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Last rites were administered to the Angels on May 29, the day they learned that star center fielder Mike Trout would need surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb and miss six to eight weeks.
The rotation was already in tatters, having lost ace Garrett Richards to a right biceps strain after one start, Tyler Skaggs to a rib-cage strain in late April and Andrew Heaney and Nick Tropeano to season-ending elbow surgeries.
General manager Billy Eppler was running out of spackle to patch a bullpen that lost its best reliever, Cam Bedrosian, to a groin strain for two months, erstwhile closer Huston Street to a back strain for 2½ months and late-inning man Andrew Bailey to a shoulder injury for 2½ months.
Third baseman Yunel Escobar was on the disabled list, and left fielder Cameron Maybin was about to join him. First baseman Luis Valbuena was hitting .167, and second baseman Danny Espinosa (.141) and right fielder Kole Calhoun (.209) were in deep slumps.
The Angels were already buried in the American League West, a division the powerful Houston Astros led by 11½ games entering Saturday.
Surely, they could not withstand the loss of baseball's best all-around player, a two-time most valuable player who was batting .337 with 16 homers, 36 runs batted in and a league-leading 1.203 on-base-plus-slugging percentage when he injured his thumb on a head-first slide into second.
Yet, as the Angels enter their fifth week without Trout, they were 2 games out of the second AL wild-card spot heading into Sunday, alive and kicking, their ability to tread water in a pool of mediocrity putting them in position for a possible second-half playoff push.
"It's miraculous, the job the Angels and [manager] Mike Scioscia have done," John Smoltz, a Hall of Fame pitcher and Fox television analyst, said on a conference call last week. "Their pitching has just been decimated, and then they lose Trout.
That the Angels are 13-12 without Trout — and 39-39 overall — through Saturday seems as improbable as their 12-0 record on Tuesdays. Even with Trout's dominant two months, they were 14th in the AL in OPS (.709) and ninth in runs (335) through Friday.
But they're averaging 5.0 runs a game in Trout's absence because Maybin and Calhoun heated up, Albert Pujols continued to drive in runs and Andrelton Simmons and Escobar continued to hit. They're pressuring teams with a league-leading 67 stolen bases, and Eric Young Jr., has filled some of Trout's void.
Young, signed to a minor league deal last winter, was called up from triple-A when Trout went on the DL. He was batting .288 with an .826 OPS, three homers, 10 RBIs, 15 runs and six stolen bases in 23 games through Friday.
Calhoun followed an eight-for-65 skid by hitting .341 (28 for 82) with five homers and 20 RBIs in 22 games through Friday. Since moving to the leadoff spot on May 16, Maybin is hitting .374 with a .466 on-base percentage, five homers, 10 doubles and 30 runs in 25 games. Pujols is fifth in the AL with 51 RBIs.
Bud Norris, Blake Parker, Yusmeiro Petit, David Hernandez and Keynan Middleton solidified a no-name bullpen that ranks fifth in the AL with a 3.62 ERA and has stranded 91 of 117 inherited runners, an AL-best 22.2% scoring percentage.
Norris, a former starter who signed as a minor league free agent, had a 2.43 ERA and converted 11 of 13 save opportunities before going on the DL because of an inflamed right knee last Tuesday.
Parker, a winter waiver claim who made the club because of Street's injury, was 3-2 with a 2.16 ERA, 49 strikeouts and nine walks in 33 1/3 innings through Friday. Petit, a minor league free agent, has a 2.42 ERA, 51 strikeouts and 11 walks in 44 2/3 innings of 28 games.
Hernandez, who was pitching for Atlanta's triple-A team when the Angels acquired him for cash or a player to be named on April 24, has a 2.28 ERA, 27 strikeouts and four walks in 23 2/3 innings of 26 games.
And Middleton, with his 100-mph fastball, has risen toward a high-leverage role with a 2-0 record and 3.43 ERA in 24 games since being called up.
"When Mike went down, we needed multiple people to step up and contribute — we were in an all-hands-on-deck situation," Eppler said. "It's been an overall team effort, from position players to the bullpen holding leads and the starters keeping us in pretty much every game.
"You look up at the scoreboard in the middle of the fifth inning, and we're generally plus or minus two runs, and that's an opportunity to win a game."
The Angels had a similar rash of injuries last season, but the players Eppler acquired to plug holes — Tim Lincecum, Jhoulys Chacin, David Huff, Brett Oberholtzer, Daniel Wright — were ineffective. This year's roster-bolstering efforts have paid off.
"I think Billy Eppler did a magnificent job of building the depth to where we're keeping our heads above water right now," Scioscia said.
Eppler said his approach to adding depth was the same as it was in 2016: Target players with proven track records who may have underachieved in the previous season but could, with adjustments, bounce back.
"The credit goes entirely to the players," Eppler said. "Those guys are out there night in, night out, completely maximizing their potential, and it manifests in their performance."
The Angels got some good news as they began a 10-game stretch against three top-tier teams — the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Dodgers — last Tuesday. Trout began swinging a bat and could return by the All-Star break. Bedrosian also returned last weekend, and Street was activated Thursday.
But Richards hasn't begun throwing, and Matt Shoemaker, the team's second-best starter, is on the DL because of a forearm strain. Skaggs should be back in July, but can Alex Meyer, JC Ramirez, Ricky Nolasco, Jesse Chavez and Parker Bridwell hold the rotation together for much longer?
The AL has resembled an old child-education law — No Team Left Behind — for three months. Seven teams entered Saturday within 3½ games of a playoff spot, all hovering around .500. That won't last. Teams will get hot and separate themselves.
The Angels, to their credit, have not wilted. They're a resilient bunch, with 26 comeback wins, including Thursday's 10-5 victory in which they erased a 5-1, second-inning deficit in Yankee Stadium.
Eppler said he sensed a special chemistry in the clubhouse in spring training, and those bonds have held in the face of adversity. The Angels survived for a month without Trout. That should bode well for when he returns.
"We didn't throw any kind of pity party or wallow in any circumstances," Eppler said. "If we can get some players back from the DL, it will strengthen us. But our guys aren't waiting for anyone to return. They're battling every day."
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Flexible power plant solutions provider, Wartsila has secured a contract for the supply of a new gas-fuelled power plant to Indonesia.
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market share [6]. They had good growth in 2009, but most of its focus was on iterations of the Kindle oron the various affiliate nexus laws, nicknamed the Amazon Tax. But there experiment to outdo Zappossales with Endless was a failure. According to comScore, Zappos received 4.5 million visitors in June'09and Endless.com got 777,000 [7]. Even costs associated with building and advertising Endless were notcheap, as their incremental cost of maintaining the site exceeds the additional revenue the sitegenerates, says Colin Sebastian, an analyst who follows e-commerce stocks for Lazard Capital Markets,Amazon's investment banking advisor. Thus as Zappos felt it was in the best interest of shareholders tosell, based on their current valuations according to the 2009 market , Amazon believed there was atremendous opportunity to grow the Zappos brand as their own online shoe retailer Endless.com failedto break into the online Shoes and Apparel retail segments.ANALYSISThe acquisition of Zappos by Amazon was deemed a success, Zappos and Amazon both benefited fromthe acquisition. Zappos remains an independent subsidiary of Amazon retaining its unique culture andbrand. Amazon saw an instant increase in profits which was reported after the publication of theirquarterly figures after the acquisition. Zappos had increased its annual revenue from 0 to $1 Billion inunder 10 years and their Annual Revenue Increase averaging at 20% in 2008. But as the revenueincreased from founding to 2008 exponentially, their growth reduced [8]. The issue of continuinggrowth of Zappos was a major factor in why the acquisition deal from Amazon was accepted. Amazonwanted to purchase Zappos for Market Entry, Operational Processes, People and Assets as they werevery much influenced by the elements of Zappos and saw numerous Sources of Value obtainable fromthe acquisition. Zappos had a unique customer service system, with going the extra mile to assist itscustomers with services such as a 365 day return policy, free shipping and returns and a 24/7 toll-freecustomer support number [9]. Zappos customer service has created strong brand loyalty with 75% ofcustomers, being repeat buyers. (Cerny, 2009). The management and employees of Zappos areamongst, The happiest employees on the planet (Hsieh, 2011). So the purchase of Zappos gaveAmazon an excellent platform into this market as well as enabling them to capture its unique cultureand work environment to improve its existing management and employee happiness.If we apply Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of Zappos.comStrengths Customer relationship & IT support Zappos.com business strategy. Company monitors customerbuying behavior with its unique culture and provide customize solutions based on their previouspurchase history. Product diversification and sustain growth. Zappos.com has a product range from shoes to fashionaccessories. This will help the company to grow its customer base. Strong distribution channels. Zappos.com provides a next day delivery service to its customers. Pricing strategy and profitability. Zappos.com delivers an outstanding service at a low price. Innovation, Zappos.com innovates the free shipping both ways concept.
