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To evaluate the relationship between a novel spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) parameter, the adjusted dry retinal volume, and visual acuity in subjects with cystoid macular edema (CME) associated with retinal vascular disease.
Ten eyes of 10 cases with CME associated with retinal vascular disease (either diabetic retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion), and 10 eyes of 10 normal controls were enrolled in this IRB-approved study. Cirrus SD-OCT volume scans (512x128) were obtained prior to and 6-12 months after anti-VEGF therapy. The borders of the neurosensory retina, nerve fiber layer (NFL), cystoid spaces was performed using previously-described grading software (3D-OCTOR). The NFL reflectivity was used to normalize the signal between all cases and controls. Summed normalized total retinal reflectivity was computed for all subjects. Using the normal eyes only, a ratio of retinal intensity per unit retinal thickness was generated. This ratio then used to compute corrected/adjusted dry retinal thickness and volume based on the total retinal intensity of the edematous eyes. The dry retinal thickness was correlated with visual acuity.
The mean ± SD age of the cohort was 66 ± 9.9 years and 30% were female. The mean best-corrected (log MAR) visual acuity at baseline was 0.53 ± 0.21 (Snellen ~ 20/60) and 0.44 ± 0.22 (Snellen ~ 20/50) at follow up. At baseline, the uncorrected ("wet") total retinal volume was 12.22 ± 2.70 mm3 and the (FCS) thickness was 339.37 ± 74.92 µm. Although the reflectivity-adjusted "dry" total retinal volume (9.12 ± 1.59 mm3 ) and FCS thickness (372.72 ± 103.55 µm) were significantly smaller, it appeared they were still significantly higher than normal, suggesting that the adjustment was incomplete. Of note, hyperreflective features (lipid) were noted in the retina. Following treatment, both the uncorrected and dry retinal volumes decreased, though the uncorrected volume decreased by a greater magnitude (1.38 vs 0.96 mm3, p = <0.001). There was no significant correlation between uncorrected or dry retinal thickness/volume and visual acuity.
Adjustment of retinal thickness based on reflectivity equalization does not appear to fully correct for fluid infiltration of the neurosensory retina in the setting of edema. This is likely due to hyper-reflective confounders (lipid) which may have artificially increased the total reflectivity.
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William "Bill" Shehan, 90, passed away June 14, 2018, at his home in St. Stephens, AL. He was a native of Megargel, Alabama, a son of sharecroppers. Bill loved the military, and always dreamed about his days serving in the United States Air Force. He joined the Air Force at an early age and lived in many other states and countries throughout his service. Bill especially loved the Southwest.In the Air Force he was a cook, B-52 bomb navigation instructor, and a weapons mechanic and was proud to be a part of the Air Commando # 5040 division. Bill served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. Bill's best friend was Master Sergeant Robert A. (Bob) Yow. USAF ATC RETIRED AIR FORCE. He loved to reminisce about the old days - fly fishing, Air Force, old friends, building helicopters and camping. He was an avid reader; one of his favorite authors being Louis L'amour. Bill loved his family and cherished his wife, Patricia. He became close to DJ Painter over the past couple of years and appreciates DJ helping to take care of him. ALL babies grew up adoring their Grandfather and will always have special memories of him. Bill was loved by so many and will be truly missed.
Patricia P Shehan
Matthew (Ginger) Shehan
Clay (Amy) Shehan
Will (Misty) Shehan
Andy Weaver
Linda (Bob) Spencer
Lynn (Ronnie) Givens
Zelda (Barry) Orso
Jackie Ready
Bob Shehan
Agnes Buckalew
Ann Haskew
Nineteen Grandchildren
Fourteen Great Grandchildren
Preceded in Death by:
Parents ~ Edward and Addie Shehan
Son ~ Michael Alan Shehan
Sisters ~ Lucille Parr and Joyce "Charlie" Herron
Grandchildren ~ Trish Orso and D.D. Weaver
Pallbearers ~ Matthew Shehan, Will Shehan, Ron Givens, Tyler Ready, Todd Johnston, Arvis Slack, Mike Ready, Ronnie Givens, Michael Buckalew, Barry Orso
Honorary Pallbearers ~ Hazel Johnston, Cynthia Johnston, Rena Byrd, Lucille Weaver
Visitation will be Monday, June 18, 2018, 10:00 AM ~ 11:00 AM, Reeds Chapel Baptist Church followed by the Funeral Service at 11:00 AM. Officating will be Bro. Chad Orso and Bro. Ricky Turner with St. Stephens Funeral Home directing. Interment will be at Reeds Chapel Church Cemetery.
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Yesterday, the UK's Prime Minister committed to a 25 year environmental plan for England. Aiming to address some of the environmental problems in the UK, and to encourage more people to enjoy the countryside, there are undoubtedly some worthwhile aims.
However, a lot of organisations think more needs to be done, and that the goals set out aren't immediate enough.
Theresa May's foreword to the plan states that the goals are simple ones:
'…cleaner air and water; plants and animals which are thriving; and a cleaner, greener country for us all. We have already taken huge strides to improve environmental protections, from banning microbeads which harm our marine life to improving the quality of the air we breathe to improving standards of animal welfare. This plan sets out the further action we will take.'
So, what is in it?
The plan is about 151 pages long SO in a nutshell, some key points are:
- Creating more space for wildlife in the face of intensive farming and building, by establishing 500,000 extra hectares of wildlife habitat (part of the Nature Recovery Network)
- Planting 11 million trees and ensuring that existing woodlands are better managed
- Changing local planning rules to make it mandatory for all new development to have a net benefit to biodiversity
- Developing a code for the reintroduction of native species like the beaver and the pine martin
- Creating an independent environmental watchdog which would ensure high standards on clean air, water and soil post-Brexit
- Designating a third round of marine conservation zones by July 2019, protecting species from overfishing and other threats
- Closing the plastic bag charge loophole so all shops are now charging 5p for a plastic carrier bag. (Currently smaller shops are exempt from the charge in England – unlike in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and the abolition will affect 3.4 billion bags handed out at over 200,000 shops in the country
- Connecting people with the environment by using green spaces to help improve health and well-being through mental health services and encouraging children to be close to nature (in and out of school) focusing on disadvantaged areas
- Encouraging plastic free supermarket aisles by addressing the unnecessary use of plastic packaging for certain items – for example, shrink wrapped cucumbers…
- Supporting companies and retailers to offer water refill points so people can refill their own bottles for free in every major city and town
- Working to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042
- Tackle air pollution in a 'Clean Air strategy' and reduce the impact of chemicals on the environment
- Implement a sustainable fisheries policy (as we leave the Common Fisheries Policy) to secure clean, healthy and biologically diverse seas and oceans
While the plan is undoubtedly brilliant in the way that it brings to the light goals for key issues like plastic pollution, biodiversity, water sustainability and air pollution, there is still disappointment among conservation charities and organisations across the UK at some glaringly obvious omissions.
For starters, there's no mention of bottle return collection schemes or deposit return systems, which used to exist in the UK and are proven ways of reducing and recycling bottles. This is something both Surfers Against Sewage and Greenpeace have campaigned about and, despite strong petitions from the former, it's not even mentioned in the plan.
