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The words of Matthew 5:16 resonate in the community of Saginaw Michigan as a new 501C3 organization has been established, SAGINAW COLLABORATIVE INC., located in the facilities in Saginaw where the former Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church worshipped since 1867—dissolving the end of 2018.
It has long been a dream of mine to keep the mission of this congregation alive in a distressed neighborhood well beyond the time in God's plan that can no longer sustain a worshipping congregation in this inner-city location. The Presbytery of Lake Huron shares in this dream in providing a mission-center in this east side Saginaw neighborhood by leasing this property to this newly formed organization.
While I can only watch the development of this organization from our California home, over 2000 miles away, I celebrate the Presbyterian Church maintaining a vital presence in this community east of the Saginaw River. Truly, God's light will continue to shine for the people in this neighborhood through this new organization.
Over five years ago, in preparation for my retirement, I had a few things to say on this topic in a sermon (September 22, 2013), published in a small book, Personal Favorites, Sermons of Rev. Tom Cundiff, February 24, 2016. WWW.AMAZON.COM
Discussing the church mission statement: "This is easily a mission statement that encompasses both of the Matthewian texts (Matthew 25: 31-36) and what has become, over the years, the foundation in what we have been able to nurture collaboratively in relationships with our neighbors within the community around the church and he larger metropolitan city of Saginaw."
"With what God has entrusted our care, I/we have tried to be faithful to this mission. It seems, from my perspective, that the identity of this church in linked intrinsically to this location in this neighborhood. This church has nurtured healthy collaborative style of doing ministry that has made it possible to use this building – this building being one of our greatest assets – to meet the needs of children in this community." Pg 44-45 This building, now in the hands of the Presbytery of Lake Huron, is acting in a positive way on this dream of a congregation.
For more information on the SAGINAW COLLABORATIVE INC:
Statement of Purpose: To provide a downtown community enrichment center to be used by various organizations to offer safe educational, recreational, and social services for Saginaw residents of all ages. http://saginawcollaborative.saginawcollaborative.org/2018/10/on-june-27-208-warren-ave.html
History: Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church (WAPC) has served Saginaw for over 150 years. Over the years the church has served as a food bank, soup kitchen, clothing bank, and youth center. It's over 20,000 square feet are comprised of classrooms, offices, a sanctuary, gymnasium, stage, meeting rooms, and kitchens.
As membership and resources dwindled one by one community services were relocated. The Congregation can no longer support the upkeep of the building and will discontinue worship services on November 25, 2018.
People of faith, "Let your light shine" for the children in this Saginaw, Michigan community. Let this be our prayer.
Rev. Tom Cundiff
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Christ lives on the Corner of Warren Avenue and Millard Streets in Saginaw
Receiving the final newsletter from the Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church in Saginaw almost brought me to tears. The end! This church is closing. The grief is real.
Then I read an article about the future use of the church building. Christ lives! The church continues to thrive!
WHAT A BLESSING! The hands and feet and heart of Christ will continue serving the "underserved" part of the city of Saginaw. God willing, all the pieces of the complicated puzzle will come together for the newly formed downtown community enrichment center formally called "Saginaw Collaborative, Inc.".
While the Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church has formally closed, the living Christ continues to live and walk with the people in the community—the faith and vision of members of the church along with the Presbytery of Lake Huron. I celebrate receiving this news…..and the hard work of members of the congregation and Presbytery of Lake Huron have not gone unnoticed.
This is the newsletter article I received on November 10th.
A community based organization has been established "for the provision of a downtown community enrichment center to be used by various organizations to offer safe educational, recreational, and social services for Saginaw residents of all ages." The group has been incorporated under the name of "Saginaw Collaborative, Inc." By-laws have been approved, a Board of Directors and officers have been elected, and an application for tax-exempt status has been filed with the IRS. Rev. Dr. Dan Saperstein, Executive Presbyter, as an ex-officio board member in an advisor capacity.
Women of Colors will continue as a tenant, with intent to expand their scope of services. In addition three additional organizations serving the youth and needy of Saginaw have committed to occupy space with several other organizations in discussion with the Collaborative for space, as well.
Session has approved the soliciting of bids from architectural firms to inspect and design the necessary structural and engineering renovations to accommodate the buildings new usage. Every consideration is being given to continuing Warren Avenue's legacy of ministry to a traditionally underserved segment of the Saginaw community. The Collaborative has begun seeking funding from various local agencies to commission the strategic and fund development plans necessary to implement this exciting, yet daunting, project. Please pray for the projects' success.
Advocacy, Church, Ministry, Uncategorized
VOTE WITH CLENCHED FISTS OR OPEN HANDS?
I sometimes ask in worship—especially during the 'Children's Sermon': What comes natural to you—CLENCHED FISTS or OPEN HANDS.
Created in the image of God, we are called to open our hands to family and friends and neighbors. I have to confess, hearing the hate-filled rhetoric of our current President, I have found myself clenching my fists. His speeches make my angry. I don't like feeling this way. The fear being instilled in hearts and minds of good people, in my mind, is wrong – for me and for our country.
I think of The Westminster Shorter Catechism and the first question: What is the chief end of man.? Making it inclusive: "The chief end of all creation is to glorify God and enjoy God forever." There is no hatred in loving God. There are no clenched fists when raising our hands in giving glory to God. I must preach to myself! Personally, it's time to find ways to fight, with open hands, the hate-filled clenched-fist rhetoric dividing our nation.
We currently live in a nation where certain 'nationalist' leaders find it politically expedient to preach hatred with closed fists toward people of different ethnicities, religions, sexual orientation or cultures. Certain leaders thrive on growing hatred with clenched fists and angry voices. These same people believe in building walls and reinforcing borders to keep people of different cultures or religious beliefs from entering our country. Yet aren't we a nation of immigrants? Yes there is a need for immigration reform, but to hate people just because they want to experience the American dream?
Now there may be times in our nation for clenched fists. We have enemies. But sowing hatred for large populations and cultures of people should not be a way of life. There are times in this world we must be tough when it comes to addressing divisiveness and terror. My worry and FEAR is our forgetting who we are, constitutionally. To quote the Declaration of Independence, "all people are created equal, endowed by God our creator with certain unalienable Rights –and that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." Are you happy with the hatred our current President sows? How do we (I) unclench our fists?
The best way I know to give glory to God is to be proactive in finding ways to elect leaders who will build us up and bind us together as we in tear down walls that separate us from neighbors and the love of God. Those who promote fear and hatred toward others cannot represent me. We must elect those who would given with clenched fists out of office.
So back to the question of how I can move forward with open hands. My God, the God who created me to smile upon friends and neighbors whoever they may be is calling me to VOTE for leaders who promote our becoming a more loving, caring, inclusive country. This is an important election. Vote your values. Vote with open hands. May God smile upon us as we work to elect those who promote God's love and acceptance of all people.
Advocacy, Journal, Tolerance, Uncategorized
The Emotions of Letting Go…..
Our 35 year old daughter, wife and mother writes a monthly article for the Mount Diablo Mother's Club blog (www.mdmcmom.org). She brought tears to the eyes of her mother and me in writing about her son, our grandson Thomas.
The emotions of letting go
Thomas has been in daycare and pre-school since he was one and a half. While it has gotten easier there are still days that it tears my heart out to walk away and leave him for a few hours at a time. I know the separation is good for him – and for me – but what is he doing while I am not there? Is he eating what he is supposed to? Is he making friends? Is anyone picking on him? Is he learning enough? Does he miss me? The questions are endless. Some days there are tears, but most days there are not. It is the days where he cries and says, "Mommy don't go" that are the hardest. However the grief for him lasts maybe five minutes, for me it lasts a bit longer. On the hard days, I usually text his daycare provider a few minutes after I leave and ask if he has calmed down. He always does. She says the tears usually stop within minutes of me leaving. On these days that drop-off was so hard it is always exactly the opposite when I go to pick him up "no mommy I want to stay, I am having fun!"
I know this will never end. He will start elementary school and I will worry about him adjusting to the academic world and making friends. Middle school where I will worry about bullying and if he is listening to his teachers or just talking with his friends instead. High School where I will worry about his preparation for college or whatever life after high school will bring. College where I will have empty-nest sorrows and miss him terribly. When he gets his first job, I will worry if he is paying his bills on time? Is he impressing his boss? Is he happy? I think it is in our nature as parents to worry and to have trouble letting our babies move on to each stage of their life with the fear that we might be left behind.
When the emotions start to get the best of me I just try and remind myself that I am raising a caring, independent and smart boy. He will always be my baby – through every up and down, even after he is long over the phase of telling me how much he loves me and hugging and kissing me with wild abandon. Part of being a parent is learning the balance between letting go and ensuring that our children know that we will love and support them no matter what.
So if you are facing the first days of daycare or school just know that it is normal to feel emotional. It is normal to go and sit in your car in cry. Heck, it is even okay to cry as you turn to walk away. They will be fine. They will still love us. They will thrive.
Advocacy, Family, Journal, Uncategorized
Thoughts After Dallas Shooting
I am spending time today reflecting on the death of five police officers in Dallas. Two civilians also died in this shooting that took place the evening of July 7. Words cannot describe the depth of my feelings. Let these five devotional thoughts be a beginning:
1 My prayers are with the five police officers who gave their lives in serving the Dallas community. Lord, hear my prayers for these officers and their families and friends. Lord, hear my prayers for all the officers who put their lives on the line each and every day protecting citizens—both black and white. Hear our prayers!
2 My prayers continue to be with the two young men who were shot in Louisiana and Minnesota:
Hear our prayers for Alton Sterling (37) shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Be a source of strength for his family and friends.
Hear our prayers for Philando Castile (32) shot near St. Paul, Minnesota. Surround family and friends with your love.
3 My prayers for the communities around this country struggling with a wide range of race-based issues dividing us as a nation. I pray for those who fail to see this as an issue that belongs to all of us. From the co-moderator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Tawnya Denise Anderson, who had this to say on Facebook on July 8th.
