BTG plc, the global healthcare company, recently highlighted OPTALYSE PE one year trial results, presented at the International Society on Endovascular Therapy in Florida. The findings confirm that bilateral pulmonary embolism patients treated in as little as 2 hours with a total tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) dose as low as 8mg continue to show improvements in RV/LV ratio over the long term with a very low all-cause mortality rate of 2%, an equally low recurrent PE rate of 2%, and continued quality of life improvements – further demonstrating the efficacy and safety of the OPTALYSE PE treatment regimens.
The authors followed the 12 month outcomes of 101 patients at 17 centers who participated in the OPTALYSE PE study in which the patients were randomized one of four cohorts. These patients were diagnosed with acute proximal PE in at least one main or proximal lobar pulmonary artery and a right ventricular-to-left ventricular diameter ratio (RV/LV) greater or equal to 0.9 on chest computed tomographic angiography (CTA). Patients received treatment within 48 hours of diagnosis. The four cohorts ranged from 2-6 hours in treatment duration and 8mg to 24mg total tPA for bilateral PE.
All cohorts saw a significant reduction in RV/LV by approximately 23 to 26 percent taken via CTA at 48 hours. For follow-up, patients received echocardiograms at four hours, 48 hours, 30 days, 90 days, and at one year post-EKOS therapy. The initial significant reductions in RV/LV continued to improve in all cohorts through one year – with mean RV/LV ratios in the 0.70 range at one year for all cohorts. Multiple quality of life measurements showed valuable improvements between 30 days and 365 days – further demonstrating the long-term benefit of EKOS® therapy.
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Hear me (聽説 /Ting Shuo) is a Taiwanese movie shown in 2009. Actors include Eddie Peng, Ivy Chen, and Michelle Chen.
I initially watched this movie because i knew the actors. At first you might think that it's so boring, since it's such a quiet movie. Good thing, Eddie Peng is around. He's so funny and his expressions are so priceless! I love those moments when he is with his mom. Their lines are so spontaneous and so natural, that you'd actually believe that Eddie is her son. Her mom might be familiar to you! Actually, she's the mother in the successful dramas such as Fated to Love You and Autumn's Concerto. Aside from them, I think that Ivy Chen is actually a good actress. I've never watched any of her series yet but I'm excited to see her portray a different role. She's so small and cute. She doesn't speak in this movie, but you could actually feel and understand what she's trying to say from her facial expressions. Happy to say that aside from the actors, the storyline is good too! Never expected that i would actually love this movie!
How can a guy like a girl who can't speak nor hear? It is indeed very possible. Tian Kuo's parents are very supportive, and so does Yang Yang's sister. I've also seen the closeness of the two sisters, and they're always there for each other. Their moments are so touching too! They really did know how to act and let the audience feel it without even actually talking. I think that's really hard!
The ending is so cute! but I've already kind of guessed that she can actually speak. I mean is it possible for two sisters to have the same sickness?
It doesn't need to be heard, be spoken, and be translated.
but, you can feel it.
I totally recommend this movie! Although, this wasn't given much recognition in Taiwan, I felt that it should receive better popularity. The actors and the storyline is so good! Hear Me is a movie that should definitely not be missed out in your list of movies to watch.


You heard it here first. Justin Bieber is coming to Malaysia.
The singing foetus grosses me out. He's like a yucky version of Alvin and the Chipmunks musically, with more hair on the head, and hairless everywhere else and forgets he's all vanilla.
But for Beliebers, rejoice for it has apparently been confirmed he will coming to Kuala Lumpur in March 2011. Remember. You heard it here first. Will let you guys know more about the Bieber when I get details.


Since its establishment in Slovenia in 2003, the Gregor Podnar Gallery has been one of the most internationally vivid Slovene commercial galleries. A frequent attendee of international art fairs like Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Frieze Art Fair London, Fiac Paris, etc., the gallery has brought not only Slovene artists to greater international recognition, but endorsed various artists from the greater Central and Eastern European region as well. Director Gregor Podnar opened a Berlin branch in 2007, under the Slovenian name, Galerija Gregor Podnar.
Gregor Podnar led the Škuc Gallery in Ljubljana between 1997 and 2003 where he also established the gallery's commercial activity and its presence on the international art market.
Initially the Galerija Gregor Podnar opened in Kranj as part of the DUM Association of Artists and in March 2004 the new gallery premises opened in the town's former industrial area with the inaugural exhibition Venture, featuring work by the selected artists of the gallery. In August 2005 Podnar rented a new exhibition space from the Municipality of Ljubljana and moved the gallery to Ljubljana.
In September 2007 Podnar joined a cluster of commercial international galleries in Galerienhaus Lindenstrasse 34-35 on the frontier between Berlin Mitte and Berlin Kreuzberg, featuring the work of Attila Csörgő. The new venue was officially opened in November 2007 with the group exhibition Like to like I. and continued with Like to like II. Podnar curated both shows and presented all of the artists represented by his gallery.
Afterwards Podnar continued with solo exhibitions of the most recent production of his artists, where his curatorial strategy stays recognisable and significant. Galerija Gregor Podnar in Berlin has now turned into the base of Gregor Podnar's activities. Since then, the space in Ljubljana predominantly functions as a project room mostly for presentations of individual artistic positions.
The gallery presents internationally well-known and established artists mostly from Eastern European centres, as well as young emerging artists from a wider context. These include Attila Csörgő, Vadim Fishkin, Alexander Gutke, Irwin, Magnus Larsson, Yuri Leiderman, Dan Perjovschi, Goran Petercol, Tobias Putrih, Nika Špan and Goran Trbuljak. Since 2008 he presents also Ariel Schlesinger, a young Israel artist who lives and works in Berlin, and since 2009 he represents another young Polish artist, Marzena Nowak, as well.
Podnar works also with the following artists: Primož Bizjak, Tomaž Gregorič, Miha Knific, Bogoslav Kalaš, Antal Lakner, Kazimir Malevič, Andrei Monastyrsky, Tadej Pogačar, Christine Rebet, Guia Rigvava, Giovanni Morbin, and Mladen Stropnik.
Since 2003 the gallery is frequently present on the most prominent international art fairs. Starting with Art Forum Berlin and Artissima Turin, Gregor Podnar attended Liste, The Young Art Fair in Basel, ViennaFair, and Arte Fiera in Bologna. In 2006 Podnar participated on Art 37 Basel and since then his gallery entered the upper level of international art fairs such as Frieze Art Fair London, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach, where in 2007 and 2008 the gallery was part of the section Art Nova.
He also presented the work of his artists at Art Brussels and in Paris on Fiac Art Fair. In 2008 and some years after, he was one of the protagonists at the abc, art berlin contemporary, an art fair prepared by leading Berlin gallerists.
Since 2005 Galerija Gregor Podnar has been publishing monographies, books about specific projects, and special editions by individual artists (Nika Špan, Vadim Fishkin, Tobias Putrih, Primož Bizjak and Attila Csörgő).


