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The financial sector mainly comprises of the banking and the insurance industries which are being regulated by the Central Bank and the Sierra Leone Insurance Commission (SLICOM) respectively.
This sector has made significant gains since the gloomy days of the civil war as the general populace had lost confidence in the banking industry and the concept of insurance was considered insignificant.
This sector has potential for growth and this can be manifested through various forms of financial intermediation and improvements in customer services.
BDO Sierra Leone plays a key role in the financial sector being the auditors for a huge portfolio of commercial banks and insurance companies.
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Over the last century, sea levels have continued to rise at an increasing rate with no sign of slowing down. Since 1993, the continuous warming of the Earth has resulted in sea levels that have risen at a rate of over one-eighth of an inch per year, due to melting glaciers and ice sheets, and thermal expansion.
This may not sound like much, but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2016, the global sea level was 3.2 inches above the 1993 average.
With the rising sea levels, a multitude of hazards from storm surges has contributed to massive, intermittent flooding, and shoreline and coastline erosion.
When you consider that nearly 40% of the U.S. population resides in densely populated coastal areas, this news does not provide the most favorable outlook for these residents. Moreover, here in California, there are coastal cities that run along the entire west coast of the state from the most northern region in Humboldt County, to the most southern region in San Diego County.
Builders and urban planners are exploring new and innovative adaptation strategies for structures, over and beyond erecting homes and buildings on stilts or constructing taller and stronger storm walls.
There is a novel idea on the horizon that has been around for a few decades which hopes to serve as a solution to make these building structures able to adjust to rising waters – floating or amphibious architecture.
When water is not present, these structures would rest on solid ground but could float on water if necessary. They would look like an ordinary home or building with the key difference being their foundation, which would function like a raft when exposed to water, possibly lessening, or even eliminating the destruction of life, property, and the displacement of residents. Essentially, making these vulnerable coastal communities more resilient and able to withstand waterborne catastrophes.
Currently, projects range from simple retrofits for single family homes in flood zones to the construction of floating neighborhoods and potentially floating cities.
A floating city may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie but the idea is real. Presently, a San Francisco based nonprofit is leading the way and working on the development of the world's first floating city prototype in French Polynesia–which is slated to be completed in the year 2020.
If you are interested in learning more about floating or amphibious architecture for your home or property, contact a professional architect licensed through the California Architects Board or a professional contractor licensed through the Contractors State License Board.

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Massachusetts Swimming Pool Company President Drowns During Routine Service Call
DATE: October 5, 1993
On May 11, 1993, a 38 year old male swimming pool service and supply company owner drowned in 12 feet of water during the course of a routine annual service call at a Massachusetts Country Club. Donned in full scuba gear and diving alone at the time of the incident, the victim was readying the swimming pool for its' annual Memorial Day Weekend opening when he was discovered apparently lifeless at the bottom of the pool by the country club activities director. Following repeated attempts by nearby construction company laborers to extricate the victim in several ways, a municipal police official took charge and rallied a number of individuals who succeeded in removing the victim from the pool. The municipal police official and emergency medical services administered emergency CPR until the ambulance arrived and transported the victim to a regional hospital. The victim was officially pronounced dead approximately one and one-half hours following his discovery at the bottom of the pool. The Massachusetts FACE Investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should:
- ensure that divers do not dive alone;
- implement and enforce strict compliance with all requirements that ensure underwater safety.
On May 11, 1993, the state medical examiner's office notified the Massachusetts FACE Program through its 24 hour fatality hotline that a 38 year old male had drowned earlier in the day while performing routine swimming pool maintenance.
On May 14, 1993, the MA FACE Field Investigator first travelled to the town police station to interview the police chief and incident responding police detective. The incident scene was then reviewed where the general manager and activities director were interviewed.
The police report, death certificate, medical examiner information, corporate organization papers, and multiple photographs were obtained during the course of the investigation. Several experts in engineering and pulmonary medicine were also consulted during the course of the investigation.
The victim was a certified diver and president of the swimming pool service and supply company. The company also had a treasurer and clerk who were the victims' corporate partners. The three partners were sole employees of the corporation, which had been in business for 4 years and 9 months. The corporation did not employ a designated safety officer, nor did it have any written safety policies or procedures in effect at the time of the incident.
On May 11, 1993, a 38 year old swimming pool service and supply company president drowned in 12 feet of water while performing routine annual maintenance in a Massachusetts country club swimming pool. The swimming pool measured 252 feet in length by 25 feet in width, was 3-12 feet in depth and held a fresh water capacity of 349,200 gallons. At one time it was the largest swimming pool in the United States.
The country club contracted with the victim to perform annual spring maintenance. The pool's annual maintenance protocol included filling of the pool to full capacity prior to the application of a sealant to repair pool floor stress fractures which occurred over the colder winter months. These stress fractures can be caused by subtle soil movement(s) beneath the pool and/or by the movement of accumulated ice in the pool as a consequence of thawing and freezing rain and snow.
At the time of the incident the victim, in full SCUBA gear, was performing an underwater post check of the stress fractures on which he had previously applied sealant.
According to nearby construction company laborers, the victim surfaced from underwater between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. and requested that they activate the pool filtration system from inside the nearby pump house. Following system activation, the victim checked nearby surface skimmers and went back under water as the laborers returned to work.
Approximately 45 minutes to one hour later, or between 10:30 and 10:45 a.m., the country club activities director was curious to see how the pool maintenance was progressing. As she neared the edge of the pool and looked in, she immediately noticed the absence of surfacing air bubbles and ran to the adjacent pool house for an underwater mask. Returning to pool's edge, she looked into the water with the mask and witnessed the victim lying motionless on the bottom.
The activities director immediately summoned the assistance of the nearby construction company laborers. One of them dove into the pool but was unable to lift the victim from the bottom. He and a co-worker then attempted to extricate the victim from above with a shepards crook without success. Another laborer jumped into the pool and tied a rope to the victim. When pulled upon, the rope broke.
Within four minutes of the call, a municipal police department detective arrived on the scene. Immediately upon arrival, the detective learned from bystanders that multiple attempts had been made to remove the victim without success. Thinking that the victim was held down by suction from the center pool drain, he ordered the system shut down. He removed his shirt, weapon and shoes and entered the pool. Those already in the pool at this time were instructed to accompany the detective to the bottom of the pool, grab the victim and pull him free. This time the victim was successfully freed, brought to the surface, and placed poolside.
At this time, the detective and a responding EMT noted that the victim's face was blue and his condition unresponsive and pulseless. Following quick removal of the victim's SCUBA gear, CPR and ambu bag treatment were administered and maintained through transport to the local hospital. He was officially pronounced dead at the hospital approximately one and one-half hours following discovery at the bottom of the pool.
Post incident investigation revealed that a significant amount of air remained in the victim's tank. Equipment testing revealed that the diving equipment was functioning properly and the air quality was good.
When the victim's wet suit was removed at poolside, the police detective noticed a grid-like pattern impression on his upper chest which suggested possible entrapment against the pool floor drainage grid. The FACE program consulted several experts to explore this possibility. Given the overall dimensions of the swimming pool, its water capacity, plumbing lay-out, filtration capacity, etc., it was calculated that a net pressure acted downward on the victim equal to approximately an 864 pound force. This is consistent with the fact that the body of the victim was apparently unable to be lifted from the pool floor until the pump was shut off. Consequently, the conclusion of the FACE Program was that the victim was most likely entrapped.
