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The Houston Dynamo captured the first leg of the Texas Derby with a 2-1 win over their in-state rivals FC Dallas this afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium.
With the win, the Dynamo improved to 6-1-1 on the year with 19 points and remained unbeaten at BBVA Compass Stadium this season. The club is off to its best start in history, surpassing the Dynamo's 4-2-2 start to the 2013 season.
The Dynamo broke through in the 21st minute off of a penalty kick by forward Mauro Manotas. They were awarded the penalty after forward Alberth Elis was tripped inside the box in the 18th minute. Manotas converted with a low shot inside the left post to give Houston a 1-0 lead.
Houston doubled the lead in the 58th minute, with Elis once again igniting the play. The Honduran international found Dynamo Academy product Memo Rodriguez with a long, low pass in front of the Dallas backline. Rodriguez drove inside the box and ripped a low centering pass toward the front of goal. His cross found Manotas outside the six-yard box for a one-touch finish and his 40th goal in league play.
The Sabanalarga, Colombia native bagged his sixth career brace and his seventh career multi-goal game. With three goals in his last two games, Manotas reclaimed the team scoring lead with five on the year and is now one goal shy of matching Brad Davis as the third highest goal scorer in the MLS regular season.
FC Dallas pulled a goal back late when forward Dominique Badji scored in the 87th minute. Badji's goal came less than a minute after Houston forward Romell Quioto appeared to have given the Dynamo a 3-0 lead before his apparent goal was ruled offside.
The visitors had a goal of their own called back when midfielder Santiago Mosquera put a ball in the net in the sixth minute of extra time before the goal was waved off with a foul.
Houston goalkeeper Joe Willis finished the first half with a double save after he handled Michael Barrios' shot from outside the box and a follow up from Jesús Ferreira. The Dynamo goalkeeper finished with a season-high five saves en route to his 30th career win.
The Dynamo take to the road next weekend as they visit the Pacific Northwest to take on Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, May 11. That match is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. CDT. The team returns to BBVA Compass Stadium on Wednesday, May 15 to host the Portland Timbers. That match is the second of Houston's (713) Series, which features a $7, a $1 hot dog and a $3 beer. The 7-1-3 Series and other ticket offers are available online at HoustonDynamo.com or by phone at 713-276-4625 (GOAL).
Houston Dynamo (6-1-1; 19 pts.) 2-1 FC Dallas (5-3-2; 17 pts.)
MLS Regular Season, Week 10
Saturday, May 4, 2019 – BBVA Compass Stadium – Houston, Texas
Attendance: 16,521
HOU: Mauro Manotas 5 (Memo Rodriguez 1, Alberth Elis 5) 58
HOU: Mauro Manotas 4 (penalty kick) 20
DAL: Dominique Badji 1 (Michael Barrios 5, Santiago Mosquera 1) 87
Houston Dynamo: Joe Willis; Adam Lundkvist, Maynor Figueroa, Aljaž Struna, A.J. DeLaGarza; Matías Vera, Boniek García © (Juan David Cabezas 82), Tomás Martínez; Memo Rodriguez (Romell Quioto 85), Mauro Manotas (Tommy McNamara 73), Alberth Elis
Substitutes not used: Tyler Deric, Darwin Cerén, Alejandro Fuenmayor, Kevin Garcia
Total shots: 15 (Mauro Manotas 6); Shots on goal: 4 (Mauro Manotas 2); Fouls: 15 (Boniek García 4); Offside: 2 (Tommy McNamara, Romell Quioto 1); Corner kicks: 2 (Memo Rodriguez 2); Saves: 5 (Joe Willis 5)
FC Dallas: Jesse Gonzalez; Ryan Hollingshead (John Nelson 80), Reto Ziegler, Matt Hedges, Reggie Cannon; Carlos Gruezo (Santiago Mosquera 64), Edwin Cerrillo; Jesus Ferreira (Dominique Badji 64), Bryan Acosta; Michael Barrios, Pablo Aranguiz
Substitutes not used: Jimmy Maurer, Jacori Hayes, Callum Montgomery, Zdenek Ondrasek
Total shots: 9 (Michael Barrios 2); Shots on goal: 6 (Bryan Acosta, Dominique Badji, Michael Barrios, Jesús Fereira, Ryan Hollingshead, Santiago Mosquera 1); Fouls: 14 (Michael Barrios, Carlos Gruezo 3); Offside: 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1); Corner kicks: 5 (Bryan Acosta 3); Saves: 2 (Jesse Gonzalez 2)
DAL: Jesse Gonzalez (caution; dissent) 20
HOU: Boniek Garcia (caution; foul) 27
DAL: Michael Barrios (caution; foul) 45+4
DAL: Reggie Cannon (caution; foul) 77
DAL: Edwin Cerillo (caution; foul) 81
HOU: Tommy McNamara (caution; foul) 88
HOU: Juan David Cabezas (caution; foul) 90+5
Referee: Alan Kelly
Assistant Referee 1: Claudiu Badea
Assistant Referee 2: Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas
VAR: Christina Unkel
Weather: 85 degrees; Mostly sunny