"For those of you who ask "How long?" or "How many times must this happen?" I'll tell you precisely when it… will stop. It will stop when people en masse are aware of the ways in which whiteness/white supremacy have shaped the way people of color are viewed, engaged, and treated in this world (even by other people of color). To come to this realization, however, white people will then have to be self-aware and convicted of the ways in which they have benefited from and promulgated the lie of whiteness. As necessary as this is for the well-being of society, it is also an uncomfortable undertaking and there is literally nothing forcing white people to do it. White people, then, will likely have to create the force.
White people, you have heard it said that you must talk to other white people about racism, and you must. But don't talk to them about their racism. Talk to them about YOUR racism. Talk to them about how you were socialized to view, talk to, and engage with people of color. Talk to them about the ways you've acted on that socialization. Talk to them about the lies you bought into. Talk about the struggles you continue to have in shedding the scales from your eyes. Don't make it "their" problem. Understand it as your own problem, because it is. To not do this would put you in danger of being yet another well-intentioned racist, convinced of their own goodness and living a life wholly unexamined and unaccountable to anyone. We don't need anymore of those. It's confession time."
Yes, Lord, I have to acknowledge that I too am complicit as a citizen of this world with these issues that divine us. As a white male, I have not always had an open heart and mind to hear what others of various races and religions and cultures are saying about these deep-rooted conflicts that divide us. Hear my prayers for my brothers and sisters struggling to understand what it will take to mend deep wounds in bringing about unity and peace.
4 I look to what President Obama had to say this morning, once again, in responding to these tragic shootings.
"I spoke this morning with Mayor Rawlings of Dallas to convey the deepest condolences of the American people. I told him that the federal government will… provide whatever assistance Dallas may need as it deals with this tremendous tragedy.
We still don't know all the facts. What we do know is there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement. Police in Dallas were on duty doing their jobs, keeping people safe, during peaceful protests. These law enforcement officers were targeted and nearly a dozen officers were shot. Five were killed. Other officers and at least one civilian were wounded, some are in serious condition and we are praying for their recovery.
We are horrified over these events and we stand united with the people and the police department in Dallas.
According to police there are multiple suspects. We will learn more about their twisted motivations, but let's be clear there is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks or any violence against law enforcement.
Anyone involved in these senseless murders will be held fully accountable. Justice will be done.
Yesterday I spoke about our need to be concerned as all Americans, about racial disparities in our criminal justice system. I also said yesterday our police have an extraordinarily difficult job and the vast majority of them do their job in outstanding fashion.
Today is a wrenching reminder of the sacrifices that they make for us.
We also know that when people are armed with powerful weapons unfortunately it makes attacks like these more deadly and more tragic. And in the days ahead we are going to have to consider those realities as well. In the meantime our focus is on the victims and their families.
Police across America, it's a tight knit family, feels this loss to their core, and we are grieving with them. As a nation let's remember to express our profound gratitude to our men and women in blue, not just today, but everyday."
5 Finally, love is that which binds us together and builds us up. Hate is not the answer. Love is the bond that will unite us in times of national strife. "God is our refuge and strength—a very present help in times or trouble…." (Ps. 46).
In prayer…..
Advocacy, Journal, Uncategorized
Obama Speech at Baltimore Mosque–
Every student in every Civics Class should be required to read or hear this speech! This speech was delivered by President Obama in a Mosque in Baltimore on February 3, 2016. As a Christian and Presbyterian Pastor, I know there those who will not agree with everything in this speech. Just read it! Fact-check it! As Muslims and Jews and Christians we are "One Nation under God"!
A short segment from this speech from President Obama:
"Here's another fact: Islam has always been part of America. Starting in colonial times, many of the slaves brought here from Africa were Muslim. And even in their bondage, some kept their faith alive. A few even won their freedom and became known to many Americans. And when enshrining the freedom of religion in our Constitution and our Bill of Rights, our Founders meant what they said when they said it applied to all religions.
Back then, Muslims were often called Mahometans. And Thomas Jefferson explained that the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom he wrote was designed to protect all faiths — and I'm quoting Thomas Jefferson now — "the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and the Mahometan." (Applause.)
Jefferson and John Adams had their own copies of the Koran. Benjamin Franklin wrote that "even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach to us, he would find a pulpit at his service." (Applause.) So this is not a new thing.
Generations of Muslim Americans helped to build our nation. They were part of the flow of immigrants who became farmers and merchants. They built America's first mosque, surprisingly enough, in North Dakota. (Laughter.) America's oldest surviving mosque is in Iowa. The first Islamic center in New York City was built in the 1890s. Muslim Americans worked on Henry Ford's assembly line, cranking out cars. A Muslim American designed the skyscrapers of Chicago.
In 1957, when dedicating the Islamic center in Washington, D.C., President Eisenhower said, "I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution … and in American hearts…this place of worship, is just as welcome…as any other religion." (Applause.)
And perhaps the most pertinent fact, Muslim Americans enrich our lives today in every way. They're our neighbors, the teachers who inspire our children, the doctors who trust us with our health — future doctors like Sabah. They're scientists who win Nobel Prizes, young entrepreneurs who are creating new technologies that we use all the time. They're the sports heroes we cheer for -— like Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon. And by the way, when Team USA marches into the next Olympics, one of the Americans waving the red, white and blue — (applause) — will a fencing champion, wearing her hijab, Ibtihaj Muhammad, who is here today. Stand up. (Applause.) I told her to bring home the gold. (Laughter.) Not to put any pressure on you. (Laughter.)
Muslim Americans keep us safe. They're our police and our firefighters. They're in homeland security, in our intelligence community. They serve honorably in our armed forces — meaning they fight and bleed and die for our freedom. Some rest in Arlington National Cemetery. (Applause.)
So Muslim Americans are some of the most resilient and patriotic Americans you'll ever meet. We're honored to have some of our proud Muslim American servicemembers here today. Please stand if you're here, so we can thank you for your service. (Applause.)
So part of the reason I want to lay out these facts is because, in the discussions that I was having with these incredibly accomplished young people, they were pointing that so often they felt invisible. And part of what we have to do is to lift up the contributions of the Muslim American community not when there's a problem, but all the time.
Our television shows should have some Muslim characters that are unrelated to national security — (applause) — because — it's not that hard to do. There was a time when there were no black people on television. And you can tell good stories while still representing the reality of our communities.
Now, we do have another fact that we have to acknowledge. Even as the overwhelming majority — and I repeat, the overwhelming majority — of the world's Muslims embrace Islam as a source of peace, it is undeniable that a small fraction of Muslims propagate a perverted interpretation of Islam. This is the truth. "
Link to this speech:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/03/remarks-president-islamic-society-baltimore
The stage is set. Read the speech. I am putting this in my Blog because I don't want to lose it.
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According to David Michael, the purpose of the first session was to cast a common radical and well-articulated vision and philosophy for ministering to children and youth. Many churches will provide "something" for kids without working out a philosophy or theological background for what that something is. This leads to an activity or program-driven ministry to kids. We need a cradle to graduation, well thought out philosophy for passing on the doctrines of the faith to our kids. What bible content do we want them to know? What Scriptures do we want them to have memorized? How can we lead them to participate as active worshipers in our churches? What qualifications will we require from those ministering to our children? All of the "somethings" we are doing as a church should be directed toward a single aim. Then, we will have a vision-oriented philosophy of ministry to children?
3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.
8 They would not be like their forefathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
10 they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law.
11 They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
(1) The Psalmist was entrusted with a vision, verses 1-3 (2) There is a calling on our lives to pass that vision on to the next generations, verses 4-6 God reveals the word to the fathers and intended that they would teach them to their children. The hope is that throughout the generations, each generation would say, "That's my job." (3) The vision is a vision of God and his glory, verses 4-5 This is a vision of the works of God and the word of God. God is passionate for his glory as it is revealed in his reputation and in his word. Everything that God does throughout the generations is for his glory. The Bible is a book about God. God is the main character in the Bible's stories. God can use anyone to accomplish his purposes. God's redemptive story is at the heart of the Bible. The story of Esther is a story about God's faithfulness and not about the beautiful king. Our vision is for a generation that can read their Bibles with God at the center. By teaching in this way, children come to see God at the heart of all things. It isn't really hard to teach in this way, it just takes some re-training. We must not teach about God with a self-centered emphasis. It is important not to place an emphasis on "me" when teaching about God. The misplaced emphasis can distort our message. The emphasis takes the focus off of God and put it onto man. We must not merely use Bible stories to teach moral lessons. In this, we can divert the emphasis from God to "being good boys and girls." The feeding of the five thousand is not primarily the story of a boy sharing his lunch but of God being compassionate on the crowds and providing for them from his sufficiency. The story teaches us that Jesus is God. (4) Out of that vision for God flows a vision for children, verses 4, 7 So the next generations will put their confidence in God, verse 7, and so that the next generations will worship God, verse 4.
Two negative examples: (1) The fathers—a rebellious and stubborn generation. We do not want this for our children. We want them to delight in our God and his faithfulness. (2) The Ephraimites—who did not keep God's covenant. They were armed with the bow, but they turned back in the day of battle. We want a courageous generation that learns to fight sin and Satan and stand their ground in the day of testing.
So, what is our target? We are aiming to have children who glorify God that grow into adults who glorify God. Moreover, we must teach them in such a way that it inspires them to teach their children.
A Call for Passion We can teach our children that God is supreme and glorious, but we will not spread a passion unless our own affections are captured by God's supremacy and glory. We are not just transferring knowledge. We are transferring passion. This involves passionately redeeming every moment—mealtime, drive time, bedtime, and in the morning—for the glory of God.
A Call for Courage Understand the Challenge of Raising Children in a God-defying Culture. This means understanding that if we only provide what is fun that children will find something that something is more fun. They will understand the relevance of the Scriptures for all of life. They will understand that children's workers will come to serve from a passion stemming from God's call.
See the official live blog of the conference at the desiring God blog.