Weaknesses By adding new categories by diversification of products Zappos.com has the risk of damaging its brand.Because they are famous for online shoe selling. No region based sites. Because of the free shipping policy Zappos.com is losing their profits.Opportunities E-Commerce expansion in more countries. Takeover by Zappos.com creates more brand value. Growth of the Global Internet users.Threats High competition due to low market entry barriers. Global economic crisis leads to low wages, thus employee dissatisfaction. Hacking problems.Supply chain management: Its supply chain management allows Zappos to provide outstanding serviceto its customers, primarily in the sense of fast delivery, while at the same time operating as efficiently aspossible. With regards to serving customers and being efficient at the same time, Zappos realized earlyon the importance of a self-operated distribution network as part of its supply chain. Such a distributionnetwork is important to enhance the business models reach which is limited by selling physical goods.Porters five forces Model:-
1. The Threat of new entrants into the online shoe/apparel market is relatively small due to thefact that Zappos is such an established brand and has specialized their business model. It wouldbe far too expensive for a new company to copy the characteristics of Zappos including theirnext day delivery and large overhead. The fact that Zappos was losing money initially illustratesthis difficulty. Another issue that would create a high barrier to entry is Zappos commitment tothe consumer through overnight shipping. Zappos stated that the overnight shipping causedthose to leave their warehouses open for the entire day. Any other company would be at acompetitive disadvantage if they didn't match this business practice. In all the way Zappos doesbusiness creates a barrier too high for threats of new entry to be high.2. Threat of substitute products or services: Since there is no substitute of products that Zappossells, there is very little pressure for the substitution of products. These specialty stores are notup to Zappos standards, but at the same time their specialization with certain products makethem a threat to Zappos. The whole person-to-person contact can have a big advantage in termsof customer service. Zappos answers by extraordinary customer service, which really makes theaverage consumer feel as if they are special and are in contact with a real person. But for
Amazon its high since there are many competitors of Amazon.com in online retailing. But dueto its continuous innovation in its services and customer-centric organization, Amazon does notface serious threats of substation in short-perspective.3. Competitive rivalry: in e-commerce is very strong and intensive, since this field is developingvery rapidly. A main competitor for Zappos in online retail was Amazon; however Amazonbought out Zappos. Since their largest competitor is now a sister company, the maincompetition now can be from physical-world retailers and other online e-commerceand mobile e-commerce sites.4. Bargaining power of buyers is considered to be relatively high, since customers are able tochoose from different e-commerce services in contrast to Amazon or Zappos, which demandhigher quality products or services, these will cause loss of industry profits. Zappos.com has thecustomer loyalty because of their value addition on their products with more customer friendlybusiness strategy, i.e., 365 day return policy and guaranteed low prices from competitors. As aresult 75% of customers were repeat buyers [10].5. Bargaining power of suppliers is also significant since they can influence the profitability andconditions of ongoing servicing. Suppliers exerts even more power over an industry if it has fewsuppliers, and there are no substitute of their products. Zappos.com have more alternativesuppliers in the market. So they can dictate terms with their suppliers. This is an advantage forZappos.com, because they can charge a low price to customers by having products cheaper fromdifferent suppliers.CONCLUSIONZappos.com has grown step by step from its initial beginning of online shoe Retail Company. During thisperiod they have incurred massive losses and it became more expose to competition and threats.Maintain a low cost while achieving a high profit with growth was Zappos.coms greatest challenges.However they have key advantages of having a highly recognized brand name, providing high qualitycustomer experience, massive volume of sales with process efficiency and realizing economies of scale.Process efficiency was increased when Zappos.com understood that it was competing with conventionalshoe sellers so it improved its efficiency by providing for shipping overnight before waiting for a coupleof days and keeping their warehouse open full day. They provided 24*7 customer service from theirwarehouse in Kentucky and used social media comprehensively. They even relocated their headquartersfrom San Francisco to Las Vegas- We were having a hard time finding good customer service people inSan Francisco. Las Vegas has a lot of call centers and Lots of people who want to do customer service asa career [11]. Their recruiting strategy had also been in attention for some time which stated If yougive up, we will pay you USD 1000+ bonus USD 2000 [12]. Doing this Zappos.com was growing by Wordof Mouth unlike other competitors. Amazon and Zappos also achieved their competitive advantage overothers through the use of information systems and technology, i.e. accumulated information aboutshopping patterns to improve customer service and website content. Zappos acceptance of the Amazonacquisition deal was due to growth efficiency, control issues with the CEO and Board interests, increasedsales potential and infrastructure improvements. The outcome of these benefits was opportunities foraccess to new markets for potential growth and increased market share for both. This acquisition can
also be said as a friendly takeover and was a success which allowed the two companies to integratesuccessfully.REFERENCES1. http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/22/amazon-buys-zappos/2. http://venturebeat.com/2010/06/07/zappos-hsieh/3. http://www.forbes.com/sites/languatica/2012/05/31/delivering-happiness-why-at-zappos-itsyour-birthday-every-day/4. http://archive.fortune.com/2009/01/15/news/companies/Zappos_best_companies_obrien.fortune/index.htm5. http://rc3.org/2010/06/07/how-the-credit-crisis-affected-zappos/6. http://www.zdnet.com/article/zappos-ceo-transparency-helped-employees-during-layoffs/7. http://shoeblogs.com/2009/07/22/amazon-is-buying-zappos/8. http://about.zappos.com/press-center/media-coverage/upstart-1-billion-behemoth-zapposmarks-10-years9. http://www.zappos.com/shipping-and-returns10. https://blog.kissmetrics.com/zappos-art-of-culture/11. http://recode.net/2014/09/29/downtown-las-vegas-is-the-great-american-techtopia/12. http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-09-16/why-zappos-offers-new-hires-2-000-toquitbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice


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Blockchain Extends its Disruptive Potential Beyond Financial Markets into the Vlogging Industry
Vlogging, the simple art of blogging combined with the richness of depth available through video has changed the face of video marketing in the last decade and a half. Vlogging in its current form got into the limelight with the launch of YouTube in 2005 and since then, a whole industry of people uploading content, people subscribing to view the content, and advertisers who want to reach niche audiences was born.
A survey conducted by Variety revealed that YouTube stars such as PewDiePie, Smosh, and KSI, among others are influential than other films in the 13-17 year old age group in the U.S.