On their website, Surfers Against Sewage urged more immediate action on the fight against plastic pollution – particularly plastic bottles.
'In the UK we use a staggering 38.5 million single-use plastic bottles and a further 58 million cans every day. Only half of these are recycled, so it's no surprise that many of these end up on our beaches and in our oceans.'
Furthermore, the 'latte levy' which stormed the news and social media last week doesn't appear either. Michael Gove has said it's an 'interesting idea' but the 25p charge for non-recyclable coffee cups isn't part of their long term strategy yet.
Which is a shame. The 5p carrier bag charge made a huge difference to the reduction of littered plastic bags -many of which end up in oceans and are ingested by a number of marine species including turtles, who mistake the plastic for jellyfish. Once ingested, the bags block their stomachs resulting in starvation.
Yet, once the charge was introduced, early figures revealed that the number of single-use plastic bags used by shoppers in England fell by more than 85%. That's staggering.
Unfortunately, it seems a financial incentive is what it takes to make us sit up and listen. It took a financial incentive to make us cut our use of everyday plastic. That sad fact is why I'm really hoping a latte levy comes into play soon.
Likewise, another simple action which could have been implemented immediately with huge effect would have been to ban plastic straws. Replacing them with reusable metal straws or not using them at all (do we really need straws in cocktails?) would have been simple and incredibly effective. The Marine Conservation Society's 2017 Great British Beach Clean showed that plastic makes up around 70% of beach litter with cutlery, take-away trays and straws making up 11%.
So while it's good news that so much has been set aside and prioritised in the plan, there's still much more to be done.
For example, Scotland has just become the first UK country to ban the manufacture and sale of plastic earbuds. Although most big retailers have switched to biodegradable paper-stemmed buds, imported plastic brands continue to be sold by smaller outlets and make their way into streams, rivers and oceans. Campaigners estimate that this ban alone will reduce the country's marine plastic pollution by half.
Plastic cotton buds were among the top ten items found by the MCS during their 2017 Great British Beach Clean, with over 26 found for every 100m. Banning them will go a long way to reducing marine litter – if only the rest of the UK were to follow suit.
Plus, 25 years to make changes for the environment is an awful long time. The oceans, and other threatened habitats in the world, are in danger right now. In 25 years time, some species probably won't be here anymore – don't we think we should be doing more?
In Blue Planet 2, David Attenborough said:
'The creatures in the big blue are perhaps the most remote on the planet. But not remote enough, it seems, to escape what we are doing to their world.'
If our thoughtless actions on land can negatively affect creatures in the deepest depths of the oceans, they can drastically change the environmental landscape, and the species within it. Maybe it's time we did more.
For more information, check out some of the coverage of the 25 year plan here, and the response from MCS here or WWF here.


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Having fun is good and fans like it, the NFL has discovered.
A recent study commissioned by the NFL has revealed unexpected findings: having fun is good and fans like it.
The league announced Tuesday that it's relaxing the rules for touchdown celebrations a bit. Players are now allowed to use the ball as a prop, celebrate in groups and go down to the ground. The use of other props—like Ezekiel Elliott's Salvation Army kettle and Antonio Brown's goal post—is still a no-go, as are celebrations that mimic sex and violence.
Still, plenty of celebrations that drew flags in the past are now perfectly legal. Let's take a look at a few of them.
Shooting a jumper
Snow angels
Whatever you call this
Shaking your teammates' hands and also your butt
Two guys doing the same dance for less than three seconds
Miming photography
Frolicking in the snow
What will NFL players come up with next, now that they don't have to worry about 15-yard penalty?


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This section of Arborealis presents biographical sketches and timelines for members of the Burke family of Claremorris and the parish of Kilcolman in the county of Mayo.
- John Burke (1795–1839) — our earliest known ancestor in this line.
- James Burke (1829-1860) — son of John Burke (1795–1839).
See also:
- home page for the Burke surname;
- local history notes for the town of Claremorris and parish of Kilcoman (Clanmorris).
If you have a family history connection to a Burke family from the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris), county Mayo—or if you have information to add to the biographical sketches presented here—please consider getting in touch via the contact page.
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Felt the first movements of the new bean the other day (the 19th). Just a flutter from the inside, nothing that could be felt on the outside. I actually got excited and phoned Mark, Allyn and Vikki. Getting bigger all the time. We need to do another photo, but are rather lame about that.
We're actually lame about a lot of things. The latest is paperwork. I'm flying with Lily on Saturday and I need to present proof of her age. Birth certificate would be brilliant if we could FIND IT! We can't, and of course we didn't realize it until late today. The county office where we could get a new one is closed tomorrow. Figures. So I called the airline and asked what other forms of ID/age I can use. Hospital discharge papers will work. Too bad we didn't give birth in a hospital. OK, well vaccine records are appropriate. GREAT, except that she's had no vaccines. We're going to bring the Birth Center records and hope they accept that as valid. We had to search through PILES and PILES and PILES of random paperwork just to find those records. Thus the lame comment. It's amazing how much paper is in this house. Seriously, it's scary. Someday I'm just going to burn it all. Now, just to be clear, this is not an invitation to the fire gods to just set the fire themselves... I promise that I'll invoke them at the proper time. No need to do this without me!
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I know a girl
Whose smile makes a visible curl
At both sides
Upwards in two arcs to the corners of her eyes.
Devious, mischievous, two gleaming globes
Promising trouble.
She's trouble itself; wild, face wide,
With laughter and inside jokes
She lives a vicious life and loves with a vicious love
Her thoughts obscure until the moment she tells you truly
How she feels.
It's real.
Her mind is shadowed
Her head is bowed
She can't cope; she doesn't recognise this thing called 'hope'
Every day bringing her closer
To the destruction she's racing towards
She can't turn back, powerless, the voices urging her forwards
And she's picking up speed
Not a sign of the help she needs
The chip is pulsing, the voices are shrieking
And she's creaking
Now her actions are merely a token
A play-act of the life she lead
Her words from the practised script inside her head
Until they're almost lost;
She's almost lost.
She's a dreamer but her dreams are turning sour
Every day the voices getting louder
Her unspoken pain pulsing poison with each beat of her failing heart
No way out; can't make a fresh start
She's been pushed too far and pulled too tight.
She's breaking she's breaking she's breaking she's breaking
God, Buddha, Allah, help her she's breaking!
Why does no one see that her eyes are dark?
Because surviving isn't living
And no one saw that she no longer had a wing
To fly on.
I knew a girl and she was beautiful.
She was kindness and grace; my smile automatic at the sight of her face.
Perhaps some people feel too much and love too hard for this cold world
And as her hand uncurled
From its grip on this life
Releasing her from the noise and clamour that never offered her relief
A light went out.
While we, left behind, feel only grief
For the girl with the curling smile and bright eyes
Above us now a star in the skies.
Her soul can fly, no longer fighting back the tear from her eye.
She is gone
And we are bereft, the memories the only thing we have left.
Thanks for the memories
Thanks for the memories
This is a poem for Paula, one of the funniest and most fun people I have known.
It's also for anyone else who has been a victim of suicide and those who loved them that are left behind. All we can know is that their suffering is over; all we can do is stay living, stay loving, stay laughing and hope that one day, in some form or another, we will see them again.
