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2010 Porter v Clarendon Ins (insurance)
Ryan PORTER, trustee, [FN1] & another [FN2] vs. CLARENDON NATIONAL
INSURANCE COMPANY & another. [FN3]
No. 09-P-964.
January 12, 2010. – April 26, 2010.
Insurance, General liability insurance, Insurer's obligation to defend, Owned property exclusion, Property damage. Contract, Insurance. Real Property, Trespass. CIVIL ACTION commenced in the Superior Court Department on March 21, 2007. The case was heard by Elizabeth B. Donovan, J., on motions for summary judgment. Owen P. McGowan for the plaintiffs. Samuel M. Furgang for Clarendon National Insurance Company. Steven J. Bolotin for Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company. Present: Cypher, Kafker, & Trainor, JJ. KAFKER, J. General liability insurers dispute which of them had a duty to defend the insured, 1915 Beacon Street Condominium Trust, in a 2004 lawsuit for trespass. The trespass claim arose out of a misplaced retaining wall and the construction of two parking spaces on property abutting the insured. The defendant insurers argue that the complaint in that 2004 lawsuit limited the claim for damages to periods after their policies expired. Furthermore, they argue that various coverage exclusions apply. We conclude that the trespass complaint, broadly interpreted, sufficiently stated a claim for continuous trespass to trigger the defendants' duty to defend the lawsuit, and the exclusions were inapplicable. We therefore reverse the judgment of the Superior Court. Background. The insured, 1915 Beacon Street Condominium Trust (trust), and the plaintiff in the underlying lawsuit, Circle Ventures, LLC (Circle Ventures), own neighboring properties in Brookline. At some point, before October 1, 2000, [FN4] the trust constructed a retaining wall and two parking spaces on land owned by Circle Ventures. After constructing the retaining wall and parking spaces, the trust obtained insurance coverage from a series of general liability insurers. Greater New York Insurance Company (Greater New York) insured the trust from October 1, 2000, to October 1, 2001. Clarendon National Insurance Company (Clarendon) insured the trust from October 1, 2001, to October 1, 2003, and Vermont Mutual Insurance Company (Vermont Mutual) insured the trust from October 23, 2003, to at least October 24, 2007. On September 13, 2004, Circle Ventures demanded, by letter, that the trust remove the retaining wall and parking spaces. The trust did not comply. On November 9, 2004, Circle Ventures filed the underlying lawsuit, alleging that the trust's refusal to remove the wall resulted in $25,000 in damages to Circle Ventures. The complaint went on to state, in paragraph eight, "Accordingly, as a direct and proximate result of the 1915 Trust's continuing trespass and refusal to remove the existing retaining wall, Circle Ventures has suffered damages in excess of $25,000, including but not limited to, the cost of having to remove the trespassing retaining wall, and the wrongful use of the Circle Ventures Property for parking without just compensation to Circle
Ventures." The trust filed an answer and counterclaim, alleging that it began occupying the property in 1983, thereby acquiring title by adverse possession. At some point during that underlying lawsuit, Vermont Mutual began defending the trust.
[FN5]
On March 2, 2006, Vermont Mutual sent letters to Greater New York and Clarendon, demanding that those insurers contribute to the defense of the underlying lawsuit. Greater New York and Clarendon refused to defend. On March 21, 2007, Vermont Mutual and the trust sued Greater New York and Clarendon in the lawsuit that led to this appeal. The complaint sought, inter alia, a declaration that Greater New York and Clarendon had a duty to defend the trust in the underlying lawsuit, and the two insurers owed Vermont Mutual the value of the services it had rendered in defense of the trust. Shortly thereafter, in April, 2007, the trust settled the underlying lawsuit with a payment of $27,500 to Circle Ventures. [FN6] Greater New York, Clarendon, and Vermont Mutual filed cross motions for summary judgment in this case. On February 19, 2009, a Superior Court judge granted summary judgment to Greater New York and Clarendon on all counts, and denied summary judgment to Vermont Mutual on the declaratory judgment counts. The motion judge read the underlying complaint as stating a claim only for trespass from September, 2004, forward, and ruled that the trespass therefore did not occur during the policy periods of the Greater New York or Clarendon policies. She further ruled that certain coverage exclusions applied to the underlying lawsuit. She concluded that Greater New York and Clarendon had neither a duty to defend, nor a duty to indemnify the trust in the underlying lawsuit.
Discussion. This appeal presents us with a pure question of law. Mass.R.Civ.P. 56(c), 365 Mass. 824 (1974). The parties agree to the relevant facts, and the cross motions for summary judgment asked the motion judge to apply law to those facts. See Herbert A. Sullivan, Inc. v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co., 439 Mass. 387, 394 (2003). We therefore review the conclusions of law of the motion judge de novo, considering the same summary judgment record. Matthews v. Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., 426 Mass. 122, 123 n. 1 (1997). An insurer has a duty to defend an insured in third-party actions if "the allegations of the complaint are 'reasonably susceptible' of an interpretation that they state or adumbrate a claim covered by the policy terms." Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Cas. Co., 17 Mass.App.Ct. 316, 318 (1983). See Continental Cas. Co. v. Gilbane Bldg. Co., 391 Mass. 143, 146-147 (1984) (adopting the Sterilite standard). In interpreting the policy, we construe any ambiguity in the policy language against the insurer. Jefferson Ins. Co. of New York v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 42 Mass.App.Ct. 94, 97-98 & 98 n. 11 (1997). Similarly, we interpret any exclusions from coverage strictly in favor of coverage for the insured. See Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency Fund, 424 Mass. 275, 281 (1997); Preferred Mut. Ins. Co. v. Gamache, 42 Mass.App.Ct. 194, 198, S. C., 426 Mass. 93 (1997). We consider the parties' claims in that context. In defense of their decision not to defend the trust in the underlying lawsuit, Greater New York and Clarendon make three arguments. [FN8] First, they argue that the property
damage did not "occur" during their respective policy periods because the Circle Ventures complaint only sought damages for trespass after 2004. Second, they argue that the policies' own, rent, or occupy exclusion applies because the insured occupied the disputed land by trespassing. Third, they argue that the policies' your work exclusion applies because the insured built the retaining wall. [FN9] We disagree with each of these contentions. 1. Continuous trespass. The Circle Ventures complaint, read broadly, reasonably stated a claim for negligent trespass during the policy periods of both Greater New York and Clarendon. See Sterilite, supra. The complaint alleged $25,000 in damages as a direct and proximate result of the trust's continuing trespass, and "refusal to remove the retaining wall, including the cost of removing the wall and the wrongful use of the Circle Ventures property." A trespass may occur continuously. See Silverleib v. Hebshie, 33 Mass.App.Ct. 911, 913 (1992). When a trespass is caused by the erection of a permanent structure, that trespass commences on a date certain, and the trespass continues as long as the offending structure remains. See Restatement (Second) of Torts § 161(1) (1965). See also Asiala v. Fitchburg, 24 Mass.App.Ct. 13, 19 (1987) ("where a continuing nuisance exists [because of a negligently constructed retaining wall], the invasion of the plaintiff's interest recurs daily and her cause of action will not be time barred even if she first became aware of the nuisance more than three years before bringing an action"). Here, the trust built a retaining wall and paved two parking spaces on an abutter's property some time before 2000. The retaining wall and parking spaces remained on the abutter's property until the abutter sued in 2004. The trespass, therefore, occurred continuously, for the duration of all three policies. See Silverleib, supra at 912; Restatement (Second) of Torts § 161(1) (1965). The defendants nonetheless argue that the underlying complaint only sought damages for the refusal to remove the retaining wall following the September 13, 2004, demand letter, and not for the earlier trespass. As explained above, paragraph eight of the underlying complaint reads more broadly than that. In determining whether the allegations of the complaint reasonably "adumbrate a claim covered by the policy terms," we do not adopt the narrow construction proposed by the defendant. See Sterilite, supra. In J. D'Amico, Inc. v. Boston, 345 Mass. 218, 224 (1962), for example, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a complaint seeking relief for an intentional trespass could adumbrate a claim for a negligent trespass. There, a contractor cut down several trees while repairing a street. Id. at 219-220. The owner of the trees sued the contractor, seeking damages for wilfully cutting down the trees. Id. at 220. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that, while the contractor's general liability policy would exclude coverage for wilful trespass, the complaint was broad enough to adumbrate a claim for negligent trespass. Id. at 224. The court therefore found the insurer had a duty to defend the contractor. Ibid. We likewise conclude that the complaint here adequately stated a claim for continuing trespass–caused by placement of the retaining wall and the parking spaces on the abutter's property–occurring during the periods of time covered by the insurance policies. See Sterilite, 17 Mass.App.Ct. at 319. 2. Exclusions. The Greater New York and Clarendon policies both exclude coverage for property damage to, [p]roperty you own, rent, or occupy. Greater New York and Clarendon argue that because the insured occupied the disputed property by erecting a retaining wall and paving two parking spaces, there was no coverage. We disagree.
