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\section{Introduction}
Microquasars are typically binary systems consisting of a normal (non-degenerate) star from which material is pulled into an accretion disk around a black hole (BH) companion, though in some cases the accreting object may be a neutron star (NS; see \citealt{z13} for a review of microquasars). These objects may be considered as scaled down versions of extra-galactic quasars as they appear to share similar properties. They emit at a wide range of frequencies from radio through gamma-ray, where the emission at different energies is often correlated through disk-jet interactions \citep{rm06}. The accretion disk in microquasars can be fed from Roche-lobe overflow of the companion \citep{mr86} or from dense the stellar winds of a massive secondary star \citep{vcg92}.

The objects Cyg X-1 and Cyg X-3 are known microquasars and high-mass X-ray binaries (HMXB). While Cyg X-1 is known to harbor a 15 $M_{\odot}$ BH \citep{oma11}, the nature of the compact object in Cyg X-3 is remains open, though some evidence suggests a 2 -- 5 $M_{\odot}$ BH companion \citep{sts10,zmb13}. Both systems have been shown to emit gamma-ray flares \citep{bpl10,bps11,btp13}, with some evidence for orbital modulation in Cyg X-3 \citep{aaa09b}. The gamma-ray emission is associated with the soft X-ray state in Cyg X-3 \citep{btc12}, the hard X-ray state in Cyg X-1 \citep{mzc13}, with heightened radio emission in both.

Another class of objects are the gamma-ray binaries of which five are known: LS I +61\degr303, LS 5039, PSR B1259-63, HESS J0632+057, and 1FGL J1018.6-5856 \citep{d13}. These objects exhibit high-energy spectra that peak at GeV and TeV energies, in contrast to X-ray binaries whose spectra at keV energies. It is suspected that the compact companions of gamma-ray binary systems are NS and that the gamma-ray emission arises from the colliding pulsar and stellar winds \citep{d13}. However, gamma-ray emision may also arise from the interaction between a clumpy stellar wind and the jet produced by a microquasar \citep{ort09}.

In 2010, the \agile\ satellite \citep{tba09} detected a gamma-ray flare with a flux of $1.5\times10^{-6}$ \pcm\ ($>$100 MeV) with a significance greater than $5\sigma$ from a previously unknown source, \agl\ \citep{lvs10}. The location of the flare coincides with a known Be star, \hd\ (=MWC 656; \citealt{mb43}), whose binary nature was elicited only after the discovery of the gamma-ray flare \citep{wgm10}. This began speculation that \agl\ could be the sixth identified gamma-ray binary. \citet{mkn13} performed an analysis of \fermi\ data and found upper limits (90\% C.L.) of $9.4\times10^{-10}$ \pcm\ for the 3.5-year average flux and $7.2\times10^{-8}$ \pcm\ for the flare. They also investigated orbital modulation by folding the data over the period of the binary and found upper limits for each phase bin in the neighborhood of $10^{-8}$ \pcm. So far, observations from \fermi\ have been unable to confirm the detection of \agl.

Recently, \citet{cnr14} found the Be star's companion to be a stellar-mass BH, making it the first Be star in a black hole binary (BHB) system and bringing the total number of confirmed BHBs to 25 \citep{z13}. The secondary Be star has been classified as B1.5--2 III \citep{cnr14}, while a previous analysis found a spectral type of B3 IVne+sh \citep{wgm10}. The measured orbital period of 60.37 days and Be star mass of 10--16 $M_{\odot}$ yield a BH mass of 3.8--6.9 $M_{\odot}$ \citep{cnr14}. \hd\ has also been identified as a source of X-ray emission by \citet{mpr14}, who find a non-thermal X-ray luminosity $L_{X}=3.7\times10^{31}$ erg~s$^{-1}$ corresponding to $3.1\times10^{-8}~L_{\mathrm{Edd}}$ for a 3.8--6.9 \msun\ BH, consistent with the previously found upper limit of $L_X < 1.6\times10^{7} L_{\mathrm{Edd}}$ \citep{cnr14}. This low luminosity is in stark contrast to Cyg X-1, which has an $L_{X}\approx10^{37}$ erg~s$^{-1}$ and $L_{\mathrm{Edd}}\approx10^{-2}$ \citep{gmf12}. This suggests that the system was in a quiescent state at the time of the X-ray observations. While there is a strong contrast at X-ray energies, neither Cyg X-1 nor \agl\ show evidence for sustained gamma-ray emission, but have both been detected as gamma-ray flares by \agile\ \citep{lvs10,bpl10}. Three separate \agile\ detections of Cyg X-1 were confirmed as low-significance counterparts in \fermi\ data \citep{btp13}. The highest significance detections were more likely to be found during transitional stages, perhaps coinciding with jet formation or destruction.

The low X-ray and radio flux from \hd\ places near the low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) A~0620-003 ($L_{X} = \sim10^{30.5}$ erg~s$^{-1}$; \citealt{gmn01}) on the well-formed radio/X-ray luminosity relation \citep{mpr14}. The X-ray luminosity of \hd\ ($\sim10^{-8} L_{Edd}$; \citealt{mpr14}) is also found to be similar to the median value of sample of eight quiescent systems ($L_{X} = 5.5\times10^{-7} L_{Edd}$; \citealt{rrm14}). In this quiescent state, the X-ray luminosity of these may be dominated by emission from an advection-dominated accretion flow (ADAF) rather than jet interactions \citep{rrm14}.

In light of new evidence for \agl\ as both a HMXB and a BHB, we present an updated analysis of gamma-ray emission towards \agl\ including 6-years worth of \fermi\ data. We aim to determine whether or not \agl\ belongs in the rare class of gamma-ray binaries. Section~\ref{agile-sec} presents the details of our analysis of \agl\ using \agile\ data, Section~\ref{fermi-sec} includes updated analysis of $\sim$6 years of \fermi\ data, Section~\ref{qso-sec} highlights the detection of a newly identified gamma-ray point source in the nearby field, and Section~\ref{disc-sec} discusses and summarizes our results.

\section{\agile\ Analysis of \agl}
\label{agile-sec}
The \agile\ satellite mission launched in 2007 by the Italian Space Agency to survey the sky from hard X-rays through gamma-rays \citep{tba09}. The main instrument for detecting gamma-rays is the Gamma-Ray Detecting Imager (GRID), which is sensitive in the energy range from 30 MeV -- 50 GeV. The GRID PSF containment radius is 1--2\degr\ at 300 MeV with an error box radius of 6--20\arcmin\ depending on source intensity and spectral shape. One of the main science drivers is rapid response to gamma-ray bursts and other high energy transient phenomena, so \agile\ was designed for high precision timing and is capable of detecting strong ($>10^{-6}$ \pcm) point sources with high significance in just 1--2 days of observation.

\citet{lvs10} reported the gamma-ray flare \agl\ at the position $(l=100.0$, $b=-12.2)$ $\pm\ 0\fdg6$ (stat.) $\pm\ 0\fdg1$ (syst.) lasting from 25 July 2010 01:00 UTC through 26 July 2010 23:30 UTC. The measured flux during this time was $1.5\times10^{-6}$ \pcm\ at 5$\sigma$. To analyze this source we downloaded data covering that time period from the ASI Data Science Center website\footnote{http://agile.asdc.asi.it/}. Data reduction followed the GRID analysis manual for using the latest version of the \agile\ software (v5.0).