If you know or suspect anyone of being suicidal, please do not stay silent. Speak to them, encourage them to seek help, let them know they are not alone. If you have tried to help but they have chosen to end their life regardless, know that there is nothing more you could have done and that some are just not meant for this world. Let go of any guilt. Honour their memory. Honour the bond and the love you shared. You may never be completely whole again, but you have a life to live too, and it's worth living. We owe it to them to live.
Paula, I have no more words. Just that I miss you, and will miss you.
Reach out to me, comment or email if there is anything you feel compelled to say or ask. As always, I'll help in any way I can.
All of my love, from all the edges of the world and beyond,


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Trial date set for woman allegedly involved in fatal hit-and-run
Posted: Dec 28, 2017 10:10 AM EST
ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. – A trial date has been set for the woman accused of driving the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left three people dead.
Penelope Grosswiler's initial hearing was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday. She was called upon by the court at 9 a.m. where her charges were read to her by a judge.
Grosswiler pleaded not guilty.
Her jury trial is set for March 19, 2018 at 8:30 a.m.
Grosswiler's husband, Leonard Grosswiler, is also accused of being involved in the deadly crash. His initial hearing was rescheduled for January 4, 2018.
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At the recent full council meeting of Stevenage Borough Council (SBC), on 7.10.2015, the Liberal Democrat group tabled a question about the growing numbers of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Stevenage. A HMO is generally where a group of people, usually not related, share a larger house.
The question stated:
Many residents are concerned about the growing local trend for increasing numbers of properties to be changed to Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) which is facilitated by changes to HMO planning regulations. What is the council doing to minimise this practice, by:
- Making strong representations to the Government for changes in this legislation;
- Implementing Article 4 Directions to reduce this practice locally;
- Making Stevenage residents aware of the practice and the powers, or lack of powers, possessed by the council to deal with these matters?
The answers provided at the meeting by the majority all-Labour Executive members can be summarized as:
- Nothing.
- Before this was done, the council would need to be able to prove that there was a local problem.
- HMOs are not a local problem.
Commenting after the meeting, Liberal Democrat group leader stated:
"The issue is a great source of worry to many local householders, many of whom have lived in their area for many decades and I think that SBC owe them some peace of mind."
"I believe (and said at the meeting) that SBC should take action to put in place Article 4 Directions in the most badly affected areas of Stevenage. This would require that planning permission from SBC would be required before an HMO could be established. Under new planning rules brought in by former Secretary of State Eric Pickles, a conversion to an HMO needs no planning permission at all from the local council, as long as only up to 6 people live there and they share at least one facility, e.g. a kitchen or a bathroom."
"The response from Labour was very disappointing. In the Manor Ward alone, myself and colleagues have received many complaints about the fact that family homes are being lost because they have changed to HMOs, but it also affects other areas where there are larger houses. Amongst the issues that concern local residents are, for example, that many people living in one property can cause parking problems, so there will be pressure to turn more green spaces and paved areas into parking areas; Stevenage was built for family homes and too many HMOs would alter the balance of the local community; the companies doing these conversions into HMOs often are from out of town and have little or no interest in Stevenage."


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Trump must be in the center of attention, always. Winning means being the center of attention. To keep his show on the road he has to bring people to him who hold him up no matter what he says or does. (Think of The True Believer, by Eric Hoffer. (As I think I have said before, President Trump is a nihilist — his is the judgment of power, not reason or morals. For now, Trump is doing what every hopeful millennialist would do to gain power. There is danger.
Trump: President, Professional Self-Promoter, Real Estate Developer, and Salesman
Trump, as President, knows exactly what he is doing. America is witnessing a very clever fellow. His grand plan is to consolidate power to himself. With that power he is sure to gain more power, power from his people and those who sympathize with the plan, want something for themselves. At the moment all think he is losing himself by denigrating Senator Mitch McConnell, in a play to gain the Senate, and Paul Ryan in a similar play to gain the House of Representatives. He is not, he is betting he can bring them to heal. He is in control of his world, his self-promotion. And, now comes the critical point for us, the electorate, the people, from the billionaires to the hoi polloi, the common people, all common people of whatever sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, religion or disability. Each one unique and of worth due understanding and compassion, justice.
Trump — how to play people for your own purposes
Trump brags when making hurricane response of his cleverness in being aware of news ratings by announcing the pardon of the Sheriff Arpaio. That is a bit crude. However, I think bringing up Arpaio was a way to play to a large number of people for purposes of gaining more power. He is doing what he does because in his world, he knows how power can be created and gathered. Trump also went off on a tear on the goodness of having relations with Russia. Does Trump seek to become one of Putin's oligarchs? That is a bit much, but there is a sign of something there, some sort of special relation between the two. That is my perception.
Steve Bannon: Nihilist
Steve Bannon is gone from the White House. He is back at Breitbart. That is good. Now the sides will become clear. Bannon and Breitbart desire to reawaken a civil war in America. The desire is to turn America into a country which hates a large segment of its citizenry and hates the rest of the world under the banner of economic nationalism. Bannon is a putz. Trump is also a putz.
The sooner the lines are drawn, the better. I am betting America will overcome this evil in our midst.
Trump Is Building His Base
Trump is in West Virginia, is in Ohio, is out building his base. He is also building his base when he defends White Supremacists. The image of Hitler's Brown Shirts come to mind. Trump is a wrecker.
Steve Bannon wants the Democrats to talk about race. He says Trump will win in his effort to advance "economic nationalism." This suggests a national socialism again like that of Hitler.
Trump is building a movement, a messianic movement. He is doing what leaders of such movements do to create power for themselves. What Trump is doing is not unplanned.
His purpose is nihilistic.
Messianic Movements, Trump
So, as a graduate of the University of Denver with a "minor" in International Relations (in the department headed up by Madeline Albright's father, Josef Korbel), I learned how a person would become the head of his own messianic movement. Yes I did, about 25 of us spent an entire quarter on the topic. I have never read or failed to read so many books. The daily conversation and teaching was great! (The current Trump movement is at a stage of its evolution, the point where the "generals are brought in) – but, not just one in way– this a way unusual, and upon reflection, better than the tanks, bombs and big razor blades falling from many of us. . One way or another. The way today seems a peaceful one. Generals Mattis, General Rex Tillerson (he is every bit as much the "general" as the others — the General of Exon), General McMasters, and General Kelley are tonight being brought together in the mind of the public.
The Generals are going have to be excellent to make the evolution work.
I would rather stay with a government which makes the generals responsible to the government rather than to themselves.
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With the addition of Saramucci, Trump has taken us into a new version of politics. Reality Internet. A sophisticated "Reality TV" (or, women's roller derby, Gorgeous George, Farmer Marlin and Verne Gagne (pro wrestling), Roller Ball) or some other form of commonplace entertainment. It was entertaining. And so, The Trump Presidency will entertaining.


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Changes in the abundance and occurrence of six macroalgae collected from the jetties and the bay systems near Galveston, Port Aransas and Port Isabel, Texas are noted. Both vegetative and reproductive plants of Bryopsis pennata are reported from the Galveston Jetty for the first time.