However, under the shiny impressive statistics is the reality that vlogging like other forms of content marketing has its fair share of problems. This piece looks at some of the biggest challenges in the vlogging industry and how the decentralized nature of Blockchain technology might proffer solutions.
Current problems with the vlogging industry
- Vloggers may not be as influential as brands think they are
One of the way vloggers make money is getting paid for direct/indirect promoting of products and services on their channels. Brands assume that vloggers have an influencer status commensurate with the number of their followers and that the large following represents an audience that will defer to the vlogger's recommendations/endorsements of products and services.
However, the results of a study by GlobalWebIndex revealed that followers on vlogging channels are mostly looking for entertainment and news rather than recommendations. In fact, three quarters of respondents say they try new products based on recommendations while about two thirds only want the latest tech news, and more than half only want to keep up with the latest fashion trends.
- Vlogging platform charges high fees
Secondly, vlogging platforms charge high fees that often eats into the earnings of influencers while also driving up the cost of advertisement for brands. YouTube, which is undoubtedly the most popular vlogging platform takes as much as 45 percent cuts from the ad revenue fees available to its partner channels. The fact that the high platform fees are already baked into the cost of ads in turn makes it somewhat pricey to make a justification between the cost of video ads and the expected ROI.
- A monopolistic collaboration between top vloggers and top marketing agencies
Interestingly, while top YouTubers could earn 7-digit figures from ads, sponsorship deals, and promoted content, there's a high level of income inequality among vloggers. In 2016, Bärtl revealed that top 3 percent of channels got 90 percent of the views and a study conducted by researchers at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, 96.5 percent of YouTubers don't make enough annual ad revenue to reach the U.S. federal poverty line.
Unfortunately, the new criteria that YouTube rolled out – in which a channel must have at least 1000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of views over the last 12 months – will also make it harder for smaller content creators in niche markets to earn revenue on their vlogging efforts.
Blockchain presents interesting solutions
AQER is a blockchain-powered AI platform that wants to solve some of the problems ailing the vlogging industry by improving the relationship between video, content creators, brands, and marketing agencies. Leveraging smart contracts, AQER is an intermediary-free marketplace for content creators and consumers to transact business transparently.
AQER's CEO Philippe Perotti notes that: "Not only inter-mediation in the vlogging industry accounts for 70-80 percent currently, it is also done wrong in many ways. First, prices are neither fair nor transparent. Meaning, vloggers do not know how to price their content, and brands take advantage of that. The lack of transparency between the various vloggers grants a leverage to brands.
Secondly, vloggers tend to carry huge financial burden in their operational expenses and delays in payments from brands might make it somewhat difficult to offset those expenses. A smart contract can serve as a custodian for a deal and the contract is programed to release payment once execution standards are met."
Adeezy is another blockchain-enabled solution that serves as a marketplace for influencers and creatives to collaborate with advertisers through a transparently simple advertising process. At the core of Adeezy is a blockchain and AI powered platform designed to end the fast-rising trend of ad-fraud with doctored metrics that trick advertiser into paying for non-existent engagement. Adeezy also believes that creating a mutually beneficial relationship between advertisers, influencers, and audiences encourage more users to ditch their ad blockers.
The startup is also leveraging smart contracts to enhance trust in the traditionally "trustless" environment of the advertising industry by ensuring that no party in the advertising value chain can hold other counterparties to ransom. Using Adeezy, the efficient distribution of the budget of an advertising campaign can be automatically shared to all the parties involved in the transaction.
Final words…
Blockchain technology provides a greater degree of transparency in advertising and digital marketing. The fact that there are no generally agreed KPIs to determine whether the success of an advertising campaign can be solved with smart contracts. For one, the smart contracts also make it easy to define the terms of a business deal and measure execution against preset KPIs to ensure that none of the counter-parties feel cheated.
The decentralized nature of Blockchain technology can end the oligarchy of giant tech and media companies. Digital media companies have too much power, they own the data and identity of consumers; and they determine the advertisers that can reach out to these customers using price control mechanisms.
More importantly, Blockchain technology will cut down the time it takes for advertisers to establish relationship with their target audiences by building a system of trust between creatives, influencers, ad platforms, and consumers.
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Ezekiel Elliott: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
July 23, 2019 by Anthony Brancato • Print Story •
It looked as if Ezekiel Elliott was going to walk away from his latest brush with the law.
But then the security guard he assaulted pressed charges against him and changed all that.
This whole kerfuffle started on May 19, when the two-time Pro Bowler and one-time first-team All Pro was briefly detained, including being handcuffed, by Las Vegas Metropolitan police at about 3 AM at the Electric Daisy Carnival, which is actually an electronic dance music festival, after allegedly bumping Kyle Johnson, a 19-year-old college football player working the music festival, and pushing him backward into a metal fence. (A video of the incident was captured by TMZ — as if you didn't know.)
After a meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on July 2, Goodell decided not to discipline Elliott.
On July 12, however, Johnson decided to press charges in the case, which sheds a whole new light on things — especially because Elliott already has a "personal conduct" suspension on his record, serving six games in connection with a domestic violence incident in 2017.
Repeat offenders hardly ever get off in the NFL — so if Goodell exercises due diligence, the Cowboys are likely to open the 2019 season without their, well, cowbell, especially since Goodell has proven time and again that he has no respect whatsoever for the principle of "innocent until proven guilty." To him, "the shield" — the NFL's "reputation" — is all that matters.
But then again, this commissioner does not always exercise due diligence — and therein lies the problem.
In Kansas City, wide receiver Tyreek Hill's fate had been allowed to twist in the wind for months — during which time the Chiefs basically wasted a draft pick by selecting Mecole Hardman, a virtual Hill clone, in the second round of April's draft — a pick that would have been far better spent strengthening a defense that was simply awful in 2018 and very likely kept them out of the Super Bowl.
And now it has just turned out that Hill was completely innocent all along, the NFL announcing Friday that he would not be suspended for allegedly breaking his 3-year-old son's arm — and that Hill's on-again, off-again fiancee, Crystal Espinal, actually committed the assault on the child in a case of "Munchausen Syndrome by proxy," which doesn't even deserve to be dignified by trying to describe.
Is there a double standard in the NFL — one for "the two New York teams and the Dallas Cowboys," as Herschel Walker put it back in 1983 when he explained why he chose the USFL over the NFL (Walker signed with the former's New Jersey Generals, which now-President Donald Trump bought in the second year of the team's, and the league's, three-year existence), and another for "unimportant" small-market teams with essentially no following outside their local fan base like the Chiefs?
If Goodell wants to deliver the things that the owners want in the next collective bargaining agreement — with the 18-game schedule at the absolute top of their to-do list — he is going to need a high degree of unity, as 24 "yes" votes are necessary for any changes to be made. And treating teams differently based on how big or "important" their markets are is no way to get there.
As for Ezekiel Elliott, an old saw applies to him:
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Bernie Sanders Promises Marijuana Legalization by Executive Order
Marijuana legalization has overwhelming support from both the public and most Democratic candidates. Ironically, the frontrunner – Joe Biden – is the only person who wants to stop at decriminalization.
However, Bernie Sanders – who lost by a hair to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 primaries – hopes to gain some points by taking the hardest pro-marijuana stance of all his colleagues.
Sanders's record on marijuana has been consistent and firm. According to Newsweek, Sanders was the first and only presidential candidate in 2016 who openly endorsed marijuana legalization.
In 2015, before he even ran for president, Sanders introduced his own bill to take marijuana off of the list of controlled substances. At the time, however, nobody stepped up to sponsor the bill with him.