The "own, rent, or occupy" exclusion is common to commercial general liability policies. 9 Couch, Insurance § 126:16 (3d ed.1997). That exclusion prevents the insured from using the general liability policy as property insurance. See Rubenstein v. Royal Ins. Co. of America, 44 Mass.App.Ct. 842, 853 (1998). "What the exclusion means is that the [general liability] policy was intended to cover only liability of the insured to third parties and not [damage to] the property of the insured." Id. Here, the damage caused by the trespass was to a third party's property, not property of the insured. Thus, the exclusion is not applicable. This same analysis was adopted by the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine in Massachusetts Bay Ins. Co. v. Ferraiolo Constr. Co., 584 A.2d 608, 611 (Me.1990), in a similar trespass suit. In that case, the insured was sued for operating a gravel pit so as to trespass on the plaintiff's property. Ibid. The insured's general liability insurer, however, refused to defend, citing the policy exclusion for property occupied by the insured. Ibid. The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine rejected the insurer's argument, saying, "The exclusion is clearly not applicable to this case. Its purpose is to prevent liability insurance from operating as casualty insurance for damage to the insured's own property. We read it to exclude from coverage only damage to property lawfully occupied by the insured." Ibid. [FN10] Finally, Greater New York and Clarendon [FN11] argue that the damage caused by the presence of the retaining wall and parking spaces are excluded from coverage under the your work exception because the insured erected the retaining wall and paved the parking spaces. They argue that the damages in question were therefore caused by the insured's work and not covered. We disagree. The policy at issue excluded coverage for "Damages claimed for any loss, cost or expense incurred by you or others for the loss of use, withdrawal, recall, inspection, repair, replacement, adjustment, removal or disposal of (1) 'Your product' (2) Your work." In this context, Your work is defined as Work or operations performed by you or on your behalf. The provision operates to exclude repair or replacement costs for faulty workmanship by the insured that it has been contracted or otherwise hired to perform. That is because general liability "coverage is for tort liability for physical damages to others and not for contractual liability of the insured for economic loss because the product or completed work is not that for which the damaged person bargained." Commerce Ins. Co. v. Betty Caplette Builders, Inc., 420 Mass. 87, 91 (1995), quoting from Henderson, Insurance Protection for Products Liability and Completed Operations–What Every Lawyer Should Know, 50 Neb. L.Rev. 415, 441 (1971). The complaint here was not brought by someone involved in a contract or project with the insured, seeking repair or replacement costs for faulty work on the damaged property. Rather an abutter to the insured, with no contractual or other business relationship with the insured, sought trespass damages. Consequently, the exclusion does not apply. Id. at 92. [FN12] Conclusion. We conclude that both Greater New York and Clarendon had a duty to defend the underlying lawsuit because the complaint in that suit could reasonably be interpreted to state a claim against the insured that was covered by their respective policies. Sterilite, 17 Mass.App.Ct. at 318. None of the policy exclusions apply. We therefore reverse the
judgment of the Superior Court allowing summary judgment for the defendant insurers. So ordered.
FN1. Of 1915 Beacon Street Condominium Trust.
FN2. Vermont Mutual Insurance Company.
FN3. Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company.
FN4. Nothing in the record indicates the precise date of construction. The unverified reply of the trust in the underlying lawsuit claims that the trust exercised exclusive control over the parcel since at least 1983. The unverified complaint in this lawsuit claims, Witnesses have testified that the structure which the plaintiff alleges constituted the trespass existed from the late 1990's [sic ] through 2004. Vermont Mutual's motion for summary judgment below says, During the course of discovery it was learned that the concrete retaining wall and two parking spaces had existed upon land allegedly owned by Circle Ventures, LLC since at least 2000.
FN5. The record, as presented to us, does not indicate when Vermont Mutual first became involved in the underlying lawsuit. For purposes of our decision, however, the precise date is immaterial.
FN6. The parties dispute the basis for the settlement amount. The trust and Vermont Mutual claim that the amount represents the fair market rental value of
two parking spaces since the date of their construction. Greater New York and Clarendon, however, claim that nothing in the summary judgment record supports that claim. Regardless, this issue cannot be resolved based on the record before us.
FN7. This opinion considers only whether Greater New York and Clarendon had a duty to defend the insured in the 2004 trespass action. The Superior Court judge ruled that they had neither a duty to defend, nor a duty to indemnify, and therefore granted summary judgment to the defendants. On appeal, the insured and Vermont Mutual argue only that the defendants had a duty to defend. We therefore need not address the narrower question whether the defendants had a duty to indemnify.
FN8. We consider the Greater New York policy and the Clarendon policy together because their relevant language is identical.
FN9. Greater New York raised a statute of limitations defense for the first time in a letter to the court, pursuant to Mass.R.A.P. 16(l), as amended, 386 Mass. 1247 (1982), three weeks after oral argument. We decline to address the issue because it is not properly before us.
FN10. Further support for our position is provided by cases holding that the "care, custody, or control" exclusion cannot apply where the insured took control of the damaged property without permission. In light of that similarity, we are persuaded by the decisions of several other jurisdictions, holding that the care, custody, and control exclusion cannot apply where the insured took control of the damaged property without permission. See, e.g., Great American Indem. Co. of N.Y. v. Saltzman, 213 F.2d 743, 747-748 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 348 U.S. 862 (1954) (insured trespassed into aircraft, engaged engines, and crashed plane into nearby hangar). U.S. Fire Ins. Co. v. Schnabel, 504 P.2d 847, 851 (Alaska 1972) (contractor built road across plaintiff's property without permission); Ferguson v. Birmingham Fire Ins. Co., 460 P.2d 342, 346 (Or.1969) (insured's employee cut down trees on abutter's property); P & M Stone Co. v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 100 N.W.2d 28, 30 (Iowa 1959) (insured's employee, in attempting to dislodge his stranded automobile using plaintiff's bulldozer, damaged bulldozer). See also 9 Couch, Insurance § 126:16 (discussing similarity of owned or occupied and care, custody, or control provisions). In each case, the courts have interpreted the exclusion narrowly, ruling that a trespasser does not exercise control over the damaged property for purposes of the exclusion.
FN11. In fact, Clarendon failed to make such an argument on appeal. Since
the motion judge relied at least in part on this argument in granting summary judgment for Clarendon, we will address the issue for both defendants.
FN12. A similar argument was made in Perkins Ins. Co. v. Miller, 854 N.E.2d 693, 700 (Ill.App.Ct.2006). There, a tree-clearing company contracting with another party mistakenly cleared three lots owned by the plaintiff. Id. at 695. The company's general liability insurer refused to defend the ensuing lawsuit, citing the your work provision. Ibid. The Illinois Appeals Court ruled that the exclusion did not apply as it was at best ambiguous. Id. at 701. See Thommes v. Milwaukee Ins. Co., 641 N.W.2d 877, 883 (Minn.2002) (similar facts).
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In February 2015, Kalven obtained a copy of McDonald's autopsy report, which suggested the police story to be false. It showed that McDonald had been shot 16 times, with the trajectories indicating that many were fired when his back was turned or he was laying on the ground.
Top city and police officials knew of the existence of the video of the killing, knew that it exposed the official story, and therefore did everything they could to keep it secret. An initial review by city attorneys proved the video to be so damning that the Chicago City Council, reported by the Chicago Tribune as acting on the recommendation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's top attorney, voted unanimously to approve a $5 million settlement in April 2015, before McDonald's family filed suit.