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GUWAHATI: The Bishing village in Arunachal Pradesh's Tuting area in Upper Siang district, the point closest to where the Chinese road construction machines rolled, almost 1.25 km inside the imaginary Line of Actual Control or the McMohan Line, is the symbol of India's yet-to-be-connected places.
The road that was built runs alongside the eastern bank of the blackened Siang river that flows from Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo.
While the neighbours have driven right through the international border, Bishing does not have a motorable road. It was a local youth John, a porter who carries supplies to ITBP posts, who first saw the Chinese excavators at work last month while on a routine trek. He alerted the ITBP, which who in turn got the Army there.
"We are bound by policies. The PMGSY norms say that a village needs to have at least 100 people to have a government-built road. Bishing's population is just 54 comprising 16 households and that is why there is no road," additional deputy commissioner in-charge of Tuting circle, K Apang told TOI.
The point to which the Chinese excavators reached is at the highest point in the area, at about 4000ft. It is about an eight to 10 days walk from the Bishing village. Villagers have to walk almost 4km and then cross the Siang by a bridge to reach Geling, another 4km away, which is the last point with a motorable road.
"The area where the Chinese came is almost inaccessible and no one except the village hunters venture out there. It is a steep climb. Till this episode came to light we all thought that this area is no man's land as there is no river or stream to demarcate the international boundary. Only recently when we saw google maps, we realized that this is our land," Apang said. He added that the Chinese had already constructed 1250 metre (1.25km) of road inside Indian territory.
"It's all normal now. The Chinese and Indian Army people shook hands at the place and they have left along with the two excavators, which have been repaired. We do not know what their motive was. The Army is now here, deployed along with the ITBP men," he added.
But a defence source said that the Chinese might have opened a second frontier after Doklam. "The Chinese road building move happened soon after the end of the Army's month-long annual EWT (early warning test) along the border. Because of the standoff at Doklam, this time the EWT deployment was larger and but the month's time ended all the additional soldiers were withdrawn and that is when this road building happened," the source said.
The EWT is an exercise when the soldiers and commanders from every location move to their operational areas, which is different for every Army formation, and remain there for a month before returning to their bases. The point of incursion also faces the Nyingchi prefecture in China where the Chinese PLA's Tibet Military Command held live-fire exercise during the Doklam standoff.
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The hot hatch sector isn't short of competition, with the Peugeot 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport and the new Toyota Yaris GRMN ramping up the level of focus on offer in this pocket rocket class – which means Ford has its work cut out with the new Fiesta ST.
Chief among the engineering advances to achieve the first part of the above is the car's new 1.5-litre three-cylinder turbocharged engine. It kicks out 197bhp and 290Nm of torque (with an overboost feature to deliver a 20Nm hit like on the past ST) and with an optional Quaife limited-slip differential to help improve traction, and launch control as part of the Performance Pack, it's good for 0-100kmph in 6.5 seconds.
The move to a three-pot caused a stir, but the engine is said to be strong, as according to some sources, pulling sweetly from low down with a broad spread of torque and revving hard. However, where the old 4-cylinder car used to bark higher up, this 3-cylinder feels like it's given its best by 5,750rpm.
It makes a gruff note, enhanced for the first time in an ST by some electronic trickery. This ramps up depending which of the three driving modes you have selected (another first), which range from Normal to Sport and Track. In the latter two settings the Electronic Sound Enhancement is supported by an active exhaust valve that introduces some overtly sporting pops when you lift off the gas.
You have to drive this car and manage many things, which should be celebrated compared with some of its more anodyne, one-dimensional rivals. This broadening of the ST's range is impressive and definitely a welcome step, but it hasn't come at the expense of the Fiesta's head-banger character. Performance wise, it feels even more serious.
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It happened today - February 18, 2016
There's a French expression "boire la grande tasse" meaning to drown. I do not know if George Plantagenet would find it funny.
I say that because (a) I am pedantic and (b) it was on this date, February 19, that he was executed by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine. At any rate, that's the story we got from Shakespeare who would never ever lie about historical events leading to the rise of his patrons, the Tudors, especially not in his play Richard III about the murdering hunchback.
Sorry. I digress. The point is, George Plantagenet, a.k.a. the 1st Duke of Clarence, was the brother of the Yorkist King Edward IV and Richard III and thus another uncle of the "Princes in the Tower" whose mysterious disappearance was so helpful to the Tudors in seizing the throne especially as it got pinned on Uncle Richard.
Mind you Clarence, as he was known, was not their uncle at the time, having been dispatched by Edward in 1478, five years before the Princes were imprisoned in the Tower of London never to be seen again. And you can see why.
Clarence had schemed to oust his own brother, siding with the rival Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses at the urging of his father-in-law, the Earl of Warwick a.k.a. "Warwick the King-maker" and getting himself declared next in line to Henry VI's son Edward who enjoys the unusual distinction of being the only heir apparent to the English throne to die in battle, at Tewkesbury in 1471.
If it sounds like a soap opera with unusually graphic violence, it is. History is so interesting I see no need to make anything up. By 1471, in fact, Clarence had changed sides again, and was pseudo-reconciled with his brother King Edward IV. (I can't help it that there are so many Edwards rattling around, including by the way Edward V, the elder of the two vanished Princes in the Tower. It was a popular royal name going back to the days of Wessex; Alfred the Great's son and successor was Edward the Elder, to distinguish him from Edward the Martyr and Edward the Confessor.)
It didn't work out. Clarence was increasingly unstable, which is saying quite a bit given his previous history, and after he joined another revolt against his brother one of his close associates was arrested and under torture confessed to trying to murder the king using black magic. Which shows you how much use torture was in eliciting accurate testimony. I think most of us would confess to being King Edward IV, the Duke of Clarence or the butt of Malmsey wine to make it stop.
Anyway, Clarence didn't get it, trying to rouse parliamentary opposition to Edward, and was himself arrested, tried for treason without being brought into court and with the king himself acting as chief prosecutor, which rarely ends well. So he was declared guilty of "unnatural, loathly treasons" by Parliament, which is a lovely phrase unless it's about you, and privately executed, which I guess is better than being publicly drawn and quartered or something along those dreadful lines. But what of the wine, you say?
Well, we don't know for sure whether they actually dunked him in the drink and if so why. Some say it's a reference to his excessive fondness for tipple. Others say he chose it as better than the alternatives. Still others believe it may have arisen by mistake from his body being transported for burial in a barrel after he died (apparently this was also done with Nelson, not as a mark of disrespect but as a preservative). But we do know he wasn't beheaded because someone dug him up and it was still attached.
At any rate, given the standards of the time and his own conduct, if he did go that relatively painless and pleasant-smelling way he probably caught a break he didn't really deserve. And left us all with this strangely compelling image of a famous nobleman being drowned in a butt of wine and wondering why and what Malmsey is anyway. (It's a sweet variant of Madeira wine which is itself already sometimes sweet, and fortified. But if I get into all the details it will last longer than the Wars of the Roses.)
By the way, Clarence had two children who survived into adulthood but neither survived the Tudors. His daughter Margaret was executed by Henry VIII and his son Edward, the last legitimate direct male Plantagenet heir, was executed by Henry VII for "trying to escape" or "being in the way" or some such thing.