The position, flux, and spectral index of \agl\ were set to the initial discovery values and allowed to vary during the maximum likelihood fitting. The resulting fit yield a position of $(l=100\fdg1, b=12\fdg2)$, a flux of $(1.2\pm0.6)\times10^{-6}$ \pcm, and a spectral index of $-1.3\pm0.4$ with a significance of $3\sigma$. Because of the low overall photon count ($7\pm4$), we also performed the analysis with the spectral index fixed to a value of $-2$ to reduce the number of free parameters. This yields a flux of $(1.8\pm0.7)\times10^{-6}$ \pcm\ and a total photon count of $11\pm5$ also at $3\sigma$, in agreement with the initially reported value \citep{lvs10}.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=80mm]{AGL2241_flux.eps}
\caption{Gamma-ray flux upper limits measured by \agile\ for different energy ranges. The horizontal grey lines indicate the bandwidth of each energy range. The solid black line shows a representative power-law with a slope of $\Gamma=-1.3$, while the dotted line is a power-law of slope $\Gamma=-2.0$.}
\label{aglflux}
\end{figure}

We also investigated any spectral dependence by performing the same likelihood analysis on the different energy ranges available from \agile. Figure~\ref{aglflux} shows the measured fluxes broken into several energy bands: 50--100 MeV, 100--400 MeV, 400 MeV--1 GeV, 1--3 GeV, 3--10 GeV, and 10--50 GeV. No indivual band is detected above 3$\sigma$ and all points are represented as upper limits. The solid black line shows a power-law slope of $\Gamma=-1.3$ while the dotted line has a slope of $\Gamma=-2.0$. These lines are representative and not fits as there are no solid detections in the individual energy bands.

\section{Updated \fermi\ Analysis of \agl}
\label{fermi-sec}
The \fermi\ gamma-ray satellite was launched in 2008 by NASA to observe the high-energy sky. On-board are several instruments including the Large Area Telescope (LAT; \citealt{atwood09}). The LAT has a 2.4 sr field of view and covers an energy range from 30 Mev to 300 GeV. We downloaded\footnote{http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/} and analyzed the Pass 7 Reprocessed data including photons within a 20\degr\ radius around \agl\ and energies from 100 MeV to 300 GeV. All analyses employed the \fermi\ \textsc{science tools} v9r32p5 package as well as the latest Galactic diffuse model (gll\_iem\_v05), isotropic spectral template, instrument response function, and point source catalog to which we added a source at the location of \agl. Following previous studies of other gamma-ray binaries \citep{aaa09a,htt12}, we modeled the source spectrum as a power law plus an exponential cutoff of the form,
\begin{equation}
\frac{dN}{dE} = N_{0}\left(\frac{E}{E_{0}}\right)^{\Gamma}\mathrm{exp}\left[-\left(\frac{E}{E_{\mathrm{cutoff}}}\right)\right],
\end{equation}
where $N_{0}$ is the normalization, $E_{0}$ is the scale factor, $\Gamma$ is the power-law index, and $E_{\mathrm{cutoff}}$ is the high-energy cutoff.

To analyze the flare, we restricted the \fermi\ good time intervals (GTIs) to the 46.5 hr duration of the flare \citep{lvs10}. Of this time, \fermi\ pointing and quality cuts limit the useful observations to 16.8 hrs of data. Our analysis shows no detection of the flare by \fermi, and we derive a 68\% (1$\sigma$) confidence upper limit for the flare of $1.1\times10^{-7}$ \pcm, consistent with \citet{mkn13}. Given the strength of the flare detected by \agile\ ($\sim10^{-6}$ \pcm) it is somewhat surprising that it was not detected, however, the low fraction of \fermi\ observations of the \agl\ flare ($\sim36\%$) may not have been enough time for the source to rise above the background flux.

We performed a similar analysis for the $\sim$6 years of \fermi\ LAT observations to look long-term gamma-ray emission and find no evidence for sustained emission. We set a 1$\sigma$ upper limit to the average flux of $5.2\times10^{-10}$ \pcm, nearly a factor of two lower than the previous upper limit, which likely owes to the additional data available.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\subfloat{\includegraphics[width=41mm]{hdcmap_lq.eps}}
\subfloat{\includegraphics[width=41mm]{hdresid_lq.eps}}
\caption{Photon count map for the 6-year dataset (left panel) and the residual map (right panel). The 1\degr\ cyan circles show the location of \agl\ while the dark blue circles mark the previously unknown source \qsof.}
\label{maps}
\end{figure}

Figure~\ref{maps} shows the photon counts map on the left and the residual (counts minus model) map on the right. There is no obvious source of gamma-ray emission at the location of \agl\ above the level of the bright diffuse emission from the Galactic plane. There is an obvious residual leftover in the upper right of the image that is a previously unknown gamma-ray source (Section~\ref{qso-sec}).

Known gamma-ray binaries such as LS I +61\degr303 \citep{aaa09a} show strong gamma-ray flux modulation over the orbit, so we searched for evidence of this from \agl. We divided the data into time bins of 6.037 days, one-tenth of the orbital period, and folded it over the full time range covered by the data using a reference time of HJD = 2,453,243.7 as phase $\phi=0.0$ \citep{cnr14}. Figure~\ref{hdflux} shows the results of the phase-binned analysis. There are no signficant detections at any orbital phase, and all the points shown are upper limits.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{hd215227_upper.eps}
\caption{Phase-binned gamma-ray fluxes for \agl; all points are 1$\sigma$ upper limits. The estimated \agile\ flux for \agl\ ($1.5\times10^{-6}$ \pcm) is two orders of magnitude larger than the 6.5 yr average phase binned limits.}
\label{hdflux}
\end{figure}

It is curious that \agl\ was detected by \agile\ and not by \fermi\ since the flux was measured above $10^{-6}$ \pcm. As mentioned earlier, one possible explanation is that 16.8 hrs of on-source time for the LAT was insufficient despite the flare's luminosity. To test this possibility, we ran a likelihood analysis on the source LS~I~+61~303, which has an average flux of $0.9\times10^{-6}$ \pcm\ \citep{htt12}, comparable to that of \agl. LS~I~+61~303 was only observed for a total of 4 hrs during the flare, so we chose a different time that matched the 16.8 hrs of \agl\ observation. For this time period, we find a flux of $0.3\times10^{-6}$ \pcm\ at the 4$\sigma$ level. This situation is not entirely analogous to that of \agl\ as LS~I~+61~303 emits consistently at $\sim10^{-6}$ \pcm, while \agl\ may only have peaked at that flux for fraction of the flare.. However, it demonstrates that the LAT is able to detect bright sources in very short periods time.

Another possible explanation is that the flare was not coincident with \fermi\ GTIs and the flux peak was not actually observed. Figure~\ref{timing} plots the \agile\ and \fermi\ photon arrival times versus the \fermi\ GTIs during the flare; the time begins at the reported flare start. \fermi\ photon counts (open diamonds) are summed for each individual \fermi\ GTI, which are marked by the grey shaded areas. The arithmetic median of the \fermi\ count rate is shown as the solid horizontal line, and simple $1\sigma$, $2\sigma$, and $3\sigma$ standard deviations from the median are the dotted, dashed, and dot-dashed lines, respectively. \agile\ photons are binned every 60 seconds for better time resolution. The data represent all `clean' \agile\ and \fermi\ source plus background photons within 5\degr\ of \hd. For the \agile\ data, we followed the \agile\ users' guide to select the following additional criteria: event status \textit{G}, Earth tolerance 5\degr, and orbital phase code 2. The \fermi\ data were extracted only after passing the photon files through the \textsc{gtmktime} step used for the primary data analysis.