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A trip to Hangzhou, the China's most popular destination for nationals on vacation, wouldn't be complete without a visit to the night food market. It's a truly fantastic culinary and cultural experience, where you can go wild for just a few US dollars. Hangzhou is also full of temples and pagodas, rolling hills and tea planatations, yet only 80 minutes by train from Shanghai, its a great weekend escape.
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This book is a compilation of four primary texts, which we significantly remixed and edited, as well as original compositions of our own. The basis for the organization and the majority of the first two chapters of this book are adapted from Fran Bozarth's Reading & Writing for Learning. Bozarth's opening chapter provides a clear focus for students entering college—they must create a basis for learning. We supplemented these chapters with material and activities from both Marken and Martinez, et al., which are comprehensive courses dedicated to helping students learn strategies for success in academia. Unit 2 is Bozarth's work on vocabulary skills, with a few edits and a bit of composition from us. We used portions of Babin, et al. to develop Unit 3, which directs students to analysis and reflection on literary texts, necessary skills for moving forward in college courses. The final chapters go back to material from Bozarth, but also contain significant original contributions of our own, with a unique activity provided by our colleague Heather Kanicki. The course finishes with a focus on comprehending authorship and authority, literacy, and persuasion in academic/professional texts.
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16th January 2013 Issue no. 151
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International News
Yale gets a handle on TS007 standards
Many bank security guards in Pakistan linked to terror groupsailable with The Express Tribune.
Portable DVR integrated into webeye alarm monitoring solution
Licensing of CCTV and access control contractors by Ireland's PSA commences
by Paul Cunneen, President of the Associated Locksmiths of Ireland (ALOI).
This is a new law that forbids any contractors in from operating within the Republic Of Ireland, in the Access control or CCTV sectors without a PSA (Government) licence. This will also affect UK companies from operating in the Rep. Of Ireland, and would be extremely difficult for these companies to obtain the licence. Part of the licence requirements are a valid Irish C2 (Tax clearance certificate) for each and every director in the company, Irish Gardai vetting certificate (Police vetting and certificate). UK CRB check is not acceptable (as any offence in Ireland must be checked as part thereof).
Assessing Gluteal Hardness in Uniformed Security Guards
The following is an article from the Annals of Improbable Research.
by Peter Freundlich, The Peter Freundlich Institute New York City
The author of this study has often been an object of intense study by Uniformed Private Security Guards. In response, he has spent much time in turn studying them and their behavior. Here is the fruit of that study. Read it, and you will have a clear understanding of the concept of Gluteal Hardness.Full Story
Cybercrime No. 1 fear for commerce
Cybercrimes have become the No. 1 worry of publicly traded U.S. companies, in terms of potential litigation and financial losses, according to a recent survey of the Chubb Group. Fully, 63 percent of the respondents said they were most concerned with losing customer or employee data through an electronic security breach.
In an article in PC Advisor an insurance company data breach that exposed 1.1 million people to identity fraud exemplifies the kind of cybercrime that companies increasingly fear will land them in civil court.Full Story
Turkish Locksmith exhibition Istanbul
Held from the 23rd to the 25th November, Peter Southern says: "What a well turned out exhibition it proved to be! I think about 800 people attended and we were there for the first time with our new Turkish Distributor Severn Security Systems.
Emerging security trends For 2013
The year saw a huge upsurge in the amount of online hacking. Cyber attacks in some form or another were practically a monthly occurrence. In fact, Venture Beat called 2012 a 'big, bad year for online security breaches', citing high-profile companies such as AOL, LinkedIn, Google and Yahoo as falling victim to hacking attacks that have exploited their customers' private information.Full Story
IT security firm to create 100 jobs
An IT security firm is to create 100 jobs at a new operations centre in Dublin. Mandiant is opening a security and engineering centre to develop products to fight cyber attacks.
Ireland Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said: "Today's announcement that Mandiant, a specialist company in the fast-growing IT security sector, is establishing operations in Ireland with the creation of 100 high-end jobs is great news."Full Story
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You don't need us to tell you it's tough on the high street with music store HMV going into administration, quickly following camera retailer Jessop's demise. For this industry the cessation of Citysafe Wholesale is a blow much closer to home. This company had planned to exhibit at the Locksmiths' Exhibition - fortunately a replacement soon filled the gap (see item below). For both Jessop's and HMV it seems that failure to adapt to new technology and keen price competition brought about their end. One way to make sure that you and your business does not follow the same untimely path is to visit the Locksmiths' Exhibition in March where not only will you see the latest technology on show from the industry's leading lights - but you will be able to pick up many fantastic show offers on products as well, helping to keep your own costs down.
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Luxury car owners have been warned to increase their vehicle security after tech-savvy crooks used a gadget to steal two BMWs from outside homes. The cars were taken from outside properties in Granary Lane and Meadow Lane in Worsley, Salford, within hours of each other.
Officers say the offenders used an 'unknown device' to override the vehicles' keyless security systems. They are now urging motorists to use steering wheel locks to further protect vehicles. The blue BMW 320 and white BMW 318 Sport are both started using a security fob which is plugged into the dashboard to start the cars.
Police are issuing advice to motorists following a number of catalytic converter thefts across the country.
Thieves have been targeting the catalytic converters of predominately Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans. Catalytic converters are targeted due to the high value of the precious metals they contain. Since 1 January 2013, there have been 10 reports of catalytic converter thefts from areas including Medway, Sittingbourne, Tonbridge, Maidstone, Ashford and Ramsgate.
Global car theft hot spots and trends revealed
Statistics show that South America is the car theft capital of the world - but does this tell the whole story?
SBD's latest research, Global Theft Guide 2012, looks at the worldwide trends in order to profile current market conditions and to predict which markets are most likely to show an increase in vehicle theft in the near future.
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The Locksmiths Exhibition March 2013
The Locksmiths Exhibition opens at 10.00 on Saturday 2nd March and record numbers of visitors are expected. The registrations continue at a high rate. If you have not yet registered now is the time to do it at: www.lockexpo.co.uk
As a BONUS for ACTUAL attendance at the show Locks and Security Magazine will offer a full years subscription of 6 issues for just £12 if you register on the door or £10 if you have pre-registered - makes sense to pre register.
Four prisons have to change locks after losing keys
Taxpayers have had to foot a £330,000 bill for changing the locks at four prisons after guards lost their keys, ministers have admitted.
a new Conservative justice minister, said that the prisons had to have all their locks replaced over the past two years as misplaced or stolen keys caused security scares. The Ministry of Justice declined to say which ones were affected, but there have been a number of reported incidents involving missing keys.Full Story
Weak passwords to be major security risk in 2013
At the start of a new year, two security specialists have highlighted the main areas of concern for corporate IT security in 2013.
Oz McDonald's installs a DNA deterrent spray in all 700 stores
McDonald's is installing a spray in more than 700 stores which covers thieves in DNA linking them to a specific crime for several months, it has emerged.
The burger chain has linked with up with UK security firm SelectaDNA and will now install the system which covers thieves with the invisible, non-toxic spray in all its 780 outlets across the country.Full Story
UAP TradeLocks welcome in a new team member with the New Year
UAP TradeLocks have had a positive start to the New Year with a new addition to the team in the form of accomplished locksmith, Warren Rockley.
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Almost 200 people have registered on the www.lockexpo.co.uk site - over 100 in the last week!
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weekly updated blog for Oi! – punk – ska – reggae
The band's second full-length but my first introduction to them. The band hails from the Basque Country in the Spanish State and is heavily influenced by English Oi! from the early and mid 80ies.
Sometimes i read the description 'No Mess, No Fuss' in a misguided way, but it will certainly fit Aggressive Combat! The band plays pretty straight-forward Oi! with the typical growling vocals with lyrics about friendship, pride, drinking, loyalty and the weekend. So far no new developments here, but make no mistake, it would be unfair to describe them as a dime a dozen band.