A condition of this agreement was that the video would not be released. The city of Chicago made public the police dashcam video only after a protracted lawsuit brought by Brandon Smith against the CPD, which began with a May 26 Freedom of Information Act request to force its release. His request was denied by the city on the grounds that the video was part of an "ongoing investigation." Smith then filed suit in August against the city, forcing the city to prove that releasing the video would compromise their investigation of the shooting.
Explaining his lawsuit in the Chicago Reader, Smith reported that the CPD had received 15 Freedom of Information requests for the footage of McDonald's murder, including his own, and rejected them all.
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There were other elements of the cover-up. In May 2015, Jay Darshane, the district manager for the Burger King on 40th & Pulaski—located less than 100 yards from the scene of the shooting—came forward to report that minutes after McDonald was shot, four or five cops entered the establishment asking to review footage captured by the store's security system. Burger King employees gave the officers access to the security video and reviewed the footage alone over the course of three hours.
The next day, on October 21, when a member of the Independent Police Review Authority came to the Burger King to view the footage, Darshane says he realized upon reviewing the tape that a total 86 minutes of footage, the time recorded between 9:13 and 10:39pm, was missing from the tape. Prior to being gunned down on the median, police followed McDonald through the Burger King parking lot before confronting him on the street. McDonald was shot around 9:55pm.
On Tuesday November 24, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez addressed the missing footage, saying it had undergone forensic testing to determine whether or not it was "tampered with." When asked about the missing footage at Tuesday's press conference, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy only managed to make vague allusions to "technical difficulties." Alvarez said, "We have looked at those videos and ... it doesn't appear that it's been tampered with."
Darshane continues to insist that officers must have deleted the footage as the only explanation for why it went missing. Telling the Chicago Tribune that he had testified to a federal grand jury earlier this year about the video, Darshane said, "I was just trying to help the police with their investigation," Darshane said. "I didn't know they were going to delete it."
The version of the dashcam video of Mcdonald's murder that was released November 24 also mysteriously did not include any audio, despite the fact that the equipment is capable of recording sound and this is part of typical police procedure.
On November 25 additional police dash camera video from the McDonald shooting was released by the city of Chicago. This footage does not have any audio either.
An article investigating the missing audio on NBC5 Chicago reported that according to a company video of the police dash camera's producers, "There are three ways to start recording [on] police dash cam equipment: by turning on the roof lights, hitting a red recorder button or a large button on the microphone. But only one way to stop it: 'By touching the square on the screen both video and audio recording will stop,' according to the video."
No explanation has been given for why the police dash cam footage did not include audio, or whether there was any audio available from any of the other police cruisers visible in the video. At the November 24 press conference ahead of the video's release, McCarthy stated in response to a media questions about the missing dashcam audio, "There was no audio on the video … there never was any."
It is telling not only that Van Dyke is the first Chicago police officer to be charged with first degree murder in an on-duty shooting, but also that Alvarez waited more than a year after McDonald's shooting amid a "still ongoing investigation."
It was only the forced release of the video, which no one in the political establishment wanted and everyone feared, that forced action. The November 19 ruling that ordered the video to be released by the 25th prompted Alvarez to move forward with the charge against Van Dyke on that Tuesday, instead of waiting for federal authorities to complete a parallel investigation. In a transparent move to preempt and attempt to diminish popular outrage, Alvarez announced first degree murder charges against Van Dyke just hours before the court-ordered deadline for video to be released expired, the evening of November 24.
Many questions are raised from this historical account: Precisely what role did Emanuel play in concealing the video and arranging the $5 million settlement with the family? At what point did the mayor learn that the official police story was a lie? Were there discussions with the Obama administration over how to proceed? What officers were involved in viewing and allegedly deleting the Burger King video, and were they acting under the direction of others in the police department?
Whatever the answers to these questions, the cover-up of the murder of McDonald exposes the modus operandi of the ruling class in America: Police killings—which number more than 1,000 a year—are almost invariably carried out with impunity, with the political establishment doing everything it can to cover up for the crimes of its domestic armed forces.
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Secret 3: You just need some time to adjust to your new birth control pills.
Every single time you mess with your hormones, your body reacts in some weird and surprising way. "We can tell when someone is on a new type of birth control because it can make their hair finer, drier and less shiny," says Rita Hazan, a celebrity colorist and owner of the Rita Hazan Salon in Manhattan. This is especially noticeable when you're getting your hair colored: dry hair absorbs color faster, so you could end up with a different look than the last time you had the exact same procedure.
Secret 4: You don't really need to use a shampoo specifically designed for color-treated hair.
Colorists swear that regular shampoos, which contain high percentages of parabens, sulfides and other detergents, strip color molecules from the hair cuticle. "These ingredients will affect the way your color looks and how long it lasts," says Hazan. But if your current shampoo doesn't contain ingredients like sodium or ammonium lauryl sulfate and sodium or ammonium lauryl ether sulfate, and you're also using a moisturizing conditioner, you don't need to spend money on a new product—unless you want to.
Secret 5: You're going to get through this.
You were so distraught about your partner's bomb of a confession that you were unable to eat or sleep, and you lost a ton of weight. You felt gaunt, tired and defeated. Yet now that some time has passed and you finally feel like you're getting to a better place, your hair starts falling out. Don't interpret this as a sign that you're falling apart, too, says McMichael. It takes about three months for your hair to go through an entire growth cycle. So the hair isn't reacting to anything new; the shedding is due to the extreme weight loss that happened a few months ago. In fact, not only are you going to get through this, but you've already started to come out the other side.
Secret 6: Time to schedule an appointment (now, please).
While all-over shedding can be relatively common with age, losing hair in tiny patches is not. It can be caused by many things, some quite serious: an autoimmune disorder called alopecia areata, thyroid dysfunction and even STDs. If you notice your bald scalp peeking through your hair in circular patches, Krant suggests talking to your doctor, who can help you figure out what's going on.
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On March 28, 2019, Tanya Black from WJZ-TV came to DSU to discuss landing a job in the news industry, and the requirements needed. Black also brought along her videographer from the station to speak with the students about his position.
Tanya Black posed the question to the students that "What does it mean to be well read?". She explained that a person applying for a news reporter or anchor job must know what's trending in the news. It's important for students looking to go into this profession to get in the habit of waking up and thinking about what's trending in the news.
If not careful a person's social media posts can come back to haunt them. Tanya Black told the story of how a young woman had the job, but by the end of the day the WJZ-TV changed their minds due to the young woman's social media posts. It is important to keep inappropriate pictures off social media, especially if you are looking to apply for a job. Employers do have ways to see your social media account, even if it's private.
Most importantly look like what they're looking for.
Black explained what a prospective hire for a news station should come to the table possessing. A few things a prospective hire should show is having motivational drive, knowledge of the company, being prepared for the job, and having a curiosity to learn about the industry. Also, a prospective hire must have credibility and a clean social media.
Starting off in the mass comm industry, you must be willing to work long hours and holidays. Black talked about how now that she's thirty years into the news anchoring industry, she doesn't have to work holidays or long hours. It's vital to understand that mass comm is a 24/7 job profession, and a person must be willing to pay their dues.


