if I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't hide my smarts and just go with the minority of girls who would have been interested. With hindsight, they were much better catches anyway.
Looking back, I was surprisingly lucky with my high schooling. I discovered theatre in my sophomore year, so I was associated with the theatre groups, the dance troupe, the school choir, and the teenage fashion show. That really helped mitigate being seen as a geek or nerd. Always was (and am) a geek, but all that arts stuff expanded my horizons.
There is also that this was Los Angeles in the late 1960s, early 1970s. The Watts Riots were in 1965, and racial tensions were much more a distraction than worries about girls laughing at your glasses or whatever. Some days you'd come out of class, and you could feel the tension in the air… you knew something had gone down.
I will say this: Times have changed. The worst thing that ever happened was a (non-fatal) knifing, and that was only the one time it got that ugly. Lotta scary gatherings, words, yelling, maybe a little throwing, possibly a broken window (and we found that scary enough, thank you).
These days… Unbelievable what "scary times in high school" can mean these days.
In high school, aside from the occasional teen pregnancy, the most common salacious event was someone getting expelled for drugs.
I had to think about that a moment, I didn't go to a "middle school" — they called it "junior high school" back in my day. (I think the "middle school" label is more modern.) It was the grades 7 and 8.
Yeah, it was harder for me, too, than high school. I mostly tried to stay invisible.
That 5-3-4 pattern seems pretty common now. My ex-wife's kids did that pattern. I don't see the 6-2-4 pattern much anymore (not that I'm paying attention, just what I've noticed in news articles).
Seems like I've heard of a 6-3-3 pattern, which I suppose tries to divide 9th and 10th grade for the same reason 5-3-4 breaks 5th and 6th: a perceived gap in child development that benefits from a new environment.


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A: First of all, you can't append anything inside an input tag, try using after instead of append.
Also $('#input') is wrong and you don't have any input id! try changing it to $('#incricao').
And finally, why you use both class and id to select your inputs? remove those classes and just use ids and select your inputs like $('#ID')

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Josh Rosen gets his shot, will be Dolphins' starter rest of season
October 9, 2019, 5:44 PM UTC
It was always curious that the Miami Dolphins didn't make Josh Rosen their starter from Week 1 on.
There's still enough time to get a reasonable evaluation of Rosen. And the 0-4 Dolphins are planning to give Rosen the rest of this season.
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Coach Brian Flores said Wednesday that Rosen will start the rest of the 2019 season. That's a big departure from the offseason, when Flores preached competition at the quarterback spot, and Ryan Fitzpatrick won the job. It's the right decision though, even if it took a while to come to it.
"It's settled," Flores said. "[Josh] is improving on a week-to-week basis."
Josh Rosen to remain starter
There was never any real reason for the tanking Dolphins to start the 36-year-old Fitzpatrick over Rosen. They traded a second-round pick for Rosen, the No. 10 pick of last year's draft by the Arizona Cardinals. They needed to give Rosen a long look, to understand where they stand at quarterback before the 2020 draft.
The Dolphins have been historically awful to start this season. Rosen did start the last two games and while he wasn't great, there were some decent moments. He has 482 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions this season. Those stats aren't great but it's hard to really say if Rosen has been any good, because he has almost no help.
That's also an issue for the rest of the season and the Dolphins' evaluation of him.
Josh Rosen will be the Miami Dolphins' starter at quarterback going forward. (Getty Images)
Dolphins are not good
The Dolphins have a bad offensive line, little in the way of the running game and a poor receiving group. It's only a quarter of the way into the season, but Miami looks like it could be one of the worst teams in modern NFL history.
Rosen came from a terrible Cardinals team that had many of the same problems. He struggled as a rookie, but it was hard to say how much was his fault. The same applies this year. The Dolphins shouldn't put much stock in Rosen's numbers, and definitely not in the team's wins and losses. They'll have to grade his film on a curve.
But at least he has a shot. It might be on a horrendous team, but Rosen will get the rest of the season to show he can be Miami's quarterback of the future.
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