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From the overpowering scent of markers to the unnatural chemical coloring of paints, mainstream kids art supplies don't typically create a pretty picture for our health or that of the planet. The good news is, there are fabulous artistic alternatives including paints made from vegetable-based dyes and petrochemical-free soy crayons. If you've got a budding artist on your hands, here's a list of our top five must-have eco-friendly art supplies.
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From the overpowering scent of markers to the unnatural chemical coloring of paints, mainstream kids art supplies don't typically create a pretty picture for our health or that of the planet. The good news is, there are fabulous artistic alternatives including paints made from vegetable-based dyes and petrochemical-free soy crayons. If you've got a budding artist on your hands, here's a list of our top five must-have eco-friendly art supplies.


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Is International Soccer a Barometer for Post-Pandemic Sports Travel?
The enduring popularity of soccer around the globe will always exist.
But as international sports' biggest tourist attraction draws near later this year with the quadrennial FIFA World Cup Tournament, a new study finds that ticket prices in some of the top soccer leagues around the world have increased – a potential barometer of what post-pandemic sports travel will be like as franchises scramble from two years of either inactivity or reduced fan capacity.
Amsterdam, Netherlands-based BudgetAir.com, an online international travel specialist, released a study that reveals the price of watching soccer in stadiums in different countries around the world. The study analyzed and compared current ticket prices, the overall market value of players in each league, the quality of each league and the average number of goals scored per game to give a comprehensive assessment of the price of watching soccer and the entertainment value fans get in different leagues worldwide.
"We wanted the study to capture the current ticket market in each country and expose some of the challenges soccer fans are facing when sourcing tickets during the pandemic," Steffen Boon, Global Marketing Director at Travix, said in a statement. Travix helped conduct the study. "In some leagues, high demand means all official tickets are bought by paying club members, especially for premium matches between the best teams and particularly at the moment, when there is reduced supply due to partial stadium closures in some countries."
What the study found is that ticket prices going forward won't be nearly as inexpensive as they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in early 2020.
As international border restrictions are starting to be relaxed, the BudgetAir.com study collected the ticket prices from official purchasing outlets and the secondary market – where tourists and travelers often must buy them – and created an average deviation from the dataset median to compare the cost of tickets in each league.
Not surprisingly, the most expensive ticket price found in 28 leagues surveyed across the world was in the English Premier League, considered the best league in the world although the Bundesliga in Germany and Serie A in Italy will argue that.
Nonetheless, the study found that the average ticket cost for an English Premier League (EPL) game was a whopping 332.90 percent above the average median cost.
What was somewhat surprising, however, was the league with the next-highest price. A ticket for a Major League Soccer (MLS) match in the United States – not a league that is considered on par with the EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A, LaLiga in Spain or Ligue1 in France – is 278.29 percent above median.
In fact, the study found that the MLS only had the 15th best cost vs. quality of league/players score, an assessment of the value for money that fans receive, but still had the second-highest overall ticket increase price.
MLS was followed by LaLiga, Bundesliga, Ligue1, Serie A, Primeira Liga in Portugal and Eredivisie in the Netherlands in terms of cost per ticket above the dataset media.
"For visiting tourists wanting to watch a match, this means they must instead use ticket reseller websites where they often encounter vastly inflated prices," Boon said.
The Qatar Stars League has the cheapest tickets, ahead of the Chilean Primera División and Paraguayan Primera Division.
Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup in November and December.
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Four people were injured Saturday morning in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Frederick Street, according to a press release from the Hagerstown Police Department.
The accident happened at 12:40 a.m. when a 2001 Saturn traveling east on Memorial Boulevard failed to stop for a red light and collided with a 2004 Dodge truck, according to the release. The truck overturned, skidded 100 feet and struck two parked vehicles, police said.
The Saturn continued east and struck Advanced Auto Body and Towing, causing significant damage to the building, police said.
One occupant of the Saturn was trapped in the wreckage, and another was thrown from the vehicle, according to the release. The people in the truck were able to get out and had minor injuries, police said.
The occupants of the Saturn were taken to the emergency room at Washington County Hospital.
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While the team is hard at work on tuning the new cannon changes that were previously discussed, we've got one more Holiday treat for all you Officers and sea dogs -- two new vessels will soon be making berth in ports throughout the Caribbean!
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Q: Reading dataset value into a gnuplot variable (start of X series) I originally thought this may be the same as gnuplot - start of X series - Stack Overflow - but I think this is slightly more specific.
Since I'm interested in finding the "start of X series", so to speak - I'll try to clarify with an example; say you have this script:
# generate data
system "cat > ./inline.dat <<EOF\n\
10.0 1 a 2\n\
10.2 2 b 2\n\
10.4 3 a 2\n\
10.6 4 b 2\n\
10.8 5 c 7\n\
11.0 5 c 7\n\
EOF\n"

# ranges
set yrange [0:8]
set xrange [0:11.5]

plot "inline.dat" using 1:2 with impulses linewidth 2

If you plot it, you'll notice the data starts from 10 on x-axis:

Now, of course you can adjust the xrange - but sometimes you're interested in "relative positions" which start "from 0", so to speak. Therefore, one would like to see the data "moved left" on the x-axis, so it starts at 0. Since we know the data starts at 10.0, we could subtract that from first column explicitly:
plot "inline.dat" using ($1-10.0):2 with impulses linewidth 2

... and that basically does the trick.
But say you don't want to specify the "10.0" explicitly in the plot command above; then - knowing that it is the first element of the first column of the data which is already loaded, one would hope there is a way to somehow read this value in a variable - say, with something like the following pseudocode:
varval = "inline.dat"(1,1) # get first element of first column in variable
plot "inline.dat" using ($1-varval):2 with impulses linewidth 2

... and with something like this, one wouldn't have to specify this "x offset" value, so to speak, manually in the plot command.
So - to rephrase - is there a way to read the start of x series (the first value of a given column in a dataset) as a variable in gnuplot?