This album breaths honesty and purity and in terms of enthusiasm and energy the band rises above the average. It would be hard to pick out a favourite song but if have to choose one it will be Aphatetic Generation. The guest vocals on this song gives some extra power and variety to this song.
Where lots of bands from The Spanish state sing in their native language or add a giant dose of metal influences to their music, Aggressive Combat keeps it plain and simple. And thanks to the English lyrics i'm finally able to understand the lyrics of a band from southern Europe. Impressive release!
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The first major component of making great digital photo prints, is having a good quality digital camera. The higher resolution your camera (the more megapixels), the better its ability to produce good quality prints at larger sizes. Whenever possible, you should always take your pictures using the camera's highest resolution setting.
Assuming you have a good digital camera, the next component for good prints is a good photo printer.
Choosing a good photo printer is another topic in itself but as a quick summary, the basics to look for are:
- Printing resolution of 1200 dots per inch (DPI) or better
- The size of the individual ink droplets (four picoliters or less)
- Ideally, a printer with 6 to 8 individual ink cartridges
With that said, the next part of the equation (and the focus of this article) is the type of ink that you use.
Primarily, ink is made from either dye based or pigment based aqueous solutions. Both can be used for photography but there are distinct characteristics to each.
Pigment based ink has the advantage of being more UV resistant, faster drying, usually waterproof, and generally has longer archival properties.
Pigmented inks however do have a few downsides. One issue is that print heads may become clogged more often because of the fast dry time and larger tint particles. Pigmented inks are also usually a little more expensive and may not beavailable for all printers.
A couple of advantages of dye based inks are that the tint particles are smaller and slower drying so there is less chance of clogging your printhead, and they are also less expensive.
The downsides of dye based inks are that they are not generally waterproof, and don't have as good of archival properties as pigmented inks do. However, using archival quality photo paper can offset some of these shortcomings.
You basically have to make your decision based on what you're printing and how long you will have it. Choose dye, pigmented or a pigment and dye combination inks depending on intended use.
Dye based inks are usually fine for most general photo applications, however if you require top of the line quality prints, then pigmented inks would be best.
In addition to OEM cartridges (the manufacturer brand), there may also be less expensive options of re manufactured or new compatible cartridges. Only you can decide which is best for your application.
If you purchase re-manufactured or compatible ink cartridges, you should know that there is a wide array of different quality levels out there. Some are very good, but there are others that fall short. The bottom line is to make sure you go with a company you can trust, and that backs up their products with a solid guarantee. We at ASAP Inkjets always try to offer the best quality inkjet cartridges we can find.
Finally, besides the quality of your digital camera, inkjet printer, and the inkjet cartridges you use — You must also factor in the importance of high quality photo paper. Each component factors into your end result. In order to make good quality digital photos, you must consider all four factors.
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ROB GUILLORY Grows Horror With A Heart (Literally) in Image's FARMHAND
Rob Guillory made a name for himself with food that can talk in Chew with John Layman, but now he's going solo with farm-raised human organs in his upcoming Image series Farmhand. Guillory described the series at Image Expo as "still heavy in horror aspects, but at the same time a lot more grounded than Chew was."
With the book ebuting July 11, Newsarama spoke with Guillory about the upcoming series, its characters, the father-son relationship at the heart of the story, but still very much full of horror elements that echo classics like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein but on a much more mass-produced scale.
Newsarama: Rob, this is your first solo creator-owned series, and you have mentioned a lot of false starts and sheer terror in a letter to fans in the back of Farmhand #1. What was the most daunting part of this experience?
Rob Guillory: Probably the fact that, if this book was garbage, I wouldn't have a collaborator to blame it on. [Laughs] I'm half-joking here, but it really was daunting to go from sharing a creative burden with a partner to shouldering the load myself. Where I succeed or fail with Farmhand, it's ultimately on me, and it took me some time to work through my fear of failure to just give it my best shot and let the chips fall where they may. In the end, I'm proud of this book, and I think I'm improving on my craft with every issue.
Nrama: What can you tell us about the world of Farmhand and how this all came to be?
Guillory: Farmhand centers around a Southern farmer named Jedidiah Jenkins who is hit with this seemingly supernatural vision that leads to the creation of the Jedidiah Seed. This seed, when planted and watered, grows into human organs. So overnight Jed's family farm becomes a one-stop shop for fast-healing plug-and-play organs. He heals the world and becomes rich beyond his wildest dreams. Then everything goes horribly, horribly wrong. So this book is all about the awful consequences of Jed's invention on the world at large, but specifically its effects on his children.
As for the genesis of this idea, I think this is just the manifestation of a lot of interests I've had over the last decade. I'm endlessly fascinated (and horrified) at scientific advancements like the "pharming" bioengineered crops and livestock, cloning and A.I. At the same time, as the father of three young kids, I'm always ruminating on the effects of my choices on my family. So Farmhand is sort of a meshing of these two streams of obsession.
Nrama: Yeah as you just mentioned, growing human tissue isn't exactly new, but how do you think a real-world scenario would go if this kind of mass production could take place in our reality?
Guillory: Farmhand's definitely drawing from a lot of my imagination, but I think if farm-grown bioengineered human organs made it through the necessary regulatory systems, there would certainly be those who would take the chance. Especially if it's a case of life and death, which I've seen a loved one walk through before. Transplant waiting lists can be Hell for someone whose body is failing them. If a safe alternative was proposed, I think it's safe to say many folks would take the risk.
Nrama: Let's dive in a bit about Zeke's relationship with his father. That definitely seems to be the heart of the story.
Guillory: Absolutely. Ezekiel is Jedidiah's estranged son, newly returned to the family farm with his young family in tow. At Farmhand's core, this is the story of one family trying to move forward toward reconciliation, while their own past demons threaten to tear them apart. In this case, the Jenkins family is coping with the Pandora's Box that the Jedidiah Seed has been. It has brought Jed fame and riches, but it's also brought monstrous complications to the family and their community. And Zeke is at the heart of it, torn by the desire to forgive his dad and the inescapable feeling that his father is a snake in the grass. It's a complicated relationship, as parent/child relationships tend to be.
Nrama: What can you tell us about Zeke as a character? He seems to be a "Friend of Bill" and somewhat struggling as a writer, but that's all we know so far.
Guillory: Yeah, Zeke's been through a lot, and we'll be exploring some of that in the first arc. He's definitely coming from an addiction background, but that's all I can say. Zeke's a man haunted by his father's ghosts, on top of his own. Like I said, he's just trying to move forward. But, ironically, for Zeke to move forward, he had to move back to the place of his childhood.
Nrama: How much of any did you put yourself into Zeke because it seems like a lot. You both come from Creole folk for example.
Guillory: Zeke's definitely not my direct analog, but he's certainly the most characteristic of some of my worst tendencies and neuroses. Like I said, I'm a guy that's been reflecting on my history and its effects on my family, and Zeke's very much of that same mold. And yes, Zeke and his family are also from South Louisiana, where I'm from. There's a lot of richness to the Cajun Creole culture that really lends itself to not just stories of family, but to a horror story. So that informed my decisions there.
Nrama: You brought Taylor Wells on board as your colorist again, what is it about her palette that you enjoy, or was it just you can't imagine anybody else touching your linework at this point?
Guillory: Well, working with her for 40+ issues on Chew, no one knows my art better than her. She's an incredible artist in her own right, so I knew she could bring a very unique look to Farmhand, while still retaining my fingerprint on the art. Her use of color is totally different than mine was on Chew, and I wanted that for this book. I wanted Farmhand to stand apart from anything I've done before, while still being recognizable to folks that have followed my work over the years. She nailed it.
Nrama: I see you put in a small Chew easter egg in there, should fans expect more of that down the line?
Guillory: [Laughs] Maybe. I love giving little shout-outs to pop culture stuff, and Chew was such a huge part of my career, I couldn't resist showing it some love.
Nrama: Lastly, for readers that might have missed out on Chew, but want to jump into this, what can they expect?
Guillory: Expect a fun comic with a lot of heart, some great intrigue and some scares. Farmhand #1 is an oversized issue that introduces a lot of different aspects of this world, and I couldn't be prouder of it. Give it a shot, and I think it'll be the best book about farm-grown human organs you'll ever read.


