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Police in Fort Pierce, Florida, reported that a woman, they arrested for possession of drugs, claimed that the weather was to blame for cocaine being in her purse.
In late March, police in Fort Pierce stopped a vehicle which was carrying two passengers, after it was seen to be driving erratically. When police searched the vehicle, one of the officers reported a smell of marijuana and, on further inspection; bags of that drug were found along with an amount of cocaine inside the purse of one of the passengers.
On questioning passenger Kennecia Posey about the drugs, police say that the 26-year-old Florida woman told them that they were not hers. Posey later changed her story whereby she admitted to owning the marijuana but claimed to not know about the cocaine. She then suggested to police that the wind may have blown them from somebody's window to land inside her purse.
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a mind-altering drug derived from the cannabis sativa plant and can be smoked or cooked and eaten. Although recreational marijuana is legal in nine States within the USA, it is currently still illegal in Florida.
Cocaine is a Schedule II drug and is illegal across the whole of the USA. It is the second most popular drug in the States behind marijuana. Although Kennecia Posey's far-fetched weather excuse may have raised a smile or two among Florida police, possession of both drugs is against the law in the State and, particularly in the case of the cocaine, can result in stiff penalties including fines and prison terms.
Unconvinced by Posey's theory on how the drugs got into her purse, police arrested her at the scene, and she was subsequently charged with possession of cocaine (a felony) as well as possession of marijuana (a misdemeanor). Despite the fact that she was stopped due to driving erratically, it is not yet known if Posey will also face motoring charges. She has since been released on bond pending a court date.


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Eight states jointly sued the U.S. Department of Transportation this week, claiming that its failure to require tracking of highway carbon emissions not only violates federal law but could cause further environmental calamity.
The defendants say suspension of the program may — among many other negative consequences — exacerbate: Lyme Disease in Vermont, forest fires in California, crop-reducing droughts in Iowa, declining air quality in Massachusetts, storm surges in Maryland, polluted water bodies in Minnesota, declining snowpack in Oregon, and damage to Washington's fisheries.
Just months after President Donald Trump assumed office, the Department of Transportation announced it had "indefinitely delayed" the start of the Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure, a program designed to track vehicle emissions in each state and set appropriate reduction goals.
"Good cause exists to suspend the effective date of the GHG measure without notice and comment," wrote the Federal Highway Administration's Acting Deputy Administrator Walter C. Waidelich, Jr. in May.
The Department of Transportation has promised to issue a federal register notice on the topic.
The suspension of the Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure came roughly one month after the the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the transportation sector had surpassed electricity generation in becoming the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Energy also found that transportation was the only sector to increase its emissions and that emissions from motor gasoline increased by 1.8 percent from 2015 to 2016.
Greg Dotson, an assistant law professor at the University of Oregon, told CBS San Francisco that the benefit of tracking emissions can be "captured by the old saying, 'what you measure, you can manage.'"
The program would have provided information on which U.S. roadways were creating the most carbon pollution and might have led to proposed solutions, such as improved highway infrastructure or expanded public transportation systems.
Dotson said he knows of no instance where the department has articulated the reason for the indefinite delay, but added that he sees the move as consistent with other actions taken by the administration.
"DOT owes the American people an explanation for this highly unusual step to essentially ignore carbon pollution," Dotson said.
By Hannah Albarazi – Follow her on Twitter: @hannahalbarazi.
Completely BS.
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Stats, Records & Rock'n'Roll –
Fine-Tuned Infographics To Rock Your World
By Daniel Tatarsky & Ian Preece
Carlton Books – £25.00
The book travels through the centuries – from the very earliest music created by hitting stones with bones, to the latest developments in musical creation and delivery like the mp3. Eighty fact-filled spreads bring you all the way to the social-media era, where an artists number of followers and virtual friends is often more important than the actual number of records they sell. Talking of records, now that vinyl has come back into fashion, you'll also find absorbing details of the various media upon which music has been delivered to our ears, as well as the diverse number of broadcast systems, stations and players.
There are a number of ways of approaching or reading this book.
One can either be acutely mathematical about it; in which case, such crass, terrible and rather pointless acts likes Cardi B and Rhapsody unfortunately come into play (who in their right mind would ever consider calling themselves Rhapsody for fuck sake? I'd sooner call myself Leukemia). Wherein music counts for…well…nada, while image and of course, marketing, is so profoundly sacrosanct and of such vital importance, that even the very word, sacrosanct, is itself, deemed a salacious mockery.
Naturally, one can take the organic approach to Stats, Records & Rock'n'Roll –
Fine-Tuned Infographics To Rock Your World, wherein all and any hope of musical inspiration, will be re-defined beyond the point of any expectation (not to mention explanation) whatsoever.
Indeed, apart from the book's Introduction – a segment of which opens this review – these 175 pages are lacking in any form of clarity and depth.
They kind of read like a cross-word in the making.
In other words, the book doesn't really feel complete, although there are admittedly, a few things here and there that do make for ever so marginally interesting reading.
For instance, 'Country Musicians Not Entirely From The Country' on page 42, 'The"Curse" Of The Mercury Prize' on page 104, 'The Summer of Love' Songs on page 142 and 'Beating Number One' on page 158, where the authors write: "The pace of life has increased dramatically over the past few decades, and it's unsurprising that the beats per minute of the best-selling UK singles per calender year reflect that. During the first few years of the charts, in the 1950s, the average BPM was a mere 99: 'I Believe' by Frankie Laine bottomed out at just 66 bpm. Since then, there has been a steady climb (rapid leaps provided by The Beatles and the fast-paced 1980s) and the 2010s are the first decade that hasn't had a single best-seller timed at under 100 bpm."
So, other than a few assorted nuggets of trainspotter induced karma – hey, takes all sorts – I should imagine Stats, Records & Rock'n'Roll will appeal to those with a penchant for numbers and facts and erm, more numbers and facts.
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I first heard of Cormac McCarthy via the film version of one of his books, All the Pretty Horses. A western, starring Matt Damon, it was tight, nicely acted, but it stood out with particularly good dialogue. I reckon I must've known the name McCarthy because, when I discovered that it was his book I felt I knew him already. I realise now that that's because he's arguably the greatest living novelist in the world.
His western novels, some in the Old West and some, such as No Country for Old Men, set right now, are stark and very very tight. He writes almost as if he's fasting. He puts the words down that make the point, and doesn't waste one more. The effect is to feel like you're reading poetry, it hits you so hard and effectively, in the way distinct poems do. But that is where the comparison ends. I don't believe Cormac McCarthy has written a line of symbolic text in his life.
The Road is probably his masterpiece. It's a harsh thing to say about a guy who's still alive and still writing, but, I think he knows it. Not many great artists know of their greatness in their own lifetimes, so I suppose he's lucky really.
The story is of a father and son, walking to Mexico, to find warmth and water in a post-nuclear America. The sun, lost behind the clouds, is almost forgotten and the only light is that which the man has for his son. As they sleep in blackened and destroyed forests, wake in greyness and walk onwards, they are pursued by hunger, hopelessness and even cannibals. This is not a book about redemption.
I have only read this book once. I don't believe I will ever read it again. This is simply because it is far, far to affecting, and I don't know if I could do it again. I openly wept time and again and often had to stop and just stare at the wall for a while. What McCarthy has done is produce the most devastatingly sad book without writing a miserable sentence or paragraph in the whole thing. It is a diatribe against humanity, and a celebration of its greatest achievement at the same time.