A: Two ways:
1.
Plot the function first and let gnuplot to tell the minimum x value:
plot "inline.dat" using 1:2 with impulses linewidth 2

xmin = GPVAL_DATA_X_MIN
plot "inline.dat" using ($1-xmin):2 with impulses linewidth 2

2.
Use external script to figure out what is the minimum x value:
xmin = `sort -nk 1 inline.dat | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}'`
plot "inline.dat" using ($1-xmin):2 with impulses linewidth 2

A: OK, I keep coming back to this - so I think I needed the following clarification here:
Given that gnuplot, well, plots datasets as 2D plots - it's a given that it somehow deals with 2D structures or arrays. That is why someone coming from C, Perl, Python etc. would naturally think it is possible to somehow index the dataset, and be able to retrieve a value at a given row and column position; say, something like the following pseudocode:
my_val = "inline.dat"[1][2]     # get value in 1st row and 2nd column

Or alternately, pseudocode:
my_dataset = parse_dataset("inline.dat")
my_val = get_value(my_dataset, 1, 2)

And I spent a ton of time looking for something like this in gnuplot, and cannot find anything like that (a direct variable access to dataset values through row and column index). It seems that the only thing one can do, is plot the dataset - and possibly access values there, via function called in the using part.
That means, that if I want to find some dataset values from gnuplot, I have to iterate through the dataset by calling plot - even if I need those values precisely to construct a proper plot statement :) And I kind of dislike that, thinking that the first plot may somehow screw up the second afterwards :) However, as finding maximum value in a data set and subtracting from plot - comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot | Google Groups points out, one can plot to a file, also stdout or /dev/null, and get a plain ASCII formatted table - so at least I can redirect the first call in that way, so it doesn't interfere with the actual plotting terminal of the second call to plot.
So, below is another code example, where the first element of first column in the "inline.dat" dataset is retrieved via:
# print and get (in _drcv) first value of first data column:
eval print_dataset_row_column("inline.dat",0,1)

# must "copy" the "return" value manually:
first = _drcv

... so then the plot can be offset by first directly in the plot call.
Note again that print_dataset_row_column calls plot (redirected via set table to /dev/null) -- and as such, each time you call it to retrieve a single value, it will cause iteration through the entire dataset! So if you need first element and last element (and possibly other stuff, like some basic statistics with gnuplot), it's probably better to rewrite print_dataset_row_column so it retrieves all of those in one go.
Also a print_dataset_row_column rewrite would be needed if you use some special formats in your dataset and the using line. Note that in this example, the third column is a string - which is not by default accepted as a plot data column; and as such, calls to the print_dataset_* functions will fail if they have to deal with it (see also gnuplot plot from string).

So here is the example code - let's call it test.gp:
# generate data
system "cat > ./inline.dat <<EOF\n\
10.0 1 a 2\n\
10.2 2 b 2\n\
10.4 3 a 2\n\
10.6 4 b 2\n\
10.8 5 c 7\n\
11.0 5 c 7\n\
EOF\n"

### "dry-run" functions:
# iterate through dataset by calling
# `plot`, redirected to file output (via `set table`)
#
# note: eval (not print) cannot be inside a user-defined function:
#  a(b) = eval('c=3') ; print a(4) ==> "undefined function: eval"
# nor you can make multistatement functions with semicolon:
#  f(x) = (2*x ; x=x+2) ==> ')' expected (at ';')
#
# so these functions are defined as strings - and called through eval
#
# through a single column spec in `using`:
# (`plot` prints table to stdout)
#
print_dataset_column(filename,col) = "set table '/dev/stdout' ;\
plot '".filename."' using ".col." ;\
unset table"
#
# through two column spec in `using`:
# (`plot` prints table to stdout)
#
print_dataset_twocolumn(filename,colA,colB) = "set table '/dev/stdout' ;\
plot '".filename."' using ".colA.":".colB." ;\
unset table"
#
# print value of row:column in dataset, saving it as _drcv variable
#
# init variable
#
_drcv = 0
#
# create _drc helper function; note assign and "return" in
# true branch of ternary clause
#
_drc(ri, colval, col) = (ri == _row) ? _drcv = colval : colval
#
# define the callable function:
#
print_dataset_row_column(filename,row,col) = "_row = ".row." ;\
set table '/dev/null' ;\
plot '".filename."' using (_drc($0, $".col.", ".col.")) ;\
unset table ;\
print '".filename."[r:".row.",c:".col."] = ',_drcv"
#
#
### end dry run functions

#
# test print_dataset_* functions:
#

eval print_dataset_column("inline.dat",0)
eval print_dataset_twocolumn("inline.dat",0,0)

# string column - cannot directly:
# set table '/dev/stdout' ;plot 'inline.dat' using 3 ;unset table
#                                                  ^
# line 69: warning: Skipping data file with no valid points
# line 69: x range is invalid
#~ eval print_dataset_column("inline.dat",3)

eval print_dataset_column("inline.dat",1)
eval print_dataset_twocolumn("inline.dat",1,2)

eval print_dataset_row_column("inline.dat",4,1)
eval print_dataset_row_column("inline.dat",4,2)

# will fail - 3 is string column
# line 82: warning: Skipping data file with no valid points
# line 82: x range is invalid
#~ eval print_dataset_row_column("inline.dat",4,3)

#
# do a plot offset by first element position
#

# print and get (in _drcv) first value of first data column:
eval print_dataset_row_column("inline.dat",0,1)
# must "copy" the "return" value manually:
first = _drcv

# ranges
set yrange [0:8]
set xrange [0:11.5]

# plot finally:
plot "inline.dat" using ($1-first):2 with impulses linewidth 2

When this script is called, the dataset in the OP is plotted moved, starting from 0 - and the following is output in terminal (the first few table printouts are the actual output from plot redirected via set table to stdout):
gnuplot> load './test.gp'

# Curve 0 of 1, 6 points
# Curve title: "'inline.dat' using 0"
# x y type
 0  0  i
 1  1  i
 2  2  i
 3  3  i
 4  4  i
 5  5  i

# Curve 0 of 1, 6 points
# Curve title: "'inline.dat' using 0:0"
# x y type
 0  0  i
 1  1  i
 2  2  i
 3  3  i
 4  4  i
 5  5  i

# Curve 0 of 1, 6 points
# Curve title: "'inline.dat' using 1"
# x y type
 0  10  i
 1  10.2  i
 2  10.4  i
 3  10.6  i
 4  10.8  i
 5  11  i

# Curve 0 of 1, 6 points
# Curve title: "'inline.dat' using 1:2"
# x y type
 10  1  i
 10.2  2  i
 10.4  3  i
 10.6  4  i
 10.8  5  i
 11  5  i

inline.dat[r:4,c:1] = 10.8
inline.dat[r:4,c:2] = 5.0
inline.dat[r:0,c:1] = 10.0

A: To read a single value from a data files consider the following user defined function:
at(file, row, col) = system( sprintf("awk -v row=%d -v col=%d 'NR == row {print $col}' %s", row, col, file) )
file="delta-fps" ; row=2 ; col=2
print at(file,row,col)

Of course, the input to awk has to be cleared of ignored/invalid input (blank lines, comments, etc). For example:
at(file, row, col) = system( sprintf("grep -v '^#|^$' %s | awk -v row=%d -v col=%d 'NR == row {print $col}'", file, row, col) )

Still, this function will not allow reading any dataset, it is restricted to files. However, this limitation can be overcome by checking for the redirection character '<' in the file name argument and replacing it in a sensible way (see the ternary operator):
at(file, row, col)=system( sprintf("%s | grep -v '^#\\|^$' | awk -v row=%d -v col=%d 'NR == row {print $col}'", (file[:1] eq '<') ? file[2:] :'cat '.file, row, col) )

A good point to define such a unction may be your .gnuplot init file.