Part of a Broader Picture
What makes Sanders's approach to legalization interesting is that he does not rely on arguments related to increased revenue or even job creation. Instead, he points out the social benefits. This is hardly surprising, as his platform and politics are heavily focused on social reforms.
Newsweek explains:
"Legalizing marijuana has long been part of Bernie Sanders' policy platform: The Democratic presidential candidate has called for an end to the "destructive 'war on drugs'" as part of his racial justice and criminal justice reform policies—along with eliminating private prisons, the death penalty, cash bail and mandatory minimum sentencing."
Another lesser-known fact is that the butting of heads between state and federal governments does not end at prosecution and enforcement. Joe Rogan of The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast pointed out in an interview with Sanders that certain federally-approved pesticides threaten the quality and safety of legal cannabis.
Sanders also reminds us of an alarming worldwide statistic. The United States has the biggest incarceration rate out of any country. Marijuana legalization would certainly take a bite out of that statistic.
The presidential hopeful also wants to see some of the expungement initiatives in legal states taken to a federal level, stating"
"I think ultimately we have got to legalize marijuana, and what's good news is some communities, some cities, are expunging the records. So if you were arrested [and] have a criminal record for selling marijuana, that is being expunged. And that is the right thing to do."
Marijuana's Current Scheduling is "Insane"
Bernie Sanders is quick to point out that marijuana's current place in the Controlled Substances Act puts it in the same category as much deadlier and more destructive drugs. He says to Rogan:
"That is insane. Heroin is a killer drug. You can argue the plusses and minuses of marijuana, but marijuana ain't heroin. So we have to end that and that's what I will do as President of the United States. I believe we can do that through executive order and I will do that."
Not a Foolproof Plan
Promising to use an executive order is no small statement. It is arguably the most powerful tool a president will have in their arsenal.
It is important to note, however, that an executive order is not final. The order must be within the president's scope of authority. If the federal courts or Congress deem marijuana legalization to be beyond that scope, Sanders's executive order fails.
This of course is a failsafe to prevent presidents from exercising dictatorial powers. But it can also get bogged down in political and legal obstacles.
Chances are, the order will meet strong resistance from certain groups, like law enforcement and anti-marijuana advocates. Still, it is likely to be the strongest push to get legalization moving.
WeedAdvisor's Support for Decisive Action
Although WeedAdvisor endorses Sanders's decisive approach to marijuana reform, we prefer to avoid expressing support or opposition to any party or ideology. Marijuana legalization is an issue that should not be bogged down by partisan politics, so our views on Sanders are simply based on this one issue.
We respect any politician who is willing to take a strong public stance on marijuana reform.


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2009 Buick Enclave
NHTSA — Power Train Problems(Page 2 of 2)
1.9hardly worth mentioning
- Crashes / Fires:
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- Injuries / Deaths:
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- Average Mileage:
- 87,983 miles
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The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.
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problem #9
Mar 032015
- 140,000 miles
No sound, just quit when I tried to increase speed. Onto highway I.had to pull over and went slowly into garage. The car has complete transmission failure, bad bearing on transfer case shaft, which is leading to 7 thousand dollars in repairs. I take great care of my cars and am very disappointed in the performance of this vehicle. I am surprised there are no recalls. Why would a transmission fail at this mileage? I am looking at another car manufacturer for my next vehicle. I have always purchased GM products.
- Stoughton, WI, USA
problem #8
Aug 012014
- 45,000 miles
In August of 2014, around 60K miles, I noticed a moan when I steered as well as a "knock" that I had heard previously and taken into the dealership under warranty (they said it was a tire rod; clearly it was not). I was aware the moan may be my power steering pump, so I brought it in for diagnostic appointment to a local repair shop. Not only did I find my power steering pump needed replacement, but that was the cause and effect of a much large issue- my steering rack was loose, and was disengaging from the mount, which in turn, caused the corruption of my power steering pump. I was told it was worsening very quickly and if I lost my steering rack from the mount, I could lose steering, which could result in a crash. I was informed this type of repair is highly unusual for a car this new, with no accident history, and otherwise in excellent condition, and is likely an "engineering issue." I am appalled at not only the price of these repairs which I paid out of pocket ($1,968.51), but after some research, how common this particular problem is with 2008 & 2009 Buick Enclaves, especially around 60K miles. The mileage on my vehicle now is 65,342.
- Anchorage, AK, USA
problem #7
Oct 222014
Enclave 6-cyl
- 52,000 miles
Purchased a 2009 Buick Enclave in September 2014 with 49013, I drove it to Georgia October and noticed on the trip that the vehicle would roll back while in drive on an incline, both forward while in reverse and backward while in drive. After returning I scheduled an appointment with my dealer about the problem and was informed that the roll back was normal, I have driven many vehicles with automatic transmissions and have never encountered this problem. I checked on line and found many complaints about this from 2009 to 2011, I believe they corrected the problem in 2012. I feel this is a major safety problem and should be corrected before someone gets hurt or killed. Are they going to let this safety hazard continue like they let the ignition switch problem with General Motors vehicles continue until people were injured and killed. I have read that if they fix the problem it would increase the fuel consumption, I would rather have a safe automobile that get a little less miles per gallon then an unsafe car that could end up killing someone. This problem should be conveyed to people who are looking to purchase a Buick Enclave with this defect so they can decide if they want to drive a unsafe vehicle. I believe most of these problems began right after the bailouts by the government, could it be General Motors decided to cut back on safety features on its vehicles in order to regain their profitability in the car market and make them look good.
- Lewiston, NY, USA
problem #6
Nov 032014
Enclave 6-cyl
- 68,140 miles
Battery was completely dead. Electrical system was shorted. Installed new battery. Vehicle started but would not shut off even with key removed. Check engine light stayed on and would not go off even with key removed. Found water leaked into dash. Checking internet brought other reports of other possible water leaks.
- Raceland, KY, USA
problem #5
Dec 022009
Enclave 6-cyl
- 67,878 miles
In the past I had jerking or slipping of transmission at approximately 40 miles an hour, or the engine was having a coil miss fire. I had 3 new coils installed by dealer under warranty with similar problems before. Took to dealer and they could not determine if transmission was slipping or engine miss firing, but no code on miss firing engine. Slipping or hesitating of transmission is more likely but can not determine since does not act the same consistently. Steering noise started in the winter approximately November 2013, but off and on since; steering seems a little stiff but not failing yet like so many other complaints I have read about here. I was charged $342.81 for dirty throttle body and oil in the air dust tube which might cause misfire, they cleaned and replaced bank 2 value cover and cleared codes, performed idle lean reset. This did not fix problem on 05/19/2014. I returned on 06/10/14 and left car till 06/11/14 the dealer let me use a loaner over night. The dealer said stumble/misfire at times was not acting up enough to diagnose. I had the cars automatic transmission flush service on 02/26/14 and there was no problem at that time. In the course of owning this vehicle I had 3 coils replaced with problems starting 01/05/10 one coil, second coil on 08/11/10. Third coil shortly thereafter, this is after complaining since 12/02/2009 about engine shudder. The misfire/stumble is still happening about 40 mph and sometimes around 20mph if you are slow going but not on a pull or accelerating. We love the car, but the problems are getting expensive and the worry of what else can go wrong is stressful. I did not mention the warranty repairs of water pump going out front motor mount failure, shift lever, airbags, seat belts, left out remote mirror failure, engine and transmission code updates. Dealer seem ok, so GM can not fix or will not due to cost.
