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Teens Hunt A Serial Killer In "Summer of 84" Trailer
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Gunpowder & Sky
Its the 80s and there's a serial killer in the neighborhood. Four teenage kids are out to investigate it. No, we're not talking about supernatural creatures as in "Stranger Things" and or "It" remake this time, but it does ring a bell.
Gunpowder & Sky has released a new trailer for "Summer of 84" and its full of nostalgic thrills and and chills, complete with an 80s tunes of synth music soundtrack, giving viewers an idea of what the film has in store.
Its a great time for nostalgic horror fans right, and "Summer of 84" seem aimed at an audience that has made similarly theme horror films that's come out lately.
Co-directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell from a screenplay by Matt Leslie and Stephen J. Smith, the film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The fil stars Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery, Cory Gruter-Andrew, Tiera Skovbye, and Rich Sommer.
Gunpowder & Sky is set to release "Summer of 84" on August 3, 2018.
Here is the film's official synopsis:
Summer, 1984: The perfect time to be 15 years old and care free. But when neighborhood conspiracy theorist Davey Armstrong begins to suspect his police officer neighbor might be the serial killer all over the local news, he and his three best friends begin an investigation that soon turns dangerous.
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The Qinshan Nuclear Power Station, China's first self-developed nuclear power plant, saw its 30th anniversary of safe power generation, said the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC).
Located in east China's Zhejiang Province, the plant became operational on Dec. 15, 1991, ending the history of no nuclear power on the Chinese mainland, the CNNC said at a forum Wednesday.
Possessing nine operating units, the plant currently has a total installed capacity of 6.6 million kilowatts with an annual power generation of about 52 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), said the CNNC.
As of Wednesday, the plant has generated more than 690 billion kWh of electricity, equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 653 million tonnes, it said.
China now has a complete nuclear industry and industrial chain, capable of large-scale nuclear power development, said CNNC President Yu Jianfeng.

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Beijing gets smug to cut through the smog
Humour helps, but the Chinese capital's record-breaking pollution problem is no laughing matter.
For Beijing residents, the pollution issue really isn't new.
"I'm just coming out to breathe some fresh air," I heard a guy joking with a friend in the street of the Chinese capital. If the British have a fascination for talking about the weather, then Beijingers certainly bond through small talk about pollution.
Looking out the window of my Beijing apartment can be inspirational. Well, I could be really anywhere in the world. With the level of smog, I can imagine being in any fantasy doomsday movie, or Mordor of The Lord of the Rings, or Gotham of Batman.
This is the third day in which air quality in Beijing has plunged to a new low. Data from the Municipal Environmental Monitoring Centre showed particulate matter measuring less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter (PM2.5) reaching over 900. The recommended level of PM2.5 according to the World Health Organisation is 20.
Schools have been instructed to stop outdoor activities for the next three days. People suffering respiratory or cardiovascular illness were advised to stay indoors. Thirty percent of Beijing's buses have been taken out of traffic to avoid further pollution.
If you take a deep breath, you can smell car fumes or coal dust. Even for a long-term resident with a not particularly sensitive nose, the air has a slight burning sensation in the throat.
The news portal Sina.com published an article on polluted cities in history, mentioning the death of 12,000 people in London in 1952 due to a heavy smog. It was a reminder that Beijing is not alone.
Its citizens, though, have become less tolerant of the issue.
"We keep shouting about the figure, but nothing is being done to lower emissions," user Basonglangwang wrote on Sina Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. "It's like the thief has stolen a bag and is shouting about the theft. Sometimes the thief is shouting louder than other people. The government needs to act."
More responsible residents of the city took it upon themselves to show the extent to Beijing's pollution.
Photographer Wang Yikun took photos on 364 days, from November 22, 2011, untill November 21, 2012, to show the level of pollution in the city. Wang said Saturday was the worst he has seen in his whole life.
The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau announced that the pollution is expected to continue this week, making mask-sellers the only happy people in the city. Many places have been reportedly out of stock of PM2.5-prevention facial masks since last week.
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THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AS THE LIFE-WIRE OF EVERY BUSINESS ORGANIZATION(A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE COMPANY LIMITED EMENE IN ENUGU STATE).
i Majority agreed that effective information help for smooth operation of business activities.
ii That information has helped business firms to direct their available resources into there most profitable outlets that they are needed.
iii Also effective information has helped the business firm to check about monopoly in the market, price changes and services to customers who are always conscious of needs. Etc. Based on these findings of the study, the following recommendations were proposed for consideration, the business firm should maintain its advertisement role in check to ensure that there is no fall in the level of their advertisement since it is the most essential factor needed for the success it is the most essential factor needed for the success and smooth operation of business activities. However, they should introduce an audit board for assessment of all the information that come into the business firm. Also, they should make provisions for training their employees and organize workshops for them in order to educate them on the importance of information in one's career and in business organization as well.
This particular section of the study will be introduced under the following subheadings; Background of the study, Statement of the problem, Purpose of the study, Significance of the study, Research questions, Scope of the study, Limitation of the study and Definition of terms.
In every business organization, information plays a key role for the advancement or growth of the business. For an effective planning of the business to achieve the set goals, a reliable information is needed. Also, a congeal decision making in business needs an understanding of circumstances surrounding a business. So without information, there is always no business because information is the only way or means to get the knowledge of the needs and wants of the masses. If you are not informed, you are deformed.
Steps have been taken by so many organizations to improve the methods and systems of gathering and developing information for their business and other organizational activities. It is with the above views that most organizations had adopted systems like management information systems, marketing information system and industrial trainings to maintain important information over a long period of time.
Adequate and reliable information is the life wire of every business. In some developing nations, the problem of business. In some developing nations, the problem of business and other organization is inadequate information's. Many organizations do not consider the importance of information to their activities while some device methods to suit their needs especially in manufacturing organization; reports by their sales representatives concerning marketing situation which in most cases is not adequate for the organizational concern.
In our generation today, business organization is changing in a fast rate, and thereby needs very tangible and effective information to achieve its objectives. The environment is changing fast and becoming highly competitive because many business firms want to improve and get the best recognition in their business.
The challenge of business organization is not only to satisfy customer's needs and wants but also to satisfy them more than the Competitors. Business Organizations hoping to achieve this will try to improve in the quality of the information they uses in their decision making so as to reduce uncertainties surrounding business and marketing decisions.
There is no doubt that business environment in developing nations like Nigeria presently is highly competitive. The customers have their choice of the products and materials they want and there by apply every knowledge needed to get to the peak of their desire when they are to buy. The extent to which those products through an adequate information meets the requirement of buyers, depends largely on the quality of decision taken before production from the points of production to the point of consumption.
On this note, we want to examine the impact of information as the life-wire to every business.
i To identify the needs and wants of the society in a particular environment and producing to satisfy their desire.
ii To generate data which will help to reduce the risk in decision making which in turn enhances business success.
iii To bridge the gap between the producer and the consumers.
iv To determine the direction of resources to the most profitable outlets and also in the determination of the most rewarding application of business facilities.
v To make meaningful recommendations.
This research project is of particular relevant to the role information plays to the managers of businesses, policy makers, and researchers and also in every business organization since it has not been fully appreciated and the services business organizations were supposed to render to society were inadequate.
This study is primarily interested in identifying factors that influence effective information in Emenite Company Limited Emene and whether these have a direct or indirect bearing on information management in other business organizations.
A logical corollary to this is the hope that the outcome of the study might suggest the need for improving effective information management practices in every business sectors. This study therefore is considered important to information management in order to investigate whether this linkage exist and if it does what are its implication to the improvement of effective information management in every business organization in Nigeria. It will also serve as material for further research.
With particular emphasis on Emenite Company Limited Emene, This study will attempt to find suitable and enviable answers to the following research questions.
i Does information enhance smooth operation of business activities in your firm?
ii How effective is the existence of information in your firm?
iii Can information enables you to direct the available resources into the most profitable outlet?
iv Is information helpful in the identification of market and product opportunities?
V How effective is the training of your employees since their employment in your firm?
This piece of work is limited to Emenite Company Limited Emene to show the attributes of information to any business organization. The study will primarily direct its attention, on the relevance and impact of effective information as the life wire of every business. And it will attempt to give recommendations for further studies.
The researchers major constraints were time, finance and unco-operative attitudes of workers in the company whose repetitive responses were always, "I am busy to answer questions, I am not authorized to give out any information". The correctness of the information given by respondents can not therefore be fully guaranteed; some clearly avoided the receipt of the question.
The time constraint was so much evident in the production of this work in area of researching exhaustively and widening our studies and knowledge to more than one business organization.
Finance also prevented us from getting all the necessary materials needed to produce a master-piece project, therefore could not go beyond this.
It will be of great important to this research project if we explain the meaning of some terms used in this topic. The terms are explained as follows to help for complete understanding of the topic.
i IMPACT: According to the English Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, "Impact" is the powerful effect that something has on somebody or something.
According to Classic Dictionary, Com. "Impact" is an influence of something on the other.
ii INFORMATION: According to the English oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, "Information" is the fact or detail about something.
According to the classic Dictionary, Com. "Information" is the knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance.
iii SERVES: According to the Webster New World Dictionary of American Language, "Serves" means to put a binding around in order to protect or strength.
iv LIFE-WIRE: According to the Webster New World Dictionary, "Life" is something essential to the continued existence of something else, the period of flourishing and usefulness etc. while "Wire" means furnish, connect, bride etc. And "Life-Wire" means something that plays a vital role in something.
v BUSINESS: According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, "Business" is the activity of making money by producing or buying and selling of goods, or providing services.