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text: This really blows my mind. Ryan Payton, the producer over at Kojima Productions has stated that on the Japanese version of Metal Gear Solid 4 only has enough room for the Japanese language track and won't include the English language track. Obviously, this goes for the American version as well, only the other way around. I can't believe this game is this huge. Looks like companies are gonna have to think of better compression options or something.


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The first weekend in December every holiday season, I kick off my "holiday tour of malls", exploring three different malls in central Iowa and southern Minnesota during the three biggest Christmas shopping weekends where mall traffic–and tobacco use among female shoppers–runs highest. Many of my best mall sightings have transpired over this holiday season tour in years past but in recent years they've been disappointing. That streak ended on my December 3, 2016, visit to central Iowa's most upscale mall. In terms of sheer numbers of attractive young ladies smoking, it provided me the most sightings of any single mall visit in 2016, although with few genuine stunners among them. There was one 17ish blond cutie passing a cigar back and forth with her boyfriend, but she was the only sighting that had genuinely stood out during my 3 1/2 hours of exploring on foot. I was gonna spend another 45 minutes driving laps around the mall from there, and as all too often happens, that move triggered a sighting that still has me reeling for how surreal it was…..
I had turned near a fairly remote southwest corner of the mall encircling the department store anchor Younkers when I spotted a mother and daughter sitting on an only somewhat obscure employee entrance step, both smoking cigarettes. The mother was a decently attractive early-to-mid-30s brunette with a decent body and face but an overall utilitarian look. As for the daughter, upon first inspection I figured she was 11. Seeing her sitting next to mom with a cigarette in hand, smoking in a location where there were almost some passersby besides myself who spotted them, rocked me to my core. I had to swing through a column of cars in the parking lot and double back to get a better and prolonged look at this, and doing so I was able to catch the last 30 seconds or so of the performance. My eyes had not failed me, although a closer look indicated this cute little blond daughter with hair not even down to her shoulders was probably 12 or 13, but she wasn't a day older than that, puffing away on a cigarette and doing so in a way that suggested this middle-schooler had been consuming cigarettes regularly since before she was even in middle-school. There were no bells and whistles to her style, at least not visible from 15 yards away as I was, but she dragged adeptly and produced solid exhales. I was only able to catch the last two drags before she crushed out the cigarette on the pavement and stood up, revealing her petite frame draped in a sweatshirt and light blue jeans that were completely presexualized. Mom and daughter had risen to their feet because of an approaching white pick-up truck, a junky old beater that unfortunately fit the stereotype of the kind of downscale "white trash" family one would fathom most likely to be the demographic responsible for whatever microscopic number of families would still allow a preteen daughter to smoke openly with mom in the year 2016.
I drove the other direction certain they were leaving the mall and that I had seen the last of them, positively beside myself with excitement that families like this still existed as I drove my next lap around the mall, but wishing I had seen more or gotten additional context of any kind. As I approached this side of the parking lot on my next lap, I figured I'd find a parking spot and identify the brand of the girl's discarded cigarette butt. I took the first parking spot I could find on that southwest side of the lot and as I got out of my car I took note of a vaguely familiar beat-up white truck only two vehicles to my right in the lot. Oh my God…it was them! A very redneck-looking 30-something father was behind the wheel with his window rolled down but the brunette mother was in the passenger seat and the blond 12-ish daughter was seated in between them. How on Earth could I have gotten so lucky?!? I made a quick jaunt to ID her cigarette as a Marlboro Black but then returned to my car to see what else I could glean from this family. It turns out quite a bit!!!
First of all, the license plates on the truck showed they were from Appanoose County in southern Iowa near the Missouri border, undoubtedly coming to "the big city" for their Christmas shopping. In 2015, I drove through the town of Centerville, the county seat of Appanoose County and was treated to two public sightings of TEEN smoker girls in less than an hour in town on a random weekday afternoon in June, a sighting that made my top-10 random sightings for 2015. This family only enhanced my takeaway that Centerville is a hotbed of smoker-friendly demographics and perhaps a throwback to the 1990s in terms of teen smoking acceptance. I cracked my passenger side window when I got back inside my car to be able to hear at least some of their conversation, and within a couple of minutes, doing so allowed me to hear the collective flicks of three lighters and considerable streams of cigarette smoke rising inside the truck. I had a huge logistical challenge though. There was a blue car in between my car and the truck and the top of the car blocked me from having a direct view, forcing me to sit way up in my car seat in a highly conspicuous way in order to see anything. Meanwhile, dad was behind the wheel and closest to me, so I had to be extremely careful to avoid his spotting me…and to quickly turn away any time he started looking my way. And the daughter was the smallest person in the truck and sitting between the parents, so it was almost impossible to see even a glimpse of her. On only a couple of instances was I even able to see the mother take a drag or exhale from her cigarette, and then ash it out the open passenger window. The best I could do with the daughter was spot an occasional burst of smoke expelled in the center of the vehicle that clearly wasn't coming from the mother or father. The father's voice was the only one I was able to regularly hear as I listened in, and his commentary seemed consistent with his decidedly downscale profile. Some occasional giggling from the daughter was audible, but key dialogue about smoking never materialized.
Unfortunately, it started raining right in the middle of this epic event and the family put their windows up, signaling to me that the smoking show was likely over, yet I continued to sit there just in case something else would come of it. I had figured since the father had picked the mother and daughter up only 15 minutes or so earlier that their day of shopping was over, but when I saw the doors open and the occupants get out, it was clear they were going back into the mall. That was indeed the case and now I was about to get my first close-up look at mother and daughter, and it was an extended and stunning look at that. The girl was no longer smoking and was now wearing a neon yellow hoodie to avoid the rain, but as she stood outside next to mom for a good two minutes while dad drug his feet getting ready to go inside, I was treated to no fewer than four top-shelf smoker's coughs from the daughter complete with follow-up lugie spits. This was just unreal….and suggested that this girl has been doing chronic damage to her still-developing lungs for years and was likely just as heavy of a smoker as her parents. Every 20 seconds or so, a fierce cough erupted from her deep black lungs, and I couldn't imagine how this girl was able to get through a school day with this kind of an addiction and obvious side effects. And there was absolutely no doubt that she was about 12 years old or 13 at the very earliest, with a decently pretty face that had that slight bit of weathering you can expect to see even in the youngest of smokers. The interaction with the parents was also stunning. Mom was standing to her right and the daughter repeatedly smacked mom in the ass while standing there. Mom mildly protested, but the daughter continued doing it. It was clear this was a young girl given absolutely no behavioral boundaries and while that would undoubtedly serve her badly in the future, it was just magical to see her knowing the context that she was a heavy smoker whose parents indulged her significant addiction.
The family went into the mall and dad hung back briefly to finish another cigarette he was smoking. Normally this would have been my cue to leave, but when confronted with these increasingly rare event sightings, I hunker down. In this case, I sat in my car for 2 1/2 hours until long after dark waiting for their return hoping for one more visual reward. Sitting there all that time gave me plenty of time to ponder if this family was really as big of an aberration as it seemed. Both with my own sightings in the last several years of young girls smoking with the family and with the early-to-mid-20s girls I've dated who've talked about their "smoking families" and how they picked up the habit when they were in the 12-14 range, it seems as though there remains a small but significant culture in the modern era where tobacco use among all ages and in all settings is as accepted as it was a generation ago. Every time I see something like this, my instinct is to say that I'm not likely to ever see this sort of thing again….but then a year or so later I do see it again.
Anyway, it was a very long sit waiting for their departure from the mall but I would have stayed at my post till midnight if I had to. When I saw them approaching the truck, there wasn't a cigarette to be found just yet which disappointed me given the challenging logistics inside the truck once they got inside. I was now parked in a spot where I was overlooking the passenger seat from an angle where I'd be slightly more likely to see the daughter seated in the middle, but by now it was dark which presented its own challenge. They started the engine of the truck and after a minute or so I was able to see the mother in the passenger seat with a cigarette. Through the darkness I was unable to see the daughter at all in the middle and figured I'd stayed all this time for nothing. But for whatever reason, just before leaving, the mother and father got out of the truck to check the contents in the truck bed. Their absence provided just the faintest hint of illumination inside the truck cab that allowed me to spot the daughter…and just before mom got back in the truck, I saw a cigarette approach the daughter's lips followed by a glowing cherry as she took a drag, seconds before the truck pulled out of the parking lot. I'm not sure it was worth a 2 1/2-hour wait, but for a family this iconic in December 2016, I'd have done the same thing again.