- Owasso, OK, USA
problem #4
Jul 272014
- 59,304 miles
While stopping for a traffic signal on a slight incline the vehicle began to roll backward. The engine would not hold even for the amount of time to move my foot onto the brake. Vehicle rolled backwards approximately 1-2 feet in process due to weight of auto and inability for drive train to retain the original position. Upon investigation I found this problem exists and will not be addressed by the manufacturer.
- Johnson City, TN, USA
problem #3
Nov 292013
Enclave 6-cyl
- 57,000 miles
I took my car in to be fixed again. I needed the running lights and a hesitation in the car fixed. So they fixed the problems, but when they went to test drive it the power steering failed. Now the power steering needs to be replaced. It seems this car is needs to be fixed all the time. I have had a lot of cars and this is the most I have ever had problems with a car. It really scares me that this can be fixed but will most likely fail again due to the problems with GM's steering.
- Westfield, WI, USA
problem #2
Jul 272013
- 85,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Buick Enclave. While stopped and on a slight incline, the contact stated that the vehicle rolled away in reverse. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
problem #1
Nov 152012
- 55,000 miles
Vehicle transmission either, slips, doesn't shift or shifts erratically. The engine misfires at times. Steering issues. Navigation system issues, strut failure, heated seat failure. ## VIN failed ##
- Fayetteville, WV, USA


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Calista241 (3,707 posts)
'Holy grail of cancer research': doctors positive about early detection blood test
Source: The Guardian
A blood test for 10 different types of cancers could one day help doctors screen for the disease before patients show symptoms, researchers at the worlds largest gathering of oncologists have said.
The test, called a liquid biopsy, screens for cancer by detecting tiny bits of DNA released by cancer cells into blood. The test had particularly good results for ovarian and pancreatic cancers, though the number of cancers detected was small.
Researchers hope the test will become part of a universal screening tool that doctors can use to detect cancer in patients.
This is potentially the holy grail of cancer research, to find cancers that are currently hard to cure at an earlier stage when they are easier to cure, said Dr Eric Klein, lead author of the research from Cleveland Clinics Taussig Cancer Institute. We hope this test could save many lives.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/01/doctors-welcome-possible-holy-grail-of-cancer-research
This is big, giant news.
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Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:26 PM
bucolic_frolic (13,420 posts)
1. If they can beat natural immunity to the punch, that'll be good money for Big Pharma
I've read we all have cancer cells at various stages of our lives. Question is whether our immune system does its job or is not strong enough to kill the cancer cells.
Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)
Sun Jun 3, 2018, 12:28 AM
nolabels (13,133 posts)
22. Sure some more than others have 'natural immunity' but that doesn't stop people with the nurture
My guess with my background as mechanic forty years and trying to study the human body as well is that the better you take care of it the better it will be with you at the end.
Have you seen anything about the Keto diet? I have been using it to control and get rid of MRSA infections but they also say it helps a lot in cancer prevention and treatments as well
How the Ketogenic Diet Weakens Cancer Cells
By Dr. David Jockers DC, MS, CSCS
Response to nolabels (Reply #22)
Sun Jun 3, 2018, 09:13 AM
bucolic_frolic (13,420 posts)
23. akin to several metabolic diets used to prevent diabetes type 2
Slow carbs and low carbs. I'm not getting on well with dairy. Thanks for the ideas!
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:30 PM
apnu (7,413 posts)
2. And how many tens of thousands will the test cost the patient?
Big Pharma does nothing for you, only for itself.
Response to apnu (Reply #2)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 02:18 PM
tazkcmo (6,569 posts)
4. My thought also. n/t
Response to apnu (Reply #2)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 09:23 PM
sharedvalues (6,878 posts)
11. Yes but this work is being led by academics
These tests will not be expensive.
The tests dont work well yet, but the govt (through NIH ) is investing a lot of money into blood tests for cancer.
These kind of liquid biopsies should be about a few hundred dollars. Way cheaper than a procedure to take tissue for a biopsy.
Response to sharedvalues (Reply #11)
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 10:49 AM
apnu (7,413 posts)
24. I did not mean the testing to discover the science or method, I meant...
... the cost of the test to the patient when the test is in production. Academics will not be administering that screening, but the for-profit medical industry will. This same industry that charges $700 bucks for a bag of saltwater.
Response to apnu (Reply #2)
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 01:59 AM
airplaneman (896 posts)
15. My feeling is why bother to find these wounder drugs that nobody can afford.
I knew somebody with ALS whose doctor wanted her to take the test that costs $17,000 to see if you have ALS (not covered by medicare by the way) - that person eventually died of ALS.
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 01:59 PM
Hoyt (39,984 posts)
3. Good. Of course, it might be like PSAs, some people don't want to know.
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 02:48 PM
lame54 (24,024 posts)
5. Can they do the same with elections?
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 02:56 PM
mcar (29,472 posts)
6. This sounds very promising
My mother died from ovarian CA nearly 30 years ago at age 62. No symptoms until it was too late. My sis and I both had our ovaries removed when we were done with them.
Response to mcar (Reply #6)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 04:03 PM
Stellar (5,502 posts)
7. When they told me 4 months ago...
that I had an aggressive form of uterine cancer, they took my uterus and my fallopian tubes, the works. The Doctors have been telling me that if you must get this disease, this is the one to get because in this day an age it is the one most curable of all the cancers. Although I'm going through chemotherapy, they tell me that I'm disease free. The chemo is to be sure that they can get the cells that can't be seen.
btw: there was no cancer in my family, so I didn't know to keep up with this.
Response to Stellar (Reply #7)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 09:24 PM
sharedvalues (6,878 posts)
12. Good news. :)
Glad to hear youre doing well. Stay strong and enjoy every good day youve got! As we all should... carpe diem.
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 04:36 PM
Moostache (6,422 posts)
8. We need to start a very necessary national conversation about health care and life spans...
There is an enormous gulf opening between the rich and well-cared for and the poor and neglected.
At one time, this was mainly limited to access...access to homes, schools, entertainment venues, etc....but now it is becoming far more insidious and it is access to food, nutrition, health care and increasingly life span.
The rich are living longer and the poor are paying for it with shorter, less privileged lives of want and sacrifice that the rich avert from their view and pretend is not happening.
Do we, as Americans, as a nation, believe that technology and science and medicinal breakthroughs are for everyone? or only for the very few? Those who can pay for such things as cancer screening, testosterone boosting, telomere testing and therapy? If we start saving millions of lives and age the population to appease the Baby Boomers (as WILL happen), what impact does this have on the nation in the 20-40 years AFTER the last of them die off?
No one is discussing the crisis levels of available nursing staff and facilities....
No one is discussing the costs of having several million advanced age citizens survive longer than history shows is 'normal'...
No one is discussing how this gets paid for in a nation obsessed with giving money back to the richest and forcing the middle class and poor to bear the brunt of the costs that benefited the rich disproportionally to begin with...
We are not ready for what is already starting....the retirements of the Boomers en masse. We are not discussing or facing the cost of what is building...the aging and dying of those same Boomers. This is a situation that has ran through American society since the Baby Boom first started...they have changed society at every stage of life and are continuing to do so now, only with a GOP-led government that is all too willing to deal in make-believe and all too reticent to face cold, hard facts...
Something's got to break this stalemate of inaction in the face of extinction-level consequences...we cannot address the problems we refuse to even acknowledge, especially when they are building right in front of our faces and no one is sitting up to take proper notice...
I do not have the answers, and I am relatively certain no one else does either...but if we do not start really discussing this and get real with the consequences of continued inaction, then the results are certain to be utterly horrifying in the end...