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FIRS arraigns two firms, officials over alleged tax evasion, assault
March 19, 2019 Bassey Udo
Federal Inland Revenue Service.
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Monday arraigned Fortless Global Concept Limited and Everyday Wine Shop alongside their representatives at the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged tax evasion, obstruction and attack on revenue collection staff on duty.
In the charge, No: FHC/ABJ/CR/48/2019, Fortless Global Concept Limited, which operates the Fortless Supermarket and Stores, was charged along with Chukwu Ejike on six counts bordering on tax evasion and assault on FIRS staff on duty.
The court said the charge was pursuant to Section 174 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended) and Section 47 of the FIRS Establishment Act No: 13, 2007.
Similarly, in the charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/47/2019 was preferred against Everyday Wine Shop and Bar, along with Mbah Sunday and Epkeha Peter, for committing a similar offence.
Messrs Sunday and Peter Ejike were granted administrative bail after they pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo of the Federal High Court 10, Abuja granted the application of the leader of FIRS prosecution counsel, James Binang, and scheduled March 21 for hearing.
Following undertaking by the counsels of the defendants (Sanya Amos for Everyday Wine Shop) and M. A Ejeh for Fortless Global Concept Limited) the court also asked the counsel to bring the defendants to court on the adjourned date.
Mr Binang said FIRS was prosecuting the defendants to serve as a deterrent for others who would want to evade taxes or prevent tax officers from carrying out their responsibilities.
"We cannot allow this to continue. Our staff were assaulted and their dresses were torn. The FIRS wants to prosecute these cases to their logical conclusions to send signals to other people who would want to commit similar offences," Binang told the court."
Everyday Wine Shop and Bar and its representatives, Mbah Sunday and Epkeha Peter, were accused of conspiring to commit the offence on or about the January 24 at the Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe, Abuja.
They were accused of failing in their obligation to deduct and remit Value Added Tax (VAT) due to the Federal Government in the course of their business, as well as participating in tax evasion, an an offence punishable under Section 49(1) and (2) of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, No. 13 of 2007.
The accused persons were also accused of conspiring to obstruct and assault Funke Shodunke, an authorised official of the FIRS from performing her lawful official functions.
A statement from the FIRS sent to the media alleged that the accused conspired to stop Ms Shodunke from pasting the VAT non-compliance notice on their business premises among those of persons and individuals adjudged by the Service to be non-tax compliant.
Bassey Udo
Bassey Udo is PREMIUM TIMES' Business & Economy Editor. He has covered finance, energy, oil, gas & extractive industries for over a decade. He is a winner of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Journalism, and the Thomson Reuters Foundation (Wealth of Nations) Award for Business Reporting. Bassey is an alumnus of the U.S. International Visitors Leadership Programme. Twitter: @ba_udo
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The strange name for this mandolin comes in a roundabout manner from the spiral motif below the eye. The Japanese word for spiral is Uzumaki. This is the second piece in this series - the first was named Uzumaki. So this one is 2Zumaki (or two-zumaki).