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The silt sentinel filter trap is designed to support SuDS management and the sewer infrastructure as part of a designed attenuation system, helping prevent flooding by limiting the amount that enters the attenuation system.
All silt sentinel units are manufactured from a high strength polyethylene twinwall, which makes them very strong and robust and able to be installed in granular surround or in some areas 'as dug' material. The chambers although very robust are relatively lightweight and as they are one piece units, they save significant amounts of onsite costs as they need no construction or wet trades.
Designed specifically for siting upstream of modular/crate type attenuation systems the silt sentinel filter trap has two stages of filtration from the primary filter bucket and a secondary filter before the outlet.
How it works
Surface water enters the unit and any silt and solids in the flow will drop into the filter bucket. This offers primary filtration, removing much of the heavier silt and sand. Any finer particles from the primary filtered flow through the filter bucket will settle at the base and then cleaner separated water will then pass through a secondary fine mesh filter before it is discharged via the outlet pipe. Both the filter bucket and secondary filter are simply removed for cleaning.
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text: This is a picture from my last day in Puycelsi. I know because that was the day I turned my phone back on. For the entire month previous I had lived without it, telling time from the chimes of the clock tower, waking up in the morning with the first light. In this way I settled into one of the most productive writing routines of my life. I completed a long project which I'd been struggling with for years, began another, and filled a large notebook with miscellaneous thoughts and poetry inspired by my time in the Midi-Pyrénées. Funny thing, though, I don't remember that time as a "writing retreat," so much as a series of walks. These walks were so stitched into the routine I developed that I retrace them whenever I revisit the pages from those days, until it feels like the writing took place on the trails themselves. There were several paths out of the village, and each seemed to possess a personality of its own. I would choose which to take depending on the work at hand. If, along the way, I chose to explore a new trail, it often signaled an invitation to myself to think new thoughts and make fresh discoveries inside the world of my story. Once, an unfamiliar path I was on opened up onto a clearing where an old church stood beside a small cemetery in the middle of the forest. I feel now like I can point to the exact moment inside my play where I found that church.


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Lagos is the most popular city in Nigeria and the largest metropolis city in Western Africa. It is the second fastest-growing African city and the seventh fastest-growing city in the world.
Lagos is a spirited, bustling and busy place with a population for more than 10 million citizens, the city is known to be the most commercial capital of West Africa. It has an excellent and cozy nightlife, abundant street markets, and a popular National Museum. With basic and simple safety precautions, you will enjoy urban Africa at its most vibrant environment.
Nigeria's International Airports is Murtala Mohammed International Airport and is located at the north-west of the city of Lagos. This airport is the main entry point into Nigeria for foreign visitors. One of the greatest airways in Nigeria is ArikAir, so FlyArikAir is one of the best experience when you travel to this country. Nigeria has some other major airports, including Kano in the North and Abuja, the capital in Central Nigeria.
The Island of Lagos is a place where you can get to rub shoulders with the high and mighty in the society. These are some places that draw people's interest when in Lagos.
Tarkwa Bay
Lagos hottest spot for surfing and every water sport you can consider, Tarkwa Bay must be your go-to beach once you get the beach vibes. Tarkwa Bay is an artificial sheltered beach that located close to Lagos harbour. Due to its island status, it is only accessible by boats or water taxis. While cruising to the island on a boat, you will be treated to extraordinary views of popular spots in Lagos such as the Radisson Blu hotel, the Lagos Yacht Club, the Lagos harbor and straight head on into the open sea.
Nigerian National Museum
The Nigerian National Museum, Lagos, houses some memorable collections of the country's arts sculptures, archaeological and ethnographic displays. Also you will find some historical carving monuments and statues here. The museum was founded in 1957.
Freedom Park
Freedom Park is a memorial and amusement park area in the middle of Lagos Island, Nigeria which was formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison. Designed by the Architect Theo Lawson, this park was built to preserve the history and cultural heritage of Nigerians. Monuments in this park reveal the Lagos colonial heritage and history of Her Majesty's Broad Street prisons. It was constructed to commemorate the 50th-anniversary independence celebration day in October 2010. The Park serves as a National Memorial, a Historical landmark, a Cultural site, Arts and Recreation center. It's all in one amusement park. Today, Freedom Park has become a place for diverse social events and also a recreational entertainment.
The Jaekel House
The Jaekel house is a beautifully restored classic colonial house, located within the grounds of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ebute-Metta. It is now a mini Museum and photo Exhibition honoring the prime of the Nigerian Railway Corporation during colonial times. The Railway Compound itself is an oasis of serenity, far removed from the bustle and hustle of the city. A visit to the Mini Museum is time well spent, it shows some history of Nigeria in transition and the colonial railways providing sights into the country's colonial past and evidences, of the pure beauty and craftsmanship of the buildings in this era.
Visiting Lagos wouldn't be a regret at all. A new experience will surely happening to you by the time you leave this place. You will sure have a beautiful story to tell.


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I finally found someone I wanted to introduce you all to. I also found someone who mixed science and math and birds and art together in a cool way, and we'll close with a new way to see half the world. Pretty big stuff.
First off is the artist that took the great shot above. My blog's about the quotes and I had posted the one above in the blog The Listening Man. But I couldn't find out then who had taken the shot so I asked the question in that post and I've kept an eye out ever since. Well I finally found her. Her name is Laura Williams and you can find her prints here:
The Optical Absence of Laura Williams
Next we'll look at something pretty cool. My suspicion is that Andy Thomas is possible a Douglas Hofstadter fan. Doug's a cool mathematician who used to draw music. That's kind of what Andy's done here except he's mapped out frequencies and pitches etc. as colours, shapes, speeds, volumes etc. He's made sound visible and the sounds he chose here are birdsongs and they're pretty darned cool.
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Here in Canada we just got a new federal government and the most powerful part of it–the Cabinet–was just converted from being a small central group of old white men that met at secret times without the rest of Cabinet, to a much less secretive and inclusive group that looks just like Canada. I think there's 16 languages spoken, we have Aboriginals, Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, Christians (maybe Jewish I'm not sure), and they include a Veterans Affairs Minister who is in a wheelchair, people who've been political prisoners in other countries, a badass Sikh spy who served in four theatres of war, the commander of a space station, gay people, young people, old people, and–oh yeah, half of it is rather appropriately female. Even Barbie can get behind that.
The world is what you make of it. So make it awesome, because that suits you.
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Scott McPherson is a writer, public speaker, and mindfulness facilitator who works with individuals, companies and nonprofit organizations around the world.
Following a serious childhood brain injury Scott McPherson unwittingly spent his entire life meditating on the concepts of thought, consciousness, reality and the self. This made him as strange to others as they were to him. Seeing the self-harm people created with their own over-thinking, Scott dedicated part of his life to helping others live with greater awareness. He is currently a writer, speaker and mindfulness instructor based in Edmonton, AB, where he still finds it strange to write about himself in the third person.