A: Hmmm... OK, I got something:
initer(x) = (!exists("first")) ? first = x : first ;
plot "inline.dat" using ($1-initer($1)):2 with impulses linewidth 2

... but this looks more like "capturing" a variable, than reading it (as the function initer is being used to scan a stream of numbers, detect the first one, and return its value) :) Hope there is a better way of doing this ....

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Shamoi Palmer, 23, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Jermaine George Titus, 32, of Toronto.
Officers were called to the Weston Road and Jane Street area on Wednesday shortly before 10 a.m. for reports of gunfire.
When officers arrived, they discovered Titus inside a white 2012 Lexus that was stopped in front of a row of houses. He was suffering from a gunshot wound. A single bullet hole had broken through the middle of the driver's side window.
Police believe the shooting was targeted.
On Thursday afternoon, police issued a Canada-wide warrant for Palmer. A few hours later he was arrested as he was leaving a residence.
"He was on his way out of the residence trying to get into an Uber at the time," Det.-Sgt. Michael Patterson told CBC Toronto.
Patterson says investigators intend to get a search warrant and gather more evidence from the home.
Although police are not searching for more suspects, Patterson is not ruling out the possibility that there were more people involved. He is asking the public to come forward with any video surveillance they may have.
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Commissioner: Coliseum Chief Admitted To Conflict Of Interest
Filed Under:Coliseum, Commission, Electric Daisy Carnival, Los Angeles, Patrick Lynch, Raves
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission will hold a special closed-door meeting Tuesday on the fate of Coliseum General Manager Patrick Lynch.
The commission issued an agenda for the meeting Monday afternoon, describing it as a "performance evaluation/possible action regarding employment" of its general manager/chief administrative officer.
Commissioner Rick Caruso called for Lynch's resignation Wednesday, the day the Los Angeles Times reported that the Coliseum's assistant general manager for events — Todd DeStefano — was also working for Insomniac Inc.
Caruso tells KNX 1070 that allowing Lynch to continue in his post would be "the worst form of government" for the L.A. Coliseum. https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14984641/2011/02/coliseum-lynch-seg.mp3
Insomniac Inc. organized the Electric Daisy Carnival, an electronic music festival held at the Coliseum last summer where a 15-year girl died from an overdose of Ecstasy.
"We have now learned that the fox was left guarding the henhouse since our staff in charge of planning security at raves was also secretly working for the rave organizer," Caruso said last week.
Lynch has not spoken with reporters since The Times initial report on DeStefano. Caruso was not made available for an interview Monday.
DeStefano began working with Insomniac about two months before the June 2010 event, and Lynch approved the arrangement, The Times reported.
Lynch said he reduced DeStefano's salary and changed his title after he started with Insomniac, but DeStefano continued to work for the commission on the Electric Daisy preparations.
Lynch said DeStefano might have taken part in closed-door meetings of the commission in which its dealings with Insomniac were privately discussed, The Times reported.
Lynch told The Times he recently informed commission President David Israel of the situation and was told that DeStefano's ties to Insomniac were improper and that he should choose between the company and the agency.
Israel confirmed Lynch's account.
DeStefano resigned from the Coliseum position in January to pursue a full-time career as an events promoter — including for Insomniac, which is seeking commission approval for another Electric Daisy Carnival.
State law generally forbids managers such as DeStefano to participate in decisions affecting a company in which they or their immediate family members have a financial stake. Violations can result in civil or criminal penalties.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has begun investigating the matter, The Times reported. An official with the California Fair Political Practices Commission told The Times the agency is also investigating.
According to The Times, DeStefano acknowledged his double employment, saying that he received payment through one of three companies that he has operated from his home since 2006. He declined to reveal the amount Insomniac paid him.
DeStefano said his companies have not been engaged in any other business involving the Coliseum or the neighboring Los Angeles Sports Arena, which is also run by the commission.
He said he did nothing wrong.
Raves have become a major revenue source for the Coliseum complex, which also includes the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena. The Electric Daisy Carnival was the biggest, drawing 185,000 people over the two days.
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The People's Choice Award runner-up at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, The Dish, Rob Sitch's (The Castle) second feature film, is the true tale of a small town in the outback that takes "one giant leap for mankind". During the dawn of the space era, the pride of Parks in new South Wales was a state-of-the-art telecommunications dish located in the middle of a sheep pasture on the outskirts of the sleepy hamlet. The quaint town of Parks gained international prominence when called upon by NASA to play a key role in one of history's most memorable moments, the television broadcast of the moon walk by Neil Armstrong. Cliff Buxton (Sam Neil, The Piano_) is the unruffled, pipe smoking leader who steadies his unlikely team of technicians for the big event. His colourful crew consists of Glenn, (Tom Long, Hildegarde) the timid mathematician; Mitch, (Kevin Harrington, Sea Change) the cocky local in charge of equipment maintenance; Rudi (Tayler Kane, Queen Of The Damned) the clumsy security guard, whose sister Janie (Eliza Szonert, Neighbours) fearlessly flirts with Mitch and Al (Patrick Warburton, Seinfeld) the token American sent by NASA to oversee the project. Disaster looms when Parks loses contact with the spacecraft at a critical moment and all that everyone has worked for is suddenly thrown into jeopardy. The Dish earned nine nominations from the Film Critics Circle of Australia and was also a popular favorite at the 2000 Sundance Festival.
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I understand that often alien races are a tool for reflecting certain human traits for closer examination and exploration of specific aspects, e.g. for showing us the mirror, but it can also be considered lazy writing and could even fuel a certain hubris.
Did you notice how other races are often just a sub-section of human cultures/psyche/behavior etc.? People would ask things like "What is this race like?" Imagine an ET visitor asked you to tell him what humans are like, what kind of a species they are. Weird question, isn't it?
It reminds me of how in Star Trek they eventually loosened that view and fixed some of the clichée when they revealed that "warrior Klingons" was just the generalized assumption because Starfleet had mostly just interacted with their military and thus in their narrow-mindedness probably never have considered that there are wise, peaceful Klingon teachers and all kinds of people like that. In a way, here the evolution of Star Trek lore over time serves its own exploration of human nature and our experience of life.