The father's absolute devotion to his son, the reciprocated adoration of the boy and the inevitable loss of any future is so strong, and so well managed. I cannot concieve of how someone decides one day they are going to write something like this, and then just do it. It's phenomenal.
Maybe you've seen the film. I haven't steeled myself to yet. If you read the book, it'll take about 24hours. You won't be able to stop turning the pages until you literally fall asleep or can't bear it anymore.
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Tournament officials announced Wednesday that the three-day event, scheduled for Nov. 23-25, has been moved to Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla., because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
K-State is one of eight schools in the tournament field, which also includes La Salle, Miami (Fla.), Nevada, Northern Iowa, Ole Miss, Oregon State and Western Kentucky. The bracket matchups and game times have not yet been announced.
Joe Wright, CEO for Caymax Sports, said that the Cayman Islands government's phased re-opening of its borders involves a five-day self-quarantine for visitors, which precludes the tournament from taking place there.
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Kansas State's Blake Lynch was one of 30 kickers nationally named to the Lou Groza Award watch list on Wednesday.
Lynch, a senior from Goddard, also was a preseason candidate for the award last year, when he connected on 19 of 21 field goal attempts (90.5%) to rank eighth nationally in accuracy. He received all-Big 12 honorable mention as a junior.
Lynch enters his senior season with an 89.2% career success rate on field goals (33 of 37) and his 33 field goals rank eighth in K-State history, seven short of cracking the top three.
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It's like the Quartz News approach to dating...! Curious if rolling this out to Telegram or Messenger was considered, or if a native conversational app was always the plan. Thoughts @jadzor @DJ_widelife?
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@chrismessina indeed. We think that our members will want to end up back at the @Quinn app to view detailed profiles (we're quality over quantity) - so made sense to start with native conversational layer. 3rd party integrations are on the slate... @jadzor @dj_widelife
Good UX guys; I like the lack of swiping! So I get that you're matches are more curated than Tinder/Happn - but like that I don't need to build a profile like eHarmony - which is neat and feels appealing. How much AI is actually involved here..?
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Hi @andyandygent, I'm CTO and co-founder at Quinn - thanks for your positive feedback. The goal is for Quinn to interact with users as they would a good friend - natural, trusted, empathetic, reliable and fun - forming that deep relationship that we can then use to make trusted date recommendations. We have deliberately built Quinn to be rule-based AI (bot with user response by buttons, which dictates Quinn's next message, to make the conversation flow quickly and efficiently) - and this gets us most of the way there. There are many other opportunities AI-wise. Our next step will be for Quinn to interact with you differently depending on your personality, behaviour and stage of user journey (e.g a 45yo divorcee new to online dating might benefit from a different tone of voice / question flow than a 25 yo city guy) - there are endless different user personas here, so AI could solve the question of which question to ask next. We admire products like Lark (@ourlark @narekk), GoButler (@gobutler, @jensubk, @navidhadzaad) and Quartz (@zseward) in this regard.
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When will you guys expand to the US?
Hey @iamhenrym we're smashing up the UK market currently and @quinn will start matchmaking in the US in late 2016. If you download the app then we'll notify you when we launch in the US. Thanks!
Are you hand-matching people? This reminds me of Dating Ring's https://www.datingring.com/ earlier functionalities, the matchmaker that was on the startup podcast. If you haven't listened to their story, you should. I like the idea, it looks well designed, but what makes it different than the other match making and dating apps?
Howdy @hellosmoore - yes we listened to the Dating Ring story, intense though love their persistence! We don't hand pick matches. Rather, Quinn is powered by AI, asking you questions daily to get to know you better along 70 different themes (values, travel, family, lifestyle, attachment style, proximity etc etc) and then introducing you to a couple of matches each day. With each match suggestion, Quinn also transparently shows why Quinn thought you were a good match. In addition, Quinn makes date spot suggestions and follows up after dates - just like your best friend might - to get to understand what is working and what is not. Quinn also gives you feedback and insights as to how you can get better results from your online dating (eg changing profile photos, responding faster). Users have a deeper and more trusted relationship with Quinn than with other dating products - and in exchange Quinn delivers matches with greater integrity.
@dj_widelife Got it. Very cool. Any early stats on how you compare to others? Then there's the obvious, age old question, when does Android launch?
@hellosmoore Too early for stats just now; Android should launch in September.
interesting approach to the equation - did ppl like the AI "Middle Man" in early testing?
Hi @skywalker - absolutely. Quinn essentially mimics the role of your best friend - getting to know you deeply over time - but is more reliable at suggesting quality dates! One user said to us 'it is like Quinn actually cares' - for us, building this empathy into the product is key. Quinn also gives the user insights into how they could get better results from their online dating pursuit (eg change profile photo if wearing sunglasses), suggests date spots, and follows up after you've been on a date - adding value across your whole dating life.


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The first step to winning your battle against the bulge is knowing your enemy. Enter our foolproof action plan to lose belly fat and reveal your abs for the everyday guy. It'll save your waistline — and maybe even your life.
You see, belly fat is different from other kinds of fat. It doesn't just sit there; it's active. Lying in striking distance of your vital organs, it secretes a host of dangerous toxins which increase your risk of diabetes & heart disease. And it gets worse – a bulging belly also spells bad news in the bedroom.
It's time to take back your belly! Being a guy, demolishing that stubborn roll around your middle can be tough. But, by sticking to our action plan, that spare tire won't stand a chance.
It all starts here with the flat-belly equation – a trifecta of essential ingredients, which on their own aren't all that surprising, but when combined create a metabolic firestorm that will flatten your belly, improve your health & build lean-muscle in record time. To kick things off, we've tackled the two biggest pitfalls for flat belly success. Take heed and never let them stand in your way again!
Fact or fiction?
If you listened to all the flawed advice out there to lose stomach fat for men and uncover your abs you'd be popping every diet pill & doing upside-down crunches until you passed out. Here's the absolute truth.
Myth: Crunches burn belly fat
There is no single best exercise to burn off your belly, least of all the crunch or sit-up. Not only do they sabotage your belly-busting efforts, they violate the body's unwritten rules for effective and permanent fat loss. So until you've demolished your gut, consider your workouts a crunch-free zone.
When you exercise, your body burns blubber uniformly, not from the targeted trouble spot over your stomach. So instead of peeling out dozens of crunches, your priority should be on decreasing your total body fat percentage – we show you how below.
Myth: Starving yourself burns belly fat
Starving yourself may cause quick weight loss at first – but fasting actually decreases the activity of the enzymes that release fat from the cells. It's also unsustainable in the long run. In short, the less you eat, the more stubborn that spare-tire becomes. But this doesn't give you ticket to splurge on junk. A food quality restriction is in effect.
Think of your body the way you gas up your car. Fill it with the wrong fuel or let your tank run too low and your body will have no choice but to throttle back your fat-burning motor (known as your metabolism). Keep your tank topped with a steady influx of healthy meals. You'll stoke your metabolism and build a body that burns fat on autopilot.
No gut, all glory!
Your life is ruled by the clock. So you need to find a way of eradicating your belly in the time at your disposal. Welcome to the world of interval training, a turbocharged training style that ditches long, boring steady-state cardio, in favor of short, sharp high-intensity bursts of activity.
Not only will you shave minutes of your workout, you'll unleash a killer blow to your belly with a bout of extended post oxygen consumption (EPOC) where your metabolism continues to run in high-gear long after your workout's over.