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Revoke Ross Valley Charter due to continued declining enrollment
The elected State Superintendent of Schools, Tom Torlakson, and the California Department of Education (CDE) are responsible for oversight of Ross Valley Charter. Given the charter's rapidly declining enrollment, the charter's budget is nonviable and thus the CDE has a responsibility to investigate and revoke RVC's charter. Fill out the form to the right and click 'Start Writing'. On the next page, you can then simply hit 'Send' to send a pre-written letter to Tom Torlakson and the CDE or modify/write your own.
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NY Lawyer Peddling Debt Relief Services Becomes First To Ever Be Criminally Prosecuted On Charges Stemming From CFPB Referral
In New York City, The Blog of LegalTimes reports:
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [] filed suit against two lawyers and two debt relief companies, alleging they charged thousands of consumers illegal advance fees and left some worse off financially.
One of the lawyers, Michael Levitis, also faces mail and wire fraud charges brought by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office - the first-ever criminal charges stemming from a CFPB referral.
Brooklyn-based Levitis and his company, Mission Settlement Agency, as well as New Jersey lawyer Michael Lupolover and Premier Consulting Group, allegedly sold debt-relief services to consumers, promising to renegotiate or settle their debts, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
But the CFPB said the defendants illegally paid themselves first, with Mission and Levitis collecting $1.1 million up-front fees; Lupolover allegedly taking in $112,000 and Premier collecting $188,000. The Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule makes it illegal for debt relief providers to collect fees until at least one successful result has been achieved for the consumer.
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office provided additional details, reporting that Mission had approximately 2,200 customers who paid a total of nearly $14 million for debt settlement services. Of these funds, Mission allegedly took more than $6.6 million in fees, while paying just $4.4 million to customers' creditors.
For the U.S. Attorney press release and links to the formal charging documents, see Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Debt Settlement Company And Six Individuals For Multi-Million Dollar Scheme That Targeted Debt-Ridden Consumers (Two Former Employees of the Debt Settlement Company Have Already Pled Guilty; First-Ever Criminal Charges Based on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Referral).


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Forbes published an interview with Jennifer Wilcox, the James H. Manning Chaired Professor of Chemical Engineering, in which she discussed the cost and impact of climate change, and emerging technologies to help slow it. In her TED talk, she introduces her research on carbon scrubbing at scale using chemical reactions that mimic plant carbon capture. Professor Wilcox has also commented on recent industrial developments in the New York Times.
Professor Wilcox's research program focuses on mitigating and adapting to climate change. This includes the capture and sequestration of trace metals and carbon dioxide. She takes a multiscale approach, partnering with government labs and industry to investigate phenomena from atomistic to plant scale. She has earned many awards for her work, including the NSF CAREER award and the 2017 Arthur C. Stern award for Distinguished Paper.


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In Tampa Bay, Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. left with a dislocated finger before returning, and then left again with an ankle injury before returning later in the team's loss to the Bucs. The defeat dropped the Giants' record to 0-4.
In a statement, the team said in part: "It is important that we continue to emphasize that despite our different backgrounds and beliefs, we still love each other and are truly a brotherhood. Our gesture today was an intentional effort to demonstrate that. Make no mistake, we love this great country and have tremendous respect for our military and veterans who have sacrificed so much for our right to express ourselves freely. We passionately want what is best for this country and all its citizens."
The Vikings had flashes of success with Latavius Murray and Jerick McKinnon early against the Saints, as both scored touchdowns. But their overall ineffectiveness (29 carries, 95 yards) almost cost them late as the offense went into a shell with a big lead.
With an offensive line in flux and facing some difficult assignments against the Eagles' defensive line, the Vikings need some blocking support. They're better off going two-tight end over two-back, because second tight end David Morgan is a far better blocker than fullback C.J. Ham.
Manning is much better than he often gets credit for being. Comparing him to his brother, Peyton, is unfair. On its own merits, Eli's career has included years of clutch play and two Super Bowl rings captured with good-but-not-great teams. He's sixth all-time in passing yards (51,682) and eighth in passing touchdowns (339), and his consecutive start streak of 210 was the second-longest for a quarterback, behind only Brett Favre. He might not get visibly fired up during games, but don't let that fool you.
They felt they had to go down and kneel and that's up to them. Hopefully as we go forward we can start concentrating on football a little bit more. Take the politics out of football. But I think that last week was a good show of unity by the NFL and hopefully this week we can move forward."