I hadn't intended to take quite such a break in writing here, but by the time I got to Christmas, I my batteries were in desperate need of recharging. I had a good break, and enjoyed some time spent listening to music and reading. I'll get around to the books I enjoyed at a later date, but I wanted to write a bit about the music I have particularly enjoyed recently.
I have already written about Kate Tempest's phenomenal Let Them Eat Chaos. If that album is a good accompaniment to the 'anger' stage of grief about the state of the world, then Refuge from the Flames is perhaps a good companion for 'acceptance'. It features a mixture of lamentations by composers such as Allegri (his famous 'Miserere', which is particularly well performed here), Savonarola and Byrd, but also modern composers like Ēriks Ešenvalds and James MacMillan. The whole album is wonderful, but along with the Allegri 'Miserere', I particularly like Ešenvalds' 'Infelix Ego after Byrd' and MacMillan's 'Miserere'. It is hard to explain, but the album is profoundly peaceful and consoling, while fully acknowledging that terrible things happen. I suspect this album might get a considerable number of repeat plays in 2017.
Predictably, I immediately loved the album. As the title suggests, it tells the story of the race for space, starting with a recording of Kennedy's speech, and incorporating all kinds of news reports and NASA transmissions. Overall, it is a very upbeat and optimistic album, with the moving 'Fire in the Cockpit' the only sombre track. Since it is a concept album, it does benefit from being played from start to finish in order (the old fashioned way, and still almost the only way I listen to music). The whole mood of the album is wonderful, but my absolute favourite is 'Go!'. This track uses the recordings from Apollo Control during the Apollo 11 mission, and the system checks from the flight controllers (each calling 'Go' — hence the name). It is bouncy, uplifting and a wonderfully motivating if you are trying to get work done: a geeky 'Eye of the Tiger', if you like. Listen out for the responses from Guidance — that guy cracks me up every time with his excitable and high-pitched 'GO!'. 'OK, keep the chatter down in this room'. It's a joy. Their earlier 'War Room' EP is also excellent, and features news reports and propaganda from the Second World War, including the very moving 'Waltz for George' featuring a report following the Dunkirk evacuation.
Last — but by no means least — I was very lucky to receive the vinyl box set of the Kate Bush/K Fellowship 'Before the Dawn', which my parents, my brother and his fiance kindly gave me for Christmas. It is a recording of the 2014 live shows at the Hammersmith Apollo by Kate Bush, and it is stunning. Since the vinyl set involves four discs (and therefore eight sides), you're in for a lot of needle lifting and record turning to listen to the whole thing right through, but it is certainly worth it.
Live albums can be a bit of a mixed bag in terms of quality, but this album feels as if it is bursting with energy and creativity. For example, while I am a hopeless Kate Bush fangirl (as regular readers will know) and love unconditionally almost all of her output, I have often found 'Running up that Hill' relatively uninteresting, perhaps because it has had more exposure than many of her tracks. However, the live version on this album is electrifying, and completely revived the song for me. 'The Ninth Wave' has been one of my favourite chunks of Kate's output for a very long time, and Act Two which stages these songs with the story line Kate intended (a woman floating at sea after a shipwreck and hallucinating while she waits for rescue) is mind-blowing. In a bit of perfectionism which is very characteristic, she recorded the vocals for 'And Dream of Sheep' live while floating in a huge water tank at Pinewood Studios wearing a life jacket, so that it would capture the sound of a voice bouncing off a large body of water, but also the emotional vulnerability of that situation. It's stunning. Her occasional shaky intakes of breath, panicky drifting off the beat on one phrase, and what I can only describe as the loneliness of the sound, is riveting.
The whole album is incredible, and it is amazing to realise that while the pitch of her voice has lowered a little as she has got older, it has lost none of its power or subtlety. I'm going to be listening to this one a great deal.


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House leaders avert vote to impeach IRS chief with last-minute deal
WASHINGTON — House leaders Thursday averted a controversial vote on whether to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen by appeasing rebellious conservatives with an impeachment hearing next week in the Judiciary Committee.
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, an ultraconservative group of about 40 lawmakers, hailed the last-minute deal as a victory for them. They used a procedural tactic known as a "privileged resolution" to force an impeachment vote, but agreed not to proceed with the maneuver Thursday in exchange for the hearing. Koskinen is scheduled to testify before the judiciary panel on Wednesday.
Republicans have charged that Koskinen obstructed their investigation into the IRS's alleged targeting of conservative groups. However, House leaders — and Senate Republicans — have expressed doubts about whether Koskinen's alleged misconduct rose to the level of the "high crimes and misdemeanors" required for impeachment.
"This hearing next week will give every American the opportunity to hear John Koskinen answer under oath why he misled Congress, allowed evidence pertinent to an investigation to be destroyed, and defied Congressional subpoenas and preservation orders," the House Freedom Caucus said in a statement. "It will also remove any lingering excuses for those who have been hesitant to proceed with this course of action."
While the Freedom Caucus claimed victory, House leaders also won by avoiding the divisive vote. Freedom Caucus members acknowledged earlier this week that their resolution was likely to be derailed if it came to a vote. They expected a motion to "table" their resolution to succeed, effectively killing the resolution — at least temporarily.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., worked out the deal with the Freedom Caucus. The Judiciary Committee normally has jurisdiction over any impeachment proceedings, but the Freedom Caucus moved for a vote because they said they were tired of waiting for the panel to act.
"I think that this agreement that they reached was a good way to work things out," Ryan told reporters Thursday.
There is no guarantee that the House Judiciary Committee will recommend Koskinen's impeachment after its hearing. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted earlier this year to censure Koskinen, allowing Republicans to express their displeasure with the IRS chief without going as far as impeachment.
Senate leaders already have been exploring ways to avoid taking up impeachment, even if the House ultimately approves it.
The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power of impeachment to remove elected officials and civil servants from office for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Impeachment has almost never been used to remove heads of federal departments or agencies.
President Grant's secretary of war, William Belknap, was impeached by the House in 1876 for alleging receiving kickbacks from a federal contractor. Belknap was the only member of a president's Cabinet ever to be impeached, according to the House website. The Senate, however, acquitted Belknap.
Democrats have repeatedly denounced impeachment efforts against Koskinen as a politically motivated "travesty" that defames an innocent public servant. Koskinen has denied any wrongdoing and his boss, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, has defended him.
"It's so totally irresponsible that even some of them (Republicans) know they shouldn't be impeaching the IRS commissioner," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday. "And that's probably why they kicked the can down the road this week."
Tom Burger, executive director of the Professional Managers Association representing managers, management officials and analysts within the IRS, denounced the effort to impeach Koskinen.
"I would like to express our continued support for the Commissioner who, in spite of unrelenting political attacks, remains committed in his efforts to heal the IRS," Burger said in a statement. "Commissioner Koskinen, who chose to forgo enjoying his retirement to 'volunteer' to work in service of the American people, has done an outstanding job despite the difficult challenges he has faced. These politically-motivated attacks on the integrity of the IRS workforce and its leaders only serve to chip away at the American public's faith in the agency's ability to effectively run the tax system as we know it."
The controversy over the IRS's treatment of conservative groups began in 2013, when former IRS official Lois Lerner acknowledged that the agency had inappropriately delayed the tax-exemption applications of groups using "tea party" or other politically charged terms in their names, and had subjected the groups to invasive questions. Republicans cited her statements as proof that the Obama administration was using the IRS to target political opponents.
Koskinen was not at the IRS when the controversy broke out. Koskinen, who has held a variety of government jobs, came out of retirement at the request of President Obama to take over the troubled agency in December 2013.
Republicans charge that Koskinen obstructed congressional investigations after he became commissioner. They say that 422 tapes containing as many as 24,000 emails relevant to the investigation were destroyed while Koskinen was in charge.
"For too long, Obama administration officials have been able to get away with acts that would have dramatic consequences for ordinary Americans," the Freedom Caucus said. "The American people see two standards — one for the powerful and politically connected, and another for ordinary Americans. This is a critical opportunity for Congress to show it works for and answers to the American people."
The CEO of the Tea Party Patriots urged the House to impeach Koskinen before adjourning at the end of September for a recess that is scheduled to last until after the Nov. 8 presidential and congressional elections.
"It has been six years since the targeting started," said Jenny Beth Martin, who co-founded the group. "We who were targeted never received due process during the targeting. To date, there still has not been any accountability for the actions taken against 426 groups across the country representing millions of Americans...The time for accountability is long overdue."
At a Democratic fundraiser in New York this week, Obama said Republicans were trying to impeach Koskinen for "stuff that happened before he even got into office."
"This is like a big deal," the president said. "This has never happened before. This is crazy."
Contributing: Gregory Korte
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Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with Tick, Tick... BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent.
The film follows Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who's waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he's due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp), who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael (Robin de Jesus), who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have?
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All five passengers killed when their tour helicopter sputtered and plunged into the East River, marking one of the deadliest civilian aviation crashes in the city's history, died of drowning, officials said. Marc Santia reports.
Investigators recovered a flight data recorder and a GoPro camera Tuesday as they tried to determine the cause of a deadly helicopter crash in the East River and figure out whether passengers' harnesses hindered their escape from the sinking aircraft.
Tuesday's revelation comes as medical examiners revealed that all five passengers who perished after the helicopter crashed into the East River Sunday evening drowned, and as the Federal Aviation Administration revealed it was giving "urgent attention" to the use of harnesses in aerial photography flights.
Also Tuesday, the first lawsuit following the crash that killed 29-year-old Carla Vallejos Blanco, an Argentinian tourist, longtime 26-year-old friends Brian McDaniel, a Dallas firefighter, and Trevor Cadigan, whom McDaniel was visiting, and two helicopter employees -- 29-year-old Tristan Hill, 34-year-old Daniel Thompson was filed against Liberty Helicopters and others.
The suit, filed by Trevor Cadigan's family, seeks unspecified damages and spotlights the harnesses used in the open-door flight and notes the aircraft's inflatable floats didn't keep it from flipping over and sinking. The way passengers were harnessed, with a release mechanism in the back, there "was just no prospect of safely escaping," said Gary C. Robb, a lawyer for the parents of 26-year-old Trevor Cadigan.
A flight data recorder and camera are being analyzed, but the focus is on the harnesses the passengers were wearing. Michael George reports.
Liberty Helicopters hasn't responded to requests for comment and referred all inquiries to federal authorities.
The pilot, identified by sources as 33-year-old Richard Vance, called "Mayday!" in a distress call several times and reported the chopper had experienced engine failure right before the crash. Witnesses reported seeing it hovering over the river, then suddenly descend, its propellers madly spraying water.
The chopper then overturned and submerged, trapping the five passengers inside. A cause of the crash remains under investigation, but a senior law enforcement official told News 4 Monday that Vance speculated in an initial interview it was possible one of the passengers inadvertently hit the fuel cut-off switch with a piece of equipment, which may have caused the engine to fail.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation, said it would look at the switch, the chopper's flotation devices and the photos on passengers' cameras to figure out what caused Sunday's deadly plunge.
NTSB member Bella Dinh-Zarr said the agency hasn't spoken yet to the pilot but hopes to do so.
The chopper was owned by Liberty Helicopter Tours, which said Monday in a statement, ""We are focused on supporting the families affected by this tragic accident and on fully cooperating with the FAA and NTSB investigations. These agencies have asked us to respect the investigative process by referring all press inquiries to them for any further comment."
Meanwhile, friends, family members and those who knew the victims voiced prayers and support, along with fond remembrances as the probe continued.
Cadigan, 26, graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2016 with a bachelor's in journalism. He was an intern at Business Insider until a few weeks ago, the company said, adding it was devastated to hear of his death.
"He was a smart, talented, and ambitious young journalist and producer who was well-liked and made a big contribution," Business Insider said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to his family and friends."
McDaniel, whose body was returned to Dallas on Tuesday, is survived by his parents and older brother.
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Hill, 29 and engaged to be married, was most recently working at a sightseeing tour company but had previously been a basketball operations assistant with the Westchester Knicks, a Development League affiliate of the New York Knicks.
Two of the five passengers killed when their tour helicopter plunged into the East River Sunday, marking one of the deadliest civilian aviation crashes in New York City history and one of the worst in America in the last few years, are high school friends who were doing sightseeing in the city this past weekend. Rana Novini reports.
He "brightened every room he entered, with a contagious smile and an unparalleled enthusiasm for life," the team said in a statement.