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Luis Severino, Yanks agree to $40M, 4-year contract
By Ronald Blum
| Associated Press |
Feb 15, 2019 | 2:37 PM
Right-hander Luis Severino avoided an arbitration hearing with the New York Yankees, agreeing Friday to a $40 million, four-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Severino's deal includes a team option for 2023 that could make the agreement worth $52.25 million for five seasons. If the option is not exercised, Severino would be eligible for free agency after the 2022 season.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement is subject to a successful physical.
Severino gets a $2 million signing bonus, $4 million in 2019, $10 million in 2020, $10.5 million in 2021 and $11 million in 2022. The team option is for $15 million with a $2.75 million buyout.
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He had been scheduled for the final salary arbitration hearing of the year on Friday morning at St. Petersburg, Florida. Severino had asked for a raise from $604,975 to $5.25 million in his first season of arbitration eligibility and the Yankees had offered $4.4 million.
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Severino has a 41-25 career record with a 3.51 ERA and falls two days of service time short of having been eligible for free agency after 2021. He was set back when he struggled in 2016 and was sent to the minor leagues several times.
A right-hander who turns 25 next Wednesday, Severino is a two-time All-Star. He went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA last year, winning 14 of his first 16 decisions but then five of his last 11. He came out early in both of his postseason starts, going 0-1 in seven innings.
Manager Aaron Boone anticipates Severino will start the opener against Baltimore on March 28.
Severino's hearing arguments became more complex when Philadelphia ace Aaron Nola agreed Wednesday to a $45 million, four-year contract that includes a 2023 club option that could make the deal worth $56.75 million over five seasons. Nola has three years, 76 days of major league service, and his deal includes a $2 million signing bonus and a $4 million salary this year.
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"Further to a meeting held by the Moama Water Sports Club this afternoon, a decision was made in conjunction with a number of other pertinent authorities to postpone this weekend's Barrie Beehag Ski Race classic to the 11th December 2010.
Now in its 5th year, the postponement was decided due to higher than anticipated water levels, floating debris and a flooded marina at Deep Creek.
Further information about the event to be held in December will be made available later in the week and uploaded onto the Southern 80 website, its twitter page and facebook page.