Response to Moostache (Reply #8)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 05:28 PM
YOHABLO (6,453 posts)
9. The Rich do not feel obligated to supplement a healthcare system for the poor.
I talk to many who are of 'means' and this is what I hear. They're indignant about Medicare and Medicaid ... everybody is on their own. If they cannot afford good health insurance, then it's their fault.
Response to YOHABLO (Reply #9)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 09:26 PM
sharedvalues (6,878 posts)
13. I only hear this from Republicans
Most Democrats I know, rich and poor, believe we should have good healthcare for all even if they need to pay for it.
(GOP has brainwashed upper middle class white people into thinking they can pay low taxes, destroy the social safety net and healthcare, and come out ahead. Its a big con.)
The Democrats I know care about other people- thats why they are Democrats
Response to Moostache (Reply #8)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 06:41 PM
AllyCat (11,015 posts)
10. The first thing I thought of is fantastic!
The second thing I thought of is how insurance companies will use this to screw people.
We need national healthcare NOW.
Response to AllyCat (Reply #10)
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 10:58 AM
Bayard (5,817 posts)
18. Same here
Intestinal cancer is big in my family.
My next thought was: how can this be exploited by insurance companies and employers, in pre-employment exams.
Response to AllyCat (Reply #10)
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 11:45 AM
Duppers (17,353 posts)
Europe works fine without parasitic insurance companies.
Response to Moostache (Reply #8)
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 11:37 AM
Duppers (17,353 posts)
19. "appease the Baby Boomers"?
Yeah, let me go kill myself right now!
Reminder: not all of us boomers are rethugians - we make up a big chunk of DU.
Yes, we need Medicare for EVERYONE, like yesterday!
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Fri Jun 1, 2018, 09:49 PM
locks (1,744 posts)
14. Too late for my dear daughter
The wealthiest country in the history of the world can provide everyone guns and bombs but can't afford research and health care for them.
Response to locks (Reply #14)
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 03:28 AM
area51 (8,213 posts)
16. I'm so sorry. n/t
Response to Calista241 (Original post)
Sat Jun 2, 2018, 03:56 AM
Uncle Joe (47,247 posts)
17. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread Calista
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Sat Jun 2, 2018, 11:10 PM
Beaverhausen (23,307 posts)
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Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms at your sides. Bend your left knee, lifting your foot behind you. Squat down and raise your right arm out to the side to shoulder height, then reach your left hand down across your body, touching the floor outside your right toes (A). Stand up as you lift your left hand toward the ceiling, lower your right arm to your side, and raise your left thigh to hip level in front of you (B). Lower your left leg and repeat on the other side. That's one rep. Do 12 to 15 for a set. Do three sets, resting for 30 seconds between sets.
Endorphins, amiright? The link between exercise and happiness has been well-studied, and the results are very positive (just like you'll be after some gym time). One study from the University of Vermont found that just 20 minutes of exercise can boost your mood for 12 hours. Cardio and strength training can both give you a lift, and 30-60 minutes of exercise three to five days a week is optimal for mood benefits, according to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
A study published in October 2017 in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested that even just one hour of exercise of any intensity each week can help prevent depression. The study monitored levels of exercise and symptoms of depression and anxiety in 33,908 adults over 11 years and found that even small amounts of physical activity had a protective effect against depression, regardless of the person's age or gender.
Could the key to being more productive and happier at work lie in exercise? One study thinks so. It found that those employees who worked out before work or during their lunch hour reported feeling less stress and being happier and more productive than days when they skipped a workout. (11) Not only that, but they also performed better on exercise days. It's the perfect excuse for a lunchtime stroll or walking meeting.
Scientists don't know exactly why exercise changes the structure and function of the brain, but it's an area of active research. So far, they've found that exercise improves blood flow to the brain, feeding the growth of new blood vessels and even new brain cells, thanks to the protein BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor). BDNF triggers the growth of new neurons and helps repair and protect brain cells from degeneration. It may also help people focus, according to recent research.
Take a towel—technically not gear!—and run it underneath the seat of a chair—also technically not gear!—and, with the back of the chair facing away from you, do a set of biceps curls. This works only with standard, four-legged chairs in the 10-to-15 pound range, although if you can figure out how to manage it with your caster-mounted office chair, more power to you.)
There are few experiences in life more pleasurable than turning up the music and drowning out the world around you. With so many podcasts and music apps available on your smartphone, you can easily find entertainment options perfectly suited to your personal tastes. Never worry what people may think of you when working out;instead, crank up the volume and get lost in your own world. You'll be in shape before you know it.
Lie on your back with the left leg extended and the right knee bent. Place the right foot on the floor and extend the right arm toward ceiling. Perform a crunch-like movement to lift the upper body, transitioning into a seated position, and continue to reach the right arm up. Place the left hand on the floor next to the left hip and push through the left hand and the right foot to lift the hips off the floor. Extend through the hips, reaching back with the right arm to perform a slight backbend. Slowly lower back down to the starting position. Repeat five to six reps on the right side before switching to the left.
Try the shoulder press. Shoulder presses will help you burn calories while toning your shoulder muscles. Pick up a dumbbell weight in each hand and lift them to just above your shoulders with your palm facing each other. With your legs shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent, lift both arms up above your head. Hold them for one second, then lower them back down to above your shoulder over a count of 3. Do 2-3 sets of 10-15 reps.[2]
HOW TO DO IT: Start with your left leg forward and your right leg back. Place your left foot onto one end of a towel and grab the other end in your right hand. Pull the towel as hard as you can without holding your breath. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds, then switch sides and repeat. If you can't maintain the hold continuously, break it up into shorter five- to 10-second bursts with brief one- or two-second rests in between.
You can also pair this workout with weight lifting in the gym to really work on building muscle. Some great arm toning exercises are simple exercises like triceps dips, pull-ups, and biceps curls. You can learn how to do these in our article on how to get cut arms. You can even do some rowing to get an intense workout for all of your arm muscles. If you want to take cardio up a notch to shed arm fat faster, check out our fat loss workout video that will get you on your way to getting shredded.
Exercise acts as a temporary diversion to daily stresses and it improves self-esteem. Increased core temperature during exercise may lead to reduced muscle tension and favourable alterations in brain neurotransmitters. Mood improvements may also occur due to the increased secretion of endogenous (internal) opiates, e.g. endorphins. Psychological changes may occur because of changes in norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin, all hormones which can affect mood and anxiety levels.
Slogging through a few miles on the 'mill can be tough, but it's worth the effort! Exercise releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria. Studies have shown that exercise can even alleviate symptoms among the clinically depressed The benefits of exercise for the clinically depressed. Craft LL, Perna FM. Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Primary Care Companionto the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2004;6(3):104-111.. For this reason, docs recommend that people suffering from depression or anxiety (or those who are just feeling blue) pencil in plenty of gym time. In some cases, exercise can be just as effective as antidepressant pills in treating depression. Don't worry if you're not exactly the gym rat type — getting a happy buzz from working out for just 30 minutes a few times a week can instantly boost overall mood.
Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder width, toes angled out slightly. Keep your core engaged as you hinge at the hips, lowering into a sumo squat position while simultaneously keeping the hands positioned in front of the chest. Release the hands to the floor and jump or step back to a high-plank position; be sure to maintain a neutral spine. Reverse the squat thrust, jumping or stepping feet back toward the hands and rising up to the starting position. Complete a total of eight to 10 reps.
HOW TO DO IT: Start with your weight on your right leg with your knee bent. Bent your left knee so your foot is slightly off the ground. Push off your right leg and jump to your left, landing softly and holding that position for a one-count, keeping your hips back and down throughout. Reverse the movement and repeat, gradually increasing your speed and range of motion.