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This 9-inch figure depicts Captain Kirk from the classic episode "Amok Time". The set includes accessories like a Vulcan lippa, a hypospray, and a Classic Starfleet action base. The figure was exclusive to K-B Toys with only 5000 produced.
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CSA History
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Jubilarians / Festejadas
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Three Sisters Murdered Between 1990 and 1995
Be a Sister
Process of Discernment
Why I am CSA
Becoming CSA
Formal Steps
Be an Associate
Who Are the Associates
What is the CSA Associate Relationship
Become a CSA Associate
Integral Ecology
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Poor and Vulnerable
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
Peace & Nonviolence
JPIC Resources
Hermitages
Hermitage Calendar
Spiritual Direction & Massage Therapy
Hermitage Registration Form
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Founders Hall
Room Layout
Founders Hall Calendar
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Reflections & Connections
Sister Poetry
FDL Nuns and Nones
CSA Photo Album
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Virtual History Wall
The physical history wall can be found outside of Founder's Hall in the motherhouse. Click here to view the history wall as a PDF.
Archive Video Compilation
This compilation of films from the 1940s and the late 1970s was digitized in December 2022 from 8 reels in the CSA archives.
Click the "Watch on YouTube" button to easily jump around in the video and use the comment section to add your insights on who you spot in the films (if possible, include the timestamp of when you spotted them) or stories you remember from those days long ago.
Our Founding
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes was founded in Barton, Wisconsin, on August 12, 1858. Father Caspar Rehrl, an Austrian missionary, established a sisterhood of pioneer women under the patronage of St. Agnes of Rome to whom he had a special devotion. At first the group suffered such untold hardship that, for a few months in 1861, it was reduced to one blind sister.
The arrival of Mary Hazotte in 1863 gave the fledgling community a new life and leadership when she, in 1864 at the age of 17, was elected general superior. Mother Agnes Hazotte directed the move from Barton to Fond du Lac, WI, in 1870 and served as the community's leader until her death in 1905. In 1870, Father Francis Haas, OFM Capuchin, became the spiritual director of the community and assisted in revising the original rule.
These three founders paved the ways for growth and expansion. Today the Sisters of St. Agnes minister with simplicity, hospitality, and missionary zeal in the United States and Latin America.
Celebrating 150 Years in Fond du Lac
In 2020, CSA celebrated 150 years of being part of the Fond du Lac community. The congregation's legacy in Fond du Lac can be seen throughout the community in the form of historic buildings and modern service agencies.
"Gratitude for the Past, Hope for the Future:
CSA in Fond du Lac, 1870-2020."
Presentation created by Jenny Lukomski, CSA Archivist, for the Fond du Lac Public Library's History at Home program.
Premiered on September 17, 2020 on Facebook Live.
Explore our virtual history displays showcasing the ministries of the sisters in Fond du Lac.
Take virtual walking tour of sites in and around Fond du Lac where CSA has had an impact.
Read the Rest of the Story
Ordinary Sisters, published in 2007, is the story of one congregation of women religious and of the women who made such communities possible. These women staffed the parochial schools in America, founded and administered hospitals and colleges, and worked with the marginalized and the poor in their own country and in foreign lands. No task was too difficult or menial if it furthered the work of God.
Ordinary Sisters - A Story of the Sisters of St. Agnes in Latin America, 1945-1995 features stories from the first 50 years of serving in Nicaragua and other Latin American countries. Published in 2019, it highlights the work of the sisters throughout the consistent political conflicts, the changes that came from the Second Vatican Council, and the difficulties of blending the cultures of Nicaragua, Miskito, the US, and CSA.
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Three candidates are vying to become mayor of Scituate for 2018 in the annual race held in support of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, which will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 18.
The candidates all have business ties to Scituate: Sylvia Killion of Sylvia's by the Sea; Chris Patrick of CP's Woodfired Pizza, and Dan O'Brien of O'Brien Car Care and O'Brien's Landscaping and Excavation.
"Fun" is a word the candidates used to describe the decision to run.
Killion has been approached in the past about running for mayor, she said, but the timing was never right.
This is the first time Patrick has run for mayor.
O'Brien didn't think about running until someone suggested it to him, he said.
He also wanted to have more people his age get more involved.
All agreed the parade is a Scituate tradition that needs to keep going.
The fact that Scituate is so Irish is enough for O'Brien to want to help keep the parade rolling.
This is a sentiment shared by many.
Killion will be hosting a fashion shoot fundraiser from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9 at her shop, Sylvia's by the Sea, 131 Front St. with a DJ and photographer, during which folks can watch or participate in the shoot. There will be raffles and plenty of door prizes. The cost to get in is $20.
Patrick is working on some upcoming fundraising events, he said.
O'Brien is also planning a fundraiser, and wants to get people motivated.
Parade chairman Ed Kelley is looking forward to this year's race.
The start of the mayoral race kicks off several weeks of fundraising events leading up to the parade.
The annual Mad Hatter's Ball will be held from 7 p.m. until midnight on Saturday, March 3, at the Barker Tavern. Tickets are $40 per person and will be available at Mountain One Bank, 54 Front St. or may be ordered online at weloveaparade.com (click on Events tab) or by calling 617-549-8042.
The 8th annual St. Pat's Plunge into the chilly Atlantic Ocean will be held at noon on Saturday, March 10th, at Peggotty Beach. Pledge forms will be available at locations around town or can be downloaded from www.weloveaparade.com.
The Grand Marshal's Dinner will be held on Thursday, March 15, at The Mill Wharf Restaurant. A cocktail hour will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:30 p.m. followed by the results of the Mayor's Race and presentations to the Rose of the Parade and the Grand Marshall starting at 8:30 p.m.