Figure~\ref{timing} shows that the gamma-rays detected by \agile\ arrived at the detector in the middle of the reported time limits with the peak flux near hour 22 (about 23:00 on 25 July). However, of the 11 photons selected by the constraints given above, just two landed within \fermi\ GTIs. The GTI immediately following the \agile\ spike also shows a peak in the \fermi\ photon count, but did not reach the nominal $3\sigma$ limit. The figure cannot definitively demonstrate the presence/absence of a flare, however, it illustrates the possibility that the \agl\ flare was not detected by \fermi\ because the telescope was simply not looking. If a flare did occur, then it must have lasted less than about six hours for the resulting flux not to have been seen in at least one additional GTI, including the maximum at 23.5 hours. A six-hour window translates to a light-travel distance of 43 AU, which would be an upper limit on the size of the emitting region.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{agl_timing.eps}
\caption{Photon counts for \fermi\ (open diamonds) and \agile\ (filled circles) during the flare. The \fermi\ data points represent non-background subtracted photon counts for the GTI (filled grey stripes), while the \agile\ data was binned every 60 seconds. The horizontal lines mark the \fermi\ median (solid), and $1\sigma$ (dotted), $2\sigma$ (dashed), and $3\sigma$ (dot-dashed) above the median. $T_{0}$ is the reported flare start time of 01:00 UTC on 25 July 2010.}
\label{timing}
\end{figure}

\section{The new gamma-ray source \qsof}
\label{qso-sec}

During our initial analysis of \agl, we found a bright object in the residual image (Figure~\ref{maps}, right panel). This source, which had no associated 2FGL source but appears in the new catalog as \qsof, we modeled as a log-parabola to the model file of the form,
\begin{equation}
\frac{dN}{dE} = N_{0}\left(\frac{E}{E_{b}}\right)^{-(\alpha+\beta log(E/E_{b}))} ,
\end{equation}
where $N_{0}$ is the normalization, $E_{b}$ is the break energy, and $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are power-law indices. We then followed the same binned likelihood analysis as before. The source was detected over the energy range 100 MeV -- 300 GeV at $47\sigma$ with a flux of $(13.56\pm0.02)\times10^{-8}$ \pcm, $\alpha=2.577\pm0.004$, $\beta=0.098\pm0.002$, and $E_{b}=505.2\pm0.7$ GeV, while the \fermi\ catalog reports a $27\sigma$ detection for \qsof\ of $(0.219\pm0.015)\times10^{-8}$ \pcm, roughly two orders of magnitude lower. The main cause of the difference is most likely that the source remained in a high flux state ($\ga10^{-7}$ \pcm) for an 8--12 months after the data cutoff date for the 3FGL catalog (Figure~\ref{qsoflux}), which lead to a lower average flux. Also, the \qsof\ was modeled as a power law using a smaller energy range (1--100 GeV) than for our analysis. These are the main factors that make the fluxes different, but not necessarily in conflict. Because many known gamma-ray sources are variable, we then divided the data into 30 day time bins to measure the changes in the high-energy flux.

\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{qso87gb_flux.eps}
\caption{Fluxes (top) and significance values (bottom) for \qsof\ with each time bin representing one month of \fermi\ observations. Diamonds represent valid ($>3\sigma$) detections while arrows indicate 1$\sigma$ upper limits. The vertical dotted and dashed lines indicate the time of the last data included for sources in the 2FGL and 3FGL source catalog, and the horizontal dot-dashed line in the bottom panel marks the $3\sigma$ detection limit.}
\label{qsoflux}
\end{figure}

Figure~\ref{qsoflux} shows the source flux since the start of \fermi\ science operations where each data point represents one month of observations. The dotted and dashed horizontal lines represent the time of last data included in the 2FGL (01 August 2010 at 01:17 UTC) and 3FGL (31 July 2012 at 22:46 UTC) catalogs, respectively. During the time range included in the 2FGL catalog (dashed horizontal line), the detection significance never rose above $3\sigma$ in a given month, which is likely the reason the source was not identified. It appears to have brightened suddenly near the start of 2011 and remained strong through the end of 2013. However,the last few months of data suggest that the object may be entering a low flux state. Continued monitoring is necessary to see if the gamma-ray flux continues to decline.

We used the procedure \textsc{gtfindsrc} to localize the position of the source to $\alpha=330\fdg412$, $\delta=50\fdg828$ with an error circle radius of $0\fdg016$ (57\arcsec). The values agree well with the 3FGL coordinates, $\alpha=330\fdg434\pm0\fdg026$, $\delta=50\fdg800\pm0\fdg025$, where the errors are at the 68\% confidence level. We report errors that are about two times smaller than the \fermi\ catalog, which may also be related to the additional high flux data in our analysis leading to a stronger detection and better localization. We searched the SIMBAD Astronomical Database\footnote{http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/} around this position for possible progenitors and found a known blazar, 87GB 215950.2+503417 \citep{gc91}, 62\arcsec\ away. This association was also recently identified by the \fermi\ team in the 3FGL catalog. The quasar is also coincident with X-ray source 1RXS 220140.8+504941 from the ROSAT All Sky catalog \citep{vab99}), which has a count rate of $(2.84\pm0.83)\times10^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. Prior to its launch, 87GB 215950.2+5031417 was also identified a the catalog of blazars likely to be detected by \fermi\ (\#657; \citealt{srm05}).

\section{Discussion}
\label{disc-sec}

We have analyzed the \agile\ gamma-ray point source, \agl, to search for evidence that the emission originates from the Be-BH binary system \hd. We find a gamma-ray flux of $(1.8\pm0.7)\times10^{-6}$ \pcm\ at $3\sigma$ significance, in agreement with the initial report. Despite the large \agile\ flux, we find no evidence of emission in the \fermi\ data using three different time binning variations.

There are two main reasons that may be partially or entirely responsible for the \fermi\ non-detection. The first is that the flare was produced mostly lower energy photons ($<$ a few hundred MeV) with a steep power law. The photons detected by \agile\ were mostly in the 100 MeV range where the performance of the LAT suffers from a lower effective area and larger PSF compared to energies higher than 1 GeV. Second, the flare may have been short (less than $\sim$6 hours) and peaked in between \fermi\ GTIs. This theory is supported by Figure~\ref{timing}, which shows that the peak detected by \agile\ occurred outside of the \fermi\ GTIs for the region around the flare. Considering these possibilities, it seems that some combination of the first two is most likely. This issue may be clarified when the \fermi\ science team releases the new Pass 8 data in mid-2015. The improved event reconstruction will provide significant increases in the effective area and field of view, especially at energies below 100 MeV. An updated analysis with the Pass 8 data may at least rule out the possibility that the photons were of too low energy for \fermi\ to detect.

In any case, it appears that the proposed gamma-ray source \agl\ does not fit within the category of known gamma-ray binaries such as LS 5039 or LS~I~+61~303. The five known gamma-ray binaries all show orbital phase modulation of their high-energy (GeV) and very-high energy (TeV) gamma-ray emission \citep{d13}, while \agl\ does not emit gamma-rays at a continuously detectable level, if at all. Instead, it is more likely that the \hd\ binary system is a HMXB and microquasar that has not been discovered earlier owing to its seemingly persistent quiescent state. Deeper X-ray observations will be of future importance to determine whether or not an ADAF model accurately describes \hd\ or if other emission mechanisms are at play. Additionally, contemporaneous X-ray and radio observations may be able to further test disk-jet coupling theories for the system.

During the investigation into \agl, we identified a gamma-ray point source that was not present in the 2FGL catalog, but now appears in the latest 3FGL catalog.  The source, \qsof, is variable on monthly (and perhaps shorter) timescales and has been bright ($>10^{-8}$ \pcm) for the past few years. We, and independently, the \fermi\ LAT team, identify the flat-spectrum radio quasar 87GB~215950.2+503417 as the most probable source of the gamma-ray emission because of its proximity to the gamma-ray peak, its known X-ray and radio emission, and its prior identification as a potential gamma-ray emitter.

\section*{Acknowledgments}
The Fermi LAT Collaboration acknowledges generous ongoing support from a number of agencies and institutes that have supported both the development and the operation of the LAT as well as scientific data analysis. These include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Energy in the United States, the Commissariat \`{a} l'Energie Atomique and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de Physique Nucl\`{e}aire et de Physique des Particules in France, the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare in Italy, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Japan, and the K. A. Wallenberg Foundation, the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish National Space Board in Sweden. We are grateful for support from the National Science Foundation through grant AST-1109247. This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France. Part of this work is based on archival data, software, or online services provided by the ASI SCIENCE DATA CENTER (ASDC). We also thank the anonymous referees for many helpful comments.