In addition to recommending exercise for general health and well-being, doctors may prescribe specific exercise plans in some situations. Before elective surgery, doctors may recommend people participate in exercise routines to enhance their recovery from surgery. Doctors also prescribe specific exercise programs to rehabilitate people after serious injuries or disorders such as heart attacks, strokes, major surgery, or injury (see Overview of Rehabilitation).
Get in plank position with your hands wider than shoulder-width apart (A). Lower your chest as close to the floor as you can. Holding that position, lift your right knee to the outside of your right elbow (B). Return to plank position, then push back up to start; repeat on the other side. That's one rep. Do three sets of 12 to 15 reps, resting for 30 seconds between sets.
Take a towel—technically not gear!—and run it underneath the seat of a chair—also technically not gear!—and, with the back of the chair facing away from you, do a set of biceps curls. This works only with standard, four-legged chairs in the 10-to-15 pound range, although if you can figure out how to manage it with your caster-mounted office chair, more power to you.)
Try tennis or another racket sport. Racket sports like tennis or squash are great for building arm muscles and for a total body workout. Join a recreational tennis league in your area or take tennis lessons from the tennis pro at your gym. If a family member enjoys playing squash or racquetball, ask them to give you lessons and practice your skills. You should notice marked improvements in your arm strength and better arm muscle definition the more you play racket sports.


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Arrest made in Three Rivers murder investigation
THREE RIVERS – On Thursday at 6 p.m., officers from the Three Rivers Police Department arrested 33-year-old Randall Miller of Three Rivers on a warrant for one count of open murder.
According to the TRPD, the arrest comes after a months-long investigation into the death of Lori Norman on March 25 at her residence on 5th Street in Three Rivers.
According to an affidavit by TRPD Detective Sam Smallcombe, on March 25 dispatchers received a call from a neighbor about an unresponsive person at Norman's house on 5th Street. Officers arrived just after midnight on the 25th and tried to perform lifesaving measures on Norman, but were unsuccessful. Norman was pronounced dead about 20 minutes later.
During the investigation, police interviewed numerous people, including Miller and his children. In interviews with police, one of the children said they saw Miller "choking [Norman] and slamming her and stuff," and that when Norman and Miller fought, "he chokes her and she passes out but this time they went too far and he killed her." The child stated they were too scared to move or else they "would get hurt next." Eventually, the child said, they went to their next door neighbor, Joni Young, who called police.
According to the affidavit, Miller, in a police interview the day after the incident, said he and Norman "have had good times and bad times." He said Norman was "mad because he had been drinking," and she told Miller to "get out if you have been drinking." Miller said he went to the Shell station, where he got the call that Norman wasn't breathing.
Miller said he started running toward his house, where he jumped in front of a responder. Miller asked if he could get a ride from the responder who was going to the house, and when they said no, he started running harder until eventually the responder let Miller ride with him to the scene. At the scene, Miller said he was asked about his relationship with Norman and if there was a lot of fighting. Miller said within the first three years, "he ended up with two [domestic violence] cases."
On April 26, Smallcombe said he met with the medical examiner, who said it was "plausible" Norman died from strangulation. Smallcombe was provided with pictures from the autopsy that indicated bruises on Norman's hands, shoulder, and the side of her head, as well as cuts on her face which the examiner said occurred around the time of death.
According to the affidavit, Natalie Thayer, who lived with Young next door, said in a police interview in May that Norman gave her a ride around 7 p.m. that evening and said nothing seemed out of the ordinary with Norman around that time. Young recalled the incident in an interview a few days later, saying one of Norman's children ran up to their house telling Young they "can't get mommy up." Young said her mother and Thayer went over to the scene, but she stayed behind to call 911. When asked if she remembered Miller being there, Young said he wasn't, but they had called him and he was "crying over the phone." When asked if there was anyone else that came over to Norman's house that night besides Miller, Young said no.
According to the affidavit, Norman's mother, Shelia Shepherd, was interviewed about the relationship between Norman and Miller. Shepherd said Norman and Miller would fight "at least once a week," and it would "become physical." On more than one occasion, Shepherd said, "she walked in and caught Miller choking Norman." Shepherd added that "there was never law enforcement involved."
On May 30, according to the affidavit, firefighter Josh Linn from the TRFD was interviewed by police, and recalled the incident. He recalled driving southbound on South Main Street between Madison and Pleasant when a male subject, later identified as Miller, ran into the road in front of him and asked "if he was going to his baby momma's house on 5th." After saying no, he "reconsidered" and told Miller to "hop in." When Linn got to the house, he said Miller hopped out and ran toward the house, and "let out a scream like someone had died or the house was on fire."
According to the affidavit, one of Miller's children was interviewed on May 23, who said the incident "happened at night time" and they could see their "dad help [their] mom." They said "when people get water in their mouth, people will pump their bellies," and Miller was doing that. The child said they "had a weird feeling" about Norman at that point, because "her face was bluish purple." The child said another child came down and called for Norman, then looked under the blanket and saw Norman's face.
Norman's cousin, Roy Lowrey, was interviewed on May 28, and according to the affidavit, said he was there earlier in the afternoon and left because Miller wasn't there. Around 8 p.m., Lowrey saw Miller walking up to Norman's house, went inside, and heard an argument start between Miller and Norman. When asked what the argument was about, Lowrey said "it was probably about [Miller] working late."
According to the affidavit, Miller was interviewed again on May 31, where Smallcombe had Miller fill out a written statement, then talked to Miller about "a better timeline for events" from the evening. Miller said on the morning of March 24, he went to a friend's house for a roofing job that morning, then spent the afternoon redecking the roof at Grand Rental Station on U.S. 131.
At that time, Miller said he "ran home and bought cigarettes" for Norman. Miller said they worked until 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. that night, and went to his boss's house where they drank alcohol. At "some point closer to 9 p.m.," two of Miller's children came down and told Miller "mom needed cigarettes again," which Miller told Smallcombe was "code for him to come home."
When he got home, Miller said he leaned down to kiss Norman because she was laying in bed, and she could smell alcohol on Miller's breath. Miller said Norman told him he needed to go if he was drinking, which Miller said was a "point of contention in their relationship." He went back to his friend's house, and a couple hours later ran out of beer. Miller walked down to the Shell station, bought a pop, and started heading south when he got a call from his neighbors telling him that Norman wasn't breathing. Miller told them to call 911, and started running toward the scene.
Because of the information Smallcombe gathered, he requested charges of open murder on Miller.
Michigan State Police, the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office and the Western Michigan University Medical Examiner's Office assisted the TRPD throughout their investigation.
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An ornamental metal gate and marble bench surround a large courtyard area that is accentuated by Japanese blood grasses.
Site rain gardens wherever they fit best in your yard, as long as it's at least 5 to 10 feet away from your home's foundation. Ideally, try to locate it in a spot where it will collect rain water runoff from nearby hard surfaces, like the walkways surrounding this corner garden. Rain gardens work in sunny or shady spots, like this one. Shade-loving plants including Japanese blood grass, red-flowered crocosmia, the feathery blooms of red astilbe and green arrowhead plant adapt readily to the fluctuating moisture of a rain garden and ensure season-long interest.
Pamper yourself by transforming an outdoor space into a custom retreat. Japanese forest bathing research shows that time spent in the Great Outdoors brings significant health benefits—lower blood pressure, less stress, greater empathy. Green spaces soothe both body and brain, and you can reap the results with a spot in your own yard. Start your project by choosing an area with easy access. A small deck, porch, patio or corner of a garden provides a terrific foundation for a home-sweet-home getaway. Approach your project with an eye to design by including touches that speak to your style (retro? chic? urban?). You don't have to spend big bucks to make it work. This welcoming retreat features a crate coffee table that blends beautifully with wooden chairs. Pots of colorful annuals bring nature near. Annuals include purple Angelonia with Raven (dark) sweet potato vine, Yellow Chiffon superbells, Royal Velvet supertunia, and 'Banana Cream' Shasta daisy with Vertigo purple fountain grass.