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Evaluate the two major approaches to dealing with immigration: multiculturalism and assimilation, political science homework help
Write a 3 to 4-page double-spaced (1" margins, 12 point font) "reflection paper" responding to the following questions:
1) Evaluate the two major approaches to dealing with immigration: multiculturalism and assimilation. What are the benefits of and drawbacks to each?
Remember, a reflection paper is not just a summary of the course readings or a stream of conscious mind dump on paper. Rather, it is a means for you to analyze and respond in a substantive way to the content, issues and controversies raised in the assigned reading.
Reading:Essentials of Comparative Politics: fifth edition chapter 8
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Defining Developed Democracy
Developed democracies are countries with institutional democracy and a high level of economic development and prosperity.
They used to be called "first world" countries.
The "three worlds" approach was problematic when it was originally used, and since the end of the Cold War, it has become a category of little use.
As a category, developed democracies include, not just Western countries, but also more recent democratizers and postcommunist countries that exhibit the hallmarks of economic development and democracy.
Freedom and Equality in Developed Democracies
All developed democracies share the basic components of liberal democracies: commitment to private property and free markets, and a belief in liberty, political competition, and participation.
Developed democracies differ significantly in other areas. For instance, how they reconcile freedom and equality (particularly in the area of political economy and the distribution of wealth), the level of their political participation, the form of political competition (especially campaigns and elections), and their guaranteed liberties.
Developed Democracies Today
Although they are changing significantly, the institutions present in developed democracies are part of what makes these countries modern—that is, secular, technological, bureaucratic, rational, materialistic, and placing a greater emphasis on individual freedom than on collective equality.
Many scholars argue that developed democracies are undergoing significant social, political, and economic changes. As a result, they may be transitioning to a postmodern culture emphasizing "quality of life" considerations over material gain.
Political Institutions: Sovereignty Transformed?
Although developed democracies all display a relatively high level of sovereignty, there has been movement toward more integration(blurring the lines between countries by creating common policies, rules, and tighter connections) and devolution (shifting power toward more local governments).
The European Union (EU) is a prime example of integration. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, the European Union first emerged as an intergovernmental system, helping its members cooperate on issues. While it began as a small agreement among a handful of countries that dealt primarily with the production of steel and coal; today it includes 28 members and has grown in political and economic power.
Because of its statelike institutions—the European Commission, the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament, and the European Court of Justice (which rules on issues of EU law and settles disputes over legislation)—the European Union has been called a supranational system—that is, a system where sovereign powers are shared among the members and held by EU institutions over the member states themselves.
Two recent projects demonstrate the growth of the European Union: the monetary union (the euro) and membership expansion.
Though not all EU members have joined, the monetary union has helped increase the European Union economic influence worldwide, as the euro has become the second most commonly held reserve currency next to the U.S. dollar.
However, the euro has also exposed significant economic tensions between EU members, as the Greek debt crisis highlights. Many are unsure of the future direction of EU monetary policy, especially as EU politicians are divided on whether the solution to this monetary crisis is more or less integration.
EU membership has expanded, bringing the total population of the EU to 500 million (compared to the U.S. population of a bit over 300 million), and its combined economy is as large as that of the United States. This enlargement has raised new issues and concerns, especially in the issues of immigration and jobs, as many of these new countries are considerably poorer than the original members.
A second challenge to traditional state sovereignty has been the tug of devolution from below.
Many political leaders in developed democracies are concerned about public distrust of state power and advocate devolution as a solution to help bring government closer to the public.
Critics warn that devolution may instead polarize a society and undermine the capacity and autonomy of the central state.
More recent events (such as terrorist attacks in the United States and Europe and the failed Scottish referendum) hint that the trend toward greater devolution may be at its limit.
Societal Institutions: New Identities in Formation?
Political scientists see postmodern or "postmaterialist" values emerging in developed democracies. These values are focused less on the idea of progress as embodied by material gain or technological innovation than on concern for the environment, health, leisure, personal equality, and diversity.
We must be careful not to overstate this trend toward postmodernism.
Religious and cultural traditions have a long-lasting impact on a society's values, even as they develop.
In addition, recent immigration trends have limited the institutionalization of these postmodern values. Immigrant communities themselves may bring in different values, and increasing immigration may trigger xenophobia in the existing population.
Far right parties (like the UK Independence Party and France's National Front) often appeal to more traditional values. They tend to gain support under periods of material stress, suggesting that support for postmodernism depends largely on economics.
Economic Institutions: A New Market?
Developed democracies have seen a shift to postindustrialism—economies based, not on the manufacture of tangible goods, but rather on the service sector (industries like finance, real estate, education, and health care) and even the tech sector. This trend has been accelerated by globalization.
This trend towards postindustrialism may reinforce existing political, economic, and social trends. For instance, as the economy becomes more technologically advanced, those who lack specialized training and education may fall behind.
The recent financial crisis has also raised concerns about the long-term prospects of many postindustrial economies.
The welfare state has brought significant benefits to developed democracies, but this has also brought costs and controversies, which have been further exacerbated by the global recession.
Social expenditure has risen greatly in many of these countries as life expectancy has outpaced birthrate, but paying for these expenditures requires higher levels of taxation or state borrowing.
Many developed democracies are struggling against these trends and often consider relying more heavily on immigration or cutting social benefits to keep their economies strong.
Grading Rubric
Elements considered in Reflection Paper grades:
Does the paper contain a clear answer/argument addressing all components of the questions?
Does the paper provide supporting evidence with examples from the text and other course materials?
Does the paper show strong analytical thinking and understanding of the material in the text?
Is the paper well organized and contain clear writing?
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La calle Mayor de Madrid es una vía histórica que une la Puerta del Sol con la cuesta de la Vega, tras atravesar la calle de Bailén. En su recorrido de este a oeste, «casi recto y casi llano», se encuentra la plaza de la Villa y en su desembocadura se levantan la fachada posterior de la catedral de la Almudena y varios lienzos de la muralla musulmana de la ciudad. Aunque apenas llega al kilómetro de longitud, a lo largo de sus más de seis siglos de historia ha tenido diferentes nombres para denominar sus diferentes tramos.