The MSc Engineering Management degree is designed to build upon a prior engineering background and focus on enhancing managerial understanding in the engineering domain. This course aims to provide an extension beyond undergraduate study for those embarking, changing or advancing their chosen career.
You will have the opportunity to study modules including energy fundamentals, finance, economics, energy systems, entrepreneurship and risk management. Delivered by both the Lincoln Business School and the School of Engineering, the programme maximises on the specialist knowledge within each School whilst ensuring both areas meld into a coherent delivery.
Teaching includes the use of real-life case studies, with the aim of enabling you to relate theory to practice across a range of business situations. You will have the opportunity to take part in workshops led by business experts, visit companies to view current practices (costs of which are covered by the School of Engineering) and engage in company based projects. To support these activities, you will have access to a set of career events that are designed to help to build a CV, deal with psychometric tests, and formulate effective applications.
A key feature of this course is the dedicated careers support available. Students are provided with the chance to graduate with a bespoke career plan tailored to their background and aspirations, and we will keep in contact with you to offer assistance as you establish your career in the first two years after graduation.


After urging the Philippians to greater unity (see last week's post), the Apostle turns to exhortation and begins with rejoicing. To be sure, he is writing to a community that is going through deep conflict and seeking resolution. In my experience, following resolution of conflict what I long for is rest and perhaps retreat. Yet, and this is crucial, the Apostle says that not just at the resolution of conflict, but perhaps even in the midst of it, we are to rejoice.
So what if I do not feel much like rejoicing? Ah, this is where the plural becomes important. I once had a friend going through an extremely difficult period in his life. As we talked together, it became apparent that he was not doing much praying, let alone much rejoicing. As a brother in Christ I encouraged him to pray and even to find reasons to rejoice in the Lord, yet even if he could not, I assured him that the Church would be praying and rejoicing on his behalf until such time as the Spirit restored his joy.
If there was anyone who had reason to complain and avoid rejoicing, the Apostle Paul had more. Indeed, even as he wrote to the Philippians he was imprisoned awaiting a trial with an uncertain outcome, but could very well result in his execution. Yet, it is the Apostle who urges rejoicing. It is the same Apostle who assured the Romans, "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." [Romans 8:18]. With that assurance, the Apostle had every reason to rejoice even in the midst of suffering and conflict because he knew that he had a bright hope in the resurrection in the Kingdom of God.
So what in your life is keeping you from rejoicing? Do you need someone to come alongside you in prayer and support to rejoice with you? Do you need to seek the Spirit to restore your sense of joy in salvation in Christ. Whatever the case, listen to the Apostle and rejoice in the Lord again and again.