The result? You'll burn more fat faster, even while you chill-out! You can tap into these benefits any way you want – running, swimming, cycling – whatever your style (i.e perform 20 seconds of intense work followed by 10 seconds of rest for a total of 8 cycles). While the entire workout lasts only 4 minutes, by the end, you should feel like you can't complete another round.
Stand, don't sit: There's more to burning off your belly than wearing out your running shoes. Sitting for long periods – think computer/desk work and watching TV – switches off lipase, a potent fat burning enzyme that prevents fat storage. So if you aren't active, it doesn't function. Take regular standing breaks and increase your daily activity levels. Take the stairs, swap your car for pedal power to-and-from work & stretch regularly.
Get abs on autopilot!
Losing belly fat isn't easy, but building muscle while you burn the calories will increase the rate at which your body breaks down (metabolizes) fat over the short-term as well as the long-term. What's more, pumping iron will help you alter your overall body composition, giving the impression you've exchanged flab for lean muscle.
Abs don't start showing when you build them; they show when you've built all the muscles in your body and cut the fat around your midsection. Here's they key, your muscles don't just sit there, they're metabolically active and cost energy in the form of calories to build and maintain. So, to strip away belly fat and rev your metabolism, your goal in the gym should be to engage as much of this fat-fighting tissue as possible.
Exercises which 'isolate' small, single muscle groups like the bicep curl, triceps extension, leg extension/curl and variations of the crunch don't make the cut here. Instead, build your routine around large multi-muscle moves like squats, dips, rows, pull-ups, push-ups, shoulder/bench presses and dead-lifts. You'll finish faster, burn more calories both during and after your workout and release a flood of muscle-building hormones.
Mighty mitochondria: Your body comes equipped with its own fat-burning generators. They're called mitochondria and function as microscopic power-plants that turn nutrients, including fat, into fuel for your muscles. And your workouts can crank them up. The more intensely you exercise, the more mitochondria you bring online. Do this by stringing your multi-muscle moves together to perform a single set of each exercise back-to-back. Repeat x 3-4.
Try it: 4-Minute no-equipment workout!
5 Nutrition rules to live by!
Sure, fasting might make sense for an obese, sedentary guy, but a bloke who's taming the treadmill and hitting the weights each week needs to be provisioning his body with the right nutrients to support his lard-losing efforts. Here's how:
#1. Rise & shine!
All of this starts at the breakfast table. Research has shown those that skip breakfast are significantly more likely to sport a bulging belly, so tuck in! A couple of rashers of lean bacon, a low-fat chicken sausage or a poached/boiled egg on wholegrain toast is the best way to start the day. You get equal amounts of protein, healthy fats and energy-sustaining carbohydrates all in one hit.
Despite they're bad rap, cereals can also be beneficial. Research has shown that downing a high-fiber/whole-grain cereal before exercise burns twice as much fat. On the flip side, low-fiber refined carbs (think waffles, pancakes and pastries) raise insulin levels which limits your ability to use fat for fuel.
Rising with a bowl of energy-sustaining oats is equally good. You get slow-digesting carbs to fend off any sleepiness, fiber to keep you feeling fuller for longer and a generous dose of protein to refuel your muscles. Buy the plain variety and flavor them yourself with honey, banana and mixed-berries.
#2. Get lean with protein!
Maximize your protein fix with lean-meats, fish and low-fat dairy for more muscle and less lard, fast. Aiding in post exercise tissue repair, research has shown that a high-protein will help you lose lard and hold on to muscle. And it gets better. Consuming quality proteins forces the body to work harder compared to fats and carbs and this extra work gobbles up up excess calories to aid in the digestive process.
In the body this is called a called a 'thermogenic response' and it's the secret to whittling down your waistline while you chill out! In fact, boosting your protein intake from 15% to 30% can help you burn through an extra 750kj per day! Tuck in and aim to consume at least 35% of your daily kilojoules from this source safe in the knowledge that the best cut will be the one around your waistline. Don't forget vegan options like spirulina, amaranth, quinoa, oats, wild rice, lentils, chia seeds and leafy green veggies, too!
#3. Shake up & slim down!
I get it. Eating right can be hard. I mean who has the time and patience to cook and prepare healthy meals 24/7? Sometimes it's just not possible, and this is where a protein supplement can really help. You get all of the brawn-buffing and appetite-satisfying benefits in the convenience of a tub.
Protein quality is key. Look for a product with at least 30g of protein per serve and free from hidden nasties like casein/whey protein concentrate (WPC), gluten, maltodextrin, artificial sweeteners, thickeners and gums. The cleaner your protein powder, the better. For those with lactose intolerance and other sensitivities, plant-based vegan powders are a great alternative.
Chug one anytime of the day, especially after exercise. Solid foods can take hours to digest and only release 4-7g of protein per hour. Have a whey protein shake after training. It's the most easily digested protein you can feed your muscles.
To create a more filling, nutrient-dense shake, add things like oats, bananas, berries, yogurt, peanut butter and milk to a blender and you'll have a healthy, belly-busting meal replacement to go in under a minute!
#4. Rethink your drink!
Beer and bellies go hand in hand. They 'empty' calories found in the bottom of every bottle are devoid of nutritional value and at 150 calories a pop, its easy to see how they can lead to a ballooning belly. Beer also by inhibits the liver's ability to burn fat. With their sky-high sugar content, soda's don't fare much better either. By all means have one occasionally, but if you want to lose the belly, it's best to cut back.
Instead, consider water your new ally in the battle of the bulge. It aids in digestion and boosts your metabolism by up to 30%. Keeping it cold maximizes this effect, as your body seeks out and destroys extra flab warming it up before it can be absorbed. To find out how may liters you should drink per day, divide your weight in kilo's by 30. Arm yourself with a water bottle during the day and guzzle at first sight! Too boring? Boost it with a squeeze of citrus. Oranges, limes and lemons are loaded with Vitamin C and can boost testosterone levels!
#5. Keep it real!
Not seeing results from your healthy eating efforts can sap your motivation. Keep it simple. If you're not seeing the scales budge, reduce your total caloric intake by 500 calories per daily (the equivalent of 1 Big Mac, or 2 Snickers bars) and monitor your weight and progress until you're losing ~1-2lbs/week. Finally, we're not advocating a fast-food embargo. Eating right should be fun and feel good knowing you're provisioning your body with the fuel it needs to seek out and destroy belly fat while still being able to enjoy your favorite foods. Occasionally splurging will keep yourself from falling off the wagon without any sense of sacrifice. Go ahead, have a beer or that pizza, just don't over do it!
Don't be a couch potato!
This is the bottom line when it comes to stripping away belly fat. It's great if you're committed to working out 3 days a week, but if you're not getting regularly active for at least 30 minutes a day, you're not doing yourself (or your belly) any favors. Any activity is good activity and contributes to your daily calorie burn, so get moving!
Getting up and out of the house is always good, but ditch the car (unless you're using to get to the park or beach). Your mindset should be one where you're always looking to take advantage of any and all opportunities to get active, like taking the stairs instead of the elevator. These small things can quickly add up to measurable changes, so get creative and think what you can do!


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40/20 Rule in rugby: The ball must bounce within the field of play at least once before finding the touch line.
I was the touchline.
My stepbrother, Jake, a rugby player, plays by all the rules... except when it comes to me. He saved my life... literally. I had planned to slip under the ocean's waves. But Jake was there to rescue me from myself.