Maybe George Plantagenet should have picked a side and stayed with it. Against the Tudors nothing was very safe. But what he did was so reckless he's lucky he only wound up famously drowned in booze.
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A virus is actually a type of malware..
Even though the term "virus" is usually used instead of "malware".
The term "malware" refers to any malicious software, including a computer virus.
Between 2000 and 2005, spyware and adware both emerged as types of malware that antivirus software had to deal with.
Malware is now infecting more computers and mobile devices at an ever increasing pace.
What is a Malware?
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Malware includes viruses along with other types of software such as worms, trojan horses, spyware, and adware.
Malware such as ransomware are used to commit financial fraud and extort money from innocent computer users.
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Spyware:This type of malicious software, spies on you and tracks all your internet activities. It helps the hacker in gathering information about the victim's system, without the consent of the victim. This spyware's presence is typically hidden from the host and it is very difficult to detect. Some spyware like keyloggers may be installed intentionally in an organization to monitor activities of employees.
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Boom, Bust, Echo by Davelle Morrison
Many, many, many years ago, I read David Foot's book; Boom, Bust & Echo. It took readers on an explanation of the demographics of Canada and essentially explained why certain trends were occurring in the market place, including real estate. All rationales boiled down to age. When we are a certain age, we make certain purchases. When we leave school, buy our first car, our first home, etc., we make purchases during all of these stages of our lives.
What if the things you took part in were the same as all the others in your age group? Therein lies the premise of David Foot's incredible book. It highlights how the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946–1964, are the largest generation and how their lifestyle affects Canadian spending habits.
The Millennials were born between 1982–2004. As the years go on, they will eventually surpass the Baby Boomer generation.
How does all of this hold significance to real estate? At certain ages, most people buy a house/condo, purchase their second house/condo, and then as they get older, need to sell their house. It stands to reason that demographics would play a huge part in our real estate market.
We have seen an astounding increase in real estate prices over the past decade. We had a blip in 2008 for 6 months when the stock markets crashed. The market just came to a standstill and didn't move up or down. We know that all markets are cyclical so we have to ask ourselves; when will the real estate market decline? If only we had a crystal ball…
Based on the demographics and observations of the Boomer generation behaviours, I have started to notice a few trends:
1. Boomers love their homes and don't want to leave them.
2. When struck with the prospect of downsizing their homes to a condo, they can't justify the price they would need to pay for such a small.
3. In order to downsize, most boomers want to remain in their own neighbourhoods.
4. As they age, they are more inclined to renovate their homes. They start to include an extra bathroom and a bedroom on the main floor so they can stay at home.
The net observation is that the older generation isn't willing to leave their homes as much as people previously speculated they might. The current real estate market is climbing in part due to a severe lack of supply — obviously there are many factors including interest rates — but for the purposes of this article, we'll limit the observations to supply. So, when will the supply increase is the logical next question.
I believe that the supply will increase when the Baby Boomers actually have to leave their houses due to age restrictions. Most won't leave their homes until they turn 80 and experience health decline. They'll need to go to into a home. That puts us at approximately 10 years from now, 2027, when the housing supply should start to improve in Toronto. This is my prediction as to when the next buying opportunity will appear in Toronto. Until then, save your pennies or buy now so you can take full advantage of the price climb.
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On one property of zeros of polynomials of the least $$$(\alpha; \beta)$$$-deviation from zero in weighted space $$$L_p$$$
We prove the property of monotonity of zeros of polynomials of the least $$$(\alpha; \beta)$$$-deviation from zero in the space with integral metrics with weight.
polynomial; integral metric; $$$(\alpha; \beta)$$$-norm
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Suyetin P.K. Classical orthogonal polynomials, Moscow, Nauka, 1976; 328 p. (in Russian)
Akhiezer N.I. Lectures on Approximation Theory, Moscow, Nauka, 1978; 463 p. (in Russian)
Korneichuk N.P., Babenko V.F., Ligun A.A. Extremum properties of polynomials and splines, Naukova dumka, Kyiv, 1992. (in Russian)
Kroo A., Peherstorfer F. "On the zeros of polynomials of minimal $$$L_p$$$-norm", Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 1987; 101(4): pp. 652-656.
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With good movie ideas seemingly in short supply, movie studios have been searching far and wide for new intellectual property to adapt for the big screen. In particular, comic books have risen to prominence, with both Marvel and DC becoming powerhouses of cinema. However, an older type of intellectual property, the novel, still reigns supreme when it comes to providing material prime for Hollywood films. That said, not all novels are created equal, and listed below are 10 novels that would be impossible to properly adapt for the silver screen.
10. The Catcher in the Rye (1951) – J.D. Salinger
The quintessential coming of age story, J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye follows the story of Holden Caulfield, a runaway who was one of the first in literature to espouse themes of existential teenage angst, alienation and rebellion. Known for its distinct narrative voice, conversational tone and profound effect on teenagers worldwide, The Catcher in the Rye seems a prime candidate for a big screen adaptation. Why the hesitation? Much of it has to do with the estate of the late author, who have rejected numerous potential adaptations over the past 50 years. Moreover, an inability to do justice to the cool, oftentimes vitriolic narration of Holden Caulfield have led many to assume a film adaptation would be…lacking.
9. Infinite Jest (1996) – David Foster Wallace
There are many words that can be used to describe David Foster Wallace's legendary novel Infinite Jest: expansive, intimate, articulate, astounding, confusing, post-modern. All fit the bill, and all are good reasons as to why the novel would never make for a suitable film. It's also well over 1,000 pages and includes several hundred endnotes (some of which have endnotes of their own), a stylistic injection on the part of the author used to deconstruct a traditional understanding of narrative. Following the drug-addled residents of both a prestigious tennis academy and a halfway house, Infinite Jest is simply too grand and too complex to ever find its way onto the silver screen.
8. Gravity's Rainbow (1973) – Thomas Pynchon
This year saw the first ever adaption of a Thomas Pynchon novel, Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice (2015). Before that, many had assumed the works of the reclusive author would be impossible to adapt; after all, they are consistently sprawling, convoluted and notoriously highbrow, the worst of which is undoubtedly Pynchon's 1973 novel Gravity's Rainbow. Infamous for its limited readability, the novel focuses on the construction of a German missile at the end of second World War, and features an innumerable number of characters, plots and subplots. There's no way this classic, sometimes thought of as one of the greatest American novels ever written, could be adapted into a successful studio film.
7. Wheel of Time (1990-2013) – Robert Jordan
With HBO's Game of Thrones enjoying untold levels of success on television, many have turned their heads to Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time and thought…why not? A vast narrative (Fourteen novels…FOURTEEN!) featuring wizards, Dark Ones and Dreamwalkers, The Wheel of Time seems a prime opportunity to capitalize on the likes of the aforementioned Game of Thrones, along with other popular intellectual properties like The Lord of the Rings. So why the hold up? Firstly, the sheer size of the series renders it nigh impossible to produce in its entirety; there would be an awful lot of cutting and pasting to do to render a film (or films) watchable. Moreover, while Jordan's series does have a dedicated fanbase, it's overall writing, structure and character development are not on par with the more famous fantasy literature mentioned here. Simply put, it's good but not good enough for a film adaptation.