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| Wednesday, 09 October 2013 06:53 (EST)
"Supermajor" is a term used to designate the largest major integrated oil & gas producers on the planet, with just a handful of companies like Chevron (CVX) , Royal Dutch Shell ($RDS.A), PetroChina Co. ($PTR), Total SA (TOT) , and BP Plc (BP) able to claim the the term.
Aside from the imposing $100 billion minimum market-cap that would seem to be a prerequisite for membership in the supermajor club, as well as the staggering breadth of these companies' global presence, it would seem that another feature shared by such oil and gas behemoths is a history that is as controversial as it is long.
This is no less the case for the largest of the supermajors, who also happens to be the world's second-largest publicly-traded company, ExxonMobil (XOM) .
With a market-cap of $379 billion, ExxonMobil comes in second only to Apple (AAPL) . It has a comfortable $100 billion lead on the third-placed Google (GOOG) , and is even further ahead of its largest peer Chevron. The company is also currently the world's largest dividend payer in absolute terms, with a staggering $11.09 billion annualized payout.
Indeed, in terms of size and staying power, the company is in a class with very few peers. This is perhaps not so surprising, however, when one considers its origins in the breakup of Standard Oil in 1911.
Standard Oil was perhaps the first company to be able to claim the title of largest in the world. But ExxonMobil also very much resembles its predecessor in terms of the severe, protestant discipline with which it has run its massive business, no less the ruthlessness by which it has managed to swell to its current size despite all the geopolitical turmoil that has been a more or less common feature of most of the globe's resource-rich regions over the last several decades.
ExxonMobil dates back to two of the companies that emerged from the breakup of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil over 100 years ago. In fact, Standard Oil of New York, which would go to become Exxon, and Standard Oil of New Jersey, which would go on to become Mobil, did not themselves merge until the late 1990's.
In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, major oil companies were having a difficult time finding new reserves to supplement lagging production from older ones. With the truncation of the former Soviet empire, and the potential opening-up of its many resource-rich satellites, it was thought that majors would have no difficulty replenishing their stockpiles, but this turned out not to be the case, as many of these new nations would adopt a politics of resource-nationalism that prioritized state control of oil, gas, and other valuable commodities.
The need to maintain production was in fact one of the reasons for the merger between Exxon and Mobil in the first place, as the latter's foreign production operations were much broader in scope. Unlike its peers, however, Exxon had already had a great deal of experience in navigating difficult headwinds. During the reign of CEO Lee Raymond, the 1980s was a time of cutting costs, streamlining operations, and maximizing efficiency.
Despite the Exxon Valdez disaster that occurred late in that decade, and which many have come to blame on the company's downsizing during the period rather than on a drunken tanker captain, the efforts to lean down were highly successful and prepared the ground for a world in which reserves were generally assumed to be constantly dwindling.
But the new millennium brought with it rapid and unprecedented technological developments that have fundamentally change this picture. The discovery of massive shale-based oil and gas reserves, and the existence and continued refinement of technologies capable of accessing them, have thrown much of the talk about energy-scarcity out of the window.
The bullishness surrounding shale oil and gas is also one of the likely reasons behind the fact that recent turmoil in Western Asian countries such as Syria, and North African nations such a Egypt and Libya, while having sent crude prices to two year highs over the past few months, has not been able to cause a serious spike of the variety that could cause economic calamity. Indeed, the oil and gas world has more "shock absorbers" that it has at any time in recent memory.
Certainly, ExxonMobil has the money to move into shale, and has made major moves in that direction. Four new and sizeable projects are due to be operational next year, including in northern Alaska, and Central Asia.
But in terms of the much-heralded North American shale rush, ExxonMobil is still relatively behind, and as such finds itself in a situation similar to that of other supermajors, who are currently being outfoxed by quicker and more dexterous independent explorers and drillers.
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New York City is violently collapsing thanks to botched criminal-justice 'reforms' – and there's only one way to save it
Posted by: Chris Elliot| November 26, 2021 |Categories Around The World, Featured, Must Reads
ALBANY, NY – Criminal justice reform has been on the forefronts of many liberals and progressives since the death of George Floyd in 2020.
But in New York, it has been a topic for several years as the laws in the state have gotten more and more lenient.
Now that the crime levels in New York are skyrocketing, the New York Post believes that a political movement is needed to course correct.
Fixing NYC's criminal-justice 'reforms' will require political movement https://t.co/fdEqrq3hJz
— Brief News Channel (@BriefChannel) November 15, 2021
Since the election of the new democratic Mayor, Eric Adams, a retired New York Police Captain, there are those across the city that are hoping that his pro-police tendencies, and promises, will help lead to a crime reduction in the city.
Adams has promised to restore the New York Police Department's plainclothes unit, anti-gun unit, and address the no bail laws that are allowing judges to release even the most violent criminals back out onto the streets of the city.
According to the New York Post, one of the first laws that Adams should be addressing is what is referred to as the Raise the Age law. This law, which was signed into law by former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, increased the age of criminal culpability for most law violations to the age of 18 as opposed to 16.
The alleged premise behind this was to give children making poor decisions more chances at reforming their lives unless they commit something as serious as murder.
While that sounds good on premise, those who oppose this law allege that it does nothing but ensure that juvenile offenders are kept out of any type of corrective system while they are free to get right back to committing crime.
Additionally, the law severely limits the information of the accused juveniles past when their cases are eventually heard by a judge. That means that a judge cannot accurately depict whether that juvenile offender will re-offend or could utilize some type of services in the future.
One of the cases highlighted by opponents is that of a teenager who had been arrested multiple times for various offenses, including gun charges. The teenager, Tyree Malone, who is 17 years old, is now facing life in prison for the murder of Dandre Johnson who was just 24.
Fixing NYC's host of botched criminal-justice 'reforms' needs an entire political movement https://t.co/PICvj0PGey pic.twitter.com/wwu2B1ZkPm
— NY Post Opinion (@NYPostOpinion) November 15, 2021
In that case, Malone had been arrested three separate times for gun offenses before he allegedly shot and killed Johnson. Malone, who was allegedly part of a gang called JackBoyZ crew, is accused of shooting Johnson several times on August 19th.
Opponents believe that this law enables adults to utilize those under 18 to commit the majority of the crimes knowing that they will not face significant criminal charges if they are caught.
According to the New York Post, teenagers in the city of New York account for 357 shootings in 2021 so far, which is the most since 2015.
Of those 357 shootings, 126 of them were the victims of gun violence themselves. Fourteen of those with prior firearm-related arrests, five of those were killed.
The next issue noted by the post that Adams must address is the issue is that of Rikers and the attacks that have been reported on both the inmate and officer population there, which, according to the Post, has increased since outgoing Democratic New York Mayor Bill de Blasio outlawed solitary confinement.
Of course, de Blasio has reinstated solitary confinement after the sharp increase in inmate violence against guards, but that has been done through an emergency order he has to renew every five days.
Those who are for reinstating solitary confinement permanently believe that it is necessary so that order can be maintained inside of the jail. One person who holds this belief, Joseph Russo, the President of the Assistant Deputy Wardens and Deputy Wardens Association, expressed to the Post. He said:
"Since this effort of being kind and considerate to violent criminals and gang members began, it has been clear that it does not work. It has not made us safer, it has not produced any positive results."
"..insiders say'reformed juvenile-justice system proving deadly to those purports protect:teenage offenders..'Raising age..to 18 produced 'catch&release' cycle..young offenders breaklaw w/impunity..keep offending more serious levels til someone shot/dead.."https://t.co/ByQFjGNXbI
— Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) November 15, 2021
If these issues were not enough, Adams must also realize that there is a significant morale problem with the officers at the New York Police Department, and then fix it.
The number of officers who are retiring and leaving the agency has increased vastly in the last year which is leaving an already understaffed police force even further diminished.
Police agencies, like Lakeland Police Department in Florida, have spent weeks in New York trying to get NYPD officers to leave that agency and work for them. The biggest draw that the Lakeland Police Department has is that they offer to treat police officers with respect and promise to back them when they are right.
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New York City set to lose one-quarter of its police officers Friday
The following contains editorial content which is the opinion of the author, a retired Chief of Police and current staff writer for Law Enforcement Today.
NEW YORK CITY- A vaccine mandate in New York City threatens to decimate emergency services across the city, and residents can blame their feckless mayor, Bill de Blasio.
In a country full of inept, incompetent mayors, it's difficult to sort through the weeds and pick out the worst. You have Jenny Durkan in Seattle, Ted Wheeler in Portland, Eric Garcetti in Los Angeles, London Breed in San Francisco and of course Lori Lightfoot in Chicago.
Then, there is Bill de Blasio, communist-sympathizing mayor of New York City who has single-handedly undone nearly twenty years of competent leadership under Rudy Giuliani and then (we hate to say it) Michael Bloomberg.
As has been well publicized, crime in New York is going through the roof. A cancer nurse was murdered in Times Square a week or so back, pushing people onto subway tracks has become something of a sport in the city, and violent crime is up across the board.
So with all of that in mind, and with tourism in the city having officials begging people to come, what does Bill de Blasio do? Place a vaccine mandate on New York's municipal workers, which is risking about 25% of the city's workforce.
All of this has police commissioner Dermot Shea rightfully concerned, according to the New York Daily News. He is working hard to convince New York's finest to submit to the jab before the department is subjected to a devastating cut in manpower this Friday.
"We have to prepare as if this is going into effect Friday evening and that's exactly what we're going to do," Shea told NY1 Tuesday. "We have the vaccines available throughout the city for our members."
Currently, Shea said that 72% of the NYPD's personnel have gotten at least one vaccination, with that percentage expected to increase as Friday draws nearer. He says that city employees not vaccinated by Friday will be sent home without pay.
This comes about as numbers of infections and deaths from the coronavirus continue to fall.
"There is a separate caveat for members with special exemptions," Shea said, "but we don't believe that's going to be a large number."
In response to de Blasio's dictate, a massive protest took place in lower Manhattan on Monday, and a lawsuit has been filed by the Police Benevolent Association in an attempt to block de Blasio's dictatorial mandate from going into effect.
With that said, Shea doesn't believe department members should wait and see if the lawsuit is successful, noting that previous legal challenges brought by the city's Education Department staff have been shot down by [cowardly] courts.
"Anyone at this point in time, unless something changes, will be put into a leave-without-pay status," Shea said. "What I would urge is for people not to wait to the last moment to see what happens with the lawsuit or anything else. Get the vaccine."
Spoken like a true bootlicker.
Liberty Loft reports that city leaders argue that the decision to get the vaccine shouldn't be a difficult one, arguing that vaccine mandates have been around for years.
However the COVID vaccine, while "approved" by the FDA is still in an emergency use authorization and people are concerned about side effects which have been reported. Opponents argue the vaccine should be a personal choice given the shot doesn't have a proven track record.
A number of employees around the country have been looking at the loss of employees who oppose being forced into taking what they believe is still an experimental drug.
The job losses have run the gamut, from public employees to healthcare workers, who last year at this time were hailed as heroes. Now, they're expendable.
The mandates have also impacted the transportation industry, with employees from airlines such as United, American, Southwest, JetBlue and others all protesting against mandatory vaccinations or being faced with losing their jobs.
Emergency services however are an area where the loss of even a small percentage of personnel can have a detrimental, possibly deadly impact on the public. Across the country, police officers, firefighters, EMS and paramedics have chosen to either retire or resign instead of bowing to government mandates, overwhelmingly being implemented in Democratic-run cities and towns.
While Republican leaders have encouraged vaccinations, by and large they have refused to implement vaccine mandates.
So why now? Police officers, firefighters, and healthcare workers have been on the front lines since this whole thing started. Fifteen days to "flatten the curve" has turned into over 650.
Concerning the NYPD, they dealt with ongoing civil unrest, inadequate PPE and the inability to properly protect themselves from possible exposures during encounters in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
So how come these mandates are coming about now, almost two years into the pandemic which has pretty much devolved into an endemic? Given the fact that a number of newer cases have come about among fully vaccinated people, why the hue and cry to vaccinate everyone?
The vaccine was initially promoted as having a 95% effectiveness rate, yet the so-called "Delta" variant affected significant numbers of fully vaccinated individuals. It has become evident that the vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission of COVID-19.
Likewise, why are individuals who have natural immunity, who have already had the virus and have antibodies not being given a pass from receiving the vaccines? If the goal isn't public health, one must ask what exactly is the goal which appears to be political in nature as opposed to medical or "following the science?"
There have been some proposals in cities to offer weekly "testing" of unvaccinated employees, an attempt to target and inconvenience those who are not inclined to get the vaccine.
Law Enforcement Today's new national spokeswoman, Carla Miller served as safety officer for her agency over the course of 18 months during the pandemic, with here primary role being tracking infections and assisting with guiding treatment. She says:
"I have an inside perspective on COVID-19 infections, as well as what I saw post 'vaccination.' During the summer months of 2021 we experienced our 'second wave' or 'Delta wave' of infections.
During the first two months of this second wave my tracking showed 70% of our positives were fully 'vaccinated' employees, and that included contact tracing transmissions to other 'vaccinated' employees (the number is even higher when accounting for 'vaccinated family members who also contracted the virus)."
She continued that if the goal is truly "public health and the health of the workforce," it is much more effective to allow "for personal freedom over medical decisions."
"Such a focus should also include internal policies that support and encourage employees to report symptoms and exposures, with a strong push for treatment and therapeutics for COVID-19."
Miller noted that there is already a recommended "booster" which is followed by what in another six months, "another booster?" She also notes that departments and agencies that are mandating the vaccine are not covering employees who suffer adverse effects to the vaccine. '
"Who is responsible if someone has an adverse event from an employer mandated 'vaccine?' We know it's not the pharmaceutical companies. When does this madness end?"
In the case of New York, de Blasio had delayed a mandate for emergency services personnel, however has since reversed course and is trying to bribe employees with a $500 bonus for receiving what amounts to an experimental shot. Maybe he can try the cheeseburger and French fries thing again…but please, don't do it on camera.
Study: Working overnights now classified as a carcinogen, and a lack of sleep is slowly killing Americans
MSNBC host: Rittenhouse verdict means white supporters of BLM can be shot by 'white nationalist' gunmen
Chris Elliot
I am a proud husband to a wife who works in education and the father to two wonderful children. My first focus is on my family and spending time with them, my second is on my career. I am a current law enforcement lieutenant and have been an officer for over twenty years. Chris Elliot is a pen name for safety reasons.