Historia
En su origen, y aun antes de ser propiamente una calle, fue vía triunfal para los Reyes Católicos en sus visitas a la villa al final del siglo  y luego «paseo de las galas cortesanas en el siglo ». En el plano de Teixeira de 1656, la vía aparece rotulada en tres tramos como Mayor (desde la puerta del Sol a la plazuela de la Caza y la antigua calle del Bonetillo, tramo conocido también como calle Grande de la Puerta del Sol), puerta de Guadalajara (del Bonetillo hasta los Milaneses) y Platerías entre las plazas de Herradores y de la Villa. Posteriormente, el plano de Antonio Espinosa de 1769, rotula el tramo final como calle de la Almudena (desde la plazuela de la Villa hasta el Arco o puerta de Santa María, en la actual calle Bailén). En el plano publicado por Coello y Madoz en 1848, desaparece el rótulo del tramo de la puerta de Guadalajara, pero se añade la plaza de los Consejos en el trazado del trecho final.

Queda documentada la compra-venta de casas y solares en 1542, 1581, 1599, y ensanches de la vía en 1611 (en Platerías) y en 1634 (en la puerta de Guadalajara).
 Uno de sus edificios más antiguos fue el convento de San Felipe el Real, que con la desamortización de Mendizabal quedó abandonado y fue derruido para construirse las viviendas del promotor inmobiliario Santiago Alonso Cordero.

A lo largo de su historia fue importante vía comercial de concentración de gremios, destacando los de joyeros, pañeros, sederos y roperos o 'pretineros', junto a otros como los esparteros o los coloreros, que pugnaban por asomarse a esta calle principal desde el enjambre de las que en ella confluían.

En 2012, el Ayuntamiento de Madrid inauguró el 'tramo de carril bici' de Mayor dentro del eje ciclista Mayor/Alcalá.

En el trazado oficial, la calle Mayor muere en el parque del Emir Mohamed (fundador de «Mayrit» en 865), abierto en 2010 en el entorno de la antigua entrada a la cripta de la Almudena, y se continúa con el sinuoso trazado de la Cuesta de la Vega.

Edificios

En su recorrido se conservan algunos singulares edificios como la casa de Ruiz de Velasco (edificio modernista en el núm. 5); el edificio de la Compañía Colonial (en el núm. 16); el palacio de Cañete (en el núm. 69); el palacio de Uceda o de los Consejos (en el núm. 79); el palacio de Abrantes (que alberga el Instituto de Cultura Italiano en el núm. 86); además del complejo renacentista de la plaza de la Villa y la iglesia del Sacramento.

Entre los edificios ya desaparecidos, cabe mencionar el palacio de Oñate, el convento de San Felipe Neri, la iglesia de Santa María (derribada en 1868), la de San Salvador (derribada en 1842), el monasterio de la Salutación de Nuestra Señora, o «de Constantinopla», y la Puerta de Guadalajara (destruida por un incendio en 1582).

La presencia de ilustres dramaturgos que fueron vecinos de esta calle se conserva en la llamada casa de Calderón de la Barca (en el núm. 61), y una placa municipal recuerda que en el edificio que hubo a la altura del núm. 46 nació Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, que fue bautizado el 6 de diciembre de 1562 en la vecina y también desaparecida iglesia de San Miguel de los Octoes.

Comercios históricos

Al inicio de la vía, en el n.º 1 se conserva la llamada casa Cordero (en la que estuvo instalada la primera central de Teléfonos de Madrid, la fonda La Vizcaína, el también desaparecido Café de Lisboa (que antes fuera Café nuevo de Pombo y Café del Comercio) y el Gran Bazar de la Unión); y al final la casa Ciriaco, en el n.º 84. También haciendo esquina con la puerta del Sol, en el número 2 está La Mallorquina, decana de los reposteros madrileños.

En el número 35 estuvieron los Baños de San Isidro, establecimiento real para las aguas del legendario «pozo de doña Ñufla» (dama y santa amiga del buen Isidro);   y en el n.º 59, se conserva la llamada Farmacia de la Reina Madre.

Coda de Répide

Haciendo valer el recorrido estratégico de esta vía entre la Puerta del Sol, la Plaza Mayor y el Palacio Real y el anterior Alcázar, el cronista Pedro de Répide, cerraba su estudio sobre esta calle con esta coda histórica:

Notas

Referencias

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos

Calle Mayor de Madrid
Distrito Centro (Madrid)

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Luxoft Holding Inc. has announced that it will exhibit its entire suite of automotive technology services at Embedded World 2018 (Hall 4, Stand 4-371) in Nürnberg, Germany.
• LuxTrace: Trace Management for Timing Testing.
• LUI Augmented Reality - AR User Interface Platform.
• Automotive Reference Platform co-developed with Intel.
• Triton UI – The New Automotive Reference UI for the Qt Automotive Suite.
• AllView II – HMI Demonstrator.
• Populus – UI Design, Development and Deployment Tool.
Luxoft is also taking part in Embedded World's Student Day on the 1st of March to encourage young developers and programmers to help engineer the cars of the future.
Dr Jersak has spent nearly 15 years working with developers at leading OEMs and suppliers to integrate embedded systems into cars. He says that, by exhibiting its entire range of services at Embedded World, Luxoft is highlighting the breadth of expertise it has to offer.
Dr Richter co-founded timing design and verification specialist Symtavision, now part of Luxoft, with Dr Jersak in 2005. He explains why car makers are now using AUTOSAR adaptive.