At first I thought I hated Jake. He was the typical alpha male that gets whatever he wants when he wants it. The pride of our newly blended family; he's on the Dean's list, a star rugby player and the apple of both our parent's eyes. I've only known him for three months, but I had already formed a jealous, negative opinion.
However, my attitude would flipflop drastically about Jake the day he drove me up to his college campus to stay a few days, party, and watch rugby practice. The ride there was so hot and sexy, I couldn't possibly believe that experience could be topped.
Or could it?
Unfortunately, Jake neglected to tell me that someone was waiting for him on campus... a barbie that had a hold on him. While Jake figures out what he really wants; I don't wait around. His rugby teammate, 'The Spence,' has his eye (and hands) all over me.
What will it be, Jake?
I go into the dorm's bathroom and shut the door. But the door doesn't stay closed and slowly inches open just a tiny bit. I try to get it to close and stay closed. Same issue. So I leave it be.
I remove my clothing and stand in front of the medicine cabinet. I catch Anthony, with his back facing the bathroom, using a mirror to catch a glimpse of my body through the crack in the door.
Yes, most would consider him a creep. But I feel kind of sorry for the guy. He's relegated to getting his thrills cheaply. And it wasn't so long ago... yesterday, actually, that I was considered the same lonely loser.
I know the type because I am the type.
Almost, dying has drastically changed me. I'm freer, less concerned about the mundane.
So I go through the medicine cabinet, just to be nosy... and also to give Anthony a few more moments.


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Though some businesses that have difficulty meeting their financial obligations opt to file a bankruptcy to liquidate their assets and close the doors – called a Chapter 7 bankruptcy – other businesses decide to remain operating, and thus pursue a bankruptcy allowing them to reorganize their debts – called a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Though a Chapter 7 is not as simple as putting a "For Sale" sign on the business' front door, a Chapter 11 is much more complex. Thus, it is very important for a business that pursues Chapter 11 to have an attorney skilled in its complexities. This article gives just some reasons for such.
One reason a business needs a highly skilled Chapter 11 attorney is because its executive should get a confirmation from the lawyer that Chapter 11 is a good route to pursue. The executive needs to discuss business' debts, assets, and income with the lawyer in some detail. They will also discuss the executive's ideas about reorganizing the business to remain afloat. After getting this information, a Chapter 11 bankruptcy attorney can confirm that reorganization is reasonable or he can explain the reasons that it is not a good option. Going to a general practitioner for this advice would be akin to a person seeking a divorce through a criminal lawyer.
Another reason that consulting a skilled Chapter 11 attorney is important is that the businesses' debts have to be classified and it has to propose a plan of reorganization to cure its financial problems. Typically, the reorganization plan cannot exceed five years. To be accepted by the bankruptcy court, the reorganization plan must be approved by the creditors. Often, to obtain approval quite a bit of negotiation is required and it is best done by an attorney who has been through the process before and knows the intricacies of the law.
Equally important, though filing a Chapter 11 results in an automatic stay which protects the business' assets from creditor action, it is common for creditors to request that the bankruptcy court "lift the stay" and permit them to do such things as foreclose on property and otherwise seize assets. To ensure that you have the best advocate to counter these attacks, it is necessary to obtain an attorney with extensive experience in Chapter 11 bankruptcies.
Sometimes the bankruptcy court will appoint a U.S. Trustee to oversee the business' reorganization and to check whether the business is in compliance with the reorganization plan; a skilled lawyer will be needed to work with the trustee to ensure that his oversight is not disruptive to the business' interests. These are just a few of the reasons that an experienced Chapter 11 attorney should be retained.


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Corryville dental office was targeted by thieves twice. This time, the suspects were caught on video.
May 2018 – CORRYVILLE, Ohio A Corryville dental office was targeted by thieves twice. This time, the owner said he has the suspects on video. "Every dental practice should have security cameras in public areas to protect patients and staff" – Bill Hiltz Dr. Paul Sohi, the clinic owner said the situation is strange and heart-wrenching. […]0 Read More
Lorain County women charged after allegedly writing prescriptions using stolen pad from dentist's office
One of the women used to work for a dentist! APRIL 12, 2019, ELYRIA, OH — Two county women were indicted on multiple felony counts for allegedly writing prescriptions for medications with prescription pads stolen from a dentist. Bridget Dorsey, 31, of Lorain, and Camilla Sandanger, 28, of Elyria, each are facing counts of deception […]0 Read More
Yatika Wallace gets 6-month sentence in $340,000 theft case
JAN-2017, MANSFIELD – Insook Chung never suspected her office manager was stealing nearly $340,000 from her. Yatika Wallace, 43, took $339,198 from the Get Well Center, an alternative medicine practitioner at 635 S. Trimble Road. The business is owned by D & I Associates. Wallace, who pleaded guilty in September in federal court to one […]0 Read More
Amanda Hahn pleads 'not guilty" to stealing $182,000 from Dr. Zinni
Charged with stealing cash deposits, forging checks, payroll fraud and misuse of doctor's credit cards Mar-19-19, CANFIELD, Ohio -The Austintown woman accused of embezzling $182,000 from a Canfield doctor's office was in court Tuesday. Amanda Hahn appeared in a Canfield courtroom where she pleaded not guilty to one count each of forgery and aggravated theft. […]0 Read More
Dental assistant accused of forgery
A woman is accused of forging numerous prescriptions from her work. Marla Rebecca Bright, 31, of First Broad Drive in Bostic, turned herself in to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office on May 25 after a representative with Shelby Dental Care Center reported the forgery of doctor's signatures on prescriptions for the drug Norco, a pill […]Read More
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I have a Jan Vermeer hanging outside my office. Unlike The Girl With The Pearl Earring who looks back over her shoulder at the viewer, it is impossible to make eye contact with The Lacemaker. More than 300 years after the master Dutch artist applied the paint that would give immortality to her expression, and even in her most humble incarnation as a cheap print on thin paper, she remains immutably absorbed in her bobbin, pins and thread. She may not be a glamorous figure, this epitome of domestic devotion, but I have come to know her well and to imagine her life beyond the painting's eternal moment.
The girl with the pearl is a more elusive spirit. There's as much enigma in her round eyes and full pout as La Gioconda's smile. She doesn't invite us to speculate on her life, she insists upon it. Tracy Chevalier obliged with a best-selling novel that cast her as Griet, the artist's household maid, and the book serves as the basis for the film.
If the obvious genre for the soundtrack was European baroque, Alexandre Desplat manages to convey the spirit of the story with a far more modern composition. It lets the costumes and scenery create the authenticity of period and place, and concentrates on capturing the psychology of the protagonists and the Dutch Golden Age.
While his paintings inspire explorations of their sub-narratives, Vermeer himself is an intriguing figure because so few details of his life are recorded. Peter Greenaway is another to have exploited the blank canvass of his biography with the experimental opera Writing To Vermeer. Ultimately, we only really know the artist through his 30-odd authenticated works, and much like these shimmering masterpieces Desplat's
score grabs the attention with decorative qualities and holds it with intricacies.
Central is Griet's Theme. Its melody is played on flute against an insistent strings pulse while in the background, both during this key motif and throughout the soundtrack, scale and arpeggio patterns are run delicately on piano, harp and pitched percussion. The undulating string ostinatos are in the vein of Philip Glass but in between and across the top there are much prettier melodies to entice the casual listener than in The Hours or the Qatsi Trilogy. All the tonal colours are tidily arranged, as they must be in deference not only to the master but also the understated intuitiveness of his maid.