6. House of Leaves (2000) – Mark Z. Danielewski
Like the aforementioned Infinite Jest, footnotes are the name of the game when it comes to Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. A horror story told simultaneously through two separate narratives, the text is notorious for being difficult to read and nearly impossible to adapt for the screen. The narrative oscillates between a family who has moved into a new home (which is bigger on the inside than on the outside…) and a tattoo parlor employee exploring the apartment of a recently deceased neighbor. It's a haunting text complete with a companion piece (titled The Whalestone Letters) that would make a stunning film, were anyone able to properly stitch the unconventional narrative together.
5. Ulysses (1922) – James Joyce
When speaking of impossible to adapt literary classics, this one should go without saying. Ulysses is a masterpiece by Irish author James Joyce, the quintessential modernist whose name is still synonymous with the literary movement of the early 20th century. A massive tome, Ulysses features dense, stream-of-consciousness prose that would be nearly impossible to hone into a voiceover or dialogue; moreover, the intricacies of the text, which often requires months to read, are staggeringly similar to the intricacies of thought and inner monologue, intricacies which would be incredibly difficult to encapsulate and communicate to an audience sitting in a cinema. Often referred to as "the most prominent landmark in modernist literature," Ulysses will remain a masterpiece to be read, not viewed (despite an attempt in 1967).
4. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Just reading the log line of One Hundred Years of Solitude, one might be able to guess why it'd be impossible to adapt to the big screen; the novels tells a seven-generation-long story of a family whose patriarch founds the fictional town of Macondo. As with several other novels on this list, the sheer size and scale of the text's narrative would make it incredibly difficult to translate successfully to movie format. However, there's more issues here than just size; the text's fantastical elements (Marquez is often thought of as the godfather of magical realism, a genre of literature which blends the arcane with the mundane) would be a task to incorporate into such a monumental tale, and the novel's more controversial subject matter, such as incest, may not sit well with contemporary audiences.
3. White Noise (1985) – Don DeLillo
There's a level of absurdity to Don DeLillo's novel White Noise; it follows a professor, the self-proclaimed founding father of Hitler Studies at a small, liberal arts college in middle America, through his experience with the "Airborne Toxic Event," a catastrophic chemical incident which stands to reconfigure the structures of American society. Touching on subjects as varied as consumerism, media, environmentalism and mortality, the novel invests in pointing to the absurdities and inconsistencies present in the contemporary American paradigm, subject matter which would not make for the most entertaining of cinematic exploits. While the novel's meditations on media saturation may prove to be more pertinent now than ever before, they remain best ingested through a reading of this vicious, satirical text.
2. Light in August (1932) – William Faulkner
While not one of his better known novels, William Faulker's Light in August remains a literary classic which features many of the author's signature elements: a deep Southern setting, explorations of race and racial violence, and an experimental stream-of-consciousness style which renders the novel both personal and difficult to adapt. Faulker's literary style has puzzled filmmakers for years, and despite a large literary canon, adaptations of his work have been subpar at best. Recent attempts by filmmakers like James Franco have been slightly more successful in capturing the deftness of Faulkner's prose, however, a truly great adaptation of a complex work like Light in August seems very far away.
1. The Great Gatsby (1925) – F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby headlines this list despite several past attempts at adaptation, the most notable of which are Robert Redford's 1973 film and Baz Luhrmann's 2013 film. Both of these adaptations failed in their attempts to translate Fitzgerald's delicate, damning portrait of the "Roaring 20s" to the big screen. While Fitzgerald's text condemned the vanity and excess of the era, these films seem to revel and accentuate it, undoing all the careful narrative work of the original text, which focused on the interactions between young Nick Carraway and former bootlegger turned reclusive millionaire Jay Gatsby. It's a thoughtful text with musings on fame, fortune, love and loss, much of which has (and would be, one would think) lost in any film adaptation that did not include Fitzgerald's tender, fragile prose.


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Bryan Craig Herndon age 29 of Alva, Florida passed away on March 27, 2017. He was born 4-16-87. He survived by his parents Susan and Gerald Herndon of Alva Florida
His son Kayden and the love of his life Rachel Naylor, his brothers Michael Herndon, Shannon, Darin, and Casey Watson, grandmother; Sylvia Hill of Labelle, many Aunts and Uncles, cousins and friends. Bryan loved hog hunting and catching that big Bass he never kept. Bryan spent his childhood racing BMX and loved the lifetime friendships he made.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother; Cecile (Shrimp) Wieland, grandfather; Benjamin Frazier, grandfather; Curtis Herndon
Celebration of Life will be Thursday March 30th at Alva Church of God. Visitation will at 3:00 services at 4:00. Graveside will follow the celebration.
In lieu of flowers donations, please contribute to a fund that has been set up at First Bank Fort Myers for his son Kayden. Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home - Fort Myers.
Margaret Lessing, age 90, of LaBelle, passed away March 28, 2017 in Lehigh Acres.
She was born Dec. 1, 1926 in Bruceville, IN, to Steve and Anna (Sharkedy) Takash. She worked as a Title Clerk for many years. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She will be greatly missed by her entire family.
She leaves behind her loving children; Brian Lessing and Carole Schroeder, grandchildren; Kenneth, Valarie, Joseph, several great grandchildren, sister; Anne McKinley and brother; Andy Takash.
A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at Christ the King Lutheran Church in LaBelle on April 8, 2017 with Pastor Nick presiding.
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PR. Attending the 2018 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV last month was a great experience. Not only did I meet with sponsors but I met a lot of great people at the event. Very excited about 2019, it's going to be a great year
About SEMA:
The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. (Not open to the public) It draws the industry's brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. In addition, the SEMA Show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and more.


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Why Lever Uses a Food Rescue Service
One of our donor members, Lever, shared their insights with us about why donating surplus food and giving back is important to their company and team members. Timadge Berkhadley gave us the inside scoop for this Community Story.
A Little About Timadge:
She has been at Lever for 3 years and is currently Senior Manager of Workplace Operations.
What is Lever?
Lever is a mid sized startup based in San Francisco that builds modern recruiting software for teams to source, interview, and hire top talent. For the past 6 years, we've been on a mission to help connect talent with meaningful work.
How did you get get involved with Replate?
We've been involved with Replate for a couple years. At the time, I was the Office Manager for Lever and reached out to Replate for an opportunity to give a little back to our community. We offer daily catered lunch to employees and would often have leftovers, it pained me to see food going to waste. I met Maen when Replate was small -- he introduced Replate and the concept around donating to local charities and I knew it would be a great match for Lever. We were located in the Tenderloin at the time, an area in San Francisco that has many needs. It was important to me that Lever worked with companies that were mission focused, and when I learned that Replate partnered with organizations such as St Vincent De Paul and DISH it was a win-win. It's great to see that Lever can help out, even in a small way, by giving back to organizations that are doing amazing things in our community.
Why did you want to start donating your surplus food?
Personally, it is the right thing to do. We all have an obligation and as a company to do more. It's one thing that just made sense. Why let food go to waste when the food can go to a well intentioned place that needs it more than us just throwing it away? If we have an opportunity to do it and doesn't cost a lot on our end, we'd rather it go to place that needs it.
Why do you think it's important to take action against food waste and food insecurity?