What does "presumptive" of "presumptive nominee" mean?
Cohen's closed-door appearances before the Senate and House Intelligence Committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, were expected to focus largely on his past false testimony regarding discussions within the Trump Organization to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the 2016 campaign. In November, Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about the plans, admitting that they extended into June 2016 - six months longer than he originally told lawmakers and at which point Trump was the presumptive GOP nominee.
Thank you so much for the context!
It means he was likely to be nominated. We could presume that he would be nominated.
Wikipedia: In United States presidential elections, the presumptive nominee is a presidential candidate who is assumed to be their party's nominee, but has not yet been formally nominated or elected by their political party at the party's nominating convention.
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Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour
2019 RED FLAG
A look back at the 2018 Run Ininerary
A Tour In Pictures
Jeff Krug - President
Jeff is a founding member of the board and is currently President. As a Caterpillar construction sales rep for nearly 35 years, it allows him a little "free time" to pursue his love for the automobile. Jeff fell in love with antique automobiles and the people involved with them on a fact-finding tour prior to the Red Flag Tour's first event. He enjoys working with the board to produce a "must attend" event here in southeast Iowa. When he's not working on tour preparation, you can find him in his shop preparing his Blown Alcohol Altered for a drag race at a track nearby.
Mark Hempen - Vice President
Mark Hempen is an original member of the Red Flag Motor Tour Board. He is currently the Foundation Director at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant, and a former New London City Councilman.
Mark served for several years as a representative on the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, Regional Workforce Investment Board and spent 30 years as a regional broadcaster and supporter of events and activities in Southeast Iowa.
Mark is our Master of Ceremonies at all activities. He has never owned an antique automobile although he would really like to.
George Chapman - Treasurer
George is the Treasurer of the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Motor Tour. He is retired and living in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
George has served as an official, frequently as treasurer, of a dozen volunteer organizations from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains. He has been classified advertising manager for the Vintage Motor Car Club of America's Bulb Horn magazine for the past fifteen years.
Don Pauley - Secretary
Don is an original member of the Red Flag Motor Tour board. He is a retired electronics engineer living with his wife Martha near Clear Lake, Iowa They have been involved with antique automobiles since 2007. Don and his brother Dick own five cars spanning the years 1910 to 1931. He holds several patents and was active in civic affairs for many years while living in Estes Park, Colorado.
Don and Martha have three grown children and two grandchildren. In recent years he and Martha have been helping young people in Honduras obtain better educational opportunities.
David Diers
David has always been a car guy and has always enjoyed all things mechanical. He grew up on a farm just south of Brighton, Iowa and started following his love of the automobile early in high school. He owned his own Automotive Repair, Sales, and Towing business for many years and now, believe it or not, works for the American Automobile Association (AAA) as an Automotive Consultant for 68 repair facilities in the states of Iowa and Nebraska.
While his cars of choice have always been muscle cars, he has quickly grown to love the old Brass Era cars, and his two sons will surely follow in his footsteps. He currently is enjoying working in the shop every weekend "Still" getting his hands "Dirty" and teaching his two boys how to do the same. Their current project is a 1972 GMC Jimmy restoration project.
David joined the board in 2016 and is our safety and logistics coordinator who helps us make sure that each event goes off without any glitches and everyone comes back Safe and Sound!
Chuck Emery
Chuck's geographical knowledge of the area around New London, Brighton and Mount Pleasant, his many contacts and his knowledge of all things mechanical, help us create scenic new routes each year and provide support for cars needing assistance while on tour. He is also a member of Jeff Krug's drag racing team.
Phil Graber
Phil's first car was a 1951 Studebaker convertible that he built while in Jr. High. He drove this car all through school including his graduation from college with a major in Aeronautical Engineering. He still has that first Studebaker, and it resides in the barn with Phil's other Studebakers.
After graduation, Phil went back home to the family dairy farm where he raised a family and farmed until his recent retirement. He and his wife, Millie, a retired homemaker, have three children and nine grandchildren; three on the farm and the rest in Texas and Boston.
Phil still goes to the shop each day where he works on his car collection and other cars from the used car business he runs with his son. Phil's knowledge, shop space, and tools have been instrumental in the restoration of the Red Flag Tour's mascot, our 1924 REO Firetruck.
James McDonald
Jim's involvement with the antique car hobby spans for over 60 years. He belongs to numerous antique auto clubs, sat on the board for the Des Moines Concours for 15 years, as well as holding office in other clubs. He has participated in numerous Motor Ioway and other tours and was involved in the restoration of 1922 Detroit Electric and drove the car on the first two Red Flag Tou
Jim is a Private Investigator and has been self-employed for over 45 years. He is an appraiser and consultant on collector cars and collections. He has restored numerous automobiles and currently owns an extensive collection of specialty and vintage vehicles.
Cindy Sale
From her early career in mechanical drafting and technical illustrating to the last 35 years spent in the computer industry, Cindy has always been involved in cars of some kind. Recently it has been a trio of 1950s Studebakers, but the Sale family plans to add a Brass Era vehicle to the collection soon.
Cindy has been involved with several Iowa based car tours and loves meeting the people and showing off hidden gems around the state of Iowa. In her retirement, she is secretary and social media manager of the Iowa Hawkeye Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, managing social media for both the local and the International clubs and works with trip coordinators of several touring groups.
As the newest member of the Red Flag Board, Cindy shoots photos and video and manages social media and contact marketing for the Red Flag Horseless Carriage Tour.
Gerald Schnepf
Current founding Executive Director of Keep Iowa Beautiful, founding Director of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and founding Director of MotorMemories, Inc. Gerry was the originator of the Des Moines Concours d'Elegance over 16 years ago. He was the Motor Ioway tour coordinator for 14 years with over 20 regional tours containing dozens of vintage vehicles and traveling millions of miles without incident including an interstate tour following the Great River Road along the Mississippi over 3,000 miles from Kenora, Ontario Canada to Venice, Louisiana.
Gerry has guided the restoration of a 1922 Detroit Electric that participated in an original Red Flag tour and assisted the Iowa State Patrol in the redevelopment of a 1935 Ford Tudor Sedan State Patrol Vehicle.
Each year, at the start of Saturday's run in New London, Gerry delivers the Lord Winchilsea's proclamation of the repeal of the Red Flag Law of 1865.