If Vermeer had a genius for capturing fleeting moments and allowing them to transcend time, the soundtrack provides a constant reminder of the inexorable march of the clock in the material world. This sense of the vulgarity of quotidian experience in contrast with the higher calling of art is made manifest in the sinister cue Van Ruijven in which an immutable percussion beat thwacks along rigidly like a pendulum.
Desplat does a fine job of presenting a cohesive composition with a multitude of detours including a couple of delightful scherzos and an impressionistic cue titled Camera Obscura that almost seems to echo the reflected light and soft focus foregrounds of Vermeer's paintings.
There is an artistic sensibility in every bar of this score that renders the anachronism of its style irrelevant. I listened to it in a chair from which I could see The Lacemaker, and the rhythms and melodies seemed to infiltrate the frame and expand it, filling out the wider spaces beyond the image. It may be a score designed to serve a particular telling of the story of The Girl With The Pearl Earring, but the real testimony to its achievement is that like a Vermeer masterpiece it sets us speculating.
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Case Number: 18-POD-331
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The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into the death of a woman earlier this month in Clayton.
On November 11, 2018, an 87-year-old woman was present at a Remembrance Day ceremony being held at the Clayton Community Centre. Around noon, the woman went into medical distress and several individuals administered first aid while awaiting paramedics. An Ontario Provincial Police officer was also in attendance, and he administered naloxone to the woman when he became aware that she was on medication. The woman was transported to hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death was ruled as cardiac arrest.
Director Loparco said, "The evidence is clear that the woman's death was due to a medical cause and had nothing to do with the administration of naloxone. As such, I have terminated the investigation into this incident."
The SIU is an independent civilian agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid
- report the results of any investigations to the Attorney General.
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PICTURES: Looking Back at the Collapsed Roof of London's Apollo Theater
It's been nearly two weeks since the roof collapsed, mid-performance, at the Apollo Theater on Shaftesbury Avenue.
And since these scene photos (care of Reuters' Suzanne Plunkett) were shot, all performances of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have been canceled--at least until Saturday, January 4, 2014.
Granted, Classicalite has already published its year-end list of "joy, sadness, triumphs, tragedies and just plain weirdnesses."
Those said, here in the last hours of 2013 proper, we felt obliged to share what was clearly one of the worst tragedies of the year...in the hopes that such an incident never ever happens again in the West End.
According to Lyn Gardner at The Guardian, London is on the way to doing just that.
Cheers, then, to a safer theater-going experience--for everyone, everywhere--in 2014!© 2016 The Classical Art, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
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'I Was Waiting for the Right Opportunity All This While'
She was missing from the Bengali screen for a long time but is now back in Kolkata to shoot for a web-series. In a brief chat with RBN, Riya Sen talks about her upcoming projects and what's keeping the Style actress busy these days.
You have returned to Kolkata after a pretty long break
Yes. It always feels great to be back in the city. I miss the warmth of the people here. But I make it a point to visit Kolkata as and when I get time.
It seems you are concentrating only on web-series now
Well, I won't say that I'm doing 'only' web-series. I am open to offers from the big screen as well. But right now web-series are taking most of my time.
You will be seen in Mismatch2 in a lead role. What are the other projects that you are working on now?
I just finished working for two web-series in Hindi. One is 'Poison' which premieres on 19 April and the other is 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' for which I just completed the dubbing. The latter one has been shot in a cinematic style. Apart from these, talks are on for a new film as well.
What made you sign Mismatch2?
The plot of the series is like the urban Hindi sex-comedies. It's bold and uninhibited. I am happy that such a series is happening in Kolkata. Production houses are thinking out of the box and coming up with great content that is usually not done here.
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You never worked with Soumik Chatterjee (director, Mismatch2) before
No. But Raima (Sen, sister) did and she said he is an extremely pleasant man and fun to work with.
Why were you not seen on the Bengali screen after playing major roles in Rituparno Ghosh's Noukadubi and Abohomaan?
I really don't know why directors here never cast me in their films. You have to ask them for that. Maybe they are apprehensive that since I am settled in Mumbai I won't come down to shoot here. Maybe they believe I won't fit into a Bengali film. But I am always eager to do Bengali films and open to good scripts that come my way.
But you seem to enjoy working on the web platform
Oh yes, absolutely. These days you can't differentiate between the production quality of a film and a web-series. In Mumbai, the budget for a web-series is almost as big as a film. Big banners are coming up with great digital content and the reach has increased manifold in the last couple of years. I am thoroughly enjoying my work now.
Leaving aside Bengali films, you were not much seen in Hindi films either all this while
I have a lot of friends in the industry who work in big production houses or are channel heads. Around 8-10 years back, they advised me not to sign whatever films came my way. They asked me to wait and said that the web market will hit India in a big way. They told me to have patience. I mentally prepared myself to work for the web and waited for the right kind of opportunity to come my way. And when it did, I was ready.
Besides Hindi, a lot of work is happening on the web in regional languages as well. Do you think that web has emerged as a disruption and will affect film production going ahead?
See, there's no denying the fact that the web-series market will grow larger. More platforms are coming up with interesting stories to tell, which in fact has caused films to rethink their content. A time will come when all forms of entertainment will merge into one big platform. I think film production will go down since people are already visiting theatres less. Today's generation doesn't want to spend an entire evening going to the theatres to catch a film. Entertainment is instant these days. You can watch a film while going to work or during a break. The web has opened up a big market for production houses, directors, artistes and everybody connected to the business of entertainment.
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Weekly Chart: Polls Gone Awry in the Americas
Polling is a science—one that's gotten improbably more imprecise as technology and voter demographics change. "Voters defy pollsters" is almost worn at this point as ballot returns show polls were off by double digits in votes that took place in Chile, Colombia, and Honduras since October last year. In the United States, just mention of the name FiveThirtyEight—the data analysis site that consistently gave Hillary Clinton upward of a 70 percent chance of beating Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race—still draws the ire of some.
Not all polling in Latin America is equal though: Peru's polls in the 2016 presidential race were relatively close to reality, as were Argentina's the year before. But as we gear up for a mammoth electoral season—seven countries in Latin America will elect a president in the next 12 months—it's worth taking a sober look at surveys.
One thing to keep an eye on: mobile phone use and pollsters' methodologies, as well as the ability to reach people on those devices. There are an estimated 675 million mobile subscriptions in Latin America and the Caribbean, meaning roughly 50 million more phones than there are people. In Mexico in particular, which will vote for president on July 1, the number of mobile broadband subscriptions has more than tripled since the last presidential race in 2012, thanks in no small part to a telecom reform law.


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Retail 'Wrap'
If you've been reading this column over the last four years, let me first say, "thank you!" It's gratifying to think that my musings about retail and retail real estate have kept your attention and interest. In this, my 100th and final (except for an occasional contribution) Retail Rap, I wanted to tackle the big […]
Retail Rap: All Good Things
All good things must come to end — including, after nearly four years, my contributions to this column. "Retail Rap" will soon be forging on without me. This is the first of two final columns I'll be contributing, and I'll beg your indulgence if I wax nostalgic at times in this, column number 99, and […]
Retail Rap: Half Foods?