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Grant Park could get Friday farmers market this summer
Posted by John Byrne at 12:57 p.m.
Grant Park could soon boast an array of fine meats and cheeses.
Bensidoun USA – the same company that operates a French Market in the Ogilvie Transportation Center – is in negotiations with the Chicago Park District to manage a seasonal farmers market along Michigan Avenue near the south end of the park.
The market could be up and running as early as Memorial Day Weekend, and stay open through October, according to park district spokeswoman Zvezdana Kubat.
It would be open only on Fridays, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to Bob O'Neill, president of the Grant Park Conservancy.
The company will pay the park district as part of a vendor contract to set up shop in the park on the east side of Michigan between Balbo Drive and 11th Street, Kubat said. The specifics are still being finalized, she said.
O'Neill hailed the deal as a major step toward bringing more activity to the south end of the park. He said he expects about 20 vendors to take part initially, selling bread, cheese, fresh fruit, frozen meats and other products.
"There's a built-in residential market with people living in the South Loop close to that site," O'Neill said.
Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd, supports the plan. "The end of the park there has always been a little desolate. This will bring some excitement to the area," he said.
The Bensidoun family co-owns the 15,000-square-foot market that opened in December 2009 in the Ogilvie station in the West Loop, and also runs farmers markets in the suburbs, in other U.S. cities and in Paris.
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I Got Hypnotized Over the Internet to Stop Picking My Nails, and It Actually Worked
Nail picking's been a problem (and secret pleasure) my whole life, and then—gone.
By Rachel Nussbaum
For the first time in my entire life, I need to trim my nails. If you'd told me that three weeks ago, I wouldn't have scoffed to your face, but I would have been highly skeptical this was me we were talking about. Because three weeks ago, I used to all-out love picking my nails. It was a comforting outlet that was literally always on hand. But now it's just not part of my life anymore, thanks to a random offer for a few free sessions with celebrity hypnotherapist Grace Smith.
Clearly, I took the bait. I didn't go in completely blind, though—my aunt got hypnotized in the eighties to help her stop eating chocolate and hasn't eaten chocolate since. She seriously gags if a raisin cookie has a hidden chocolate chip in it, so I wasn't as skeptical as most people are when you mention hypnosis. (But I was still kind of skeptical.)
According to Smith, movies and Vegas headliners haven't helped hypnosis' rep, which makes sense. But as someone with full-fledged dermatillomania—an OCD-adjacent picking disorder that feels like you have no choice in the matter, only picking off a flake, nail, etc., will make you feel OK—I had nothing to lose and a lot of peace of mind I wanted to gain. My goals: control over my own actions, and also beautiful nails. Here's what happened.
Smith and I set up a time to meet over Skype, because she's based in Florida and the Internet exists. Even via a laggy connection, she's an enormously warm, immediately kind person—the type of therapist you want to be friends with but instead will pay to talk to.
As she explained, hypnotherapy works by getting you into a super-relaxed state where you're more open to suggestion. Most people are usually under some degree of stress (hm, yes), which makes breaking a habit by willpower alone super effing hard. Your brain forms an instant connection between doing a bad habit and feeling incredible for that second—and when we're stressed, our brain wants nice things, so it's almost impossible to tell yourself no. Rinse and repeat: We reach for the pleasure, even if in the long run it causes us pain.
By accessing a state where you feel safe, and then going through the imagined motions of life without the habit, research has shown you're able to change way more easily. Smith compared it to putting up cones blocking off a faulty road and building a new highway to hop on when stress inevitably hits. The word visualization was used, which honestly made me more skeptical, but man, I was wrong.
Beating the Beast
For the first session, I sequestered myself in a conference room at the office and faced away from the door. We started easy, with meditation exercises like picturing each part of your body relaxing, imagining your favorite color washing over you, counting, and deep breathing. Then came the hardest part for me, a cynic: You picture your habit in some kind of bodily form and tell it what it's doing to you.
It sounds bizarre, but separating it out lets you address the habit head on, see why you're doing it, and realize it's not what you need. It broke the spell of belief, that picking my nails and skin felt good. It didn't feel good; it gave me a sense of control in a minor-grade harmful way, and that distance was indescribably helpful for facing an urge that always seemed untouchably ingrained. You then picture what life will be like without your habit. For me, it was one where I didn't cause my own problems (I totally cried, still in that conference room, yikes).
Disappearing a whole action from your life is tough, so still in a relaxed state, Smith had me picture an alternative route: Whenever I felt the need to pick, I would breathe in, think of my favorite color, take a sip of water, and scribble on a piece of paper to distract my hands. We went through it a few times, and then the session was over.
It's not, Smith emphasizes, one and done. You have to strengthen the new habit, so you get a recording of each session to listen to nightly. As a busy delinquent, I didn't listen to the recordings until it was revealed that Smith can see when people download them. After that, I guiltily listened at least once between each weekly spaced session.
Two more sessions of relaxation and visualization (and many sips of water) later, and the urge to pick my nails is gone completely. It had faded after the first session, but I started picking at my nail polish instead, which Smith confirmed is a common reaction. What she calls the "root" issue is the underlying fear or trauma we've all got living inside (JK, but Literally Show Me a Healthy Person), and the "trunk" is the emotional response it turns into—things like stress and anxiety. "Branches" are the habits those emotions sprout, which is why quitting one bad habit often means picking up another.
But we tailored the sessions to target the polish picking instead, and I stopped. Admittedly, my chest still gets tight when I hover one nail over another and think about what picking could feel like, but it's mostly the fear that I'll start again and won't be able to stop (which Smith says sometimes happens, but you just listen back over the sessions). From time to time, I still pick at some spots of dry skin, so it is indeed not a miracle. But on the nail front, it's as good as it gets: The want is gone, so you don't have to resist. It was so easy. I'm actually surprised.
How to Copy It at Home
Smith herself is incredibly good at what she does, but one-on-one sessions with her are triple-dollar-sign expensive at $500 per session (for 12 sessions, gulp). Meeting or Skyping with hypnotherapists trained by Smith is more therapy-priced, at $120 per session for six sessions. She also just launched Grace Space, a Netflix-type subscription service that gives you guided sessions for things like quitting smoking or overcoming a fear of public speaking at $47 per month (and has a book coming out in December, which I will be buying).
For people who want to dip their toe in hypnosis, Smith says even tapes that play while you sleep (à la that Friends episode) actually do work too. Albeit more slowly, and in a more generalized way—you're not conscious and it's not tailored, so it's a slower go to reshape your behavior. For a conscious experience, YouTube videos walk you through the relaxation process and can get you into that receptive space. Smith recommends finding a quiet place, then moving through videos like the ones above and below.
In life after my trio of free sessions, I'm budgeting to sign up. The allure of just eliminating something from your life, without a grueling willpower battle, is insane. That I already did it has me convinced; that it didn't involve a teacup is a bonus. And now my long nails and I have a new goal! Figuring out how to remove contacts without stabbing myself in the eye.
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John Holland, I duque de Exeter (c. 1352 - 16 de enero de 1400), también I conde de Huntingdon, fue un noble inglés, medio hermano del rey Ricardo II (1377-1399), a quien se mantuvo fuertemente leal. Es recordado principalmente como posible conspirador en la caída de Tomás de Woodstock, duque de Gloucester (1355–1397), tío del rey Ricardo II; y por conspirar contra el primo del rey (posterior usurpador), el futuro rey Enrique IV (1399 - 1413).

Orígenes
Fue el tercer hijo de Thomas Holland y su esposa Juana de Kent, llamada la la bella doncella de Kent, hija de Edmundo de Woodstock, conde de Kent, y a través de este nieta de Eduardo I de Inglaterra (1272 - 1307). El título de conde de Kent fue creado en múltiples ocasiones, incluido para Edmundo de Woodstock y los Holland. Más adelante. Juana se casó con Eduardo, el príncipe negro, heredero del rey Eduardo III de Inglaterra, de cuyo matrimonio nació el rey Ricardo II de Inglaterra.

Carrera política
A comienzos del reinado de su hermano, Holland fue nombrado caballero de la Orden de la Jarretera (1381). También acompañó en su viaje a Inglaterra a la reina Ana de Luxemburgo.

Holland tenía un terrible temperamento que le sumergió en una larga serie de incidentes. El más famoso ocurrió en la expedición real a Escocia en 1385, cuando un arquero al servicio de Ralph Stafford, primogénito del conde de Stafford, al que asesinó en cuanto fue a disculparse. Ante esto, el rey Ricardo ordenó la retención de los bienes de su medio hermano. Se dijo que la muerte de la princesa Juana al poco tiempo se debió de la disputa entre sus hijos.