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Nigerians were taken aback by veteran actor Chidi Mokeme's ability to flow in Yoruba for his role as Scar in the Shanty Town film. Scar doubles as a pimp—a loan shark who heads a slum with prostitutes indebted to him in the heart of Eko. While Chidi's acting impressed many, it also came as a surprise to cybernauts that the thespian is well-versed in speaking the Yoruba language.
In light of the surprise, we bring you Nollywood stars who have appeared on both sides of the English and Yoruba arms of the industry.
Chidi Mokeme
The Anambra-born actor featured in the 2003 classic Nollywood Yoruba movie, Motara Johnson where he spoke Yoruba fluently. In a recent Shanty Toe film, the actor was seen speaking Yoruba several times, as if he were a Yoruba actor.
Sobowale Sola
Sola Sobowale is a genuine scene stealer, a consummate thespian who is unconstrained by roles or audiences. She rose to prominence in the early 1990s after appearing in the contentious Yoruba home video Asewo To Re Mecca (The Prostitute Who Went to Mecca) and also as Toyin Tomato in the critically acclaimed Wale Adenuga series Super Story. Since then, she has appeared in about 200 films, both in Yoruba and in English.
Jide Kosoko
A highly decorated actor, Jide Kosoko is one of the most popular veteran actors in the movie industry who has as much presence in the Yoruba arm of Nollywood as in English. He is so talented he is considered by colleagues to be a chameleon when it comes to assuming characters to translate his roles.
Rachael Oniga
Late Nollywood actress Rachael Oniga, up until her death, featured heavily in both English and Yoruba arms of Nollywod. Thespian was born to an Urhobo father and an Isoko mother, Oniga hails from Eku in Delta State. Her multi-lingual acting ability has served her well as an actress, and she has, on that account, amassed many movies under her belt.
Bimbo Akintola
Forget the fact she's on the stake for her recent comments about APC's Tinubu. Very versed and talented, Bimbo has never disappointed her fans and admirers since her superlative role in the award-winning 'Owo Blow' was released several years ago. Till date, Bimbo has remained a force in both the English and Yoruba movie sectors. Her appearance in Yoruba flicks may not be constant, but she is one of those actresses soaring in the two areas.
Saidi Balogun
Saidi Balogun's successful films, such as Eti Keta and Modupe Temi, demonstrate that he knows the fundamentals of filmmaking. Balogun is well-known in Yoruba films, but he has also appeared in a number of English films, including Above Love and Foreign Affairs.
Adeolu Adeosho Funsho
Funso is an actor who can easily move between Yoruba and English films, but he has largely appeared in Yoruba films.
Kelvin Ikeduba
Kelvin Ikeduba is dubbed the "Bad Boy of Nollywood" by his fans. Though he began with English films, his foray into the Yoruba genre of films has been enormously successful. Kelvin is a well-known crossover actor.
Kehinde Bankole
Kehinde Bankole is a Nollywood actress who is flawless in delivering her roles both in Yoruba and English movies, which has earned her many accolades and awards. Kehinde is a popular cross-over act.
Funke Akindele
Funke Akindele dabbled in English Nollywood films, although her career was built in Yoruba Nollywood. Akindele has appeared in a number of stunning Yoruba and English films, making her one of the industry's new and bankable faces.
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Gebauer, Michel Joseph, French oboist, band-master, and composer, brother of François René Gebauer; b. La Fere, Aisne, 1763; d. during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, Dec. 1812. He became an oboist in the royal wind ensemble of the Swiss Guard in Versailles in 1777. In 1783 he joined the royal chapel there as a violist. In 1791 he went to Paris as a musician in the National Guard. He also was active as a theater musician and served as prof. of oboe at the Cons. (1795–1800). He then was director of music of the Consular (later Imperial) Guard, and also served as oboist in Napoleon's private chamber ensemble. Among his works were band pieces and chamber music.
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Bringing Deaf people to Jesus.
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The Holy Scriptures as originally give, divinely inspired, is the complete trustworthy Word of God and the only authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
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All humankind is guilty of sinning against God.
The Lord Jesus Christ is fully God. He was born of a virgin and lived on earthly a sinless life.
The sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, the Son of God in place of the sinner.
The justification of the sinner freely by grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the individual sinner, giving repentance towards God, and faith in Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit living and working in the believer.
The Lord Jesus Christ will return in person.
The one, holy and universal Church, which is the Body of Christ, in which all true believers belong and serve.
The future certain and eternal blessings in heaven for those who have been saved and future punishment in hell for those who do not believe in Jesus.
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Chinese homegrown sports brand Xtep International Holdings Ltd said on Thursday it would buy K-Swiss owner E-Land Footwear USA Holdings Inc for $260 million in an all-cash deal, as it aims to grow into a multi-brand portfolio group.
The Fujian-based sportswear maker has agreed to buy a 100 percent stake in E-Land Footwear from E-Land USA Holdings Inc. and E-Land World Ltd, Xtep said in a said in a filing to the Hong Kong bourse.
E-Land Footwear also owns brands such as Palladium, Supra, PLDM and KR3W.
"The board believes that the transaction is an attractive opportunity to invest in a portfolio of global renowned sportswear and lifestyle brands targeting the high-end market segment," Xtep Chairman Ding Shui Po said in the statement.
The deal will be financed by internal resources and is expected to be completed by the end of July, it added.
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White House resumes handing out free COVID-19 rapid test kits
By: Jennifer Shutt - December 16, 2022 4:30 am
An at-home COVID-19 test kit. Photo by Laura Olson, States Newsroom.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is once again offering Americans the opportunity to order free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests from the federal government, a program that it had shuttered amid an ongoing stalemate with Congress over additional funding to address the virus.
The program will allow each household to order four free COVID-19 tests as part of the White House's plans to try to tamp down the number of diagnoses this winter amid an increase in coronavirus, flu and RSV.
"While COVID-19 is not the disruptive force it once was, the virus continues to evolve, and cases are on the rise again as families are spending more time indoors and gathering for the holidays," the White House wrote in a fact sheet about its efforts this winter.
The free COVID-19 test kits can be ordered through COVIDTests.gov or by calling 1-800-232-0233 between 8 a.m. and midnight Eastern.
Preparing for winter
The Biden administration's winter preparedness plan focuses predominantly on vaccination, with proposals to hold pop-up clinics and work with governors to increase nursing home vaccination rates. Health officials also are calling on hospitals to offer patients a shot before discharging unvaccinated patients, or those who aren't up-to-date on their boosters.
More than 267 million people, or 80% of the U.S. population, have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But those numbers decrease over time, with 229 million, or 69% completing the two-dose primary series. And just 42 million people have gotten the updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccine that public health officials approved in September, according to CDC data.
The weekly death total from COVID-19 has remained relatively steady since mid-April, when about 3,000 Americans were dying of the virus weekly. That number dipped a bit over the summer, but has stayed about the same throughout the fall and into winter. For the week of Dec. 7, another 2,981 people died of the virus, according to the CDC.
The Biden administration said its plan for the winter will continue focusing on the highest risk people, including "residents of nursing homes and other congregate care facilities, where we know vaccination rates remain too low."
"This also includes older Americans, individuals who are immunocompromised, disabled individuals, and others who face a higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19," the White House wrote in its fact sheet.
The Biden administration plans to send nursing home and long-term-care facility administrators a playbook for this winter. Public health officials also called on those facilities to take "concrete actions to ensure that every resident is educated on and offered an updated COVID-19 shot; that every resident who tests positive for COVID-19 is evaluated and offered treatment; and that every facility is taking steps to improve its indoor air quality."
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The Iron King's western trailhead is just beyond the Point of Rocks junction with the Peavine Trail. From the Peavine, turn right at the fork at Point of Rocks and hop on the Iron King Trail where you are engulfed in scraggly desert woods. Off-shooting trails disappear in the underbrush, and every mile or so a haunting railroad relic stands guard.
Rusted and gutted, but plainly beautiful, old train cars (smaller than most) are mounted at intervals along the trail. They're striking in their isolation, especially against the pale desert backdrop. As the Iron King breaks free of the forest and rolls into an expanse of open land, the vistas on this stretch are marvelous as the land simply lays itself bare. Low, cream-tinted hills, grasses and a haze of dust reach out toward distant mountain ranges as the trail ambles slightly downhill. A tumbleweed rolls by so perfectly placed, you look around for the Hollywood props master.
In the distance, the town of Prescott Valley comes into view. About 1 mile before trail's end (and the miles stretch out deceptively on this trail) the railroad corridor merges into an extra-wide dirt trail to reach Glassford Hill Road and Iron King's somewhat unspectacular finish, though this convenient access point to the town makes it popular with daily runners and bicyclists.
In Granville, the trail starts at a large dirt parking lot at the intersection of Glassford Hill Road and Santa Fe Loop Road.
Good trail, long flat and scenic.
Overall this trail is easy to pass through by both biking and walking. Plenty of different sights along the route, but naturally its a point to point trail so be prepared for a long walk back after completing the trail.
29 Nov 07 A large Trail Head dirt parking lot on east side of Glassford Hill Rd., N34.61422 W112.34572.
The 0.9 mile of dirt road has good and poor sections. Once on the RR grade the surface is better.
Make it longer! It's too beautiful to end so soon!
"What a beautiful and functional trail. Amazing rock formations and beautiful views of plains and Mingus Mt, the Granite Dells, Granite Mt and other surrounding mountains. Best of all, this trail is very functional, serving as part of the trail system connecting Prescott and Prescott Valley. It is flat and wide and awesome for walking or biking!"