When Whole Foods Market announced in May that it planned to open a new chain of stores offering a lower price point and specifically targeting millennials, it's safe to say that the reaction from industry analysts and observers was underwhelming. Responses have ranged from confusion to outright skepticism, and there is a general sense of uncertainty surrounding the whole enterprise. My own reaction falls somewhere on the spectrum between "dubious" and "confused." I have many questions, not least of which is why, if the new chain will continue to remain focused on offering healthy and all natural foods, Whole Foods would go to such lengths to create a brand that has the potential to cannibalize their own business. For this weeks Retail Rap, I'd like to talk about some of the questions that I have about this new concept.
While the announcement promises a "new" and "different" concept, I'm not clear about how "It will be unlike any of the other stores you're seeing out there." The stores will reportedly be "technology-oriented," with a streamlined design and a "curated" product selection. All of which is fine, I suppose, although (again) it doesn't tell us much in the way of specifics.
There has been lots of discussion about the wisdom of expressly targeting millennials, but the big question to me is why you would go all-in on such a strategy when it seems like Whole Foods is already getting a strong share of millennial business. It depends on which Whole Foods location you go to, of course, but in my experiences millennials seem to be a well-represented demographic.
I don't know about you, but I'm extremely curious to hear more and to try and get a better sense of just how Whole Foods plans to make this new concept successful. After reading my thoughts in this week's Retail Rap, I'd love to hear if you could see this type of brand flourishing in the current marketplace? Are there more pieces to the millennial puzzle that we've yet to put together?
Retail Rap: Seeing and Being Seen at ICSC
I just got back from the International Council of Shopping Centers' (ICSC) 2015 RECon Convention in Las Vegas, and I came away feeling as good as I have about the state of the industry in some time (and it wasn't just the weather, which was delightfully on the cool side). Judging by the buzz on the floor at the convention center, the action was definitely heating up. My sense from talking to colleagues and clients is that developers left the conference with a decidedly positive outlook. I heard from more than a few folks that they were having great meetings—meaning that the retailers were serious about getting deals done, and that more than the usual number of handshake deals were completed—so for this week's Retail Rap, I wanted to discuss my thoughts on this years ICSC.
While it's not the first time I've used these words, it was clearer than ever before that the hot topic of the conference this year was mixed use. Large numbers of major retail developers are considering either being part of a larger mixed-use development or have taken substantive steps toward adding additional uses such as office, residential, hotel or medical to their own projects. I'm not entirely certain why we seem to have reached a tipping point where mixed-use has moved from the category of "daunting" to "appealing", but I suspect that there are many causes. Another oddity I noticed at this year's conference was that while Monday's traffic at the event was outstanding, Tuesday's was surprisingly light. While activity always tends to wane somewhat as the conference goes on, the drop-off seemed significantly more noticeable to me than in past years. I was also encouraged to see the beginnings of an infusion of youth into the business—and some small but encouraging signs of racial and ethnic diversity. The difference is small, but noticeable in an industry that has been so comprehensively dominated by an older generation of mostly white men for such a long time. It's a welcome step in the right direction.
Overall, I left ICSC knowing that this was one of the more positive and productive events in quite some time. After reading my thoughts on ICSC in this week's Retail Rap, I'd love to hear the thoughts and impressions from my fellow attendees. Were you in Vegas this year? If so, did you have some takeaways?
Retail Rap: Sears Goes on a Selling Spree
It's fascinating to me that, as of April 1, Sears went from being run like a REIT to being run as a REIT — at least partly. The Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based company formed a new REIT, Seritage Growth Properties, with the stated intention of raising a cool $2.5 billion by selling and leasing back 254 stores. Sears promptly began moving forward with those plans, and has since announced three separate deals to do just that with Macerich Co. (nine properties); General Growth Properties (12 properties) and Simon Property Group (10 properties). Deals like the ones that have been announced so far are certainly proving that Sears can make money by selling its assets, but the question is, why and to what end? In this week's Retail Rap, I examine the strategic moves that Sears has already made and what this could mean for the future of the company.
On one hand, these deals have all been done quickly and announced almost simultaneously, which speaks to some level of strategic planning. On the other hand, we have yet to see any public sign that Sears understands and is attempting to address its liabilities as a retailer. What is the long range plan? It seems to me that the missing piece of the puzzle is any sort of statement of a new direction or big-picture strategy designed to turn around the retail portion of the business.
Now to be clear, Sears is still a very viable company in terms of its real estate holdings. That being said, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this installment of Retail Rap because it's not entirely clear to me whether the decision to sell now isn't part of a broader real estate strategy, or is at least in part due to the fact that Sears might feel like the time is right. I don't know about you, but I'll be watching with interest to see what Sears does next. Is this just the first step in a turnaround effort for this floundering retailer? How are they going to use the money? Is there a surprise in store? It will be interesting to watch and see what unfolds in the months and years ahead.


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With anold friend in his corner, Jonathan Davenport was able to capture his second World 100 win at Eldora Speedway in the past three seasons. Former Crew Chief Kevin Rumley rejoined Davenport to oversee the G.R. Smith-owned ride in August. The result has been domination.
Davenport charged into the lead from the Third Place-starting spot of the main event. From there he didn't look back as the race went green to checkered for the first time in 14 seasons. Gregg Satrerlee was Second, Mike Marlar was Third, Dale McDowell was Fourth, and Darrell Lanigan rounded out the Top Five.
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I have been asked to pass this on.
Dear Ray & Jeremy,
I will be going to the WTC meeting tomorrow night. There will be an update on the Neighbourhood Plan and the Community Governance Review. Would you like to go as well? I think it would be good to show interest and, even though they will be discussing the CGR in a closed session, the update could be very informative.
I am considering using the Public Session to as them to explain why the CGR debate is a closed session when it is of public importance. There are no trade secrets or personal data that would be exposed. There is no reason I can see why they hold their discussion in a closed session.
Tomorrow's agenda is attached.
Sally, please share this on the Burlawn website if you wish.
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Over five decades, oil and gas extraction have caused large-scale, continued contamination of the water and soil in Ogoni communities. The continued and systematic failure of oil companies and government to clean up have left hundreds of thousands of Ogoni people facing serious health risks, struggling to access safe drinking water, and unable to earn a living due to the contamination of waterways.
The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is a major obstacle to fast and effective action on the climate and environmental crisis and should be disbanded. This little-known treaty from the 1990s grants sweeping rights to big corporations. The fossil fuel industry is using it to sue governments and sabotage the energy transition.
With money and meetings, subsidies and sponsorships, the oil and gas lobby is fuelling the climate disaster.
Since 2010, just five oil and gas corporations and their fossil fuel lobby groups have spent at least a quarter of a billion euros buying influence at the heart of European decision-making.
This briefing exposes not just the hundreds of millions these oil and gas majors have spent on lobbying the EU, but the wide variety of underhand tactics they've used to successfully water down effective climate legislation.
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Genuine, just solutions to climate change
Less is more: reducing energy consumption for a safer planet and better homes
Oil and gas exploration, and mining
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When EU and international policy-making is overly influenced by business and interest groups
Our rights, and how we can shape society
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EU trade and investment policy should start to put people before profit
Food and farming in Europe and its global impacts
Genetically modified crops and organisms
Standing up for our right to nature
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That's what Frederick does in Alex George's novel A Good American. He and his pregnant wife move all the way across the world as newlyweds and try to take the advice of a man who helps them along the way. They try to be "good Americans." If you want to learn more we're discussing this book over at BlogHer's Book Club page.