Al año siguiente, Holland se reconcilió con los Staffords, por lo que el rey le devolvió su patrimonio. En 1386 se casó con Isabel de Lancaster, hija de Juan de Gante y Blanca de Lancaster, por tanto miembro de la familia real y prima de Ricardo. El matrimonio partió en la expedición de Gante a Castilla, en la que Holland fue contestable del ejército inglés. Tras su regreso al reino el 2 de junio de 1388, fue nombrado conde de Huntingdon. En 1389, fue nombrado Gran Lord Chambelán vitalicio y Almirante de la Flota en los Mares Occidentables, así como condestable del castillo de Tintagel, Cornualles. Durante este tiempo, además, recibió, más gracias y tierras del rey. En pocos años, acumuló más oficios: Condestable del castillo de Conway (1394), gobernador del castillo de Carlisle (1395), Guardián (1398) y más tarde condestable general de las marcas escocesas. Su servicio militar se interrumpió con la peregrinación a Tierra Santa en 1394.

En 1397 Holland marchó con el rey para arrestar a Tomás de Woodstock, duque de Gloucester, y Richard FitzAlan, XI conde de Aurendel, apoderandose más tarde del castillo de Arundel por orden del rey. Como recompensa, el 29 de septiembre de 1397, se le concedió el ducado de Exeter.

En 1399, acompañó al rey Ricardo en su expedición a Irlanda. Al regresar, Ricardo II le envió a negociar con su primo, el cuñado de Holland, Enrique Bolingbroke. Cuando este derrocó a Ricardo en 1399 y tomó el trono como Enrique IV (1399 - 1413), retiró a Holland sus tierras y títulos, con excepción del condado de Huntingdon, por haber participado en el arrestro y caída de su tío Thomas de Woodstock.

A principios de 1400, Holland, su sobrino Thomas, Thomas le Despencer y otros nobles idearon un complot fallido contra el rey, que implicaba el asesinato de su familia y la restauración de Ricardo II, entonces prisionero. A causa de este, Holland fue capturado cerca del castillo de Pleshy, Essex, mientras huía; tras lo que fue ejecutado el 16 de enero de 1400 ante varios testigos, incluyendo a Thomas FitzAlan, XII conde de Aurendel. Las tierras y títulos que aún tenía Holland le fueron requisados, pero más tarde se restauraron a favor de su hijo John Holland, II duque de Exeter.

Su cuerpo fue enterrado en la iglesia coliegiada de Pleshy. Su tumba se mantuvo allí hasta finales del siglo XVI, cuando se rompió para usar como material de construcción, solo un fragmento se mantenía a inicios del siglo XVII.

Descendencia
En 1386, John Holland desposó a Isabel de Lancaster, hija de Juan de Gante y Blanca de Lancaster, con quien tuvo seis hijos:

Richard Holland, II conde de Huntingdon (m. 3 de septiembre de 1400), quien solo sobrevivió a sus padres siete meses.
Constance Holland (1387 - 1437), casada con Thomas Mowbray, IV conde de Norfolk, y más tarde con Sir John Grey.
Elizabeth Holland (c. 1389 - 1449), casada con Sir Roger Fiennes.
Alice Holland (c. 1392 - c. 1406), casada con Richard de Vere, XI conde de Oxford.
John Holland, II duque de Exeter (1395 - 1447), segundo hijo, a favor de quien se restauró el ducado de su padre en 1416.
Sir Edward Holland (c. 1399 - después de 1413).

Referencias

Nobles de Inglaterra del siglo XIV
Militares de Inglaterra del siglo XIV
Ejecutados por traición
Duques de Exeter

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I've been asked this many times and as we continue our evolution with the launch of the new website and continued expansion, now is as good a time as any to 'story tell it'.
Over the coming days, weeks, months and years we will share with you the people behind OneSG, what motivates us, our goals as individuals and as a business, our opinions, free professional advice (yes free!), our clients and the great things that they are doing, our successes and just as importantly our failures, we can all learn from these!
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When a game publisher lands a big-name movie license, many times the product is released with "RUSH" written all over it. Certainly that was the case last year with Sega's Jurassic Park for the Genesis.
In Jurassic Park Rampage Edition, the plot picks up where the movie left off. Again you can play as Grant or the Raptor, but this is a brand new game...not a sorry rehash of the original JP. There is actual enjoyment involved here. The controls respond well, the sounds are cool and the scenery is much more interesting to journey through. I had a great time as Grant, riding a Gallimimus dinosaur while trying to outrun vicious Raptors in hot pursuit! As the Raptor, doing triple-flips brought back joyful, teary-eyed memories of Revenge of Shinobi! Gameplay is faster, and the graphics are hot; the amazing waterfall scene is truly breakthrough stuff for the Genesis.
Much improved over the original Jurassic Park cartridge. The dinosaurs look more detailed, and I still can't get over that waterfall effect.
Yes, the music is reminiscent of bad gas, but the various chirps, screeches and roars of the jungle are cool enough to make you forget about it.
The game is actually fun this time around. It's much faster - Sega insiders called it "Jurassic Park Turbo" - and the control feels good.
Hey, Sega: this is the kind of JP you should have given us last year! Jurassic Park Rampage Edition is enjoyable, especially if you're into action/platform games. Not the ultimate JP experience, but still a good time.
Jurassic Park Rampage Edition is the first sequel of the original Jurassic Park game released few years earlier. In this new version the players had the option to choose which missions to take on, unlike the previous installment, and could control Raptor or Grant, like in the original release. Compared to the first game, there are more weapons in the the Rampage Edition, and the story does not follow a linear progression, with levels. The plot allows the player to choose where he can begin, then - when all the missions are over - more will become available.
Who said second Time s A Charm: Once more, Dr. Grant finds himself trapped in the dangerous confines of Jurassic Park, but this time the challenge is twice as tough. In addition to the numerous dinosaurs, the island is littered with nefarious corporate field agents who are determined to collect their genetic material at any cost. To survive, you'll need all your wits and an arsenal of weapons. Use the better weapons, such as the shotgun, missile launcher, and shock rifle, sparingly because you'll need them for the toughest enemies.
** Raptor on the Run:** As the Raptor, you must escape from the island. Since you're surrounded by human and dinosaur enemies, that won't be easy. Lucky for you, the Raptor has new attack moves, razor-sharp jaws and claws, and an attitude to match. Combine all his skills, and you just may survive a showdown with the deadly Red Raptor.
One of the unique features of the game is the lysine power-lysine boosts the Rage meter. When the meter peaks, the Raptor sees red and enters Raptor Rage, which makes him temporarily invulnerable and able to destroy enemies with a single touch.
Grant, on the other hand, must destroy the lysine crates he comes across. If he doesn't, enemy dinosaurs become deadlier and more vicious, and the game becomes much more difficult. No matter which character you choose, Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition will keep you raging on!
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Stay out of the water, or you'll get a jolt from the electric cables.
In the Hidden Ruins, ride this Triceratops for a shortcut to the level exit.
If you don't attack the Triceratops, he leaves you alone.
Each time you reach a way point, an arrow points you in the right direction.
Find the 1-ups hidden in each level.
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On the Cargo Ship, enter Raptor Rage just before facing the Red Raptor. It increases your odds of survival.
Don't rush through levels. Take the time to clear out enemies and destroy lysine crates. 2.After defeating human enemies, collect the valuable weapon power-ups that are dropped.
The T. Rex cannot be defeated. Use your weapons to stun him, and make a quick dash for the exit.


Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg came under fire from all angles after it was revealed that millions of users' personal data was exploited by the political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica.
The news of the data breach was released to the public as a result of a Channel 4 investigation that exposed the company's tactics and the Facebook vulnerability that was exploited by Cambridge Analytica.
In a Facebook post on Zuckerberg's verified page, the CEO admitted that "a breach of trust" had occurred, further stating that "we have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you".
In a later interview with CNN, the founder of Facebook pledged to take action to make it more difficult for "rogue apps" to "harvest people's personal information".
How did the Cambridge Analytica Data Breach happen?
In 2014, consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica purchased data collected from a third-party quiz that invited Facebook users to find out their personality type.
The third-party website invited Facebook users to take part in the personality quiz by logging into their personal accounts and later prompting the user to share this personality quiz with friends on the platform.
Personal data from over 250,000 users who completed the quiz, plus some public data about the users' friends, was collected.
Whistleblower Christopher Wylie, a former Cambridge Analytica employee, claimed that the data was then used to psychologically profile users and deliver pro-Trump content to them.
It is disputed whether this personal data was then used to influence the 2016 US election and the UK Brexit referendum, based on conflicting comments made by employees of Cambridge Analytica during the investigation into the company.
Cambridge Analytica's Chief Executive, Alexander Nix, was suspended on Tuesday as a result of secret footage emerged of him stating that the company ran Donald Trump's digital campaign during the 2016 presidential election.
Many US senators have called on Zuckerberg to testify before US Congress about how his company will protect users, while an investigation has reportedly been opened into Facebook by the US Federal Trade Commission.
What were the consequences of the Facebook data breach?
Significant data breaches are capable of causing irreparable damage to a company's reputation and can cause users or customers to lose trust in the company's ability to keep their personal data safe.
It's not only users who have lost confidence in Facebook. It has emerged that the ISBA, a trade body which represents major UK advertisers, met with Facebook to review the breach and discuss actions necessary to be taken by the social media platform.
In addition Mozilla, creators of the popular Firefox web-browser, announced that it would stop advertising on Facebook following the controversy.
The not-for-profit organisation said that it was "pressing pause" for its advertising on Facebook until the company was able to provide better protection for its users.
This is a strong indication that if Facebook fails to provide significant assurances that it can maintain the security of users' data, more advertisers may follow Mozilla's lead and distance themselves from the social media platform.
This news also follows the trend of companies not admitting to fault and protecting their users at the first point of a breach. In Zuckerberg's Facebook post he made a statement of events, providing a timeline that showed Facebook had been aware of the issue since 2015.
A data breach can seriously damage the reputation of your business as a trusted and respected organisation. It can also impact heavily on the future of your company as the relationship between your business and your customers will in some cases be irreparably damaged.
In July 2018, the UK's data protection watchdog, The Information Commission Office, said it intended to to fine Facebook £500,000 for data breaches. Saying that Facebook had failed to ensure that Cambridge Analytica had deleted users' data.
How can businesses avoid data breaches in future?
If your organisation handles personal information, you have a number of legal obligations to protect that information under the Data Protection Act 1998. Whether you're a tech giant like Facebook with billions of users or a small business with 100 clients, your customers put their faith in you to keep their personal data safe.
Data breaches have been one of the biggest drivers behind the development of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into full effect on the 25th of May 2018.
Handled according to people's data protection rights.
Having effective data protection procedures in place and making sure that your staff are familiar with those procedures can greatly reduce the risk of a security breach.
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English Major Indistinguishable from Beaten Paperback Book He's Holding
A Haystack interview got off to a bad start yesterday when our reporter spent the first three minutes of a Zoom call staring silently at english major Rowan Hillman '22 after mistaking Hillman for a paperback book. In fairness to our reporter, Hillman was holding a tattered copy of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, and it was difficult to see that his sweater, beard, and almost translucent face were separate from the book's well-worn cover.
"Literally, right now, I could not tell you where the book ends and this kid begins," our reporter said, showing us a screenshot of Hillman from the original Zoom interview. "I truly believe if I pulled on his face it would turn to the next page."
Hillman was not offended by the mistake because he does not categorize events or actions as simply "good" or "bad," but rather seeks to explore the many possible meanings they offer and the different paths of thought they may be able to take him down. He was also flattered that the book he was confused with was Catcher, which is one of his favorites. "Really, I'd be lying if I said these words weren't a part of me," he told us as he brushed his hair back into his eyes because it had accidentally started to look sort of good and normal for a second. "No need to apologize, Salinger's a true genius. Of course, if you'd mistaken me for something by Melville or Hemmingway, we'd be having a different conversation." He then laughed in a way that we assume was about as loud as an English major can go. And we laughed too, because we totally understood his point about Millsville and Hemmingsworth, because it's so obvious and we go to college and we're smart so we totally get it.
"I'm not a book, I'm a human boy," Hillman said to us, to fully clear up any confusion. "Though I suppose it's true that I also have quite a bit to say," he added cheekily, as he stroked another book he had just picked up.
During his nine-minute Zoom interview, Hillman picked up and physically touched twenty-six different novels. Calculations revealed that if each of the novel's "changed [his] life" as Hillman claimed, his life has been completely shattered and re-started every 13 days for the last ten years.
While Hillman's patchy beard and tattered sweater did add to the confusion, our reporter claims that Hillman's personality added just as much as his appearance. "This guy really does behave like I just took him off a shelf and dusted him off," our reporter explained. "I feel like if I touch him, he might fall out of his spine"
Hillman spent the last two minutes of the interview speaking only in sonnets, at which point our reporter told him he really would rather hang out with a paperback book, and Hillman said that our reporter's discomfort with rhyming verse was fascinating, and asked him about his relationship with his mother. Hillman then pointed out that in the process of yelling at him, our reporter had drawn an enormous penis on his own face. "There's something a little bit phallic about that shape," Hillman said of the drawing. "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm." He then snapped his fingers and a cup of tea appeared in his hand, which he sipped from calmly as our reporter frantically said something about how sometimes there's no deeper symbolism and a giant drawing of a cock on your face is nothing more than that, a simple drawing.
Further research revealed that Hillman's biological father was actually a used copy of Gulliver's Travels that was stained yellow from being left out in the rain. Three of his uncles are sweaters, and his sister is an acoustic guitar. His mom works at McKinsey (let's not get crazy here).
At the end of the scheduled interview, Hillman had to leave abruptly, as he had a 44-	page paper due six days ago and didn't want to disappoint the professor by being an extra day late. "If you're more than a week late with your papers, she sometimes becomes slightly annoyed," he said of his professor, who he claims is "one of the toughest in the department." Hillman wanted to make sure he didn't strain the relationship, because so far he has only been invited to stay at the professor's house for one weekend, and all his classmates are much closer with her than that.