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In recent times there have been quite a few news articles on hedge fund losses. Some of these losses were related to the announcement by US Fed on pulling the brakes on its stimulus program. As per the Financial Times some of the world's biggest quant hedge funds have suffered steep losses in the recent past. Given that these funds use complicated models and strategies one would not expect them to be at the losing end. But we suppose the thing that worked against them was not their intelligence but the risks that they were undertaking. In fact we feel it is their intelligence that made them take the risks which eventually led to the losses that they suffered.
And this is why we could not help but remember Charlie Munger's quote on how Berkshire Hathaway has been able to create its long term advantage. He had once said that "It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." In our opinion this is one of the most important learning for any investor. All it takes to be successful in investing is to continually avoid doing stupid things in order to minimize your losses. For this it is necessary to have a strong risk aversion. We have seen how taking too much risk has helped the hedge funds!
But how do you avoid risk? A good way to minimize your risk in investing is to do your own homework before investing in a stock. To do this you have to keep in mind several points. You need to study the company's financials; factors influencing its fundamentals both internally as well as externally; its management's track record; its valuations. The list is long and it is but natural that a slip up is possible. This is why it is important to maintain a checklist. A matrix that lists out all the key variables that influence all stocks. This includes the company's financial performance, key factors related to the industry in which it operates. The company's management quality and its balance sheet strength must get utmost importance. This checklist can be used as a reference point for analyzing any stock. This is why we at Equitymaster try to even measure the comparative risks for different business more objectively with the help of 'Equitymaster Risk Matrix'.
We believe that if investors are able to form and follow such a checklist then they increase their chances of investing successfully. We again reiterate that investing is all about being less stupid and not more intelligent. Thus, it pays to have some sort of checklist or risk matrix so that you can go through it every time you analyze a stock.
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Back in 2007, the BRICS were the apple of global investors. The blistering pace at which these countries were growing, it was little wonder that everyone wanted to invest in them. But in recent times things have changed. The countries have slowed down. Inflation has shot up and the current account situation in nearly all of the countries has worsened from what it was in 2007. But even when all BRICS are doing badly, India seems to be faring even worse. Especially when it comes to budget deficits which is nothing but the excess of government's spending over what it earns. As per The Mint, India's budget deficit stood at 4.9% of GDP in 2013. This makes it the worst on the BRICS list. In fact India has fared badly even on other economic parameters. Inflation is high, its current account gap is increasing, growth has slowed down drastically and the fiscal mess is getting worse. This is a poor reflection on the country's government. We have been writing about how the government needs to pull up its socks and fast track reforms. Though it has gone ahead with some reforms in the recent past, however, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
Source: The Mint
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is perceived to be a strict and prudent regulator. Not sure what is it then that is forcing the regulator to act differently this time. What is stopping it from taking a firm stance on the money laundering accusations against the top 3 private sector banks in India? Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank have been fined Rs 50 m, Rs 45 m and Rs 10 m respectively. The allegation by Cobrapost that the banks violated KYC norms and failed to report cash transactions were independently audited by the RBI and banks themselves. For lack of evidence it seems that RBI has chosen to impose a token penalty. For the amounts are just about 0.1% if the banks' profits in FY13. However, what stumps us is the differential penalty on the three banks. Instead of ensuring that it shows non-tolerance towards poor compliance, the RBI seems to looking at granular details. The extent of the banks' involvement in the unreported cash transactions seems to be the basis of the penalty. Going by this we would not be surprised if banks get encouraged rather than discouraged to chase profits at the cost of compliance. And the sector would not be far from the days when non compliance with KYC guidelines becomes a systemic risk. Something that the RBI chooses to deny!
The Indian Rupee is currently witnessing a free fall. It has lost about 7.7% against the US dollar since 01 May 2013. And this is likely to make Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circumspect for further cut in interest rates. It may be noted that RBI adopted a dovish stance since April 2012 after growth started faltering. But weakening rupee may force RBI to reconsider its decision. Weaker rupee means that imports will turn expensive. This is likely to fuel inflation. In other words, India will be importing inflation because of weaker currency. And with imports majorly comprising of oil and gold; inflation is likely to sink deep into the financial system. As such, the RBI may turn wary to cut rates from here on.
In order to avoid further depreciation, the RBI has intervened in the forex markets by selling dollars and buying rupee. While this may support rupee for the time being, India's forex reserves might get depleted to some extent. We feel that in order to support rupee such short term measures will do no good. The government will have to come out with conducive policies that are favorable for foreign investments. Inflows of long term foreign capital will provide much needed support to the rupee.
An economy just entered the club of emerging markets. The term 'emerging' brings to mind a fast growing developing economy, right? But this is not the case with the economy under consideration.
The country we are referring to is none other than the crisis-struck economy of Greece. As per Bloomberg, Greece has been downgraded to emerging-market status by index provider MSCI Inc. This is the first time ever that a developed nation has been downgraded to a lower status. Just to recall, Greece had been elevated to the developed-market status in 2001 by MSCI. But the sovereign debt crisis that engulfed the nation in the last decade crippled the country's economy. The benchmark ASE index has plunged 83% since October 2007.
The downgrade is likely to make matters worse for Greece. It could further lead investors to dump the country's stocks. Greece's condition is a clear proof of the status of progress in the Eurozone. The crisis is still far from over.
FY13 was a forgettable year for the Indian economy as it recorded its lowest GDP growth rate in a decade. Consumer price inflation was high, demand was subdued. Industrial production was sluggish and monsoons failed to take off. Fiscal deficit kept increasing as did the bickering between various political parties. The latter especially led to the government not doing much on the reform front for the larger part of the fiscal. In such a scenario, how is FY14 likely to shape up? The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) chairman, Mr C Rangarajan opines that India's GDP will grow by at least 6% in FY14. This is on the back of efforts being taken by the government to get the reforms process going. This includes among others trying to reduce fiscal deficit and cutting back on subsidies. Removal of obstacles and clearance of large projects also appears to be on the agenda. Although not much is likely to happen in the first half of the fiscal, Mr Rangarajan expects things to pick up in the second half. We certainly hope so. There is no doubt that the government has become more aware of the importance of reforms. But so far on the implementation front a lot still leaves to be desired. So once that gets going there is no reason why the economy should no grow above 6% either.
In the meanwhile after opening the day on a negative note, Indian equity marketscontinued to trade below the dotted line. At the time of writing, the Sensex was down by about 87 points (0.5%). The other major Asian markets have closed the day on a negative note as well with China and Indonesia leading the pack of losers in the region.
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2 Responses to "A checklist to manage risk"
I completely agree that a checklist is paramount before making an investing decision. As a EQM secrets subscriber I would like to take the privelege (if I could) to know whats on your in-house research teams checklist while they study an equity stock.
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The best innovation of the Japanese probably has been The Checklist. It is the backbone of a number of their quality assurance processes and it WORKS.
Having said that, the design of the checklist is very important. KISS has to be the governing principle - not more than 5 or 6 parameters, which can be quantified and integrated into one single score on a weighted average basis, to make decision making simple yet decisive.