I finished this book in three days which was quite a feat for a slow reader like myself. I really enjoyed it and how easily I could relate to the characters. I encourage you to check it out!
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The Membership Recruitment process for Sigma Alpha Iota, Alpha Lambda Chapter is an informal time for a prospective Member-in-Training (MIT) to have the opportunity to know the current sisters of Alpha Lambda, learn about the fraternity, and the training process. There is absolutely no commitment during Recruitment. To find out more information about who we are and what we do, so you can be considered for our Fall or Spring pledge class, we strongly encourage you to attend at least one of our Recruitment Events or an informational meeting during the fall semester. We look forward to seeing you there!
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[series][2 clips] From Stephe's desk: Rain 비 TV performances that made me wanna shout! (#13)
What: 2014 Auto Music Festival in Chengdu (中国成都汽车音乐节)
Where: Chengdu, China
When: June 15, 2014
How many times it made me want to shout: 25
1) OMG, he's wearing one of my favorite suits for It's Raining! We all know that Rain in a dark suit is an amazing visual, but this light-colored number is simply divine. The subtle shine of it reminds me of champagne…
2) What is that, a sound glitch? Grrr, can't they simply get his mics right? Don't sweat it, Rain. Just carry on!
3) Ooooh. Did he pour himself into those pants or WHAT?
4) Voice is on point. Thumbs up.
5) Jawline is sharp and set.
6) "Slow it down for me, slow it down for me…"
7) Run those fingers through that awesome hair, Bae.
8) (4:17) NICE view. (If the pants fit, you must acquit! No fashion crime here! haha~)
9) LA Song! "Get, get, get back…"
10) Bite that lip. Bite it hard!
11) Gosh, that huge audience…
12) Aw, he shook some fans' hands. What a guy. ❤
13) (6:39) Gosh-darn those pants again. Mmm.
14) Love. His. Shoes. The heel on them make his long legs look even longer.
15) Sunglasses are off! Zoom in there, cameraman. He's finna talk some Chinese and English.
16) Gosh, I Do sounds sooooo good coming through those Rain pipes, yo.
17) Was he just singing and holding a tune while he was running? Well, all right!
18) Just had to get a booty shake in there, didn't cha? LOL!
19) Ahahaha! Bless his little pea-pickin' heart. He and the crew are laughing because he started to sing Instead of Saying Goodbye for some doggone reason (10:51). LOL! Something or someone on your mind, Rain? I Do got you a little distracted? keke~ Yep, fix that pitch like a pro…
20) Okay, NOW it's time for Instead of Saying Goodbye, LOL~
21) There has never been a white dress shirt that didn't like his physique, not in the history of K-Pop. Thumbs up!
22) Pardon me for a moment while I stand up and do the Boxing Glove Dance, yeah. "Who are you, 비?"
23) Oh, HELL naw! *pause* Let me run that back. Oh no she didn't!
24) Okay, at 14:02, Rain saw her coming and prepared himself… Nice save, Gori! Gori was on it and kept this chick from crashing into Rain and/or hitting the ground. It was obvious that he wanted to slow her down, not knock her down. What in the world… Miss Thang, Rain saved your ass from getting jacked by security! Can you imagine how they would have dragged you if Rain hadn't taken over the situation like the gentleman he is? He didn't have to do that, push security off and accept your gift, especially when you INTERRUPTED HIS LIVE PERFORMANCE. *SMH* LOL~ Good lord. Nice going, Gori. Nice going, Rain, with your gallant self!
25) Welp, he's laughing and looking right about now like he just can't believe how this performance has gone. His sound goes out early, he starts singing the wrong song, a fan bum-rushes his ass LIVE… best to hurry up and end this now, ahaha. And THAT is why I love this performance so much — anyone can look good when things go right… the real test comes when things go wrong, and Rain was a champ. Yaasss.
Rain and Chinese stars invite the public to the Automotive Music Festival in Chengdu, one month earlier.
Hope you enjoyed, everyone! See you soon with Number 14. Surely you didn't think I was finished, did you?
Stephe @ cloudusa.wordpress.com / CloudUSA.org
» [series][3 clips] From Stephe's desk: Rain 비 TV performances that made me wanna shout! (#12)
10 Responses to "[series][2 clips] From Stephe's desk: Rain 비 TV performances that made me wanna shout! (#13)"
I just watched Rain on variety talkshow Sketchbook where he performed The Best Present flawlessly. Then he talked about having to take painkillers to perform that night because he has a slipped disk. But then, despite obviously being in pain he looked as if he was feeling stiff through How to Avoid the Sun; but halfway through Rainism, he just DID IT! Wow!
Oh, is it somewhere with English subtitles? I was thinking about doing a transcript from Chinese subtitles… but I guess someone has probably done the subs for it already. Frankly, I wouldn't recognize that he was in pain, his dancing was flawless as ever. But why did he have to do the back bend in Rainism?!
OnDemandKorea.com has the show with subtitles. They're very hit or miss with which shows you'll find subtitled.
That's our RainRain, full grace in handling all situations. 😀 Live how husband body fits in his suits 😜 Sorry I try to control the "bad girl" in me. I don't always win 💦💦💦
@StageCrasherGirl – while reading Stephe's comments, my rational brain was like "how could somebody do something so rude and irresponsible and crazy!"
But then as I watched the video of him moving so casually like a sweet, gentle big cat predator with every muscle rippling under that white dress shirt…I understand, girl, I understand.
Wow! How he handled the incident with that girl, with such a cute and kind smile – I am speechless as usual… Love this series 🙂 This performance is showing yet another side of him. Looking forward to see your next post! Btw, he had some really great performances on Chinese TV around this time, while filming/promoting For Love or Money, with this longer hair that look so great 🙂


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GRANDE PRAIRIE, A.B. – The North Peace Secondary's Senior Boys and Senior Girls basketball teams were in Grande Prairie last weekend for a tournament at the Regional College.
The Senior Girls played a pair of exciting games in the round robin. The girls demolished High Level in Game One 79-4, and won their second game against the Peace Wapiti Titans 52-44. In the semifinals, the girls sadly lost a close match against Charles Spender 48-42 to advance to the Bronze Medal game. Taking on Heinz Creek, the girls convincingly won the game 55-43.
The Senior Boys also competed at the same tournament. The boys faced Holy Redeemer High School from Edson in their first game of the tournament, winning 83- 62, and beating Grande Prairie Composite 94- 61 in Game 2. In the semis, the boys' fortunes were identical to the girls' as they lost to Ron Pettigrew 85-69.
Despite the loss, the boys went on to trounce St. Joseph's from Whitecourt in the Bronze game 98- 67 to finish in third place out of 16 teams.
Tanner Sandberg was named to the tournament All Star team averaging 25 points per game. Standouts included Lorenzo Petrucci with eighteen points and four steals per game. Brett Olsen averaged 10 points and 12 rebounds per game.
Both the Senior Boys and Senior Girls basketball teams are off the St. Albert this weekend for their second tournament of the year.


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One of the best-known faces on television, John Sergeant was the BBC's chief political correspondent from 1992-2000 and the Political Editor of ITN from 2000 until 2002.
In 1966, Alan Bennett chose him from the cast of the Oxford University comedy revue at the Edinburgh Festival to appear in the award-winning BBC TV comedy series On the Margin with Alan Bennett. John had already been accepted as a news trainee with Reuters but gave that up to work with Bennett.