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The exquisite sound-world of Henri Dutilleux is one of the most refined in all contemporary music, and is here caught to perfection by his former pupil, Esa-Pekka Salonen. The quirky cello concerto, Tout un monde lointain, based on Baudelaire, was originally for Rostropovich, here superbly played by Anssi Karttunen. Equally powerful is the title song cycle (2003), based on artists' letters, which Barbara Hannigan sings with bell-like purity. The biggest impact of all is made by Dutilleux's totally original The Shadows of Time (1997), with its piercing central section for three boys' voices setting words by Anne Frank. Orchestral colours are vivid but never overstated: a real late-20th-century masterpiece.
Dutilleux: Correspondances – review
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Not many people would have heard of braai cooking in London. The word means 'barbecue' in Afrikaans and is an important social custom in many countries in southern Africa. Thankfully, we don't have to fly halfway across the world to experience this tradition, as we can find this type of cooking at Hammer and Tongs in London's Farringdon.
The decor, if truth be told is on the drab side, but the main highlight is their open grill kitchen. If they are not too busy, try to speak with their head chef, Rob Creaser and get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the kitchen area. Over three metres in length and using sickle bush and Blackthorne wood imported directly from South Africa and Namibia, this braai grabs your attention right from the start.
The menu here is a fitting tribute to this temple of meat: they have pre-selected set braai menus, which range from the baby size at £50 for one to two people sharing to their bigger braai at £150, which is recommended for sharing with five to six people. There are pre-braai dishes to try like the biltong and Cape Malay curry fish. I am not normally a fan of biltong, but their version was surprisingly soft and moist and injected with extra flavours due to the addition of vinegar and spices. The latter dish was equally flavoursome with spices like turmeric, ground coriander, ginger and onion; the fish also had a fruity, full-bodied taste, due to the use of fruits in the curry paste.
We built our own braai by choosing from the a la carte menu. We went for three types of sosaties (South African skewers): chilli tiger prawns, honey chicken and spiced pork belly. The prawns were plump, juicy and had a rich smokiness that was further enhanced by the use of cold smoked garlic. The honey chicken was particularly moist and succulent with a healthy dose of vegetables like cayenne pepper, courgette and vine tomatoes.
Boerewors is a must-try for sausage fans and unlike British versions, it must contain at least ninety per cent meat and it must always contain beef as well as lamb or pork. It was slightly too meaty for my liking, but with Blatjang relish, it made for an appetising dish. To balance the meal with some vegetables, you should order their fire-roasted beetroot and feta. It was aromatic and had an earthy sweetness and came with a delicious mustard vinaigrette.
My favourite dish of the evening surprisingly didn't involve any land-animal meat, but it contained yellowtail, squid and mussels. The seafood potje was cooked in a small cast-iron pot over the open-fire; the interesting difference between a potje and a stew is there is no stirring when making a potje, so the individual flavours of the ingredients can be tasted more readily. The tomato flavours and white wine worked extremely well with the fresh seafood ingredients.
Hammer and Tongs is a prime example of how multicultural London is and long may this continue. If you are looking for a taste of traditional South African cuisine, then head to Farringdon today.
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The Georgia Supreme Court determined back when they made the ruling on the You case, that the foreclosing entity does not have to hold the Note, does not have to hold the security deed, and does not have to have an interest in the loan.'
It should not surprise anyone, they had been allowing it to go on for a long time. Now, I am seeing the people who were foreclosed upon between 4 and 6 years ago, are being foreclosed upon again, but this time, by someone new, a different Lender, that never existed. One day the real Lender will come, and they too will foreclose on the borrower.
Has everything gotten so bad, that the courts just don't care? What ever happened to contract law? Are they going to allow all contracts to be violated by lenders, or just when it comes to real property?
I saw someone the other day, Bank of America had allegedly foreclosed upon the man. Bank of America not only foreclosed, but evicted the man as well. Bank of Americas name is on the Deed Under Power. Bank of America swore under Oath that they were the current party with right to foreclose. A month and a half later, US Bank sold the property to a third party, because they claim that they were the party with rights to the property.
So lets's get this straight, when did Bank of America turn into US Bank? There was nothing in the record showing Bank of America had any claim to the Note or Deed, nothing showing that Bank of America is anything to the loan. The Deed Under Power of Sale, has Bank of America's name on it, with some of those squiggly marks that the foreclosing attorneys have been signing for years, to create a fictional assignment. But… US Bank be damned, they were going to get some of that action. So without any documentation recorded anywhere, of any kind, US Bank sold the property to a third party.


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The Perfect Solar Thermal Collector.
There are several ways that we can use the energy of the sun to provide power for the world. Solar photovoltaic ( pv ) technology transforms photons from the sun to electrons. Solar thermal uses the heat produced by the sun's radiation to either use as heat itself or to be used in a heat engine that can drive a turbine and produce clean electicity.
As a student of solar energy it is important to understand the differences and when it comes to solar thermal, understand the factors that impact efficiency.
The heart of any solar thermal power system is the solar collector. A reflective surface that " collects" the sun's rays so that they are focused on a small area allows for very high temperatures to be achieved. This high temperature is what designers of solar collectors are trying to maximize.
Designing A Solar Thermal Collector.
In order to maximize the available energy of the sun, whether it be for solar pv or solar thermal systems it is often cost effective to track the sun itself. A fixed position solar system is at the mercy of the time of day and the season for source solar energy.
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Historical Events in 1147
- Mar 26 Jewish community in Cologne fasts to commemorate anti-Jewish violence
- Oct 25 King Afonso I of Portugal occupiers Lisbon
- Oct 25 Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum
Famous People Born in 1147
- May 9 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese founder of bakufu and 1st shogun, born in Atsuta (d. 1199)
Famous People Who Died in 1147
- Apr 6 Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1090)
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Bowie State predicted to become 2018 CIAA football champ
Fred Jeter | 7/26/2018, 6:02 a.m.
The CIAA has gazed into its crystal ball and sees the Bowie State University Bulldogs as the 2018 football champion.
Depite the CIAA issuing a forecast each year, no one will knows which team will win the title until the official championship game is played Nov. 10 in Salem.
In a vote by coaches and sports information directors held July 19 in Roanoke, Bowie State was picked to finish first in the CIAA Northern Division and first overall. Fayetteville State University was picked to finish first in the Southern Division.
Meanwhile, defending CIAA champion Virginia State University was picked to finish second in the Northern Division, with Virginia Union University at third.
The VSU Trojans were 10-1 last season and are 19-3 overall in two seasons under Coach Reggie Barlow. The team's only 2017 loss was to the University of West Georgia in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
The VUU Panthers were 6-4 a year ago and will open their first season under new Coach Alvin Parker.
Three VUU athletes were named to the preseason All-CIAA squad — defensive backs Sterling Hammond and Quantaye Battle and offensive lineman Shamdu Nails — while VSU has one athlete, offensive lineman Frank Ball, named to the squad.
Bowie State will be led by senior quarterback Amir Hill, the reigning National Black College Player of the Year.
Hill passed for 3,519 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2017, while allowing just four interceptions in 381 throws.
VSU will play at Bowie State on Oct. 13, while Bowie State will play VUU at Hovey Field on Oct. 20.
VUU will open the Coach Parker era Sept. 1 against Seton Hill University of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m. at Hovey Field. VSU also opens Sept. 1 against Norfolk State University at Dick Price Stadium in Norfolk at 6 p.m. in the Labor Day Classic.