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Certificate of Deposits (CDs)
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No Protest (NP)
By Julia Kagan
What Is No Protest (NP)?
No protest (NP) is a term used when a bank receives instructions from another bank not to protest items in the event that a negotiable instrument is not paid or accepted. The collecting bank is not liable for nonpayment or nonacceptance when attempting to obtain payment according to the payment terms of the draft instrument.
Understanding No Protest (NP)
When instructing a collecting bank not to protest items for nonpayment, the sending bank will stamp no protest (NP) on the draft. The collecting bank is allowed to send items stamped with NP back to the sending bank in the event of nonpayment.
Protesting Dishonored Items
Thanks to revisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and advancements in technology, formal protest of dishonored items are no longer necessary in most cases, except for instruments drawn or payable outside of the U.S., in certain commercial transactions, and in legal proceedings involving check fraud. A formal protest is a process by which the holder of an instrument requests proof that a bank has refused to honor an instrument. This proof can be used as grounds for a lawsuit against the drawer of a check or can be used as legal grounds to refuse to complete a transaction.
In order to formally protest a check, the holder meets with a notary public and a representative of the bank. The bank representative will provide the holder with a signed and notarized affidavit stating that the instrument in question was dishonored, and why. However, formal protest is no longer needed for the holder to initiate legal proceedings against the drawer. Now, an NP stamp is sufficient, and the dishonor of the instrument is established presumptively.
History of the Current No Protest System
The practice of stamping no protest or NP on a dishonored negotiable instrument began with Thomas A. Scott. Prior to this system, such instructions were not printed on the item itself, but on a letter accompanying the item. However, this system was inefficient because it forced clerks to search through documents supplied with dishonored instruments to find protest instructions. Even when found, the instructions weren't always clear, because the cumbersome method also required no protest instructions to appear on a slip attached to the check. It became altogether easier to simply stamp NP and a brief explanation as to why the items aren't being paid directly on the dishonored instrument. This relieved the responsibility of relaying no protest instructions along with the dishonored instrument when said instrument passed through multiple banks on its way back to the originating bank.
Notice of Dishonor
A notice of dishonor is a formal notice stating that the bank that a check or draft is presented to will not honor the instrument.
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We started our day with with bubbles at Domaine Chandon. Surprisingly, I found a lot of their wines to be more dry that I thought they would be….anyhow, still a nice time. But too dry for me.
Next was Robert Mondavi. We ended up becoming a wine club member here as Mondavi is part of the Constellation Wineries, so once you are a member at one winery, you are atumoatically a member at about 7 other wineries including SIMI which we REALLY LIKED. I felt that SIMI had such a wide variety of wines that there is something there for please everyone in your group.
Then headed over to V. Sattui for a little picnic.
I tried this Jam at the market there with some triple creme brie and IT WAS DELICIOUS!!! Just the right balance of spice with sweet and the brie was so decadent on the palate.
I met this little guy at Hall. His name was James.
And lastly Prager Portworks which is one of my favorites. The experience and fun with the recipes, dollars bills on the walls along with the staff just making the whole experience fun. Not to mention, I REALLY like their ports.
Before heading home, we passed by the Frank Family which I completely recommend but not on a Saturday or Sunday. We loved how small the tasting room was, the staff were so knowledgeable about the grapes, land, etc. We learned a lot from them. We liked the majority of the wines here as well.
How long was the wait at V. Sattui? We're going for Labor Day but plan on doing their Market Tasting which they don't take reservations for. Also, would you recommend Hall Winery? We have that on our list as well!
We were at V.Sattui for about 1 hr (from getting our food and finding a place to picnic on the lawn). The food was excellent and made fresh; SO WORTH IT. We waited about 45mins for the tasting before giving up.
Hall Winery is great is you like peppery reds that have "great legs" body to them. There is also a cool ALL red bathroom there to check out. And Hall has great views = good place to chill I'd you make it a later stop. And there is plenty of wine served to split a tasting there.
Honestly, Sterling was probably the only winery that poured the least. They measured how much is poured and it is MUCH LESS than before (circa 7 yrs ago).