Consultation with experts in pulmonary physiology and hyperbaric medicine suggested that the pressure, while substantial, was unlikely to interfere with the victim's breathing capacity. It was suggested that panic many have played a role in the victim's inability to breath.
The medical examiner certified the cause of death as asphyxia due to drowning.
Recommendation #1: Employers should ensure that divers do not dive alone.
Discussion: OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.424 for SCUBA diving requires a standby diver be available while a diver is in the water, that the diver be line-tended from the surface OR be accompanied by another diver in the water who is in continuous visual contact during the diving operation, and that a reserve breathing gas supply be readily available. These measures are crucial in the prevention of diving related deaths.
Recommendation #2: Employers should implement and enforce strict compliance with all requirements that ensure underwater safety.
Discussion: OSHA Standards 29 CFR 1910.410, and 29 CFR 1910.420-22 outline dive team qualifications, requirements for a safe practices manual, pre-dive procedures and underwater procedures for commercial diving. Employers should determine, assess, and consider beforehand, the actual and/or potential hazards associated with the performance of underwater projects. The planning phase should include specific emergency response and rescue measures in the event of an unforseen incident.
Office of the Federal Register: Code of Federal Regulations, Labor, Title 29, Parts 1910.410 (July 01, 1992); 1910.420 (July 01, 1992); 1910.421 (July 01, 1992); 1910.422 (July 01, 1992); 1910.424 (July 01, 1992)
To contact Massachusetts State FACE program personnel regarding State-based FACE reports, please use information listed on the Contact Sheet on the NIOSH FACE web site Please contact In-house FACE program personnel regarding In-house FACE reports and to gain assistance when State-FACE program personnel cannot be reached.


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Percy Allen of the Seattle Times notes that the University of Washington and head coach Lorenzo Romar have reportedly landed another class of 2011 basketball recruit.
Scout.com is reporting Jernard Jarreau, a 6-10 forward from New Orleans, gave a verbal commitment to Washington after initially committing to Virginia Commonwealth last week.
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London, UK (17th May 2022): The London Concours, famed for bringing the very finest cars to the heart of the City of London, has announced that it will assemble super and hypercar royalty this June with its class 'The Pursuit of Speed', presented by Montres Breguet. The exciting category will celebrate cars that push the envelope of performance, engineering and technology. The performance icons will take to the immaculate lawns of the Honourable Artillery Company from June 28th to 30th at the capital's most spectacular automotive garden party.
The sensational range of machinery on show will include a particularly ground-breaking Swedish hypercar, Koenigsegg's Regera – a marque unafraid of ploughing its own furrow in the pursuit of performance. Launched in 2016 as a refined, grand touring alternative to the focused, angry Agera, the Regera sports a 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, supplemented by electric motors; the first plug-in hybrid Koenigsegg, with a claimed electric-only range of 22 miles. Working in tandem, the heavily boosted V8 and electric motors produce 1500bhp – driving through a unique, highly-innovative single-speed, direct drive transmission, developed in-house by Koenigsegg's Advanced Engineering division. Performance is predictably dizzying: 0-300 kph (186 mph) in just 10.9 seconds, and an electronically limited top speed of 251 mph. Only 80 of these idiosyncratic hypercars will be made. This summer's show presents a rare chance to pore over this technological tour de force in the most stunning of settings.
Another Modenese machine from the more established supercar order will be on show: The Ferrari 488 Pista. The Pista was unveiled at the Geneva motor show in 2018, as the most extreme iteration of the all-conquering 488. It joined the long lineage of mid-engined V8, lightweight Ferraris that began with the 348 GT Competizione back in 1993, and included the delightful 360 Challenge Stradale of the noughties, and the screaming, naturally-aspirated 458 Speciale. While clearly descended from its track-focussed forebears, the Pista took the performance game on to a whole new level, with a 710 bhp, twin turbocharged, flat-plane crank, 3.9-litre V8. Despite the addition of forced induction, the Pista still revved to 8000rpm, and was good for 2.8 seconds to 60 mph and 211 mph flat out. Fearsomely quick yet approachable and delicately balanced, the Pista garnered praised from all corners of the motoring press at launch, with Jeremy Clarkson even anointing it as his supercar of the year in 2019. Only in production for two years, this June's event will offer an opportunity to savour a car that will likely go down as a high-water mark for internal combustion performance cars.
This summer's show will also welcome Woking's razor-sharp rival to the Pista, the 675LT, in ultra-exclusive 'Carbon Edition' guise. The 675LT, or 'Longtail', paid homage to the ultimate iteration of the McLaren F1 GTR, with its extended rear bodywork. When launched to the world in 2015, the 'LT' had quite a reputation to live up to, and entered a crowded field, battling it out with track-honed rivals from Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. Luckily, the viscerally thrilling LT was up to the job, with a twin-turbocharged, 666bhp 3.8-litre V8, a 100kg weight saving over the already dainty, carbon tubbed, 650S, and exhilarating dynamics. The Carbon Edition variant that will be on show this June is exceptionally rare, with just 25 examples produced by McLaren Special Operations. Each car featured 40% more carbon fibre than the standard, 1230kg, 675LT. Menacing with exposed weave carbon used for all the bodywork and dramatic aero additions, this limited-run special is increasingly sought after by McLaren aficionados.
June's automotive extravaganza will also include performance icons of yesteryear, among them a plucky Brit that took the fight to the established supercar order in the early 1990s, pushing the boundaries of performance: the intimidatingly old-school Jaguar XJ220. Jaguar's flagship supercar had a protracted – at times challenging development; by the time it was launched in the recession hit 1990s, the concept's blue-blooded V12 had been replaced – due to cost and emissions challenges – with a gravelly twin-turbocharged V6, derived from the motor in the Metro 6R4 rally car. The presence of a more industrial powerplant irked some deposit holders – many already spooked by the recession; shifting the 282 production cars, which retailed at £470,000 – around £850,000 in today's money, proved a challenge. However, those who stuck with the XJ220 were rewarded: Autocar, in their initial road test review, deemed it "the most accomplished supercar ever made". With 542 turbocharged bhp, performance was violent: 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds – despite the heavy manual gearshift – and a top speed of 212 mph; it even claimed to be the fastest production car in the world for a time. In 2022, the raw, analogue, driver aid-less XJ220, enthrals more than ever, and can even be viewed as rather innovative and forward thinking, in an age of downsized turbocharged supercars. This increasingly appreciated – and collectible – totem of British engineering ambition is another performance icon not to be missed.
These captivating supercars, and many more besides, will be on display this June, charting manufacturers' pursuit of ultimate, exhilarating performance. Further exciting class announcements will be made in the coming weeks as we build towards the 6th edition of our unmissable event.
Andrew Evans, Managing Director, London Concours, said: "Super and hypercars have always been central to the London Concours, which is now renowned for bringing the rarest, most spectacular machinery to the heart of London. With 2022's exciting 'Pursuit of Speed' class we will celebrate manufacturers' ongoing quest for ultimate road-car performance. With a fantastic range of exotic machinery, June's show is set to be the most spectacular yet.