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Can the Suns win a championship without Deandre Ayton next season?
Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball against the Dallas Mavericks in the first quarter of Game Six of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals at American Airlines Center on May 12, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
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BY DAN BICKLEY
At their dysfunctional worst, the Suns were a self-fulfilling prophecy. Owner Robert Sarver kept giving the Ferrari to teenagers with learning permits. He kept handing over basketball operations to people who were young, inexperienced, controllable and affordable. Ultimately, they would be fired for everything they weren't in the first place.
At their dysfunctional worst, the Suns also made terrible decisions on the brink of a championship trophy. They wouldn't pay Joe Johnson in 2005. They wouldn't pay Amar'e Stoudemire in 2010. In both cases, the Suns were coming off an appearance in the Western Conference Finals. They are never guilty of trying too hard or spending too much.
And now, Deandre Ayton.
In his four years with the Suns, Ayton has been suspended 25 games by the NBA; infuriated fans with his high ceiling and his low motor; dominated everyone but Giannis in the 2021 postseason; continued to get better every year; and was involved in a heated exchange with head coach Monty Williams after being benched in Game 7 of a blowout loss to the Mavericks.
Hollinger: Deandre Ayton leaving Suns now looks 'more likely than not'
How can Suns improve if they end up trading Deandre Ayton?
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The highs and lows have been preposterous. But the question isn't whether Ayton is worth $30 million a year. He's not.
The question is whether the Suns can compete for a championship next season without him. The answer?
Through a tapestry of unsourced, anonymous reports, we have heard that Ayton is likely on his way out of Phoenix; that Williams has grown tired of Ayton's waning focus; that Ayton has been chirping about his imminent departure for some time; and that rapper Lil Wayne heard Williams told Ayton he "freaking quit on us."
Undoubtedly, there were internal issues near the end. Something was clearly amiss. During a first-round series against the Pelicans, Williams made it clear he wanted no part of a story that would glorify Ayton's commitment to the group, for putting communal success ahead of his contract.
Because it was no longer true.
But there's also a lot of scapegoating happening here. If the team was so tired of Ayton's attitude down the stretch, would they have indulged his desire to have his young son on the court during warmups on the road in playoff games? The latter is something you do for family, when there's a strong connection within the group.
It doesn't make sense that a player as beloved and breezy as Ayton would suddenly be consumed with individual glory and dollar signs just as the playoffs were nearing. But here's the biggest question of all:
Why and what were the Suns thinking when considering moving Ayton before the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 10?
On the day of the trade deadline, the Suns smoked the Bucks 131-107. Their record was 45-10 and they had won 15 of their previous 16 games. After the transcendent postseason Ayton authored in 2021, why would the team think of replacing him at that point of the season, if not for cost control?
Imagine if you're Ayton, the only one not rewarded financially for the Suns' magical run to the NBA Finals two years ago. The team even traded for and paid Landry Shamet in advance, sight unseen. They effectively embarrassed Ayton among his peers, as he watched others from his draft class receive their contract extensions. They asked him to be patient, to be a good teammate, to accept his role and all the vicious internal criticisms that comes with playing alongside Chris Paul.
And he seemed to be growing. There was a time in that first-round series against the Pelicans when it seemed every shot he attempted was going in the basket, when he was the lynchpin to fast starts in the opening quarter.
In the early years, many who feel beholden to the Suns comically defended Ayton at every turn. Because they knew the team butchered the No. 1 overall pick by not selecting Luka Doncic and they were doing requisite damage control for the organization.
As his fiercest former critic, I find the turn of events astounding: I've grown to love Ayton while many of those who once claimed the same no longer seem so devoted. He is no longer a hill worth dying on. Now that he's due for a massive payday, of course.
For all the great changes in culture and stability in recent years, the Ayton saga feels ways too much like the churn, burn and constant swirl of drama that marked a previous era. When it was always about the money.
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Q: Switch between game levels in pyGame TL;DR- It is telling me that the global variable 'main' is not defined, is there a way to call main from within another class in another file? -
I am creating a small platformer game for my CS class and for the second half of the assignment where we customize the game I want to add a second level. When you "hit" the "door" type tile I was thinking I could re-run main like so.
Here is main and below is the collision test and return
def main():

    if level == 1:
        p = Platformer('Adventure Time!', 'map1.tmx', 600, 600, 30)
    else:
        p = Platformer('Adventure Time!', 'map2.tmx', 600, 600, 30)
    p.main_loop()

main()

Next within the player class where collisions with different objects are detected I run this code when I hit a "door" type
def handleCollisionWith(self, name, other):

    if other.kind == 'door':
        level = 'level2'
        main()

It is telling me that the global variable 'main' is not defined, is there a way to call main from within another class in another file?

A: Try this instead:
def main(level): #note i added the level parameter that you have to pass in
    if level == "level1":
        p = Platformer('Adventure Time!', 'map1.tmx', 600, 600, 30)
    else:
        p = Platformer('Adventure Time!', 'map2.tmx', 600, 600, 30)
    p.main_loop()

def handleCollisionWith(self, name, other):
    if other.kind == 'door':
        level = 'level2'
        Class_name.main(level) #you have to call main() with reference to the class it is in

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The Cochise County Herbarium will host a plant walk Saturday, September 23th, 2017. The public is invited. Participants should meet at 9:00am at trailhead at the top of the Old Divide Road in the Mule Mountains near Old Bisbee (see maps below). Bring cameras, water and sack lunch.
Take Hwy 90 to Hwy 80 and go up the hill towards Bisbee. Turn left on Old Divide Hwy shortly BEFORE the tunnel. Follow a short distance up and curvy to parking area on the right at top of the divide where you can see both sides.
Go N. on Tombstone Canyon Pass the turn-off for HWY 80, and continue on the road where Tombstone Canyon becomes West Blvd which climbs the hill to the top of the divide and parking lot.


Record Store Day is the one day of the year when thousands of independent record shops all across the globe come together to celebrate their unique culture and on April 22 this year, to commemorate the 10th Record Store Day, Elton John will serve as the first ever worldwide Record Store Day Legend and release an expanded, double-vinyl version of his first live album.
Watch the full video below to see Elton wax lyrical about his lifelong love of vinyl.
To celebrate the 10th Record Store Day, Elton is releasing 11-17-70+.
The album was released on DJM Records in the UK in April 1971, (then on UNI in the US in May) capturing six of the concert's tracks on a single platter. It entered the Billboard album charts on May 29, peaking at No 11, and was one of four albums Elton released that year which placed simultaneously in the Billboard album chart…the first time that had happened since the Beatles did it in 1964.
17-11-70+ reinstates seven further songs from the concert and thus it is, at last, the most complete edition of the show available in any format. The version of Amoreena here has never been released on vinyl. See the full track listing below.
17.11.70+ has been remastered by Bob Ludwig and will be released as a two-LP set on 180gsm vinyl exclusively through independent record stores on Record Store Day, April 22.
Are you going to try and secure a copy of 17-11-70+? Let us know in the comments below.


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'Travel bubble' guidelines still in flux
By Ferdie De La Torre
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres said his administration is still working on the actual guidelines on how to implement the so-called "travel bubble" to bring in tourists again.
Speaking at a radio news briefing Friday, Torres said there are some detailed suggestions on how to move forward with the travel bubble.
"We need to have a couple more meetings to sanction and ratify what is the actual guidelines and how do we approach the travel bubble itself," he disclosed.
The governor said they have been working with the Marianas Visitors Authority and also with the Governor's Economic Council Advisers on what is the best route and best practice before they open the CNMI to tourists.
Torres assured that the system in place to protect the people in the CNMI is working. "It is important that we get the blessing and understanding and support from our community, that when we open our tourism market it is supported by the community. And that the decision that has been made is still in the best interest of not just the health of our community but as well as our financial needs moving forward," Torres said.
The governor emphasized that that nothing is more important than making people's health a priority. "Moving forward now that we are safe, we are looking into opening up our tourist market. Still, our health is a priority as we move forward and make that decision," he added.
Torres earlier disclosed that they are targeting tourists from South Korea in the travel bubble—an exclusive tourism partnership between neighboring or nearby countries, preferably with one that have low COVID-19 infection rates.
Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter
Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com
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The 200K out of Missoula and the 300K out of Livingston are history. Both tremendous successes. We had 11 riders start and finish the 200 and 6 riders start and finish the 300 (one outside the time limit, but who cares-he still finished!).
Lane Coddington shot a short video our Castle Mountains 300K brevet. It was cool-temps in the 30's for some of the day, and there was a stiff east wind blowing. Lots of wide open spaces on this route.