Coachella 2016 kicked off this weekend at Indio, California, and music fans will be able to see the best of the pop world performing live at the three-day event. The music festival, which began on Friday (15 April), has an amazing line of performances, including Guns N' Roses and Ice Cube. The festival is also popular for celebrity spotting as many celebs from the entertainment industry will attend the three-day gala.
But in case you are not lucky enough to get the passes or if you are not anywhere near the location or you want to avoid the desert heat of California, don't be sad. The event is being live streamed on YouTube and you can enjoy the performances from the comfort of your living room.
Watch the performances live stream online below.
You can also visit the official website of Coachella 2016 and watch the event live by clicking here.
The performance line-up for the weekend includes LCD Soundsystem, Guns N' Roses, Calvin Harris, A$AP Rocky, Grimes, Jack Ü, Rae Sremmurd, Sia, Halsey and Ellie Goulding.
The music carnival will be held for two consecutive weekends and will return again next week on 22 April (Friday).
For detailed information about the Coachella event click here.


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Q: How do I allow dragging files for specific control(s) in Delphi I would like to accept files as soon as someone drops a file to a specific control (e.g. TMemo). I started with this example: http://delphi.about.com/od/windowsshellapi/a/accept-filedrop.htm and modified it like this:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  DragAcceptFiles( Memo1.Handle, True ) ;
end;

This allows the control to show the dragging icon but the proper WM_DROPFILES message is not getting called because DragAcceptFiles needs a (Parent?)windowhandle. I could determine the MemoHandle in the WMDROPFILES procedure but I don't how, plus the dragging cursor applies for all the controls now. How do I allow dragging for a specific control (and block other controls from dragging)?

A: You should indeed pass the window handle of the memo control, but then you also need to listen to the WM_DROPFILES message sent to it:
unit Unit5;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
  Dialogs, StdCtrls, ShellAPI;

type
  TMemo = class(StdCtrls.TMemo)
  protected
    procedure WMDropFiles(var Message: TWMDropFiles); message WM_DROPFILES;
    procedure CreateWnd; override;
    procedure DestroyWnd; override;
  end;

  TForm5 = class(TForm)
    Memo1: TMemo;
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form5: TForm5;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TForm5.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
end;

{ TMemo }

procedure TMemo.CreateWnd;
begin
  inherited;
  DragAcceptFiles(Handle, true);
end;

procedure TMemo.DestroyWnd;
begin
  DragAcceptFiles(Handle, false);
  inherited;
end;

procedure TMemo.WMDropFiles(var Message: TWMDropFiles);
var
  c: integer;
  fn: array[0..MAX_PATH-1] of char;
begin

  c := DragQueryFile(Message.Drop, $FFFFFFFF, fn, MAX_PATH);

  if c <> 1 then
  begin
    MessageBox(Handle, 'Too many files.', 'Drag and drop error', MB_ICONERROR);
    Exit;
  end;

  if DragQueryFile(Message.Drop, 0, fn, MAX_PATH) = 0 then Exit;

  Text := fn;

end;

end.

The example above only accept a single file dropped. The file name will be put in the memo control. But you can also allow a multiple selection to be dropped:
var
  c: integer;
  fn: array[0..MAX_PATH-1] of char;
  i: Integer;
begin
c := DragQueryFile(Message.Drop, $FFFFFFFF, fn, MAX_PATH);

Clear;
for i := 0 to c - 1 do
begin
  if DragQueryFile(Message.Drop, i, fn, MAX_PATH) = 0 then Exit;
  Lines.Add(fn);
end;

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Cyan Worlds have taken care to adapt the iPhone version's interface into a sensible iPad UI. You have the option to skip animations (useful when you've seen the same door open and shut thirty times) and there's a user-configurable hint system that cuts down on the pixel-hunting that often plagues adventure games. The game should also be commended for handling multi-tasking and loading saves in heroic fashion - even after shutting down and firing up the iPad again the game loads you right where you left off.
With last year's RealMyst for iPad, Cyan attempted to paste over the cracks in their venerable product by rendering the world in real-time 3D, creating something that was almost (but not quite) as convincing as a modern PC first-person shooter. That treatment would have been welcome with Riven for iPad, which is terribly let down by the low-resolution graphics.
The puzzles remain unique: for patient souls that enjoy a game that takes its time and encourages keeping a notebook to hand, Riven is still a memorable challenge. The thrill of solving one of the game's conundrums hasn't faded. But the feeling of inhabiting another world is sadly gone. Time has broken Riven's spell.
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www.site1 = www.site2
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Помогите с .htaccess, пожалуйста.