"Away from the cars, guests to the Honourable Artillery Company will be treated to a decadent range of food and drink options, and a thoughtfully curated line-up of boutiques and luxury brands. London Concours 2022 is set to be another spectacular automotive summer garden party, and an occasion of total indulgence."


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Pre-Owned Lexus Cars for Sale in St. Peters
We always appreciate when a client comes into the dealership knowing exactly what they want. It makes it simple to fulfill their needs by finding them the car of their dreams. Many clients come into the dealership looking for luxury, yet want a sporty car that is dependable. It is also a big plus if the car is comfortable and roomy enough to seat the whole family. Here at 5 Star Auto Plaza, we stand behind a Lexus choice. A mid-size luxury car that fits anyone's needs, we have the best selection of pre-owned Lexus cars for sale in St. Peters and the surrounding areas.
Clients often ask us what pre-owned means. Basically, a pre-owned vehicle is a used car that has been given a complete once-over by a mechanic. Not only dos the car have a seal of approval, it also comes with a warranty, though warranty does vary from model to model. A used car is completely an as-is purchase, and comes with no certification or warranty. It is often less expensive, but a poor investment.
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About 150 people attended a Prayer Vigil Service on Tuesday to remember the victims of the Charleston, SC shooting.
The hour long service, for the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, was held at the St. Peter Church of Christ on East Massey Street in Smithfield, and sponsored by the Johnston African American Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance.
The theme of the vigil was "Love One Another, Only Love Can Conquer Hate."
Speakers included Dr. J.B. Woodhouse, President of the Johnston African American Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, Bishop R.W. Johnson from St. Peter Church of Christ, Police Chief Michael Scott, School Superintendent Dr. Ed Croom, County Commissioner Chairman Tony Braswell, Town Councilman Marlon Lee, and Tony Nixon from the East Smithfield Improvement Organization.
The St. Peter Church Praise Team lead the attendees in music and concluded the ceremony with the song We Shall Overcome.


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Greeting on Front: Warm Hugs for You
Approx size: 150 x 150mm 6"x6"
Personalise: I can leave the inner plain white or add a verse or message of your choice, once bought please message me.
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Claire Brown – Tuesday 8th September 2020 – 9.45am.
A woman has been blue-lighted to hospital in a serious condition following a road traffic collision this morning.
West Midlands Ambulance Service received multiple 999 calls at around 6.42am this morning reporting a collision between a motorcyclist and a pedestrian on Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis. Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "When ambulance staff arrived, they quickly prioritised treatment to the pedestrian, a woman, who was on the floor and had sustained serious injuries. She received trauma care at the scene before being taken by ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham; the MERIT doctor and critical care paramedic travelled in the ambulance with the woman to help continue treatment en route.
"The motorcyclist, a man, was assessed and found to have suffered relatively minor injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Sandwell Hospital for further checks."


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LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 21, 2023 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("ARS" or "the Company") (NASDAQ:SPRY) for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. The FDA rejected the epinephrine nasal spray developed by ARS on September 19, 2023. The FDA's complete response letter (CRL) requested additional efficacy and safety day from the Company as well. Based on this news, shares of ARS fell by almost 55% in intraday trading on September 20, 2023.
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19 emotions with no English words.
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We've all heard that the Inuit people have countless words for snow. That's a bit of a misnomer, but the sentiment is powerful all the same: Some cultures have rewritten language itself in order to better express the things most important to them.
It's an idea explored in this infographic by design student Pei-Ying Lin, which lists 19 emotions that, unless you're a native speaker of Russian, Japanese, or any number of languages other than English, you've probably never heard before.
"My inspiration came from the experience of studying in the UK as a foreign student and having to have conversations with both friends who do not understand Chinese (my mother tongue) and those who do," Lin tells Co.Design. "So often our conversations will involve looking for a right word to say in either English or Chinese, and unable to find its equivalent in the other language."
At the core of Lin's graphic is Parrot's Emotion Classification, which contains a seemingly nuanced look at over 100 emotions (in English). Not only does Parrot's list include words like "cheerfulness," but it also maps their more specific permutations, like "bliss" or "gladness." So, you know, it seems pretty good--that is, until you read the foreign alternatives that Lin has highlighted in red bubbles. How about the word "Gezelligheid," which is Dutch for "comfort and coziness of being at home, with friends, with loved ones or general togetherness"? Or maybe you'll like "hygge," which is Danish for a similar idea but specific to events of food and drink.
"We tend to use languages in the most economical way--meaning that if there's a simple word for expressing [a] complicated idea, then we will tend to go for it," Lin writes. "[But] I think knowing more languages/words allows us to expend our conceptual world. We 'grow' with our languages. So it's not exactly like the hypothesis that 'Eskimos have more words for snow' so they can tell more different kinds of snow, but rather, perception and language have an active interaction with each other."
With that in mind, I couldn't help but ask Lin if there were any emotions she'd like words for. My favorite was "'the moment of learning something and feel the expansion of one's perception scope' like the moment you suddenly understand 'infinity' in mathematics, or the moment of understanding the idea of 'parallel universe.'"
And I totally know what she means. Because my deficient English vocabulary has always labeled that feeling as "insignificance."
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Jonas Akerlund reflects on greatest collaborations with Madonna
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Director Jonas Akerlund has worked with Madonna on some of her most iconic music videos, bringing Ray of Light, American Life and Music to life. After he shared behind-the-scenes stories from her most recent video, Bitch I'm Madonna, Akerlund gave EW the inside scoop on what it was like to put together the rest of their greatest collaborations.
Ray of Light
This was the first music video Madonna and Akerlund worked on together nearly 20 years ago, and he says at that time, he still didn't know how to behave around artists of her stature. "I decided to be myself and talk about the job as I see it and hopefully we hit it off," he says. "It was a different attitude and we started to shoot it in Sweden. We shot a few days before I met her and that idea was so spread out. Both of us felt we had something special. We just worked together and I thought that was it. I went back to Sweden with a VHS tape showing them, 'That's cool!' and then we moved on."
Madonna teamed up with then-unknown comic Sacha Baron Cohen for this glossy piece of eye-candy, which finds Madonna tooling around town in a limo with her girlfriends. "She was pregnant at the time," Akerlund says. "She had a big fur on to cover her belly. We always had an idea to have an animated part and almost like cartoon-ish, with the colors. We wanted to have a comedian in there. I had met Sacha [Baron Cohen] in England right at the time, and he was just about to break out as Ali G. in the U.K. Nobody knew who he was in America." Madonna, however, saw star power. "She instantly fell in love with him, like the rest of the world did. It took another year or two before the world knew who he was. Man, I wish we had those outtakes."
American Life
The music video for "American Life" was due out around the same time the Iraq War broke out, and the track ended up sparking some controversy on American soil. "The timing was pretty amazing how we made that video," he says. "I think the same week we were supposed to release the video the [Iraqi] War broke out. It was literally the same week. I was traveling between Europe and America at that time. I could really see the two different perspectives. In Sweden we were like, 'This video has to be released, it's very important.' And in America, we thought we can't release it. I connected with both perspectives. I could see how it was controversial, but for two completely different reasons. But [Madonna] did the right decision to not show it at the time. There was no discussion."