Every one of our employees knows how fortunate we are to have food provided at work, we try our best to be a community-minded organization and connect our team with volunteer opportunities locally as well. By taking small actions like helping to reduce food waste in our office, we create dialogue between our employees about how they can also do more for the community, especially around the holidays.
Has Replate impacted your company or team in any way?
Beyond better connecting Lever to organizations doing great work in our community, it's been a godsend from an operational aspect. We've gotten to know the delivery team well, and it makes my team's work a bit easier knowing we have a set pick up schedule and we can do our part to reduce food waste in San Francisco.
What other steps is Lever taking to make a positive impact on the community and planet?
We have a "Lever Gives Back" Slack channel, employees will post about different volunteering opportunities. We consistently have a group of Leveroos that volunteer at Project Open Hand to help prep meals for the sick and elderly. Earlier this year we focused our efforts in the Tenderloin, I wanted to help create an opportunity to immerse everyone in our neighborhood. We successfully contributed over 300+ hours in one work week. Imagine what any company can do if we all focused on the impact of giving back.
Support and follow Lever's work on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to start donating your company's surplus food or receive food, go to replate.org to sign up!


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Creating the story here at Love, Pain & Poetry with Catt Cousins. Catt will take us through a few lessons on the development of a story and it's key components. Stay tuned for more from Catt and a final interview with Catt and her writing journey.Read More
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Last October, near Halloween, for High School Group we had a Zombie Night. And the internet being what it is, led to a woman not a part of our church hearing about that night. She sent a letter to the church expressing her grave concern that we were exposing our youth to such a wicked concept as zombies.
Of course, it would be difficult to have any contact with contemporary culture without exposure to zombies. The novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies spent many weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. The Walking Dead is one of the rare cable programs that beats the networks in its time slot in the ratings. One of the prominent movie trailers during the Super Bowl this year was for the Brad Pitt epic World War Z". Even the Emergency Broadcast System recently got into the trend recently when hackers managed to broadcast a bogus warning of a zombie attack in Great Falls, Montana.
Of course, one can try to escape the culture all together. But I don't think that's an option Jesus left for us when He told us to go into all the world and make disciples.
Besides, I think zombies have many spiritual lessons to teach us. Really. The recent zombie romantic comedy (or zom-com), Warm Bodies (directed and adapted for the screen by Jonathan Levine) is a case in point. Here are three quite Biblical lessons I got out of the film.
1) The Danger of Obliviousness: In the film, our zombie hero (you read that right), R, laments that his zombie culture is self absorbed and unconcerned about the world and other living things. His territory is an old airport where some zombies mindlessly mimic their old jobs (such as a janitor and a wand waving security officer) but most zombies wander aimlessly. The audience is then treated to a flashback to pre-zombie days, when the passers-by, absorbed in their electronic devices or nothing at all, seemed just as mindless as the zombies. A.W. Tozer, in his spiritual devotional, Knowledge of the Holy made a similar point: "Secularism, materialism and the intrusive presence of things have put out the light in our souls and turned us into a generation of zombies."
2) Controlled by Hunger: R also hates how he cannot help but being driven by his desire for human flesh. (This is a zombie movie after all, and there are disturbing scenes of the undead… um…dining.) Paul put it this way in Ephesians 2:3: "All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts."
3) The Dead Come to Life Again: Most zombie movies portray the dead coming "alive" again, or at least walking about. But they're not really alive. Warm Bodies is a little different, in its basic premise that the dead really come to life again. R is the first to do so when romantic love starts his heart beating again. Awkwardly, he falls in love with one of the living. (The Romeo and Juliet echoes are intentional, including a balcony scene, with zombies and the living taking the place of the Monagues and Capulets.) Then friendship and trust jumpstart the hearts of other zombies. I couldn't help but think other words of Paul from that same chapter in Ephesians: "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins…but because of his great love for us, God,…made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions."
We already live in a world of zombies. We need to let God use us to awaken our fellow walking dead with His loving grace.
(Warm Bodies is rated PG-13 for violence, gore and language.)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Warming Up to Zombies
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Hello Lovelies! I've just added a new section to The Classy Broad where you can ask me any type of questions from outfits, ideas, etc.
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Q: If I bought this dress, could I wear it with a splash of color, either a cardigan or colorful shoes? I get bored just wearing neutral colors.
|The Subject: Blue Spot Tie Back Dress, Dorothy Perkins
A: Okay first of all, this is SO cute! So my first thought was that you could make this fun with colored shoes- like turquoise, yellow or coral (love coral and navy togehter!); red will work too. If you wanted a cardigan, I'd stick with navy and have the pop in your shoes. The dress is eye-catching as it is and you don't want to take away from that. Shoes won't distract from the dress. Not into cardigans? What about a Navy Blazer!
Another cute idea for pop would be a bright colored headband- just a skinny simple one. I don't think I'd wear a necklace with that neckline so a headband could be your accessory.
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Canada > International trade > Law firm and leading lawyer rankings
Index of tables
International trade
- Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Cassidy Levy Kent LLP
- McCarthy Tétrault
- Bennett Jones LLP
Conlin Bedard LLP
- McMillan LLP
- Baker McKenzie
- Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
- Dentons
- Gowling WLG
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Tereposky & DeRose LLP
Leading individuals
- Milos Barutciski - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Benjamin Bedard
Conlin Bedard LLP
- John Boscariol - McCarthy Tétrault
- Paul Burns - Baker McKenzie
Paul Conlin
Conlin Bedard LLP
- Riyaz Dattu - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
- Greg Kanargelidis - Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Christopher Kent
Cassidy Levy Kent LLP
- Peter Kirby - FASKEN
- Matthew Kronby - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Geoffrey Kubrick - McMillan LLP
- Paul M Lalonde - Dentons
- Darrel Pearson - Bennett Jones LLP
- Clifford Sosnow - FASKEN
Gregory Tereposky
Tereposky & DeRose LLP
- Wendy Wagner - Gowling WLG
Next Generation Partners
- Martha Harrison - McCarthy Tétrault
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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP has a diverse trade practice, which spans all matters relating to public international trade law, trade agreements and international dispute settlement. In 2018, it significantly bolstered its already robust team with the hire of three partners into Toronto from Bennett Jones LLP, namely Milos Barutciski ('a subject matter expert and well regarded in the subject area globally'); Matthew Kronby ('very strong government background and an effective lawyer'); and Jesse Goldman. The national group also benefits from the senior expertise of Calgary's Alan Ross, who heads the firm's public policy and government relations group, and Vancouver-based Robert Deane, who leads the international trade and arbitration unit. Toronto-based up-and-coming partner Denes Rothschild, who is 'great for straddling both antitrust and foreign investment issues' is also recommended.
Cassidy Levy Kent LLP's multinational clients highlight the firm as 'the best that we have worked with, bar none'. The Ottawa-based boutique's key attributes include its 'extremely responsive partners', Washington DC office and 'great value for money'. The group covers the full spectrum of trade-related matters, with strong skill sets in trade remedies, dispute settlement, sanctions, export controls and trade policy, and impresses for 'giving both sides to a story while also providing clear recommendations'. Name partner Christopher Kent is widely regarded as 'one of the most respected names in trade law' and has strong expertise in the forestry, energy, steel, mining and consumer products sectors. Christopher Cochlin and Andrew Lanouette are also recommended.