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This privacy notice aims to give you information on how WRAS collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website and our services, including any data you may provide through this website when you sign up to our newsletter, purchase a product or service or take part in a competition.
Water Regulations Advisory Scheme Limited is the controller and responsible for your personal data and is responsible for this website (collectively referred to as "WRAS", "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy notice).
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Canada Cannabis Shortage: Retailers Facing Shortage Since Legalization
Barely a month after the legalization of recreational cannabis, a Canada Cannabis Shortage has quickly developed. Cannabis Retailers eagerly wait for continued and hurdle-free supply.
With legalization of marijuana on the final talks, James Burns was assured that his company, Alcanna, would meet the demands of the consumers with his five new stores stocked up with cannabis products. Though he had received only half of the orders from the provincial supplier, he was confident that it would sustain. Now, a Canada Cannabis Shortage has changed all of that. He has his staffs checking the government supply website at early hours for an update on stocks that he can readily acquire and is also in serious consideration to restrict store hours.
Burns, who is the CEO of the company that owns a steady chain of private liquor stores in the US and Canada, and now cannabis stores in Alberta, states that with no stocks available, there isn't much he can do. Read more about this Marijuana News below.
Non-availability of Cannabis a widespread problem
Newfoundland's Thomas Clarke who was one of the first retailers to sell the drug legally in Canada states that he was sold out in a day and had to wait nearly a week for resupply. Though he has been able to sustain his store, he's finding it hard to acquire all the products that he requires but was only offered a certain number of products to keep the store running.
In Ontario, an online retail store had its products sold out quickly, only to wait a long time for resupply.
Similarly provincially run Société québécoise du cannabis stores in Quebec, had to restrict their working hours by opening only on Thursday to Sunday owing to supply issues. In other cases, companies had to close down on stores due to lack of supply like New Brunswick, which had to briefly close 12 of its 20 stores owing to lack of supply.
The shortage of cannabis products hasn't been a complete surprise. In accordance to a report released in October by CD Howe Institute, a Toronto-based economic think tank, it informed that the current supply could only meet up 30-60 percent of the total demands in the coming months.
The people in the industry, however, differ, stating that the shortage is worse than expected. Burns exclaims that even when such a scenario was predicted, the unfolding of the events has been quite quick and clear-cut.
Health Canada which has been providing licenses to cannabis producers says they have been working hard for months much before the legalization in order to increase suppliers across the country and urge for patience among retailers.
In a statement released, the department stated, "It is important to note that October 17 marked the end of nearly a century of criminal prohibition of cannabis and the launch of an entirely new regulated industry in our country."
Like in cases of new ventures that can have quite the demand but not enough supply chain, the steady demand of cannabis products has ended up running out inventories causing low to almost no supply of the products.
Poor management and lack of foresight are to be blamed
One of the main concerns regarding the shortage of cannabis products is the alarming factor that consumers may head toward the black market to buy them.
Going by the occurrence in the US; the federal government of Canada stated that displacing illegal marijuana supply to legal supply will take some time.
Another concern is the shortage of medical cannabis, which had been legal in Canada since 2001. Health Canada is now coordinating with both the industry and patient groups to clarify on the scarcity of certain products or strains.
It has requested licensed sellers to take necessary steps to meet the demands of registered patients to ensure them a continued supply of the products, required for medical purpose.
In accordance to a poll conducted by Angus Reid Institute, a non-profit research foundation, one in eight Canadians have been taking cannabis products since legalization. Coupled with the fact that now even coffee shops also sell cannabis extracts, there has been a heavy demand for cannabis products in the country.
Health Canada states that around 32,000 lbs (14,500 kg) of dried cannabis and 81 gallons (370 liters) of cannabis oil had been shipped to the country and producers have a reported account of 90,000 kg of the dried cannabis and 41,000 liters of oil.
The CEO of Aphria, one of the biggest licensed producers of Canada, Vic Neufeld stated that there have been a few hiccups in reaching the product to the country, especially at the gate.
"It's like a five-lane highway all merging into one lane, a lot of issues when you try to push so much through the system in a very short period of time," he said.
He also brought to notice the delays caused in getting excise tax stamps along with eleventh-hour changes in labeling requirements. Lastly, he also conceded that the demand for the product outnumbered its supply.
But Vic Neufeld is hopeful that the issues surrounding legal cannabis will be solved by the dawn of 2019. The company is banking on Health Canada for approvals that would allow for a more efficient, hurdle-free and agile supply chain.
Similarly, Burns concludes the even though the current status may not be ideal for retailers and consumers, he believes it to be a temporary hardship that will be resolved in the coming days and is optimistic about the company's venture in the medical marijuana market.
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College Creek Field Photo credit: Iridian Casarez
Humboldt State athletics shows kindness with Sonoma State
By Keaundrey Clark on Tuesday, October 24, 2017
By | Keaundrey Clark
Sports glorifies the competitive spirit where one should be better than their opponent, every little advantage or slip-up can mean victory or defeat. It's rare to see sportsmanship, and more rare to see acts of kindness when it's least expected.
Humboldt State athletics showed it's sportsmanship this past weekend when Sonoma State's soccer program used its facilities this past weekend as the Northern California wildfires have displaced many in the Sonoma and Napa Counties.
"As soon as we heard about fires and people being displaced we contacted Sonoma State to see what we could do," said Interim Athletic Director Duncan Robbins. "We were worried about our friends down there."
Sonoma State closed Oct. 9, and opened back up last Wednesday, making it nine days that the school was closed. The soccer teams haven't played in two weeks because of the bad air quality which resulted in two cancelled games.
The team has spent some of that tie in the community helping families who have been displaced by the fires.
"Our teams have been taking the time off to do a lot of volunteer work," said associate athletic director Brandon Bronzan "We've been at evacuation shelters passing stuff out to those in need, we'll do clinics to raise for those who's lost their houses."
The fire even claimed the home of Sonoma State President Judy Sakaki.
Senior Katie Mohr's family had to evacuate several times because of the fire, luckily her childhood home where her parents live did not burn down.
"It feels good, we have a really good team and support system," said Mohr. "It feels good to get away from it all and we know we have bigger reason and purpose to play for."
In its first games since Oct. 8, the Seawolves men's team went 2-0 defeating Cal State L.A. and Dominguez Hills. The nationally ranked women's team defeated Cal State L.A. and tied with Dominguez Hills.
If you would like to help and make a donation, here are some charities you can donate to: the Humane Society of Sonoma County, Humane Society of Napa County and Yuba-Sutter SPCA.
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One of my most popular posts covered my top 20 workshop facilitation tips and secrets. I have Tip #21 and thought you might find it of interest.
During strategy and planning workshops it is quite common to organise breakout groups and assign them a specific problem or opportunity to explore. The convention is to ask a nominated group spokesperson to write up key points on butchers paper and report back to the wider group.
Create a Google doc or slide and send the link to the group's nominated (tablet or laptop with wifi) scribe. As the discussion progresses the notes are automatically saved and displayed on the facilitator's computer. As a facilitator you can keep track of each group's progress and focus your attention on those groups that are struggling or off-topic. When it comes time to report back, the only thing needed is to project the document. It's really easy to add additional comments and suggestions from the wider group to the live document. At the end, all the discussion is documented and there's no need for post-workshop write-up. And no butcher's paper.
An extension of this technique is to give two or three breakout groups the same topic with the same link. In this instance they're all working independently but collaboratively on the same thing. With the ground rule of no deletions of others' content, competitive instincts over take over and the outcome is a snowball of good ideas that become great ideas.
One could do this exercise with a very large group as well. Say you have 120 participants in 15 tables of 8 people. One could allocate three topics to clusters of 5 tables. The report back would just involve three relatively short presentations on the collaborative documents.
In some instances it is logistically too expensive to get all the key people you need in the same room at the same time. One can run a similar Google doc workshop with teams in multiple locations and linked via video. It requires a bit of set-up and you need a skilled facilitator, but in my experience, the benefits far outweigh the costs of the alternatives.
Google docs is virtually free and offers a myriad of ways to transform strategy and planning workshops. Start experimenting today and let me know how you go.