Akerlund knew he wanted to use Madonna's backup dancers, who were parkour experts, for this video. "I knew all about [parkour]," he says. "The reason why we did it was because she was touring and she had the best parkour kids on her tour. It was one of those videos we shot wen she was touring. We had to find time for it on her schedule and it ended up being in Tokyo. Visually, it's awesome and I really wanted to use her parkour guys that she had on her tour. That itself is all I needed to get going. It was crazy shooting in Tokyo, but it worked really well with the music."
Akerlund says that they actually ended up with two different videos for "Celebration." One focused on her biggest fans, and both were shot on tour. "We shot that part with her and her dancers and Milan, and then we shot the parts with the fans in Barcelona," he says. "The way we did it was kind of cool actually. We had a section outside the arena where she was shooting and we made a line to the people there, and the music was going in a loop. We were just shooting. Some people came as dedicated fans and some dressed up, and my AV was like 'Next, next!' We ended up with way more. The fan version has all the crazy fans."
According to Akerlund, Madonna knew exactly what she wanted for the post-apocalyptic clip "Ghosttown," which features actor Terrence Howard. "The good thing for me was that Madonna had a clear idea what the song was about," Akerlund says." The whole end of the world theme was perfect. Visually, we could make something out of it. We shot it over two nights. Also a night shoot actually. We were on location in Los Angeles. And we took all the people out to shoot in the desert in a closed down factory. It's a big deal to do that. There was a lot of production design to it. That location was dirty. Dirty for real! But Madonna was going all the way."


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BT local business Norfolk and Suffolk expands to help more local businesses
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A company, which provides communications products and services for around 91,000 small businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk, is planning to recruit more staff after moving into new, larger offices in the centre of Norwich.
The BT Local Business, which trades as Unified Comms Ltd, has made the move to the new offices at Dragon House, 22 Unthank Road, Norwich to meet the growing demand for high-speed broadband and other new services.
It has been a long-awaited ambition of the firm to bring its communications business into the centre of Norwich, having spent 10 years operating from the outskirts of the city.
The new business premises isre-named 'Dragon House' and was previously known as the Norwich RAF Careers Office. The name was chosen by the four Directors of Unified Comms Ltd to neatly coincide with the Norwich Dragon Festival, which is currently being celebrated in the city.
The building has had a major overhaul to transform it into the new offices for Unified Comms Ltd. The extensive renovation project is backed by funding from the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), enabling Unified Comms Ltd to operate from a central location. With an improved office size and location, the company is confident that it can now fully achieve its aim to help local businesses enhance their communications - in conjunction with the government's BDUK better broadband scheme
The well-established business currently employs 22 people, and is looking to expand its workforce to 35 in the next 18 months.
Nathan Defew, managing director of the BT Local Business, said: "These fantastic new facilities will help us expand in the future. We've already taken on some new staff from Norwich and we are looking to carry out further recruitment. The growing demand and availability of fibre broadband and higher speed services are among the major factors driving our need for new staff and office space.
"Being a small business ourselves, we are better placed to understand the special needs of other small businesses. As we emerge from the economic downturn, more and more small businesses are recognising the importance of using high-speed communications and information technology even more effectively to help them retain customers and remain competitive, here and internationally.
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Whether you're new to Downtown or Midtown Mobile or a long-term resident, come join us at Government Street UMC on Sunday. You will be warmly welcomed and inspired by the word of God through the teachings of Jesus Christ. If you are looking for a church home, you are important to God and you matter to us! Should you be a long-time Methodist or a seeker who is just beginning their Christian walk and are interested in following the path of Christ, know that you are welcome here!
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Come as you are. On a typical Sunday you may see people in jeans, casual clothing or a coat and tie.
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We have some parking at the Government Street property which can be accessed from Government or Broad Streets, plus there is a larger parking lot at the Southeast corner of Government and Marine. For those with special needs, we have handicapped parking available next to the church on the West side of the sanctuary.
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Our 10 am service is held in the sanctuary behind the red front doors of our church building on Government Street. We have greeters who will be happy to assist you and answer any questions you may have.
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– Gold corridor from Dubai to China sought by Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society
– New Asian gold trading corridor could boost demand for 1 kg gold bars
– Should increase turnover for yuan-denominated gold coins and bars – President
– Secure supplies of physical gold from Middle East and Asia for China
– China positioning itself as leading gold trading and owning nation
The Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society (CGSE), Hong Kong's gold exchange, is in talks with Singapore, Myanmar and Dubai to establish a gold commodity corridor to promote yuan-denominated products under China's Belt and Road Initiative, according to its president Haywood Cheung Tak-hay.
Joseph Chan Ho-lim, Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury and Haywood Cheung Tak-hay, President of the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society. Photo: Nora Tam
The gold commodity corridor could be formed by establishing an integrated infrastructure network by using Hong Kong as a base, and connect the proposed bonded warehouse in Qianhai with commercial users and precious metals traders in countries along the Belt and Road, Cheung said on Tuesday at an event to mark the exchange's first day of trading in the Year of the Dog.
"The successful linkages of such a gold corridor could probably boost demand from users and investors for kilobar gold (1 kg)," Cheung said. "This may also increase the turnover of yuan-denominated products by two or three times."
Cambodia was also likely to be involved in the discussions in the future, he added.
Turnover of Hong Kong's gold market in the second half of the just concluded Year of the Rooster averaged between HK$150 billion (US$19.2 billion) and HK$180 billion per day, while averaging about 30 billion yuan (US$4.7 billion) to 40 billion yuan for yuan-denominated products, Cheung said.
Third time lucky for Hong Kong bourse as gold futures trading gets off to a glittering start
The proposed bonded warehouse in Qianhai free-trade zone, near Shenzhen, capable of storing 1,500 tonnes of gold, is expected to provide custodial and physical settlement services, and is likely to materialise in the next two to three months after receiving the verbal green light from the customs department recently, Cheung added.
Joseph Chan Ho-lim, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, said that developing a Belt and Road gold industrial chain, and using the Greater Bay and Qianhai models can enhance Hong Kong's status as an Asian and international hub for gold transactions.
"Although our economy is in an upward cycle, we need to solidify our advantages and open up new development areas," Chan said.
CGSE offers Loco London gold based on the London Bullion Market Association, which is denominated in US dollars and typically around 400 ounces. But yuan-denominated kilobars, 1 kilogram gold bars, have gradually emerged in Shanghai, Qianhai and Hong Kong. So Cheung hopes a unified standard for gold kilobars can be created.
It was reported early this year that the World Gold Council was studying the possibility of creating a global standard for gold kilobars that can be deployed as collateral in futures markets and potentially encourage demand.
Hong Kong expands cross-border gold market with China, with 900 kilos of gold traded in Shenzhen
Gold, which typically is considered as a "safe haven" and has an inverse relationship with risker assets such as stocks, is likely to see increased in the second and third quarter of this year, said Cheung.
"I expect in the second half, the stock market may correct from highs on profit taking, and during that stock market volatility, gold is likely to pick up."
He predicted that gold may rise towards the US$1,500 an ounce level if a support above US$1,300 can be formed.
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John 6:1-11
After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?" He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little." One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?"
Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.
Being Part of the Blessing
My third Liberian morning was unforgettable. The day before a small contingent had flown down the coast in ancient UN helicopters from Monrovia to Harper for the Liberian Annual Conference. Our Liberian friends welcomed us with joyful, enthusiastic embraces the evening before at the very small Harper airport, and quickly escorted us to our lodging.