Here is our little friend Leah! She is so pretty don'tcha think?? Do you see her kitty cat ears?? She's a hoot!
A little wild her hair was, a bit like Rapunzel......Leah sat patiently while her Mommy got a haircut and wax done...and then it was her turn!!! The requested haircut? can you guess which princess she asked for??
Why Snow White of course!!!
I think Leah is pretty darn happy with her new "Snow White" haircut! And I do know for a fact that everyone who was at Bijou during her haircut, was as tickled pink as she was:) Kid's always make your heart smile!


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China, economy, Energy, Russia
Gazprom and CNPC signed a new agreement on gas supplies
Alexander Miller, energy market consultant – Eurasia Business News, February 4, 2022
View on business towers in Beijing, the capital city of the Popular Republic of China.
The Russian Gazprom and the Chinese CNPC signed a new agreement on gas supplies to China from the Russian Far East. The signature took place during the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China.
"Agreement for the sale and purchase of natural gas along the Far East route between PJSC Gazprom and the China National Oil and Gas Corporation," reported the statement of the Kremlin.
Earlier, President Putin, at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said :
"For our today's meeting, our oilmen have prepared very good new solutions for the supply of hydrocarbons to the People's Republic of China and another step forward has been taken in the gas industry. I mean a new contract for the supply of gas to China from the Far East of Russia at 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year."
As reported, in 2015, Gazprom and CNPC signed an agreement on the main conditions for pipeline gas supplies from Western Siberian fields to China along the "western" route (via the Power of Siberia – 2 gas pipeline) and a memorandum of understanding on the project of pipeline natural gas supplies to China from the Russian Far East.
In December 2017, Gazprom and CNPC signed an agreement on the main conditions for the supply of natural gas from the Russian Far East to China.
Gazprom is pumping gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline, an agreement on which was signed in 2014, during the Ukrainian crisis and after Western sanctions against Russia.
The pipe, built entirely with Russian money, for which Beijing has not allocated a cent, should reach its design capacity in 2024 – 38 billion cubic meters per year.
Gazprom's largest field in the Far East is the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field, where gas production is due to begin in 2023.
The Russian state gas group Gazprom has announced that these exports should reach 48 billion cubic meters (m3) per year in 10 billion m3 via a new gas pipeline. According to an industry source, Gazprom has a 30-year contract with China's CNPC and the first deliveries are expected in two or three years. The new contract is designed for 25 years, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President. Thus, the total volume of deliveries will increase by 250 billion cubic meters.
The Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field was discovered in 2010. According to the latest report, the current hydrocarbon reserves amount to 611.7 billion cubic meters in the sum of industrial categories B1 + B2 of gas. m. According to the approved technical scheme, the field is expected to produce 21 billion cubic meters of gas (stock of production wells – 37 units).
22 wells (exploratory, exploration, production) were built at the field, including 14 gas condensate production wells.
The Yuzhno-Kirinskoye gas and condensate field fell under US sanctions in 2015.
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Q: InvalidArgument on outputfile in deflate stream I want to deflate a file using deflate stream.
Below is the code I am using.
using (oZipper = new DeflateStream(outputFile, CompressionMode.Compress))
Where oZipper is a filestream.
When I step into the line of code above (using (oZipper...), an exception is thrown:
Base stream is not writeable, InvalidArgumentException. Parameter: stream (outputFile, which is a filestream).
Any idea why this is? My code seems to be fine and I'm passing in the right stuff.
Thanks

A: How did you open the FileStream? It sounds like you've opened it for reading rather than writing.
EDIT: So that this is more of an answer...
GSS was opening a FileOutputStream using File.Create, but then closing the stream before using it to create the DeflateStream. That stopped DeflateStream from writing to the output stream, hence the problem. Removing the call to close solved the issue.


The 'Turkish Italian Workshop on the frontiers in nanomaterial research and applications' will be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from the 8th to the 10th of December 2010. It is organized by Institute for complex systems (Isc-Cnr), University of Trento and several Turkish universities.
The symposium aims at stimulating discussion between Turkish and Italian scientists working in the field of nanomaterials, enabling collaborations and partnerships. The workshop program will be focused on a few aspects at the frontiers of nanoscience which include the latest advances in nanomaterials and bionanomaterials and emerging prospects in nanophotonics. The topics will be in the areas of nanomaterials - processing and devices, nanomaterials for photonics, Bio nanomaterials.


Members of a Kane Kane County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Unit charged a North Carolina man Thursday with trafficking and intent to deliver "15 large garbage bags" of cannabis with an estimated street value of $3.2 million dollars.
According to a Sheriff's Office press release, members of the special unit were patrolling the parking lot of the Super 8 Hotel, 115 Arrowhead Drive, Hampshire, at around 8 a.m. Thursday, when deputies spoke to a male subject later identified as Levi Blalock.
The release said Blalock gave "conflicting stories of what he was doing in the area," and a narcotics detection K9 gave a positive indication of narcotics in Blalock's 2015 GMC Sierra pickup truck.
A search of the vehicle revealed 15 large garbage bags in the enclosed bed of the truck, the release said. Inside the bags were 296 smaller bags containing about 354 pounds of high-grade cannabis. Deputies also seized about $3,100 cash.
Blalock, 36, of Moncure, NC, is being held at the Kane County Adult Corrections Center awaiting bond call.
The charges against Blalock are not proof of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the State's burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.