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Vallarta Food Tours Wins 2019 Travelers' Choice Award
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Robles Birria Tacos are among the dishes you'll enjoy on a Vallarta Food Tour. Originating in the state of Jalisco, this slow-cooked meat stew is marinated in aromatic red chiles and served up in delectable tacos.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Downtown Vallarta Food Tour last week announced it has been recognized as #5 winner in the Food Experiences category of the 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers Choice awards, ranking #5 out of over 2,200 global food experiences.
The Travelers's Choice Experiences awards highlight the world's top bookable experiences on TripAdvisor, by category and country, based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings by travelers worldwide. With more than 200,000 experiences on TripAdvisor, these winners are in an extremely competitive field and represent the best-of-the-best with only 1% receiving this award.
Back in 2011, Paul Mayer and Lindsay Prime Mayer started Puerto Vallarta Food Tours with the tag "Become a local in 3 hours." Thousands of "new locals" later, TripAdvisor has recognized Vallarta Food Tour's Original Downtown Tour as one of the world's top ten food experience (#5) and the #1 tour in Puerto Vallarta out of 255.
These tours have become a favorite among travelers who are eager to learn and enjoy the best the city has to offer in a short time. With more that eight tours on the roster, tour participants can enjoy a variety of regional dishes including mole, fresh ceviche, birria tacos, refreshing tuba, succulent coconut, and a tortilla straight off of the conveyor belt! All with a good smattering of the sights, history and people of Vallarta.
Co-founder Lindsay Prime started the tour after realizing that many people were stuck in tourist traps, missing the best that Puerto Vallarta had to offer.
"People often ask us 'where do the locals go to eat?' We wanted to create an experience for people to learn not only where locals eat, but also the history of the dishes and their importance in Mexican culture," Lindsay enthusiastically explains, "We love living here and wanted to showcase why - the food, the culture, the families, the history - and Vallarta Food Tours allows us to do just that!"
To read travelers' Downtown Vallarta Food Tour reviews on TripAdvisor, click HERE.
For all 2019 Travelers' Choice award-winning experiences, as well as the latest reviews, click HERE.
Vallarta Food Tours are unique culinary and cultural walking tours. Suitable for all fitness levels, they're perfect for visitors and local alike. Tickets can be bought online at vallartafoodtours.com and by phone 1-888-457-2210 US or Canada, 322.222.6117 for Mexico. Eat. Explore. Experience!
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M*A*S*H Season 7 Episode 17
Aired Unknown Jan 15, 1979 on CBS
Part One: Potter is riding Sophie but he is four hours late getting back and Radar is worried. He finally gets back and Radar helps him off with his clothes, including his satin boxers that his wife made for him. He offers to have her make Radar a pair; he requests white. Local Cho Pak and his daughter Sun come by for the laundry. Cho looks rather ill and Potter offers to give him a physical, but he refuses. Sun says her father was in the cavalry many years before and having to work in laundry is a disgrace. Radar says that he's honored to know him. Sun tell Radar her father was famous for fighting the Russians many years before. As they leave, Klinger comes in and says he wants to know the Colonel's price for a bribe, since his Section Eight attempts have failed. He starts by offering $100 dollars and Potter scoffs at that, but when he goes up to $10,000, Potter is amazed. When Potter threatens him with his boot, Klinger says he'll be back. That night, Hawkeye and BJ come out of the shower and Margaret is going in. They offer to scrub her back and she rejects them; as this happens, a young Korean man sneaks into the shower tent. She is singing as he tries to sneak out, but she finds him, they both scream and he runs off, but Hawkeye and BJ catch him as several members of the unit, including Father Mulcahy, come out to see what the problem is. They take the Korean boy to the Swamp, but he tries to leave repeatedly. With Radar's help, they find out his name is Ham, and some of his friends were taken by the ROK conscription unit earlier, but he ran away. Radar tells the docs that they grab young men off the street and force them into the military. Han says he was wrong to run and he should be a soldier, but he is afraid. BJ says that is what they are fighting against and Hawk says they should. In the O-Club, Klinger is raising funds for his bribe by selling most everything: cigarettes, gum(new and used), photographs, even renting hats and coats to be checked. The docs bring Ham over so he can make them a dress to hide in. He offers to make it for $75 but takes $20. Zale keeps insulting Klinger, but when he says he can use his nose as a warehouse, Klinger attacks him. The next day, Potter and Radar go to get Sophie so the Colonel can ride her. Klinger has set up a flea market in the compound as his latest scheme to get his bribe money together. Potter tells him to get it out of camp. Then he goes to Sophie's stall only to find her missing. The gate is open but all the riding gear is there. Radar thinks he left the gate open when he went to feed her the night before. Potter thinks he must have did it when he came out to see her. He has Radar get choppers together for a search.
Part Two: Radar is on the phone trying to get someone to look for Sophie, but they don't realize she's a horse. Potter comes back dejected because he hasn't found her. Radar tells him not to give up hope, but he says there's no hope to give up. He has Radar join him for a drink. He says that Sophie gave him a lot of pleasure, and she liked him too. Radar says he knows she did. They toast absent friends, but Radar can barely take the drink. Two ROK recruitment soldiers come into camp looking for 'escaped draftees.' Hawk and BJ hide Han, wearing the dress, in Charles' bunk with blankets covering him. The ROK soldiers come into the Swamp looking and Hawk and BJ are their usual sarcastic selves. One soldier calls BJ 'a regular Bob Hope.' The other is interested in the still. The first asks who is in the bunk and they tell him Charles had just come out of 25 straight hours of surgery. He demands they wake him but Hawkeye says they need permission from Potter. The soldiers start to leave, but Charles comes in. The first one throws off the covers and Charles yells at them for having a 'trollop' in his bed. The soldiers leave, then Charles yells at Hawk and Beej to get Ham out of his cot. The next day, Sun leads Sophie back to camp with her father riding him. Ham says his grandfather told him how he saved their village. Potter comes up and asks what is going on. Cho Pak is in full dress uniform. Sun tells Potter that he is nearing the end of his life and wanted to relive the time he was honored and respected as Potter is. She tells her father to get off, but as they leave, Potter allows Sun to take Sophie with them. After she tells him, Cho Pak stands up straight and bows; Potter returns the bow. Sun says her father will never forget this. As they leave, Radar tells Potter that it was the best thing he saw anyone do ever. That night, however, Han packs to leave to join his friends in the army. He tells Hawk and BJ that Cho Pak was brave and did not run away. They try to talk him out of it but he runs off. The next day, Klinger comes in to ask if the Colonel saw the note he slipped under the door. It was a promissory note for $5000. Potter calls this an official bribe, and says Klinger is on his way to 20 years at Leavenworth for bribing an officer. He offers him $10 to forget the whole thing. Radar comes in and tells the Colonel to come out. He tells Klinger not to be there when he comes back. Sun is back with Sophie. He tells Potter her father died overnight, and his last few hours were the happiest ones because of his gesture. She says he died with pride, honor and dignity. She kisses her cheek and gives Sophie back to him.
Epilogue: A drunk Klinger calls Potter over to the bar at the O-Club. He offers to buy him a drink for putting him out of the bribe business. Potter says he feels the hook dangling under his nose. Klinger insists it's 'pure kindness, 100 proof.' Potter offers to buy him a drink, but then realizes he's broke and asks him to loan him $10.
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