Even after more than five years, Harper, which had been a resort city, had not recovered from the war and still suffered from obvious devastation. After "sleeping" in a very hot room underneath the mosquito net, I was awakened by the noise of the town's residents stirring for the day's activities. I curiously looked out my bedroom window and was startled to see dozens of people sleeping on every roof that I could see.
Below my window, in a passageway between buildings a woman prepared to cook for her family over a charcoal fire. The more I looked I was overcome with the enormity of need. And while I had already experienced deprivation in Monrovia, here in Harper I was stunned. How can we help and what will it take?
Philip's quick financial calculation grossly under-estimates the cost to feed a crowd this size. Andrew notices a small boy has more than he needs (how much could a kid carry anyway?) And how much did Andrew have? With our hands and homes full, we are repeatedly confronted with the contrast between our abundance and the need of the world.
Whether it was a miracle of multiplication or a miracle of sharing, Jesus provided more than the crowd needed. Hunger was satisfied and disciples experienced God's generosity. This eucharistic preview meal only hints of the feast prepared.
"Blessed are those who hunger for they shall be fed."
How shall we and Jesus bless the hungry?
Good and Gracious God, we are humbled by your generous care and your abundant grace. The world hungers not only for food, but also for justice and peace and hope. On this Lenten Sunday, may we see beyond our skepticism and scarcity as we share in the proclamation of miracles. The hungry are fed, the blind see, the lame walk, and the dead rise. Through and in Jesus we pray. Amen.
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starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan
screenplay by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers and Scott Rosenberg & Jeff Pinker, based on the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
directed by Jake Kasdan
by Walter Chaw Inexplicably named after a Guns N' Roses song, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (henceforth Jumanji 2) is a deeply problematic film that castrates its smartest ideas in order to please the broadest possible audience on opening weekend before dragging itself off somewhere to show up in a Redbox in a few months' time. Start with Kevin Hart--reunited with his Central Intelligence co-star, Dwayne Johnson--playing a porter, essentially, in a jungle adventure. Which, you know...what the actual fuck? I'm sure it means well, and Hart's threadbare shtick of being short and put-upon certainly fits the situation, but there's opportunity here, should director Jake Kasdan have chosen to take it, for Hart to comment on how degrading it is for a star of his stature to be appearing in a movie as Bagger Vance. He doesn't seem to notice there's baggage related to his playing a character who essentially carries a bag and hands weapons to the hero. He complains about it, though mostly he complains about not being able to run very fast and having one of his avatar's weaknesses be pound cake.
In the prologue, the board game from the original Jumanji is discovered on a beach and brought home for a kid who doesn't play board games, but does play 64-bit console games on an unidentifiable platform that starts out as a PlayStation, but morphs into something else for no real reason. As a geek exercise, sufficed to say the film messes up some details. Twenty-some years pass and the Breakfast Club finds itself in detention. Nerd king Spencer (Alex Wolff) used to be the Betty Finn to hulking football player Fridge (Ser'Darius Blain) but is now relegated to ghostwriting Fridge's papers for him because black athletes are illiterate cheaters. They're in detention because they got caught. Also in detention are post-Heather bimbo Bethany (Madison Iseman), who takes desultory selfies and makes calls during class complaining about how her jock ex-boyfriend hasn't liked them on Instagram; and nerd queen Martha (Morgan Turner), who gets tossed in the proverbial slammer for telling a gym teacher she should've maybe been more careful in her life choices. The thing about The Breakfast Club that was sort of interesting is how the Heather hooked up with the delinquent and the nerd queen hooked up with the jock as they all discovered they were equally brains, athletes, basket cases, criminals, and princesses. The thing that's interesting about Jumanji 2 is how it doesn't try very hard to suggest the same.
Anyway, these sometimes-offensive types get sucked into the Jumanji videogame and show up in a jungle as different sometimes-offensive types: Dwayne Johnson (now Spencer), Kevin Hart (Fridge), Jack Black (Bethany), and Karen Gillan (Martha). Martha wonders aloud why she's in the jungle dressed in a cropped halter and leather short-shorts but spends the rest of the film not changing her appearance. I want to believe the hyphenate behind Zero Effect is smart enough to know that noticing something is not the same as subverting something, but that Jake Kasdan was almost as long ago as the first Jumanji. Black does a mincing drag imitation of a teen-girl caricature and scores a few good moments marvelling at both the utility of his penis as a "handle" and, later, the miracle of erection. Fridge, in case you're wondering, confirms that his penis is as outsized as his real-world version, because black men have large penises even when they're Kevin Hart-sized. I don't want to imply that Jumanji 2 is terrible because it's pandering and cheap--rather, it's because it's clear it knows how it could've been pretty good yet settles for being pandering and cheap. In other words, you can only get so mad at a Michael Bay film because Michael Bay is a reptile.
Our heroes run around the jungle, chased by demonic explorer Van Pelt (Bobby Cannavale) and his Mad Max stunt team on a quest to return an emerald to a giant jaguar statue. They each have three lives; some rules get shifted around; they run into the kid from the intro, who in the game is Nick Jonas and in real life is [redacted]; and there's never any sort of peril or sense that Jumanji 2 is going to be courageous enough to address the issues it raises. There are massive problems in representation in film that are echoed and magnified in video games. While I understand that any redress of those issues results in ugly threats and vile threads on social-networking sites, Jumanji 2 is uniquely situated to address some of that shit nested in there at the heart of fandom but instead relies on the familiar and the well-trod. It is exactly what it seems to be: an obsequious waste of time that feels like a relic from twenty years ago and will be forgotten almost immediately. It's not even worth this conversation.


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Norfolk State has been a Division I program for almost 20 years, but the school is still looking to find its financial footing as it heads into the 2016-17 athletic year.
Athletic Director Marty Miller sent out a letter on Monday asking supporters to help make up for a financial shortfall due to a new state law as "the Department of Athletics is confronted with a $3 million challenge to fully fund its program through other resources," according to the letter.
Virginia's HB 1897 limits the percentage that student fees may make up of a university's athletic budgets.The bill was passed in March 2015, but did not go into effect into July 1. Norfolk State previously funded 80 percent of it's athletics budget through student fees, but the new bill sets that limit at 70 percent for Division I FCS schools.
NSU charged $1,545 in student athletic fees at the time the bill was signed, third behind Virginia Military Institute and William and Mary, but above Old Dominion and James Madison.
Miller's letter encouraged alumni and supporters to buy season tickets, join an athletic booster club and attend home games as well as simply donating to the department.
It also outlined what the athletic department has done, including adding live music to improve tailgate atmosphere, scheduling games with old CIAA rivals, and keeping the Labor Day Classic alive.
Last year the football team started the season with three-straight "money games" against FBS opponents. A game against former CIAA rival Elizabeth City State will kick off football season this year, and games against in-state FCS opponents Richmond and William and Mary mean that the team will leave Virginia just three times in the regular season.
It's been almost 20 years since Norfolk State joined NCAA Division I after leaving the CIAA. While it's unlikely that they'll go the Winston-Salem State route and go back to Division II, it is apparent that with college athletics becoming more expensive ever year, NSU will have to do something to stay afloat.