Discussion in 'Xbox 360 Guides' started by kookmasteraj, Sep 28, 2009.
Here is a nice little guide on how to get Microsoft to repair your out of warranty/ second hand bought 360 (Bought Broken on eBay, even if it is already registered). Now, I always say that the X-Clamp fix isn't a permanent solution. My advice, is to bit the bullet and send in the xbox to get it fixed, the right way.
2) You will hear the annoying lady talk, and she gives you some "departments" to choose from. One would think that since you want to get your 360 repaired, you would choose the repair center, right? WRONG!! Pick Technical Support. The repair center wont re-register your 360 without the previous owner information.
"I recently purchased a Xbox 360 second hand and would like to register it in my name."
I suggest you do not mention it has red ring! He should say okay, he will get information from you, put you on hold, and then it should be done! BAM! It should now be registered to you!
Choose xbox support -> Repair console (under console management on the support page) -> Register a new console -> fill in the same information you gave the agent.
When you select done, you should go to the repair page where you can select how you want to get the console to them, this part is self explanatory. You did it!
Just make sure you have a warranty sticker on it! Any kind will do! Doesn't matter if it is modded, or you tried the X-Clamp fix. They will fix it as long as there is a sticker!
Works in USA & UK so far!
If you are having trouble. Take a deep breath and follow this.
called the agency again and say that your xbox 360 will not run anymore, you get an error on the screen "System Failure, etc." pretend to follow the steps the agency says and still say you have the same problem, they will suggest you for a repair and for "FREE", that is how i did it.
HaxAras, Rick and snarles like this.
Hi. This is actually my scenario. I just bought it from a friend then 3 months later rrod. How's ur xbox now? Still running good after the repair?
I know this is an old post, but how successful is this?
I just did this walkthrough, and received a FREE repair on an out of warranty Xbox 360. I used the dummy approach, told the tech about the system failure with code E74, and promptly turned around the free repair.
Very sneaky... and very smart! I've got a red ring that I'm gonna try to send in!
You could try it and see? This is a pretty old post i dont think the orig poster visits here anymore.


Wyn Grant is a graduate of the universities of Leicester, Strathclyde and Exeter. He joined the department in 1971 and was chair of department from 1990 to 1997. He has worked closely on research projects with colleagues in the Department of Life Sciences and teaches there and at the Warwick Crop Centre, Wellesbourne. In 2010 he was presented with the Diamond Jubilee Lifetime Achievement award of the Political Studies Association of the UK at their Awards Ceremony. He was elected an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2011.


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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Finds Success Underneath The Crippling Weight Of Expectation
No matter how entertaining something might be, you've only got so many times you can legitimately go to the well.
While I can't honestly say that Solo: A Star Wars Story is a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination as it makes for a safe little sci-fi romp through space but it ultimately suffers under the weight of its franchise and plays out a little too softly at times considering the scoundrels that we are dealing with.
Before he was cinema's most notorious scoundrel, Han (Alden Ehrenreich) is just trying to get out from under and start a new life for himself with his best girl Qi'ra (Emila Clarke). However things don't go as planned, they get separated and Han embarks off on an adventure that starts with him joining the Imperial Army, then subsequently befriending Chewbacca, hooking up with notorious smuggler Beckett (Woody Harrelson) which lands him in partnership with the suave Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) and to the place that's he's always belonged; in command of the Millenium Falcon.
Had this not been saddled with the 'Star Wars' moniker this movie probably could have been good for an extra half star with critics across the spectrum, but given the initial drama around the production with Phil Lord and Chris Miller being replaced by Ron Howard in the director's chair at least gave it all a sense of genuine stability to the proceedings. It's fun, but also pretty safe and doesn't push any kind of storytelling limits like Rogue One did.
Howard is a steady Hollywood hand and knows how to craft big action set pieces as well as move a narrative along. While the script from Jonathan and Lawrence Kasdan that forces us to slog through a painful opening we get the rhythms of the characters and the story that is trying to be told down.
The timeline in which this story happens is a little vague (and there's a cameo at the end which will make it even more confusing) but that's OK because this really is more about the journey then it is the destination. Howard gives the film some genuine flow that feels like it was breaking away from the more comedic styling's that you get the feeling Miller and Lord were trying to shoehorn into a narrative that quite frankly is already being shoehorned into another narrative. It doesn't always succeed but it gets enough right along the way to make sure like we don't feel like we are wasting our collective time either as we get the call back moments we need along with some fresh storytelling beats.
As our new star, Alden Ehrenreich pulls off Han Solo with relative ease and genuine skill as he's being smart enough to not to try and mimic Harrison Ford flat out but rather ease in some small nuances from the man who played this iconic character before him. The movie is filled with characters and so frenetic at times that he thankfully isn't required to carry the load of the narrative or the action but he's good enough that you really can't wait to see him actually get the chance to carry an entire film. Emilia Clarke plays opposite the Solo character quite well and gives him a sense of depth since we already know that he's isn't JUST always about the money, while Woody Harrelson & Paul Bettany provided some flavour along the way.
That being said the genuine star of this show is Donald Glover as Lando. He exudes the cool of Billy Dee Williams while playing it all up with the kind of sexuality that is borderline comedic as his swagger is dripping all over the floor. Glover commands the screen and makes every line he delivers a moment. We're getting so many spin off movies from the Star Wars Universe these days that quite frankly I hope we get a film about the continuing adventures of Lando Calrissian with Glover in the driver's seat.
At the end of the day, there's really nothing wrong with Solo: A Star Wars Story except for the fact that there's actually nothing wrong with it and while it doesn't hit the high bar of pedigree that most people wanted of it…it's still better then the Lucas prequels.
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David Voigt is a Toronto based writer with a problem and a passion for the moving image and all things cinema. Having moved from production to the critical side of the aisle for well over 10 years now at outlets like Examiner.com, Criticize This, Dork Shelf, to.Night Newspaper he's been all across his city, the country and the continent in search of all the news and reviews that are fit to print from the world of cinema. Having launched his own home; In The Seats (intheseats.ca) back in 2015 for all the latest and greatest movie reviews and interviews he's one of the leading voices in the film criticism scene in Toronto, and eventually the world. David is the Entertainment Editor for Addicted Magazine.
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Raiders' Jon Gruden Has Strong Analysis of Jerry Jeudy Based on how the current NFL season has started, Henry Ruggs has been the least statistically impressive of the top three wide receivers taken in the draft.
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package org.openqa.selenium.support.pagefactory;

import org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException;
import org.openqa.selenium.SearchContext;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.Clock;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.SlowLoadableComponent;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.SystemClock;

import com.google.common.collect.Lists;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * An element locator that will wait for the specified number of seconds for an element to appear,
 * rather than failing instantly if it's not present. This works by polling the UI on a regular
 * basis. The element returned will be present on the DOM, but may not actually be visible: override
 * {@link #isElementUsable(WebElement)} if this is important to you.
 *
 * Because this class polls the interface on a regular basis, it is strongly recommended that users
 * avoid locating elements by XPath.
 */
public class AjaxElementLocator extends DefaultElementLocator {
  protected final int timeOutInSeconds;
  private final Clock clock;