text: https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Students-shine-at-technology-expo-247996.php Students shine at technology expo News-Times, The (Danbury, CT), Susan Tuz THE NEWS-TIMES Published 1:00 am EDT, Friday, April 9, 2004 REDDING - Four Joel Barlow High School students displayed the value of technology in their day-to-day school lives at the state Capitol on Wednesday. From evaluating the effects of exercise on heart rate and mental stress to explaining software that enhances the language acquisition process, the four youths took part in the Connecticut Educators Computer Association (CECA) exhibition."This was the first year that Joel Barlow participated," said John Crowley, director of learning resource and information technology at the school. "The expo is an advocacy outreach to show the value of funding technology in schools." The expo was attended by more than 30 schools from throughout the state. Set up in the hallway between the legislative offices and the state Capitol building, the students showed legislators what they had learned and how computers enhanced their learning process."Our school tested how this language program would work with students by using us," said Joel Barlow junior Alex Rabinovich. "Angus (Mudge) and I ran a demo program of the system at the tech show and explained how useful it is for individual student development in learning languages."It's much more useful than language class because the student can work at his or her own pace, going back and starting over when they hit a difficult point - unlike the classroom where once most of the class gets it, the teacher moves on," Rabinovich explained. Both Rabinovich and Mudge are studying French and used the French language program in their demonstration. Also presenting was Joel Barlow senior Tyler Silverman. Silverman ran the biology program. Hooked up to an EKG system, he showed his readout on a monitor and data on his laptop computer screen on the independent study he had done on stress. In his study, Silverman had used exercise and the solving of math programs for comparative readings."I couldn't really do an on-the-spot reading of the effect of stress on myself because once you move around, you skew the EKG reading," Silverman explained, noting that he showed a standing reading on himself. "I think our table was one of the more impressive ones there. I wish more high schools had been represented. I was interested in seeing what other high schools were doing." To complete the Joel Barlow exposition, student Joren Wendshuh gave a slide presentation on how Cisco Academy increases workplace opportunities for graduating Joel Barlow seniors. This is the first year that the school has taken part in a Cisco Academy technology education program. CECA board of directors member Nancy Allison said Thursday that the Joel Barlow exhibit had particularly caught her attention at the expo."I remember the Joel Barlow exhibits. They were very exciting. They were all excellent, an excellent example of what students can do when they have technology available to them," Allison said. This was the 10th year that the CECA Technology Expo was held at the state capitol. The goal is to improve the availability of technology for Connecticut public school students by showing legislators the results of technology spending, Allison explained. CECA is a nonprofit organization of professionals in the field of education. It sponsors seminars and workshops throughout the year. Its vision is to see technology integrated into all areas of the curriculum in Connecticut schools. To achieve that goal, it works to disseminate information about the use of technology. Contact Susan Tuz at firstname.lastname@example.com or at (203) 731-3352. Most Popular 1 Male victim limps into Danbury PD, says he shot himself 2 Police: Newtown native faces drug-trafficking charges 3 Crews working to restore power to thousands in CT 4 NBC cancels the first new show of the fall TV season 5 Former Newtown resident faces 22 counts of felony offenses 6 Driver injured in I-84 crash in Newtown 7 Sandy Hook dad awarded $450K in suit against conspiracy theorist View Comments © 2019 Hearst Communications, Inc.


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As Greece reaches a crisis of epic proportions, many Europeans are looking to put their money elsewhere. In addition to commodities and other government-issued currencies, bitcoin is seeing an uptick in volume.
"Volumes in the last 48 hours have been about 300% higher than they have been," said Fred Ehrsam, co-founder of Coinbase, about bitcoin transactions in Europe this week. They are "becoming aware of what it really means to have money in their bank account."
The value of bitcoin is up over 10% since Friday, according to the NYSE Bitcoin Index. One bitcoin was valued at $266.24 dollars on Tuesday.
As I walked around TechCrunch Disrupt NYC recently, I was bombarded with messaging, product demos and pitches.
Until I met a young lady who didn't know I was a tech journo. She had one goal, after I announced that "Bitcoin isn't my thing." To change my mind.
It didn't matter who I was nor what I did. She saw me as a challenge. To change one mind at a time.
And she did it discretely with diplomacy and gentility; almost lovingly. The things she was saying made so much sense and were made in the context of appreciation for innovation while trying to infect me with her passion about Bitcoin.
Her name was Melanie Shapiro and she's the founder & CEO of Bitcoin' company, Case Wallet Inc. which is based in Rochester, New York. Case offers what TechCrunch called "an insanely secure Bitcoin hardware wallet."
Dr. Shapiro is no slouch. In full possession of an MBA and Ph.D. in Management and Marketing, Shapiro talks excitedly and very genuinely about Bitcoin.
Blythe Masters, the former JPMorgan Chase executive, has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a Bitcoin trade association created to represent the young industry's interests in Washington.
Masters sits at the helm of blockchain technology startup Digital Asset Holdings, where she became the CEO in March.
The chamber, founded by former journalist and legislative analyst Perianne Boring, "is serving an important role in helping build the regulatory framework for the digital asset community," Masters said in a press release.
The investment banking veteran said she would help the group with "advocating polices that promote public trust and confidence in financial infrastructure and fostering the deployment of new technologies to reduce risk and settlement latency." [Editor's note: Masters and Boring will be among the speakers at American Banker's Digital Currencies + the Blockchain event in New York on July 28.]
Masters spent 27 years at JPMorgan Chase, where she held a number of leadership positions, most recently as the head of its global commodities unit from 2007 to 2014. She has also been the CFO of its investment bank and held various roles managing credit risk at the megabank.
London ' s bitcoin exchange launches the world ' s first exchange-backed peer to peer bitcoin marketplace, connecting consumers and investors with professional bitcoin brokers.
Coinfloor is announcing the launch of the world's first broker based bitcoin marketplace. Coinfloor Market offers UK retail investors and consumers the ability to buy bitcoins and gain exposure to digital currency innovation in a secure environment.
The announcement follows an event in London, where Coinfloor met with the UK's top bitcoin brokers in order to further adoption of the currency. The 21 founding members of Coinfloor Market signed a pledge committing to create a safe and accessible marketplace for bitcoin. The resulting Bitcoin Brokers' Agreement closely mirrors the Buttonwood Agreement that formed the foundation of the New York Stock Exchange, which initially faced similar challenges to today's bitcoin marketplaces.
Coinfloor CEO, Mark Lamb said, "Our founding members are key to the success of Coinfloor Market. Just as the NYSE was committed to a decentralised network of brokers backed by a centralised exchange, Coinfloor is the first institution in the Bitcoin industry to mirror this proven model."
Historically, investors and consumers looking to buy bitcoins in the UK have been deterred by the need to send funds internationally, deal with exchange rate risk and manage their own storage security. Coinfloor simplifies this process for bitcoin buyers by providing a direct and personal interface to a vetted Coinfloor Market Broker with local banking facilities. Prices are streamed directly from Coinfloor Exchange, which has grown to become the world's most liquid bitcoin to Sterling exchange. Bitcoins purchased on Coinfloor Market are automatically stored in Coinfloor's custodianship service which provides 100% cold storage, securing bitcoins with multiple encrypted keys stored in underground vaults.


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