"Your commitment to join us will strengthen our ability to successfully continue to compete in Division I athletics and achieve local and national success," Miller said in closing.
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Wait just a minute. NSU's total athletic budget is over $16 mil, by far the largest among all public HBCUs…perhaps this is too simplistic of an answer, but is there any reason the budget can't simply be reduced by $3 mil? Hell, Grambling only spends $5.3 mil TOTAL. We can't make it on $13 million??? If we cut $3 million out the budget we'd STILL have the largest budget of all public schools in the conference. What am I missing here?http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/


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WALTER CRONXITE reports on another instance where the council's planning department is riding roughshod over local residents and elected councillors – this time potentially jeopardising a £85million road scheme
The unrestrained rush to develop any scrap of land into housing in Croydon, seemingly without any broader consideration of the consequences, could see tonight's meeting of the planning committee put in jeopardy a multi-million-pound Transport for London road scheme which has been years in the planning, or risk the future of one of the borough's most historic pubs.
So concerned is the council's planning department about the objection to a scheme for one block of six flats on Epsom Road, near Waddon Station, from ward councillor Andrew Pelling, that they have taken the decision out of the hands of the planning committee altogether.
"This item has been withdrawn to be dealt with under delegated powers," the agenda now states, meaning that having failed to get the elected councillor to back down, they will now deny anyone the opportunity to question the scheme which they are determined to grant permission.
That's democracy in 2016, Croydon Council style, where council officials run the councillors.
Yesterday, Inside Croydon reported on how tonight's planning committee meeting, the last of 2016 and with many people's attention already distracted by the festive season, will seek to push through plans for Purley town centre's first tower block, and give the seal of approval to the destruction of a Victorian church because of a juicy £1million property deal between the council and developer , despite hundreds of objections from locals, a senior councillor and a respected public body.
This, remember, is the same council planning department that failed – or refused – to take any enforcement action against the unpermitted conversion of The Ship pub in South Norwood into under-sized, illegal flats. And the same council planning department which also failed to act this year when the developers of Morello blocks of flats on Cherry Orchard Road decided to plonk a Portakabin next to East Croydon Station without first getting planning permission.
In the case of the Waddon project which was supposed to be considered at tonight's planning committee, we have discovered that a council official has joined with a developer to try to bully an elected councillor into dropping objections to the scheme.
According to Pelling, he was emailed by a senior council official as well as being bombarded with persistent phone calls from the developer eager for the objection to go away.
Pelling, a Labour councillor in Waddon ward, says that he was phoned 11 times in a period of five working hours by the applicant to lobby him to withdraw his objection to the scheme, which would demolish an old electricity sub-station on Epsom Road to clear the way for a small block of flats estimated to be worth £1million on the property market.
Pelling, the former MP for Croydon Central, says that he has no intrinsic objection to the flat-building scheme itself.
But he is very concerned that its construction on that site could cause problems with Transport for London's proposals for a new road scheme around the Fiveways junction to ease traffic congestion on the A232 and Purley Way when the new Westfield and Hammerson supermall finally opens in the town centre.
It's 10 months now since TfL announced that it was abandoning plans for a second Croydon flyover, to take road traffic over Waddon railway station and the rail tracks, but at the cost of a large chunk of public parkland in Duppas Hill Park. Instead, they are now looking at turning Fiveways into Fourways, and making Epsom Road into a two-way highway. The next stage of the TfL's public consultation is due to begin in the new year.
The sub-station site was not bought by the developer until after the consultation process got underway.
Even the report from Samantha Dixon, the planning officer identified in the council's documents, admits that this is a key site for any future Fiveways road scheme. Indeed, TfL also objected to the developer's scheme.
The report states, "As originally submitted the proposed development would impact on the road improvement scheme as there would be no footway available on the northern side of Epsom Road. In a wider context, TfL also raised concern about the degradation of footway width in the vicinity considering other potential development sites coming forward to the north of the junction. It is estimated that footfall in the area will increase, particularly to and from Waddon Station which would put more pressure on these sections of footway. This would ultimately conflict with the objectives of the Fiveways Scheme to improve the public realm and pedestrian environment in the area."
As a result of TfL's objections, the developer has opted to set back his new building by about 5ft. The report says, "TfL have fully reviewed the amended plans and have withdrawn their objection to the proposal. They require conditions to be imposed on any permission to ensure that no part of the development obstructs the highway."
Pelling's remains the only objection.
He is adamant that the local council is being premature, with a consultation on such a major road scheme just weeks away. Pelling, together with his ward colleagues Joy Prince and Robert Canning, did a lot of work last year in putting a case for a Fiveways road scheme which was supported by the council, and which would not put the historically important Waddon Hotel or Duppas Hill Park – Croydon's first public park – at risk. Prince happens to sit on the 10-strong planning committee, which has a built-in majority of Labour councillors.
Granting permission for the six flats could undermine that work.
"The new Fiveways junction still has to go to public consultation," Pelling said today.
"The site of the sub-station by Waddon Station may still be needed for road-widening. TfL say they have negotiated with very determined developer that his proposal is now acceptable, but they don't yet know what response they will get to their public consultation.
"Granting planning permission to this could compromise any road widening there on what is a very narrow carriageway, and that could put the Waddon Hotel at risk instead.
"Croydon needs the road scheme to go through for Westfield, but this application shuts down options, with other current householders having the road scheme pushed in their direction."
And the council planners will doubtless also suggest that, if planning permission for these half-dozen flats is not rushed through now, rather than deferred for a few months, Croydon might face a costly appeal which could even end up on the desk of the local government department's Planning Minister, who just happens to be Pelling's successor as Croydon Central MP, Gavin Barwell.
And no one would want that, now would they?
Doubtless, the developer is also mindful that, whether his flats ever get to be built or not, the value of the scrap of land he has acquired will be much increased if he obtains planning permission, in the event of TfL, the council or even Network Rail having to compulsory purchase the site for any road scheme.
The council's planning department appears to be less concerned about the potential impact to the public purse of that that scenario being played out.
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We have all heard of the Golden Hour, aka the Magic Hour… that hour or so after sunrise and before sunset. During that time the sun is low in the sky and produces a softer, more flattering light.
Absolutely, it is the best time to make photographs. But, when traveling, we don't have the luxury of shooting just early morning and late afternoon. We are on the move and shooting all day long, trying to capture the best images we can, and knowing we are not likely to return when lighting is better.
Shadow is the obstruction of light. Shadows appear to me to be of supreme importance in perspective, because, without them opaque and solid bodies will be ill defined; that which is contained within their outlines and their boundaries themselves will be ill-understood unless they are shown against a background of a different tone from themselves.
Leonardo DaVinci
How to deal with that harsh midday sun and resulting strong shadows? Traveling through Rajasthan and northern India recently, I did battle with that brutal contrasty light. But finally, an epiphany: "Shadows are your friend." Therefore, use the shadows as part of your composition. That made for some interesting shooting.
Light illuminates texture and color – shadows define form.
Howard Pyle
I started wandering narrow alleyways looking for shadows. Dark, geometric shapes, cast from nearby buildings, add drama to an image and can totally change the mood.
Soft, flattering light is almost always best for portraits, but if a face has deep wrinkles and a lot of character, harsher shadows can be an advantage.
Editor's note: "Shadow Play" was first published in May 2014. It is one of my all time favorites and I hope you will like seeing it again.