  /**
   * Use this constructor in order to process custom annotaions.
   *
   * @param context The context to use when finding the element
   * @param timeOutInSeconds How long to wait for the element to appear. Measured in seconds.
   * @param annotations	AbstractAnnotations class implementation
   */
  public AjaxElementLocator(SearchContext context, int timeOutInSeconds, AbstractAnnotations annotations) {
    this(new SystemClock(), context, timeOutInSeconds, annotations);
  }

  public AjaxElementLocator(Clock clock, SearchContext context, int timeOutInSeconds,
                            AbstractAnnotations annotations) {
    super(context, annotations);
    this.timeOutInSeconds = timeOutInSeconds;
    this.clock = clock;
  }

  /**
   * Main constructor.
   *
   * @param searchContext The context to use when finding the element
   * @param field The field representing this element
   * @param timeOutInSeconds How long to wait for the element to appear. Measured in seconds.
   */
  public AjaxElementLocator(SearchContext searchContext, Field field, int timeOutInSeconds) {
    this(new SystemClock(), searchContext, field, timeOutInSeconds);
  }

  public AjaxElementLocator(Clock clock, SearchContext searchContext, Field field, int timeOutInSeconds) {
    this(clock, searchContext, timeOutInSeconds, new Annotations(field));
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * Will poll the interface on a regular basis until the element is present.
   */
  @Override
  public WebElement findElement() {
    SlowLoadingElement loadingElement = new SlowLoadingElement(clock, timeOutInSeconds);
    try {
      return loadingElement.get().getElement();
    } catch (NoSuchElementError e) {
      throw new NoSuchElementException(
          String.format("Timed out after %d seconds. %s", timeOutInSeconds, e.getMessage()),
          e.getCause());
    }
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   *
   * Will poll the interface on a regular basis until at least one element is present.
   */
  @Override
  public List<WebElement> findElements() {
    SlowLoadingElementList list = new SlowLoadingElementList(clock, timeOutInSeconds);
    try {
      return list.get().getElements();
    } catch (NoSuchElementError e) {
      return Lists.newArrayList();
    }
  }

  /**
   * By default, we sleep for 250ms between polls. You may override this method in order to change
   * how it sleeps.
   *
   * @return Duration to sleep in milliseconds
   */
  protected long sleepFor() {
    return 250;
  }

  /**
   * By default, elements are considered "found" if they are in the DOM. Override this method in
   * order to change whether or not you consider the element loaded. For example, perhaps you need
   * the element to be displayed:
   *
   * <pre>{@code
   *   return element.isDisplayed();
   * }</pre>
   *
   * @param element The element to use
   * @return Whether or not it meets your criteria for "found"
   */
  protected boolean isElementUsable(WebElement element) {
    return true;
  }

  private class SlowLoadingElement extends SlowLoadableComponent<SlowLoadingElement> {
    private NoSuchElementException lastException;
    private WebElement element;

    public SlowLoadingElement(Clock clock, int timeOutInSeconds) {
      super(clock, timeOutInSeconds);
    }

    @Override
    protected void load() {
      // Does nothing
    }

    @Override
    protected long sleepFor() {
      return AjaxElementLocator.this.sleepFor();
    }

    @Override
    protected void isLoaded() throws Error {
      try {
        element = AjaxElementLocator.super.findElement();
        if (!isElementUsable(element)) {
          throw new NoSuchElementException("Element is not usable");
        }
      } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
        lastException = e;
        // Should use JUnit's AssertionError, but it may not be present
        throw new NoSuchElementError("Unable to locate the element", e);
      }
    }

    public NoSuchElementException getLastException() {
      return lastException;
    }

    public WebElement getElement() {
      return element;
    }
  }

  private class SlowLoadingElementList extends SlowLoadableComponent<SlowLoadingElementList> {
    private NoSuchElementException lastException;
    private List<WebElement> elements;

    public SlowLoadingElementList(Clock clock, int timeOutInSeconds) {
      super(clock, timeOutInSeconds);
    }

    @Override
    protected void load() {
      // Does nothing
    }

    @Override
    protected long sleepFor() {
      return AjaxElementLocator.this.sleepFor();
    }

    @Override
    protected void isLoaded() throws Error {
      try {
        elements = AjaxElementLocator.super.findElements();
        if (elements.size() == 0) {
          throw new NoSuchElementException("Unable to locate the element");
        }
        for (WebElement element : elements) {
          if (!isElementUsable(element)) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException("Element is not usable");
          }
        }
      } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
        lastException = e;
        // Should use JUnit's AssertionError, but it may not be present
        throw new NoSuchElementError("Unable to locate the element", e);
      }
    }

    public NoSuchElementException getLastException() {
      return lastException;
    }

    public List<WebElement> getElements() {
      return elements;
    }
  }

  private static class NoSuchElementError extends Error {
    private NoSuchElementError(String message, Throwable throwable) {
      super(message, throwable);
    }
  }