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I think most everyone is familiar with "Slab City", an abandoned military base in the Sonoran desert in California. This desolate place is a favored home of snowbirds living in campers and RVs during the winter. The summer temps can reach 120F but there are still year round residents.
There is one section called "East Jesus", it's an artist's commune, a bit of a radical playground, think Stephen King meets Tim Burton. Wikipedia says:
East Jesus is an experimental, sustainable and habitable art installation located in the Slab City area. There is no religious connotation in the name East Jesus – it is a colloquialism for a place in the middle of nowhere beyond the edge of service availability; the off-grid facility operates with no municipal utilities. In early 2007, Charlie Russell left his job in the technology industry, packed all his belongings into a shipping container and sent it to a trash-strewn field where he began to surround his two art cars with sculptures that would become the foundation works of East Jesus. The Chasterus Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit formed after his death in 2011, has since guided the curation and expansion of East Jesus.
"East Jesus" sculpture garden entry
Made from discarded material that has been reused, recycled or repurposed, East Jesus encourages visitors to imagine a world without waste, in which every action is opportunity for self-expression. Assemblage and mixed-media art cover nearly every inch of it, interior and exterior. Sculptures and installations are constantly in development throughout campus, and the musical performance space holds a public address system, a stage lighting system, and a studio grand piano. There are also a solar power system with a battery bank made up of expired batteries disposed by telecom companies. Photography, multimedia art, performance art, writing and music are integral parts of a larger fabric, which their artists collectively are continually weaving. East Jesus artwork is living, growing and ever-changing, and embraces the thousands of varied voices from contributing artists who have added to the installation. Each day, residential staff gives dozens of free tours, and hosts visiting artists and overnight guests.
Have you been to Slab City? If so, what did you think of it?
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Hannah Davies truly loves to help people, and she is dedicated to do whatever is necessary to see that her clients have the very best service and results possible in their cases. Hannah has always had a strong desire to stand boldly for justice and to be a servant to those who are struggling and desperately need someone who really cares about them. Hannah was born in Northern Ireland but came to the United States as a child and was raised here in western North Carolina. She became a United States' citizen in 2008. Hannah obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Gardner-Webb University in 2008 and volunteered tutoring students in areas of chemistry, physics, and math. After working as a paralegal at Tomblin, Farmer & Morris, PLLC, for several years, Hannah attended Elon University School of Law from 2011 – 2014. She obtained her Juris Doctor in 2014, ranking as the top student in her class, and was admitted to practice law in the state of North Carolina that same year. In February 2016, Hannah passed the South Carolina bar exam to be additionally licensed to practice law in South Carolina.
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Take another look at the film. He knew , who was a colleague later at United Airlines. Shortly after arriving in Neuville, was killed by a. Miller was specifically chosen to play the role in the battle that he did. You are seeing this spectacular film as it came from his reel. He is a spell-binding, if infrequent, correspondent, as excerpts below from his January, 2003 letter to me show my comments in brackets. Miller is a man on the edge, struggling to hold it together under the cumulative stress of battle and guilt over the ever-increasing loss of men under his command.
I base this somewhat on his behavior throughout the film for example, when Vin Diesel gets shot, Tom Hanks blames Vin for not following his order. Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission, is located at Colleville-sur-Mer, France on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach. One afternoon, John and I spent a pleasant hour or so reviewing my database of pilots, places and airplanes of the Davis-Monthan Airfield Register the same ones you see in the drop down menus on this Web site. Source: Webmaster John's record for transcontinental autogiro flight stood for 72 years. The book includes biographies of some of the pilots who flew the aircraft to Tucson as well as extensive listings of all the pilots and airplanes. Transferring to the , Miller and Horvath next prepared for the assault on Hitler's vaunted defenses as part of. Payload with full fuel was 247 pounds.
This photograph, cropped, is on the cover of John Miller's book cited in the left sidebar. Dubbed the flying windmill by the press because of its oversized rotor blades, the autogiro looked like an airplane but flew like a helicopter. After the accident, John said, he was grounded in Cleveland for 27 days waiting for new rotors and a rudder. Company not indicated 36th Infantry Capt. Sincere thanks to Lewis Hipkins for sharing the terrific 1939 color motion picture footage of John Miller presented at the bottom of this page.
Captain John Smith was famous for helping settlers survive in Jamestown. In 1936 he took a job with United Air Lines, flying as a Boeing 247 copilot. The service operated under air mail contract 2001 awarded to Eastern by the government. This transcript is a great read to understand the mechanics of barnstorming. Ryan refused to leave with the Rangers, and made it clear that he intended to stay with his unit and defend Ramelle's bridge against an expected German attack.
First developed by Juan de la Cierva, the autogiro made its first successful flight in January 1923 in Madrid. Miller's men were reluctant to attack the position, but Miller was steadfast and set on destroying it in spite of the risk. I dedicated that article to him. This is a silent film. In an appropriate twist of fate, one of the Ducks he flew is on exhibit at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson.
Ambrose, Ambrose on Saving Private Ryan, , accessed October 31, 2010. The last three numerals of the registration number are visible in the original photo underneath the near wing. Captain John Miller proves himself to be courageous and brave in the opening scene of the movie. He has passed his love for aviation on to his family, teaching a son and grandson how to fly over the years. Saving Private Ryan was well received by audiences and garnered considerable critical acclaim, winning several awards for film, cast, and crew as well as earning significant returns at the box office.
Soon after the battle, we are told that Capt. Although not planned, the location of Miller's headstone was directly in front of the headstone of Sergeant Richard F. Only three pilots signed in flying autogiros, so this was a record of note the other pilots flying autogiros were Amelia Earhart and George H. Hyatt is written in language that expands for us his life as a Golden Age aviation entrepreneur, who used his aviation exploits to build a business around his passion. Fiction Captain Miller is a fictional character. The operation was flawless, performed with a perfect safety record. After seven decades and more than 35,000 hours in the cockpit, John Miller is now being recognized for his pioneering role as a test pilot for two of the most eccentric and innovative aircraft in history—the autogiro and the Duck.
Another description of his airmail and autogiro experiences was published in pp. Making their way to the rally point, the squad found a field into which numerous had landed or crashed. Ambrose, Ambrose on Saving Private Ryan, , accessed October 31, 2010. It leaves me feeling hollow to know, now, that I no longer share the planet with Johnny Miller. He is also a capable leader as shown during the beach landing by how he led his platoon up the beach calm and in control. Not to be outdone, he departed westbound from Poughkeepsie in , his autogiro, on May 14, 1931.


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A food delivery executive in China's Beijing, who delivers 50 orders daily, is feared to be COVID-19 'super spreader' after he tested positive amid a new wave of coronavirus clusters. According to health authorities, the 47-year-old delivery executive offered services between June 1 and June 17.
Beijing deliveryman who sends 50 orders per day confirmed with COVID-19
A delivery man of Beijing's popular food platform is feared to be the super spreader of Covid-19 after he tested positive amid a new wave of coronavirus clusters in the Chinese capital.
China's health authority on Tuesday reported 29 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 13 in the capital Beijing where 249 virus-affected people are undergoing treatment.
According to the China's National Health Commission, 29 new cases, including seven asymptomatic cases, were reported in the country on Monday.
As of Monday, 99 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, it said.
Beijing's mass testing of millions of its residents is on after a new cluster of cases emerged in late May.
The Chinese capital reported 13 newly confirmed domestically-transmitted Covid-19 cases, two suspected infections and one asymptomatic on Monday, the municipal health commission said on Tuesday.
From June 11 to 22, Beijing has reported 249 confirmed domestically-transmitted cases, all of whom were receiving treatment in hospitals, it said.
Twenty-two asymptomatic cases are still under medical observation, it said.
Just as the health officials of Beijing began to announce that the new coronavirus attack is getting under control, a delivery man from China's leading food delivery platform ele.me in the city was confirmed to be infected with Covid-19.
According to health authorities in Beijing, the 47-year-old delivery man had been offering services across a wide area in the capital between June 1 and June 17, involving the streets of Daxing, Fangshan, Dongcheng and Fengtai districts.
It is the first case in the food delivery industry to have been confirmed in the capital, sparking widespread public concerns as residents rely heavily on delivery services for necessities amid the epidemic, sate-run Global Times reported on Tuesday.
The patient delivered 50 orders a day on average in the past few weeks, according to the health authorities.
The platform said that the company had conducted nucleic acid tests on its entire delivery staff.
Delivery men who have had close contact with the infected persons have been barred from receiving orders and are now in Quarantine at designated isolation centers, the platform said.
Xu Hejian, the spokesman for the municipal government, told the media on Monday that Beijing had effectively kept the coronavirus outbreak from spreading and the new local cases were decreasing as the capital uses multiple measures to reduce infections.
"Beijing has contained the spread of Covid-19 cases," Xu said, adding that the epidemic may be showing signs of abating.
However, strict measures will remain in place because ending the outbreak remains a complicated task, he said.
In the next step, Beijing will continue to implement the strict control and prevention network created in key areas such as restaurants, hospitals and schools. The city also will strengthen food safety controls and increase its nucleic acid testing ability, he said.
So far, Beijing has designated four communities as high-risk and 39 as medium-risk for Epidemic control. This represents targeted measures to contain the spread of the virus, including locking down communities in high-risk zones.
Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, re-emphasised the importance of hand-washing and social distancing at Monday's news conference.
As of Saturday, about 2.3 million people in the capital had been tested for the novel coronavirus, the Beijing Health Commission said.
By Monday, the overall confirmed cases in China had reached 83,418, including 359 patients who were still being treated, with 13 in severe condition.
Altogether 78,425 people had been discharged after recovery and 4,634 people had died of the disease, the NHC said.
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Paxton leads Yankees to win over Red Sox
The New York Yankees thrashed the Boston Red Sox as pitcher James Paxton starred.
James Paxton delivered his best start in a New York Yankees uniform and led his team to an 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
Paxton threw eight shutout innings while allowing just two hits in the win. He walked one batter and struck out 12.
"It's a big deal, because it's against Boston, especially being here [at home]," Paxton told reporters after the game. "We want to beat Boston every time. It's a big rivalry."
Paxton received a loud ovation when he exited the game.
"It was awesome," Paxton said. "It was special. I think it's a little different than anywhere else, being in Yankee Stadium and getting that ovation."
The Yankees, who have been dealing with injuries to multiple key players, were paced offensively by Mike Tauchman's four RBIs.
DJ Lemahieu opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third and Luke Voit knocked in a run two batters later.
Red Sox ace Chris Sale continued his early-season struggles. He surrendered four runs in five innings of work and was charged with the loss. His ERA is now 8.50 for the season.
Yelich's homer frenzy continues
Christian Yelich finished with two hits and blasted a three-run homer in the ninth inning in the Milwaukee Brewers' 8-4 win over the St Louis Cardinals. He has already hit nine home runs in 2019.
Mike Minor delivered a three-hit shutout and struck out seven in the Texas Rangers' 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Misery for Matz
New York Mets starter Steven Matz had an awful performance against the Philadelphia Phillies. He allowed eight runs (six earned) without recording an out in a 14-3 loss.
Relievers Chad Sobotka and Jesse Biddle did not get anyone out for the Atlanta Braves but combined to surrender four earned runs.
Chapman's catch
Oakland Athletics infielder Matt Chapman made a diving catch.
Houston Astros outfielder George Springer smoked one.
Tuesday's results
New York Yankees 8-0 Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Phillies 14-3 New York Mets
San Francisco Giants 7-3 Washington Nationals
Chicago Cubs 4-0 Miami Marlins
Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 Baltimore Orioles
Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6 Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 St Louis Cardinals
Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Minnesota Twins
Texas Rangers 5-0 Los Angeles Angels
Chicago White Sox 5-1 Kansas City Royals
Colorado Rockies 8-2 San Diego Padres
Houston Astros 9-1 Oakland Athletics
Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians 4-2 Seattle Mariners
Cardinals at Brewers
Milwaukee will look to complete a three-game sweep of St Louis on Wednesday at Miller Park. The Cardinals will send Michael Wacha to the mound while the Brewers will counter with Corbin Burnes.