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Yesterday's treatise on fiscal restraint was a timely reminder to those of us who have followed, for whatever reason, the City as it traveled the road to fiscal sanity and a pretty decent primer for those of you who are just now beginning to pay attention to these sorts of things.
Throughout the year, ever since Mayor Luke Ravenstahl petitioned the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for rescission of the City's distressed status, it has been the topic of several local discussions.
As a City employee myself who has concerns about the impact of said rescission upon certain upcoming negotiations, I understand that Act 47 limits the damage the City's bargaining units can do the City's fiscal situation through either negotiation or binding interest arbitration.
Some background:
Act 47 forced the City of Pittsburgh, largely as the Coordinators had to drag it, kicking and screaming, to get control of its fiscal house. �Employees were let go, budgets were trimmed, maintenance on infrastructure was deferred, just to name a few. �As some of you may know, the biggest drags on the City's budget were (and still are) payments to service the City's general obligation debt and pension bond debt and legacy costs to retired City employees (most of whom happen to be policemen or firefighters).
The problem, historically, with cost-containing measures with respect to police and fire contracts is that the panel of arbitrators who get to decide the award should the City and union come to an impasse was PRECLUDED from factoring in a municipality's ability to pay in deciding the question.
Yes, that's right! �A panel of arbitrators could decide that despite the fact that a municipality could not actually pay the wages being sought, the municipality could be forced to do so anyway under a binding arbitration award.
This is where Section 252 of Act 47 steps in to safeguard the treasury of a distressed municipality.
In relevant part, Act 47 states:
� � �(a) General rule. Except as provided in subsection (b), a collective bargaining agreement or arbitration settlement
executed after the adoption of a plan shall not in any manner violate, expand or diminish its provisions.
In OTHER words: �Once the City has adopted a Recovery Plan pursuant to Act 47 and said Plan is filed with the Commonwealth, no police or fire contract can exceed the fiscal limits imposed by the Plan, and no panel of arbitrators can force the City to do so through arbitration.
You can see why Act 47 is a constant target for destruction.
I listened during the primaries as various candidates argued either in favor of or in opposition to remaining a "distressed" municipality. �There are legitimate arguments on either side of it. �I've read an editorial in last week's Post-Gazette in which they cited as their primary reason for supporting the candidate they endorsed was that candidate's support for remaining in Act 47.
And, despite the fact that the proponents of remaining IN Act 47 have been beating the proponents of getting OUT of Act 47 over the head for being fiscally irresponsible, here's a question the "Let's stay in Act 47" crew, myself included, have not bothered to let slip:
Does it even MATTER at this point?
We'll start with this quote —
� � �"We hold that Section 252 of Act 47 does not impinge upon interest arbitration awards under the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act" -�29 A.3d 773 (2011)
Yeah, and that pretty much is what happened to our protections under Act 47, too!!! �LMFAO!
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in ruling in favor of the FOP and Firefighters Local Union No. 60 in their legal battle against the City of Scranton, Pa., another "distressed" municipality, basically said that Act 47's contract protections do not apply to contracts negotiated or awarded pursuant to Act 111 of 1968 – the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act — the very two unions the statute was designed to reign in.
So where does that leave us? �At present, up a creek without a paddle. �Because without legislative action by the General Assembly, and FAST, the City will be without this crucial protection come the beginning of contract negotiation season (which begins July 1, 2014).
More importantly, as the Department of Community and Economic Development hasn't given a determination one way or the other on the Mayor's request, the Act 47 Coordinators aren't even in the process of developing what would be the Second Amended Recovery Plan, which by the way, does usually take some time.
So, proponents of remaining IN Act 47 have failed to mention that any future benefit of retaining the declaration of distress is dependent upon a Governor and a Legislature, all Republican-controlled, voting to enact revisions to Act 47 during a season where 25 out of 50 state Senators, all 203 members of the House and his Honor, the Governor himself, all facing re-election, knowing that statewide, policemen and firefighters represent a powerful constituency and typically support Republican statewide candidates (outside of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia).
So, what are the chances that the Republican-controlled legislature can pull off this gambit between now and June 30, 2014? �Even if they do, simply changing the law won't be sufficient, the City must adopt another Amended Recovery Plan BEFORE June 30, 2014 for the City to benefit from such a gift from Harrisburg.
We wait with baited breath.� � � � � � � � � � � � �


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A holiday is not always about traveling to a new place or discovering an offbeat trail, sometimes it's just about rediscovering yourself. Even though an unconventional trip may help us reflect upon ourselves, a laid-back trip to a retreat is the ultimate way to spend some quality me time. And when we say 'retreat', we are not just referring to a luxurious resort, but to a haven that inspires you. So if you were searching for an enthralling experience that would revitalize and pamper you, here are some of the unique resort vacations that you could look into:
1. Cultural Resorts:
This is a new and emerging concept which not only promotes rural tourism but also brings in the value of sustainability and eco-friendliness. The cultural resorts generally have traditional mud houses or eco tents whose walls are decorated with local art forms. The resorts are landscaped with homegrown plants, and most of the daily edibles are sourced from the villages nearby, increasing the employment opportunities for the locals. This kind of a resort helps you see the rural culture in a whole new light. And it also gives you ideas on how to make your urban lifestyle even more eco-friendly.
2. Countryside Resorts:
Another way of spending some quality me time is to go to a farm resort. These resorts are perfect for those who dream of leaving the concrete jungle and spending the rest of their lives as agriculturists. A farm resort typically boasts of the alternative lifestyle with the help of bio homes and organic fields. These cottages encourage a spartan lifestyle by having minimal furniture. But that's a small price to pay for some much-deserved privacy. Some of these farms also have tree plantation programs which help you reduce your carbon footprint.
3. Hill Resorts:
A hill or a mountain resort is one getaway every single person needs to experience during their lifetime. These resorts are great for self-development with their serene and calm environment. A vacation here gives you plenty of opportunities to introspect on where your current lifestyle is headed. Since the ways of living around hillsides are quite different from the rural or the countrysides, you can try your hand at terrace farming or the local crafts. This would be a good way to see if you are the kind of person who could leave all the modern comforts and settle down among the hills, growing strawberries or running tea estates.
4. Beach Resorts:
Now these are not your usual beach resorts where it's all about partying or living an extravagant lifestyle. The Beach Resorts are for those who adore the deep blue waters as much as they love the feeling of well-being. These retreats offer the visitors a chance to experience an eco-friendly white sand where they could rejuvenate themselves. They also help recreate an ideal habitat to support the survival of the local wildlife such as the olive ridley turtle. For those of you who love to practice yoga whilst watching the sun drown into the ocean, these resorts are a perfect getaway.
5. Wildlife Resorts:
Last but not the least, an escapade to the wild is always a good option. The immense amount of flora and fauna one gets to explore around the wildlife themed resorts always ends up becoming a memorable experience. Also, the stay options in the jungles like a tree house or a tent, tend to offer the kind of the thrill that makes you come alive.
So the next time you look out for an escapade, drive out to a resort and find your true self.


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Add the secretary of agriculture to the list of senior Obama administration officials using secret email accounts to conduct official business.
The Associated Press revealed this week that this is a common practice within the administration, which some argue is a way for officials to avoid federal transparency laws.