The 'tremendously strong' trade team at McCarthy Tétrault is considered among 'the deepest in the market', and the recent arrival of 'excellent next generation lawyer' Martha Harrison to the Toronto office from Dentons only cements this reputation. The comprehensive practice, which is split between the firm's Toronto and Montreal offices, excels in all the key trade pillars of enforcement, disputes, compliance and strategy — it also routinely draws upon the wider firm's market-leading tax, finance and litigation units. In Toronto, group head John Boscariol is a 'leading light' and advised United States Gypsum Company and CGC in an anti-dumping case concerning gypsum wallboard imported from the US. In Montreal, counsel Simon Potter Ad E has extensive experience in trade litigation; he is representing Québec Border Mills in the new softwood lumber dispute.
Bennett Jones LLP's 'highly knowledgeable and practical' international trade and investment practice has a well-established reputation for customs matters, commodity taxes, import and export controls, trade remedies, trade agreements, and investment treaties and disputes. Toronto-based department head Darrel Pearson, highlighted for his 'deep awareness and consideration of business issues', is particularly noted for his impressive track record in customs issues and trade remedies. In addition, Toronto-based associate Jessica Roberts 'delivers superb service and specialist expertise'. Milos Barutciski, Matthew Kronby and Jesse Goldman joined Borden Ladner Gervais LLP.
The 'very strong team' at Conlin Bedard LLP is lauded for its 'uniquely specialist expertise in the trade area'. Led jointly by sector specialists Benjamin Bedard and Paul Conlin, the group has risen to become the most active for trade remedies proceedings in Canada. It is also becoming increasingly prominent in economic sanctions, trade policy and trade compliance. Recent highlights include successfully representing a coalition of fabricated structural steel producers, led by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, in obtaining a countervailing duty finding against imports of fabricated structural steel from China, Korea and Spain.
McMillan LLP's group is best known for its 'heavy caseload in the trade remedies area' and it also handles a significant volume of export control cases, economic sanctions and customs matters. Senior figure Geoffrey Kubrick, who jointly chairs the practice from Ottawa, is an instantly recognizable name for trade work; he recently represented Tenaris Canada in the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)'s anti-dumping investigation into line pipe from Korea. He also successfully represented Rusal in the CBSA's (eventually terminated) anti-dumping investigation against silicon metal from Russia. Ottawa-based co-chair Jonathan O'Hara is a 'future star'.
'Responsive and analytical', Baker McKenzie's trade practice comprises 'experts in both the law and the nuances of the administrative process'. The group's 'in-depth knowledge of the Canadian customs framework' blends with its global network to ensure that it is a top choice for many multinationals doing business in Canada — Hilti (Canada) and McCormick & Company among them. Customs matters are a notable strength but the group also handles trade remedies, trade agreements, export controls, trade sanctions and regulatory matters. Department head Paul Burns earns praise for his 'great long-range strategic vision'.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP's practice is well versed in the full spread of international trade law, and has had recent strong showings in customs matters, trade remedies, export control issues and trade agreement-related issues. Toronto-based group head Greg Kanargelidis is an expert in the area and provides ongoing customs advice to a raft of major multinationals.
Dentons' compact trade team 'may be small but punches above its weight', according to clients. Particular praise is reserved for Toronto-based group head Paul M Lalonde, who is commended as 'well versed in export controls and very good in trade remedies proceedings'. Lalonde was at the helm for the firm's representation of Suncor in the injury investigation into imports of fabricated industrial steel components from South Korea and China.
FASKEN houses a sophisticated and comprehensive trade practice, which shines in trade remedies, anti-corruption matters and trade agreements. Montreal-based co-head Peter Kirby was nominated to preside over a hearing under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) relating to a dispute between the Province of Alberta and Artisan Ales. Clifford Sosnow jointly leads the team from Ottawa.
At Gowling WLG, Ottawa-based Wendy Wagner is recommended for her broad practice encompassing customs compliance, trade and investment agreements, export controls and sanctions matters. Senior litigator Richard Dearden is also a high-profile figure in the team.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP's trade department is well weighted between traditional trade work (including trade remedies) and the increasingly relevant anti-corruption and investment protection areas. Riyaz Dattu heads the group and recently advised Imperial Tobacco on several matters, including the impact of CETA and customs compliance.
Tereposky & DeRose LLP has hit the ground running since its establishment in 2017. The Ottawa boutique, which was co-founded by former Borden Ladner Gervais LLP partners Gregory Tereposky and Vincent DeRose, brings to bear strong experience in trade remedies, customs law, WTO disputes and sanctions matters. Highlights included representing the domestic industry in the Canadian anti-dumping investigation into dry wheat pasta from Turkey.
Norton Rose Fulbright's group, which covers the full spread of international trade and WTO matters, is jointly led out of Ottawa by Richard A. Wagner and Martin Masse. Highlights included representing a client in a customs appeals case relating to customs classification and goods and services tax applicability.
Stikeman Elliott LLP's 'very knowledgeable' practice is led jointly by the 'extremely effective' Susan M. Hutton in Ottawa,and Montreal-based tax expert Jean-Guillaume Shooner. Hutton and Ottawa's Nicholas McHaffie successfully represented Alcoa Canada in defending against the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties regarding silicon metal imports from various countries.
Torys LLP advises on a steady stream of trade-related disputes and it also handles trade compliance and policy matters. John Terry, whose practice is 'grounded in practical common-sense approaches to difficult issues', represented Canada's Infinito Gold in its ICSID arbitral claim against the Republic of Costa Rica, under the Canada-Costa Rica Bilateral Investment Treaty.


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Cartridge faucets are the most common type of faucets that you'll find in homes. Water flow is regulated by the up and down movement and the temperature is regulated by the movement from left to right. If your faucet has two handles you either have a cartridge faucet or a ceramic disc faucet. You can tell which one you have by feel of the up and down motion that is prevalent when you turn the handle on the cartridge faucet.
Can I Fix It Myself?
Most do-it-yourselfers can fix this type of faucet themselves with the right tools and parts. Most parts and kits are readily available at hardware stores, home centers or plumbing supply stores. To assure that your get the right parts take the faucet parts that need replacement with you to make sure you get a match. If you know the model and manufacturer that will certainly help identify the right parts. A kit will have all the replacement parts you may need.
The Steps to Follow:
- Clean out the cabinet under the sink and block the drain
- Turn off the water supply at the valve under the sink
- Remove the faucet handle by prying off the cap to expose the set screw
- Remove the screw and lift the handle off the body of the faucet
- Remove the retaining nut with a pair of adjustable pliers
- Lift the spout to remove it
- If there is retaining clip on the unit remove it
- Remove the O-ring
- Remove the cartridge by pulling it straight up (examine for damage)
- Follow the instructions on your kit or parts for replacing the parts
- Once the faucet is reassembled slowly turn the valve under the sink so that all the air leaves the system
- Once the water is flowing without sputtering check for leaks
- Test the handles for proper operation and you are done
As you can see fixing this type of faucet is easy. Be sure that you have the right tools and follow the manufactures directions on the kit that you bought. Doing this repair yourself can save you money and time and give you the satisfaction of doing it yourself.
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