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M7 motorway set to be widened to three lanes at Naas
Traffic blackspot south to be given €120 million upgrade, Taoiseach announces
Thu, Sep 21, 2017, 21:11
Traffic congestion on the M7 in Co Kildare is set to be eased with a €120 million, three phase upgrade to the State's second busiest motorway.
The contract to widen the existing M7 motorway from two lanes to three lanes in both directions has been awarded to SIAC/Colas JV, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced yesterday
The widening will take place for a distance of about 14km, between Junction 9 Naas North, at Maudlins - site of the Perpetual Motion Ball – and the M7/M9 interchange at Junction 11.
The contract will also involve replacing and relocating the existing ramps at Junction 10 Naas South Newhall to the main Naas Newbridge dual carriageway, the R445.
Also included is a new interchange at Osberstown between junctions 9 and 10 which will be designated Junction 9a.
In addition, the project provides for a new Sallins bypass which includes approximately 1.7kilometres of dual carriageway and two kilometres of single carriageway, together with a 1.2kilometre single carriageway link road from the Bypass to Sallins town centre.
The area has featured significant traffic congestion in recent years as lands were developed wither side of the M7. Lengthy delays are a feature of travel on the M7, particular south of the Naas north junction.
The construction work will include six new structures, including two bridges over the river Liffey, a bridge over the Grand Canal, the new Osberstown Interchange bridge over the M7 motorway and a minor road bridge carrying Osberstown Road over the Sallins bypass. The Sallins bypass bridge under the main Dublin Cork railway line will be constructed by Irish Rail under a separate but parallel contract.
The full scheme is to be completed by 2020.
However motorists may expect some traffic restrictions and delays as traffic management measures are put in place from junction 9 Naas North to junction 11 M7/M9 at various phases over the next two to three years.
A feature of the scheme will be the maintenance of two lanes of traffic between 6am and 10pm each day. An emergency lane will be available through the works at all times.
Welcoming the announcement on Thursday Mr Varadkar said he was "thrilled that work will start soon". He said the route was "vital" for commuters and freight transport. He recalled as minister for transport he had overseen the Newlands Cross fly-over "which removed the last traffic light between Cork and Belfast".
Minister for Transport Shane Ross said he was " delighted" He said the contract represented " the first of the major road upgrade projects included in the "Building on Recovery" Capital Investment Plan to go to construction".
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NETHERLANDS: Unilever launches healthy labelling initiative
Anglo-Dutch corporation Unilever has unveiled plans to launch a new front of pack logo designed to help consumers identify healthier packaged food and beverage options. The front of pack logo will help consumers identify foods that have reduced levels of trans fats, saturated fats, salt and sugar.
The new 'Choices' scheme was announced by president of foods Vindi Banga at the Unilever Vitality Press Event held in Barcelona earlier this week (30 May).
Unilever has combined its own nutritional research with international dietary guidelines to develop the Nutrition Enhancement Programme (NEP), which sets out the nutritional benchmarks that products need to meet in order to carry the label. Unilever said that the logo makes healthier choices more clearly visible.
Banga said: "Our research shows that consumers are keen to make the healthy choices. As part of our commitment to Vitality, we see it as our responsibility to help the consumer in making the healthy choices. We are constantly improving our products by making them healthier. Now we are also stepping up our efforts to improve consumer information on pack by means of a front of pack logo designed to work regardless of geography or product category."
The first step in this programme, which will eventually be rolled-out globally, was taken in the Netherlands last week. Unilever said that it aims to have introduced the logo to its key markets within the next 18-months.
The scheme is supported by the Dutch Government and has been adopted in conjunction with food and beverage manufacturers, major retailers and caterers. Unilever said that it is willing, where possible and appropriate, to open the Choices programme and classifying benchmarks to third-parties, in the hope of establishing a consumer-friendly system that bridges categories and companies.
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Rapper-producer Kanye West followed up the release of last year's game-changing Yeezus LP with an enormous world tour. While he hasn't shared any official footage from the trek, one fan has pieced together a monstrous, fan-made concert film.
The movie, which runs for two hours and 20 minutes, was edited by John Colandra, who spent seven months piecing together fan-shot live footage from "almost every stop" on the tour.
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Kidger, PJK 1999, Human resource management in multinational enterprises , PhD thesis, University of Salford.
The multinational enterprise (MNE) is now a significant part of the world economy both in temis of trade and employment. The performance of an MINE is in part dependent on the capability of its human resource. The knowledge and experience of employees is a source of competitive advantage, but whether this is realised or not may depend on having the right human resource policies. Managers therefore seek to implement best practice, and in multinationals there is the potential for intraorganizational learning across national boundaries. The aim of this thesis is to examine a number of questions arising from the proposition that multinational firms are contributing to the development of international norms of best practice in human resource management as a result of a trend towards greater coordination of management practice in MNEs. It is suggested that multinationals are developing mechanisms to encourage the transfer of knowledge and experience across national boundaries, and this is therefore an important aspect of international human resource management (HRM). The thesis contains a review of the literature, firstly on the management of multinationals, secondly on the development of a strategic view of human resource management, and thirdly on HRM in the MINE. From this material, a theoretical framework is developed that links together a number of research questions. These formed the basis for the design and execution of a qualitative research project in which information on strategy, structure and management practice was obtained from twentyfour companies. These represented a cross-section of country ownership, including the UK, other European countries, the USA and Japan. The design of the research project is explained, and this is followed by a presentation of the results. These support the proposition that as a consequence of the globalization of markets, multinationals are tending to adopt a more global perspective in which there is greater cross-national integration of operations, coordination of management practice, and the development of internationally orientated management. The analysis discusses the implications of this for international human resource management, and offers a number of recommendations for HRM in the multinational enterprise. Finally some suggestions are made for future research to build on and extend the findings of this project.