The AP reported that the heads of the the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services used secret email addresses for internal communication, which has been criticized as a way for administration officials to skirt public oversight.
Previously FOIAed emails from the Environmental Protection Agency show that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack used a secret, nonpublic email account to communicate with the secret email account of former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson which used the fake name Richard Windsor.
A 2009 email exchange between Jackson's alias account and Vilsack reveal that the Agriculture Secretary was using an account "firstname.lastname@example.com." The email between Vilsack and Jackson is almost completely redacted, but the subject line reads: "Daily Climate Change Talking Points–COP 15."
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jay Carney acknowledged the use of secret email accounts within the Obama administration, arguing that it made sense for high-level officials to use alternate email accounts to keep their inboxes from being flooded with emails and spam. Carney also said that such emails are subject to government records requests and congressional oversight.
"There's nothing secret," Carney told reporters.
However, the AP notes that it "reviewed hundreds of pages of government emails released under the federal open records law and couldn't independently find instances when material from any of the secret accounts it identified was turned over." Furthermore, the AP reported that congressional oversight committees said they were not familiar with the secret email accounts obtained by the AP.
Congress also expressed surprise at reports that former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson was using an alias email account to conduct official business. Congressional investigations followed and the EPA inspector general even began an investigation into agency records practices.
Last year The Daily Caller News Foundation reported that Jackson was using the Richard Windsor account to conduct official business. It was subsequently revealed by Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter that Jackson had used her alias account to correspond with environmental groups.
"While the president promised transparency, he and the people he chose to lead various sections of his administration are very clearly failing to deliver," Vitter told The DC News Foundation in an emailed statement.
"The release of the infamous 'Richard Windsor' email alias documents has led to the discovery of even more, widespread inappropriate record-keeping practices within the EPA and multiple other Agencies," he added. "At the end of the day this is about the president's leadership, and thus failure to deliver on yet another promise."
The USDA did not respond to The DC News Foundation's request for comment.
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Four University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) faculty will be honored at the College of Nursing Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, April 27 at the Memphis Hilton.
Four University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) faculty will be honored at the College of Nursing Alumni Awards Banquet on Friday, April 27 at the Memphis Hilton. The 2007 Outstanding Alumnus Award will be presented to Ann Cashion, PhD, RN, for her research and clinical contributions, as well as her own professional development. Nursing students selected the three Outstanding Preceptors: Ricky Maestri, RN, as the Outstanding Undergraduate Clinical Preceptor; and both Pedro Velasquez, MD, and Carol Headley, DNSc, as the 2007 Outstanding Graduate Clinical Preceptors.
Dean of the UTHSC College of Nursing, Donna Hathaway, PhD, RN, said, "All four of these faculty members represent the very best in academic nursing and medicine. Each is a testimony to dedication to learning whether through research, education or patient care."
Outstanding Alumnus
Dr. Cashion is an associate professor and director of the Center for Health Evaluation and Lifestyle Promotion (HELP Center), as well as chair of the Department of Acute and Chronic Care in the UTHSC College of Nursing. The HELP Center is a College of Nursing-led multidisciplinary research and practice center that provides health promotion management and support for individuals with chronic conditions. Dr. Cashion received her BSN from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her MNSc from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus, and her PhD from UTHSC where she has been on the faculty since 1998. In 2006, she was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Building on her clinical and research expertise in genetics, Dr. Cashion is actively involved in re-designing nursing curricula at UT to incorporate the rapidly expanding genetic content. She has presented and published numerous times on her research findings related to transplantation and genetics. In 2005, Dr. Cashion was one of 20 nurses awarded the three-year Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellowship. The fellowship is a leadership development program for nurses in executive positions. She serves as chair of the UTHSC Community Relations committee for the NIH-funded Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) as part of her Robert Wood Johnson Leadership Fellowship.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded UTHSC $18 million to build the RBL, which will be a site to conduct biomedical and biodefense research and training.
Dr. Cashion is the president of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics and was program chair for their 2006 Annual Conference. In 2005, she received the Founder's Award from the International Society of Nurses in Genetics. She was also one of 10 nurse scientists featured in the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Scientist video to promote nursing research and the National Institute of Nursing Research. In September 2005, Dr. Cashion was selected to receive the Health Care Provider (Non-Physician) Award during the annual Health Care Heroes Awards, presented by Memphis Business Journal. The award recognized her role as a researcher and in improving the health of the individual.
Outstanding Preceptors
A 20-year nursing professional, Ricky Maestri has been cited for consistently demonstrating excellence in clinical education, teaching, mentoring and for his in-depth nursing knowledge. After working in the Burn Intensive Care Unit at The MED (Regional Medical Center at Memphis) for the first five years of his career, he moved to The MED's Wound Care Center (WCC) where he practices today. Maestri is largely responsible for educating and preparing new nurses to care for the WCC patient population, which requires specialized training in hyperbaric treatments and advanced wound care therapies. On average, he devotes 12 hours per week to teaching nursing students WCC's novel procedures, and contributes more than 96 voluntary hours to helping them learn advance wound care.
Dr. Carol Headley, a nurse practitioner, will be recognized for her consistent dedication to excellent patient care, clinical education, her knowledge of current practice issues and her mentoring of advanced practice nursing students. While guiding students in the Physical Diagnosis course for the past two years at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, she received high marks as an expert clinical resource for all aspects of care for patients with renal disease. Consistently receiving outstanding ratings from students taking the course, Dr. Headley was noted for her very active involvement with student experiences in hemodialysis. Several of Dr. Headley's nominations for the award pointed out that she remained steadfast in her commitment to her students despite significant personal challenges.
As director of the UTHSC LifeDOC clinic, Pedro Velasquez, MD, impacts the lives of both patients and graduate nursing students. Described as a highly devoted professional by his students, he is also noted for the tremendous respect shown to the nursing profession. A firm believer in the model of inter-professional practice, Dr. Velasquez consistently demonstrates that he values nurse practitioners as the cornerstones for patient care in both primary and specialty care settings. His students note that his model of practice had led to an increased level of trust between the nursing and medical professions, as well as a deeper understanding of what each has to offer in improving patient care. As evidence of his commitment to his nursing colleagues, Dr. Velasquez worked intensively to encourage two pharmaceutical companies to sponsor the first clinical fellowship in diabetes for DNP students. He has also sponsored nursing colleagues to receive Fellowship Travel Awards, in the past given only to medical doctors.


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Last night I dreamt that I solved a mathematical proof that no one else had ever done. I was in a debate with colleagues over how the equation would graph and in the dream I held a piece of graph paper where we had begun our chart of the data. It was evident that the equation would graphic either into a logarithmic curve or an endless spiral.
In another dream, I had gone back to school and was living in a single dorm room in Greeve Hall, an all boys dorm on the UT campus, but in the dream it was located on the same side of the street as Clement Hall. One part of the dream had something to do with playing cards. Another part had to do with my friend Vania making a huge cry for attention by climbing to an unsafe height and announcing to the corridor that he had a plan. The head resident, a woman, disgusted with me how she felt he was making an huge cry for attention. The dream had great detail from the cherry hand rails to the elaborate paneling on the walls and a jaunt outside revealed a store on the first floor with a variety of vividly colored items inside.
The second dream did not top the proof dream. I woke almost able to write out the formula.