}

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Through our proprietary engEx™ Platform, we are harnessing the power of nature's intercellular communication system to engineer a new class of medicines, exosome therapeutics.
Exosomes Explained
engEx™ Platform
Targeted Administration
Pipeline & Programs
We are utilizing our engEx™ Platform to build a broad pipeline of therapeutic candidates that we believe can have a transformative impact on the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases, with an initial focus on oncology and neurology.
exoSTING™
exoIL-12™
exoASO-STAT6™
At Codiak, we are working to create a major shift in the development of tomorrow's medicines through scientific ambition, remarkable ingenuity and determined passion for improving patients' lives.
Codiak is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on pioneering the development of exosome-based therapeutics, a new class of medicines.
Codiak BioSciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results and Operational Progress
March 17, 2021 at 7:30 AM EDT
– First human proof-of-concept data from exoIL-12™ program confirmed desired product profile and enabled dose selection for further evaluation in patients –
– On track to report biomarker, safety and clinical anti-tumor efficacy results in cancer patients
in mid-2021 for exoSTING™ and by year-end for exoIL-12 –
– Data from two novel engineered exosome therapeutic programs to be presented at AACR 2021,
including initial clinical data for exoIL-12 accepted as late-breaking abstract –
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codiak BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDAK), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on pioneering the development of exosome-based therapeutics as a new class of medicines, today reported fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results and operational progress.
"The past year was tremendously productive for Codiak as we brought our first two programs into the clinic, the first ever engineered exosome therapeutic candidates to be tested in humans, and completed a successful initial public offering," said Douglas E. Williams, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Codiak. "The early data from our exoIL-12 program have provided validation of our approach and propel us into what we anticipate will be an exciting year ahead, with multiple data read-outs and the initiation of a third clinical program expected."
Fourth Quarter 2020 and Recent Highlights
Reported initial pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and tolerability data from randomized, placebo-controlled healthy volunteer portion of the exoIL-12 Phase 1 clinical trial and selected pharmacological dose and regimen to carry forward into assessment in patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL)
Progressed with subject dosing in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of exoSTING for the treatment of advanced/metastatic, recurrent and injectable solid tumors
Continued to advance exoASO™-STAT6 for the intravenous treatment of myeloid-rich cancers through IND-enabling studies
Closed IPO in October 2020, raising $74.4 million in net proceeds
Published manuscript detailing the exoIL-12 preclinical program in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
Published manuscript highlighting versatility of the engEx Platform in the online edition of Molecular Therapy
Closed follow-on public offering in February 2021, raising $62.0 million in net proceeds
Anticipated Milestones and Events
Late-breaking abstract poster presentation of the full pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and tolerability data from healthy volunteer portion of the exoIL-12 Phase 1 clinical trial at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, to be held April 10-15, 2021
Poster presentation of preclinical data from the exoASO-STAT6 program at the AACR Annual Meeting, to be held April 10-15, 2021
Safety and preliminary pharmacodynamics and efficacy data from exoSTING Phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with solid tumors expected mid-2021
Investigational New Drug (IND) application filing for exoASO-STAT6 program to enable initiation of clinical trials anticipated during the second half of 2021
Biomarker, safety and preliminary pharmacodynamics and efficacy data in CTCL patients from exoIL-12 Phase 1 trial expected by year-end 2021
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results
Total revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 were $1.6 million, compared to $0.2 million for the same period in 2019. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $2.9 million, compared to $0.4 million for the same period in 2019. These increases were primarily due to revenue recognized in connection with our collaboration with Sarepta Therapeutics.
Net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 was $18.0 million, compared to a net loss of $21.6 million for the same period in 2019. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $91.7 million, compared to a net loss of $78.0 million for the same period in 2019. Net loss for the quarter and year was driven primarily by clinical development, general and administrative, and personnel expenses, and ongoing development of the engEx Platform.
Research and development expenses were $13.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to $17.7 million for the same period in 2019. The decrease in research and development expenses was driven primarily by the timing of external manufacturing expenditures in the prior year.
Research and development expenses were $74.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $59.5 million for the same period in 2019. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by an increase in license milestones, personnel costs, and clinical development expenses related to the initiation of the exoIL-12 and exoSTING clinical trials in September 2020.
General and administrative expenses were $5.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 compared to $4.3 million for the same period in 2019. The increase was driven primarily by an increase in personnel costs and costs associated with transitioning to a public company.
General and administrative expenses were $19.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $21.0 million for the same period in 2019. The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in consulting, accounting and legal fees.
As of December 31, 2020, Codiak had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $88.9 million. Subsequent to year end, Codiak closed a public offering in February 2021, raising $62.0 million in net proceeds. Based on our current operating plan, we expect our cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020, together with the net proceeds from our follow-on public offering in February 2021, will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 2022.
About Codiak BioSciences
Codiak is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on pioneering the development of exosome-based therapeutics, a new class of medicines with the potential to transform the treatment of a wide spectrum of diseases with high unmet medical need. By leveraging the biology of exosomes as natural intercellular transfer mechanisms, Codiak has developed its proprietary engEx Platform to expand upon the innate properties of exosomes to design, engineer and manufacture novel exosome therapeutic candidates. Codiak has utilized its engEx Platform to generate a deep pipeline of engineered exosomes aimed at treating a broad range of disease areas, spanning oncology, neuro-oncology, neurology, neuromuscular disease and infectious disease.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among other things, statements concerning the development and therapeutic potential of exoSTING and exoIL-12, including timing of release of data, statements concerning the development of exoASO-STAT6, including the timing of initiation of its clinical program, statements regarding the capabilities and potential of Codiak's engEx Platform and engineered exosomes generally and Codiak's financial guidance including cash runway . Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Codiak's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in Codiak's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is current as of the date of this report, and Codiak undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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CODIAK BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Investments — 73,065
Restricted cash — 367
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 4,843 10,370
Total current assets 93,758 94,118
Property and equipment, net 31,410 17,626
Restricted cash, net of current portion 4,170 4,170
Operating right-of-use assets 22,003 —
Other non-current assets — 48
Total assets $ 151,341 $ 115,962
Liabilities, Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Accounts payable $ 2,018 $ 2,381
Accrued expenses 8,870 15,818
Deferred revenue 5,281 742
Deferred rent — 814
Operating lease liability 1,482 —
Total current liabilities 17,651 19,755
Long-term liabilities:
Deferred revenue, net of current portion 57,416 54,870
Note payable, net of discount 24,960 9,572
Deferred rent, net of current portion — 9,814
Operating lease liability, net of current portion 36,540 —
Other long-term liabilities 207 —
Total liabilities 136,774 94,011
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; No shares authorized, issued, or
outstanding as of December 31, 2020; 33,200,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2019; liquidation value as of December 31, 2019 of $44,169 — 44,169
Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; No shares authorized, issued, or
outstanding as of December 31, 2020; 21,400,000 shares authorized; 20,520,828 shares issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2019; liquidation value as of December 31, 2019 of $80,874 — 81,108
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; No shares authorized, issued, or
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued or outstanding
as of December 31, 2020; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2019; $ — $ —
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020;
120,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2019; 18,787,579, and 2,997,040 shares issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively 2 —
Additional paid-in capital 302,655 2
Accumulated other comprehensive income — 43
Accumulated (deficit) (288,090 ) (192,878 )
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) 14,567 (192,833 )
Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' equity (deficit) $ 151,341 $ 115,962
DECEMBER 31, YEAR ENDED
Collaboration revenue $ 1,639 $ 150 $ 2,915 $ 388
Total revenue 1,639 150 2,915 388
Research and development 13,328 17,706 73,981 59,501
General and administrative 5,919 4,253 19,852 21,039
Total operating expenses 19,247 21,959 93,833 80,540
Loss from operations (17,608 ) (21,809 ) (90,918 ) (80,152 )
Other (expense) income:
Interest income 7 354 253 1,500
Interest expense (710 ) (297 ) (1,906 ) (300 )
Other income 353 114 906 992
Total other (expense) income, net (350 ) 171 (747 ) 2,192
Net loss $ (17,958 ) $ (21,638 ) $ (91,665 ) $ (77,960 )
Cumulative dividends on redeemable convertible
preferred stock (534 ) (3,454 ) (10,831 ) (13,701 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (18,492 ) $ (25,092 ) $ (102,496 ) $ (91,661 )
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted $ (1.14 ) $ (8.37 ) $ (16.18 ) $ (30.66 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted 16,233,377 2,996,942 6,332,841 2,989,423
Comprehensive loss:
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on investments, net of tax of $0 — (20 ) (43 ) 52
Total other comprehensive (loss) income — (20 ) (43 ) 52
Comprehensive loss $ (17,958 ) $ (21,658 ) $ (91,708 ) $ (77,908 )
Investor Contact: Christopher Taylor VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications T: 617-949-4220 E: investor@codiakbio.com Media Contact: Lindy Devereux Scient PR T: 646-515-5730 E: media@codiakbio.com
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Many thanks to all of you who've commiserated, offered good wishes, and sent hopes for a speedy recovery from the misstep that resulted in my hip fracture in July. I'm back home now, still getting regular visits from a physical therapist and working toward walking on my own. But the X-rays assure us that all is well, and I'm at least part-time back at my computer and regular routine.
Seventeen years ago, when I finished writing Beyond Civilization, I would've agreed that my major work was done, that in Ishmael and the books that followed it I'd said what I principally have to say and was free to resume a career as a fiction writer, with novels like After Dachau and The Holy. Happily, I was mistaken.
Therefore, the major part of the routine to which I must now return is getting back to work on the new book that I've been embroiled in for the better part of a year. This is my most important book by far, and it's almost as difficult to get down on paper as Ishmael was. I'd like to think another year will see it finished. Or maybe two. Oddly enough, or perhaps one could say "providentially," this accident and forced hiatus made me realize that I was moving in the wrong direction with the book. Being forced to stop the writing, I was able to rethink what I'd been doing, and so about two months worth of work that I would have done and then had to scrap has been avoided. All because I unwittingly stepped into that hole in the street in the midst of a rainstorm. I vividly remember, while lying there in the rain and howling for help: "I'll bet you think this is just a coincidence!"