Room 8 is a photograph of my sculpture TV Room, taken outside on my rooftop in the early evening. A glowing tv can be seen inside the room. This was the first sculpture I made that incorporated video. The open window and door give the feeling of a warm summer night.


International Visit to Boost Badminton – Barbados Olympic Association Inc.
Bridgetown, April 15, 2013 – The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) sat down with two members of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday, April 12, to discuss the development of the sport across the region.
The informal visit took place in advance of the scheduled meeting with the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) held on Saturday, April 13. President of the BOA, Steve Stoute, welcomed Deputy President of the BWF, Paisan Rangsikitpho, and BWF Council Member, Justian Suhandinata, to Barbados and thanked them for their support of badminton, an Olympic sport since 1992.
Also in attendance at the meeting were, Secretary General of the BOA, Erskine Simmons, President of the Barbados Badminton Association (BBA), Kevin Wood, and Secretary of the BBA, Mervyn Gordon. Discussions centred on Rangsikitpho's campaign for Presidency of the BWF and the need for increased funding and training expertise in the smaller territories.
"The number one priority for any President of the BWF is to maintain badminton as an Olympic sport. To accomplish this, it is imperative that more attention be paid to smaller countries. We have just come from Guam and from here we travel to Taipei. All of these territories are facing similar challenges and it is time that the BWF enhance their efforts. If I am successful with my candidacy for President, this will be my mandate," says Rangsikitpho.
Stoute thanked Rangsikitpho and Suhandinata for making time to visit Barbados and pledged the support of the BOA as they continue their campaign.
Image 1: (From left) Kevin Wood, President of the BBA, Erskine Simmons, Secretary General of the BOA, Paisan Rangsikitpho, Deputy President of the BWF, Steve Stoute, President of the BOA, Justian Suhandinata, BWF Council Member and Mervyn Gordon, Secretary of the BBA.
Image 2: Steve Stoute, President of the BOA (centre), making a special presentation to Paisan Rangsikitpho, Deputy President of the BWF, and Justian Suhandinata, BWF Council Member.
Image 3: Steve Stoute, President of the BOA (centre), sharing a light moment with Paisan Rangsikitpho, Deputy President of the BWF, and Justian Suhandinata, BWF Council Member.


I CAN'T HELP BUT, WONDER HOW DO YOU WIN A LOTTERY YOU NEVER ENTERED ? ALSO,THEY TELL YOU NOT TO DISCLOSE YOUR WIN TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU HAVE CLAIMED YOUR MILLIONS.I REMEMBER MY MOTHER ALWAYS SAID" IF A STRANGER ASKS YOU TO KEEP A SECRET THEY ARE BAD STRANGERS AND I SHOULD TELL ON THEM".SO,HERE I AM MOMMYS' LITTLE TATTLE TALE. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING THAT I WON THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AND THIS CAJATRUST WAS GOING TO HELP ME CLAIM MY 1,500,000.00 POUNDS.THEY SENT ALONG A CLAIM FORM FOR WHICH I WOULD PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. ARE THEY KIDDING ME? I HAVE TO ADMIT IT SOUNDS GREAT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE CLOUDS.I CONTACTED THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AND THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED TO HEAR FROM ME.THEY HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW SCAMS BEING PORTRAYED AS COMING FROM THEIR COMPANY.THEY SAID THAT THIS SCAM IS NOT THE FIRSTAND IF YOU DON'T ENTER YOU CAN'T WIN.OH,AND IF YOU DO ENTER AND WIN THEY NEVER USE A THIRD PARTY TO DIBURSE YOUR MONIES.
It's a scam. Like you said yourself you can't win a lottery you never entered.
Thanks for confirming my thoughts. I know you can't get something for nothing. This just proves it.
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I received the same message from Cajatrust Securities. They told me I had won the same eact amount of money as you 1,500,000 pounds. Then they presented me witha variety of options to receive payment. Each option required that I send at least $500 to them immediately. It was the same scam where I had to keep everything a secret. Thank God someone else wrote about this too!


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Odisha to protest shelving of ESIC medical college plan
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By Sambad English Bureau	 On May 25, 2015 Last updated May 25, 2015
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, May 25:
A day after Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said that there is no plan to set up Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) medical college in Odisha, the state government today hit out at the Centre pointing out that over half the land earmarked for the proposed project had already been acquired.
Union Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya had announced in Bhubaneswar on Sunday that there is no plan to set up an ESI medical college in Odisha. OST Photo
"It is unfortunate that the Union Minister said there is no proposal to open a medical college in the state by ESIC in the immediate future. We will protest it," said state Labour and Employment Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick.
The minister said that the state government has already acquired around 13 of the 25-acre land allocated for the ESI Medical College and Hospital project. Besides, the government has spent Rs 13 crore for erecting boundary wall and developing the patch of land.
It may be recalled that the Union minister had, yesterday, told media that opening up of a medical college in the state was not feasible in view of the insured persons in the state being below the requisite figure. While a state has to have 4-6 lakh employees covered under ESI for a hospital to be set up, Odisha had just about 3.5 lakh, he had pointed out.
Curiously though, while laying the foundation stone for an ESIC Medical College and Hospital at Jagannathpur near Khandagiri here on Mar 2 last year, the then Union minister for Labour and Employment Oscar Fernandes had said the state had more than 13 lakh employees covered under ESI.
Observers are agahst how the number of ESI-covered employees can fall so drastically in just one year.
Fernandes, it may be noted, had announced the setting up of the 500-bed hospital on 25 acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs 701 crore. The proposed hospital would have 100 MBBS seats in the first phase as per the guidelines of the Medical Council of India (MCI), he had said.
It is noteworthy that Odisha was one of the 13 venues for the ESIC's medical college project announced in 2008 which was proposed to have been operational from 2013-14.
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