He went back to journalism the year after and spent three years as a reporter on the Liverpool Echo before coming to London to join the BBC in 1970. John Sergeant's career in light entertainment lay dormant for many years while he built up his image as a serious political correspondent.
After leaving the BBC to join ITV News, he was voted the Best Individual Television Contributor of the Year at the Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards for 1999.
John worked as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Cyprus, Israel, Rhodesia and covered stories in more than 25 countries. He also regularly reported from Northern Ireland (he reported the first British soldier killed during the Troubles) and has also been an acting correspondent in Washington, Paris and Dublin.
For two years he covered European affairs and the first sessions of the directly elected European Parliament. In 1981 he became a political correspondent for television and radio. He wrote and presented a BBC TV documentary series called The Europe We Joined. He has also, at times, presented all the main current affairs programmes on Radio 4, including Today and The World at One.
Among his notable journalistic achievements was his encounter with Margaret Thatcher at the Paris Embassy days before she resigned as Prime Minister in 1990. The way he was pushed aside by Lady Thatcher's press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham, has become one of the most famous live broadcasts of recent times. Many saw it as a metaphor for the end of her regime. He won a British Press Guild award for the most memorable broadcast of the year, beating the footballer, Paul Gascoigne who was nominated for bursting into tears during a vital match in Italy.
Among John's major scoops was the only interview with the Welsh secretary, Ron Davies, after he was forced to resign over the incident on Clapham Common.
John has frequently reported on Prime Ministerial visits abroad in countries including the United States, Japan, and India. There was another famous encounter with Margaret Thatcher in Moscow in 1987 when he suggested she had begun the election campaign…"I am serving my country," she snapped, implying that John was not.
His long-adjourned career in comedy was revived in 1998 when he appeared in an edition of Have I Got News For You on BBC 2. Ian Hislop said he had been one of the funniest guests in the history of the programme. Other comedy successes followed, including a memorable encounter with Paul Merton in Room 101 on BBC2 when John listed his pet hates, including the BBC TV programme, Casualty.
On Radio 4 he has been a guest on the News Quiz and many other programmes including A Good Read. He has also presented Pick of the Year.
His book published by Macmillan, Give Me Ten Seconds, was described as "An all-time rip-roaring read" by the Independent on Sunday.
John Sergeant was presented with a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa by University of Lincoln Chancellor Lord Victor Adebowale CBE on 3 September 2013 in Lincoln Cathedral.
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More and more people are deciding to include the use of activity trackers in their daily routines. They let the sleek wristbands monitor nearly their every move and make decisions basing on the data that their devices give them. However, you might still be hesitant to enter this lifestyle.
This could primarily be due to you not knowing the answer to this question: how accurate are these activity trackers? After all, if you are going to make life choices basing on what these bracelets tell you, they better be really accurate. But how accurate are activity trackers truly? And at the end of the day does accuracy really matter for those who want to use activity trackers?
Accuracy of Step Counting and Heart Rate Monitoring
Of all the functions of activity trackers, studies point to step counting as being the most accurate. This is the primary and most basic function of trackers, after all. The mechanism used to count steps, the accelerometer, is something that has been in use even before activity trackers took the market, what with the former prominence of pedometers.
A study sponsored by the American Council on Exercise found out that activity trackers predicted the correct number of steps within 10% accuracy. The small margin of error is said to be caused by relatively quicker and smaller steps, which are sometimes not detected by the trackers' sensors.
Another function that experts say is surprisingly accurate is heart-rate monitoring. Several studies have already looked into the accuracy of activity trackers, one of the most notable of which is the one done by the Stanford University School of Medicine in early 2017. The authors of this study looked at two activity tracker functions: heart rate monitoring and calorie counting.
The data gathered from these two functions were compared to data gained from gold-standard tests that doctors use. Heart rate data from activity trackers were compared to findings from an electrocardiogram.
The devices studied were only wrong 5% of the time, which is a pretty impressive rating. The high accuracy of heart-rate monitors is assumed to be due to the very objective nature of this statistic. Trackers do not need complex formulas to compute for heart-rate, all they have to do is measure it directly.
Accuracy of Calorie Counting
While trackers are excellent in measuring step counts and heart-rates, this does not seem to be the case for calorie counting. The aforementioned study compared calorie counts in trackers to a system that measures carbon dioxide and oxygen to determine the rate of metabolism.
The results showed that trackers were off 27 to 93% of the time. Another study, done by the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan, also compared tracker calorie data to a sophisticated metabolic monitoring system that traces isotopes in the subjects' urine. Some devices overestimated calorie burn while some downplayed the measurement.
Very few devices can count calorie burn accurately, and none are consistently accurate. Even the best trackers are wrong 27% of the time, a surprisingly high rate considering that these are the best in the market. This calorie counting confusion is said to be due to the rather complicated method used to calculate calorie burn.
After all, calorie burn is not as objective as heart-rate; the latter can be directly measured while the former can only be inferred from other data, like steps taken, distance traveled, etc.
Each tracker uses its own algorithm to compute for calorie burn, and most use a specific formula that requires users to input personal data such as height, weight, age, and gender. Experts say that it's possible that this formula is not applicable to every single individual, and that is why calorie counters could be way off.
Some studies say that waist-based trackers are better at calorie counting compared to wrist-based wearables, but they also say that even these waist-based devices are not consistently accurate. Another study done by University of Arizona researchers found out that fitness trackers are also unable to correctly calculate energy expended on light activities (like simply standing or cleaning). The fitness trackers tested performed best when capturing brisk aerobic activity, such as walking or jogging, as opposed to light activities or resistance exercises.
This shows us the limitations that activity trackers still have; even technology is not perfect after all. Even the best trackers in the market cannot give on-point data all the time. So, should this discourage us from using activity trackers? Should we just throw our wearables away? Experts say that trackers can still fulfill their purpose despite these limits.
Is Accuracy Important?
Though activity trackers could be used by professionals to gather real-time data on the users' bodies, this is not the primary goal of these devices. Trackers are made to encourage people to be more active and live healthier lives. Trackers achieve this by providing motivation in the form of data that the users can use to set and achieve fitness goals.
If this is the case, then real medical accuracy is not the point in the devices, but instead what trackers can really offer are relative measurements. Comparing your calorie burn rate today to that of yesterday could still tell you how much more effort you poured in today, or how much you slacked off for that matter. You can still use trackers to set short-term, achievable goals, and you can still use the data that it provides for simple referencing at the very
Trackers should not be viewed as all-knowing devices that could tell you every single working of your body, but rather as simply a tool in your effort to become healthier and more active. The motivating power that trackers have is not invalidated by their lack of accuracy in counting calories burned.
These wearables can still help you to overcome bad habits and establish a personal exercise program. You can still use them to tell the world how dedicated you are to be physically fit. They can still turn the arduous task of losing weight into a fun game that you can play with your friends.
Also, the flaw of trackers in counting burnt calories does not erase the fact that it is already doing well in terms of step-counting and heart-rate. These two functions can already help a lot for people who simply want to keep their day-to-day lives in check.
Yes, the technology used to craft activity trackers is still not perfect, but it's undoubtedly getting better. After all, we already have step counting and heart-rate monitoring right, so who knows how much trackers can progress in the years to come.


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Børge Rosenbaum (/ˈbɔrɡə/ BOR-gə; 3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nickname "The Clown Prince of Denmark", "The Unmelancholy Dane", and "The Great Dane".
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