What: The ND State Commission on National and Community Service will be hosting a day of service with Senior Corps and AmeriCorps Members April 11th around the Fargo Community.
When: Tuesday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Youthworks: 317 S. University Dr., FargoVolunteers will clean the new Youthworks facility that will house families in need.
Dress for Success: 219 NP Ave., FargoVolunteers will work on boutique displays by painting furniture/frames, hanging items, and making jewelry arrangements.
Great Plains Food Bank: 1720 3rd Ave, FargoVolunteers will assist with repacking bulk items, labeling products, and constructing boxes.
Project LINUS: Double Tree Hilton 825 E Beaton Dr., West FargoBlanketeers will be making blankets for children, ages 0 to 18, who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need of warmth and comfort.
Red River Zoo: 4255 23rd Ave S, FargoVolunteers will clean the grounds and buildings at zoo to help prepare for the new year.
River Keepers: Volunteers will assist in cleaning up the Red River front at various locations and help remove debris from the winter season.
Why: The North Dakota State Commission on National & Community Service provides opportunities for North Dakotans to engage in service that addresses the state's and nation's educational, public safety, environmental, and other human needs. The Commission seeks to foster civic responsibility, strengthen the ties that bind us together as a people, and provide educational opportunity for those who make a substantial commitment to service. Aligned with the Corporation for National and Community Service's many initiatives, the North Dakota State Commission has also strategically combined Faith-Based and Community efforts in its commission membership and focus.
Contact: For additional information please contact Ryan Volk at 701-328-6048 or at rdvolk@nd.gov.


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Gender Studies, Gender Groups
Gender Studies: Women
Backwards & in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film
Alicia Malone (Author)
Women in Filmmaking and Their Struggle Against Bias "After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels" -Ann Richards #1 Bestseller in Acting & Auditioning, Performing Arts, and Guides & Reviews Women in filmmaking since the beginning. Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. One of the first people to ever pick up a motion picture camera was a woman; as was the first screenwriter to win two Academy Awards, the inventor of the boom microphone, and the first person to be credited with the title Film Editor. Throughout the history of Hollywood, women have been revolutionizing, innovating, and shaping filmmaking. Yet their stories are rarely shared. This is what film reporter Alicia Malone wants to change. The first female directors. Backwards & In Heels tells the history of women in film in a different way, with stories about incredible women who made their mark in each Hollywood era. Every story is inspiring, detailing the accomplishments of extraordinary women and the obstacles they faced. Backwards & In Heels combines research and exclusive interviews with influential women and men working in Hollywood today, including Geena Davis, J.J. Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Octavia Spencer, America Ferrera, Paul Feig, and many more; as well as film professors, historians and experts. Time to level the playing field. Think of Backwards & In Heels as a guidebook, your entry into the complex world of women in film. Join Alicia Malone as she champions Hollywood women of the past and present and looks to the future. Learn little known facts about: The first females in film direction Iconic movie stars Present day activists If you enjoyed books such as Renegade Women in Film and TV or The Purple Diaries, you'll love Alicia Malone's Backwards & In Heels. Also, don't miss Alicia's #1 Bestseller in Movies & Video Guides & Reviews, The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women. No
Alicia Malone is a film reporter, host, writer and self-confessed movie geek. She first gained notice hosting movie-centric shows and reviewing films in her native Australia, before making the leap to Los Angeles in 2011.Since then, Alicia has appeared on CNN, the Today show, MSNBC, NPR and many more as a film expert. Currently, she is a host on FilmStruck, a cinephile subscription streaming service run by the Criterion Collection and Turner Classic Movies, and she is the creator and host of the weekly show, Indie Movie Guide on Fandango.Alicia is passionate about classic films, independent movies and supporting women in film. In 2015, Alicia gave a TEDx talk about the lack of women working in film and why this is important to change. In 2017, she was invited to give a second TEDx talk, where she spoke about the hidden stories of the earliest women working in Hollywood. Alicia has also spoken at conferences around America, and because of this, was named of one the 100 Worthy Women of 2016. Alicia has traveled the world to cover the BAFTAs, the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and SXSW. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and over the years has interviewed hundreds of movie stars and filmmakers.She also wrote this bio, but knew it would sound way less egotistical if written in third person.
Contributor: Alicia Malone
Imprint: Mango Media
Publisher: Mango Media
Biography: Alicia Malone is a film reporter, host, writer and self-confessed movie geek. She first gained notice hosting movie-centric shows and reviewing films in her native Australia, before making the leap to Los Angeles in 2011.Since then, Alicia has appeared on CNN, the Today show, MSNBC, NPR and many more as a film expert. Currently, she is a host on FilmStruck, a cinephile subscription streaming service run by the Criterion Collection and Turner Classic Movies, and she is the creator and host of the weekly show, Indie Movie Guide on Fandango.Alicia is passionate about classic films, independent movies and supporting women in film. In 2015, Alicia gave a TEDx talk about the lack of women working in film and why this is important to change. In 2017, she was invited to give a second TEDx talk, where she spoke about the hidden stories of the earliest women working in Hollywood. Alicia has also spoken at conferences around America, and because of this, was named of one the 100 Worthy Women of 2016. Alicia has traveled the world to cover the BAFTAs, the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and SXSW. She is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and over the years has interviewed hundreds of movie stars and filmmakers.She also wrote this bio, but knew it would sound way less egotistical if written in third person.


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I thought that you might be interested in this site.
I visited there in 1991 and it was impressive as a time warp then.
Hey Ira, very cool stuff, especially the section on cylinder repair and construction. They make it sound like their weldment assembly is just as complex as a one-piece cylinder/saddle casting arrangement. Who wants to go there on a field trip?!