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CHAPUT, Aurel - Peacefully at the Pembroke Regional Hospital on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 in his 76th year. Aurel Chaput of Pembroke, beloved husband of Marie Chaput (nee Laginskie). Dear brother of Eugene (Marlyn) of Chalk River. Dear brother-in-law of Joanne (Cecil) Cybulski and Denise (Eldon) Stewart. Caring uncle of Andre Chaput, Colette (Paul) Giroux, Dean (Kristyn) Cybulski and Michelle Stewart. Predeceased by parents Hilaire and Yvonne Chaput, Sadly missed by many great nieces and great nephews. Respecting Aurel's wishes, cremation has taken place. A Funera Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Pembroke on Friday, March 1st, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Spring Interment of Ashes in St. Columba's Cemetery, Pembroke. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimers Unit of Marianhill and Canadian Diabetic Association would be appreciated. Arrangements by the NEVILLE FUNERAL HOME 491 Isabella St., Pembroke, ON, K8A 5T8 (613) 732-7481 Online Condolences may be left at www.nevillefuneralhome.ca13328256
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The next Roade Parish Council meetings are on August 12th, starting at 7pm in the meeting room at Roade Village hall.
The agenda can be found below.
Posted: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:58 by Parish Clerk
Next Council meeting July 8th, Agenda now available!
Roade parish Council meetings, July 8th 2019, starting at 7pm, agenda available now.
Posted: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 15:08 by Parish Clerk
Next RPC Council meeting papers now available!
RPC Full council meeting and Planning Committee Meeting, both agendas available now.
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Agenda now available for Annual Parish Council meeting May 13th 2019
Agenda now available!
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Parish Council meeting November 12th 2018
The next parish council meeting is November 12th 2018, starting at 7pm.
The agenda includes Budget & Precept discussions, Highways and staffing to name a few.
All welcome, public forum for 15 minutes at the start of the meeting.
Posted: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:16 by Parish Clerk
Next parish council meeting on October 8th 2018, 7.00pm Roade Village Hall
The next full meeting of Roade Parish Council will take place on Monday October 8th 2018, starting with a planning meeting at 7pm and Full Council from 7.15pm.
Please see attached agendas.
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Next Council meeting 10th September 2018
Planning Committee and Full Council meeting.
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What does well when the world's most powerful man writes a furious tweet, followed by real life decisions that send stock market plunging? Bonds. But if you are still exposed to equities, where is the best place to be? Bond proxies.
This, at least, has been the scenario so far. But investors are forgetting that companies less dependent on the business cycle are not completely immune to economic turmoil.
Late last week, after having tweeted a zillion times about how unfair it is that the rest of the world is sponging off America's economy (conveniently forgetting about the 'exorbitant privilege' conferred by the dollar's reserve currency status), President Trump announced new tariffs on more imports from China.
This came just after the Federal Reserve lowered the interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, the first rate cut by the Fed since 2009.
In the decade since the global financial crisis, the so-called "deflation assets" – government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, US high yield debt, as well as the S&P 500 and US consumer discretionary stocks – have outperformed inflation assets like real estate, commodities or bank stocks, according to analysis by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
This year, bond prices hit a record high and so did inflows into bond funds. The Fed's latest rate cut will pour even more fuel on this flame. Combined with the uncertainty created by President Trump's rather chaotic trade policy, this makes it likely that investors will keep chasing safe havens.
In other words, interest rate cuts are usually bullish for stocks, but this one may not be.
Andrew Lapthorne, equity strategist at Societe Generale, is not known as an optimist, but he always backs up his gloomy views with solid figures. In recent research, he showed how bond proxies – stocks with high correlations with bonds – have risen during this market cycle, whereas cyclical equities have been lagging behind.
Lapthorne also showed that current global market cycle "has been driven almost entirely by valuations and not profits".
The US had been the exception to the poor profit narrative, but looking at recent revisions to corporate profits, he concluded that even in the US, profits have not grown since 2014.
This means that "a big gap has opened between quoted sector EPS numbers, which look very healthy, and whole economy data, which does not. History tells us the whole economy data tends to lead quoted sector profits by a year and is usually the more accurate."


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Organisation : Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) via BigSplash
Location : Melbourne (Frankston)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Development, Indigenous
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 16 Sep, 2018
About the role
- Full Time
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- $78,000 to $81,000
The Opportunity
This position is responsible for the management and effective delivery of family services and the Aboriginal Liaison service across the Southern Metropolitan region. The role will work closely with the Southern VACCA, Senior Programs Manager in liaising with the Dept of Health and Human Services to maintain positive relationships and ensure intake, referrals, case management and reporting responsibilities and any other compliance requirements are met.
To be considered for this role you must demonstrate:
- A sound knowledge and understanding of Victorian Aboriginal history and the impact this has had upon Aboriginal families
- A sound knowledge and understanding of issues, policies, legislation and practices in relation to family services
- A sound understanding of the principles and practice of case management, child development and risk assessment.
- A demonstrated ability to mentor staff by providing them with relevant information, support, and feedback about their work,
- A demonstrated capacity to provide leadership and work as part of a team
About the organisation
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) operates within the context that Aboriginal children continue to be significantly over-represented in the protection and care system within Victoria. VACCA considers that it has the responsibility and the opportunity to promote, advocate for and achieve positive changes in the lives of Aboriginal children, their families and the broader Aboriginal community.
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The 6 inch memory foam mattress molds to the shape of your body, so that the heavier parts of your body sink deeper and are well supported.
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Pro Relieves pressure and reduces body pain
Contains a patented foam that adjusts to your body's contours and distributes its weight to reduce pressure on parts of your body that normally presses against the mattress and usually experiences a feeling of discomfort or even pain.
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Outside, this mattress has a lightweight and breathable fabric cover that doesn't trap body heat. While inside, the foam layers are designed to draw excess heat from your body and disperse it out of the mattress.
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This mattress will be shipped using White Glove delivery service, which includes delivering your new mattress to your home, setting it up, and removing your old mattress, should you request it.
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The 6 inch memory foam mattress molds to the shape of your body, so that the heavier parts of your body sink deeper and are well supported.
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You'll get a 10-year limited warranty so that if you find any defect in the materials they used or any fault in the workmanship, you can either have it replaced or repaired.
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They have a patented compression system that reduces the size of the mattress, to fit to a smaller-than-expected box. This is what you'll get when you see the mattress arrive to your front door.
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The firmness could prove to be too much for people weighing less than 130 lbs since this mattress is more firm than soft. They won't be heavy enough to compress the mattress down, which can create pressure points especially when sleeping on your side.
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I hope everyone had a great weekend! Before you say anything, yes I know last week's Story Saturday never showed up… Unfortunately, not having a computer or a free second all weekend made things difficult, so that story will be used for this week instead! Lucky you! (This little 'incident' has also spawned what will be the topic of the next Whatever Wednesday… Deadlines!)
But today is Monday, not Wednesday and not Saturday. That means it's time for Mission Monday!
There is something I feel I am missing that every writer really should have. If you are lucky, you can create it for yourself and design it to be exactly the way you want, but I feel like many people don't have that luxury, including myself. Therefore, my mission for the next couple weeks is to find my ideal writing location.
Before we start, let's analyze the current situation…
I think it's pretty clear to everyone that this just isn't going to work out. The lighting is dim and yellow, while I personally prefer white fluorescent light. It helps me stay focused and alert. The desk is a mess, which is obviously my own fault, but we'll probably get into that issue on a Whatever Wednesday eventually. And there's a giant bag of the best candy in the world just sitting right there begging to be eaten–not only a distraction, but bad for the teeth too.
Over the next several weeks, I will be testing out new and improved writing locations. From Barnes & Noble to local coffee shops (to cleaning my room), I'll post pictures with Mission Monday updates on my process and how it's going!
I was actually planning to explore cafes in Boston this morning as potential writing locations, but my first experience commuting via train to work took a drastic THREE HOUR turn for the worse and resulted in me vowing never to take the train again… But that's a whole different story.
What kind of environment do you need to be productive? Do you have an ideal writing location you go to a lot?


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Although many students are returning today from spring break, there are scores of their fellow undergrads and graduate students who have been hunkered down working on student projects. Senior theses are due in April, and from African American studies to writing, folks are working hard on developing creative practices and original research. I've heard about theses that concern working-class issues and avant-garde film, dairy farmers in New England and practices of commemoration in Latin America. Many Wesleyan students work in teams, especially in the sciences, and I am frequently impressed by their combination of rigorous methodological attentiveness and leaps of imaginative possibility. Some are focused on historical issues, from French cuisine to the evolution of capitalist economic policies, while others are imagining futures less fraught by inequality and environmental danger than our own present.
Over the next month the campus will bloom with the spring's creative projects. Music, dance, and theater performances have already been flowering, and you can see listings of more of them here. The visual art presentations kick into high gear with the thesis shows, which start this week.
Let's show our support to all those Wesleyans who have worked through the break and are now coming to the finish line with these projects. May they all come to happy fruition!


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US sharemarkets were firmer in light trade on Tuesday despite uncertainty on the mid-term elections and ahead of the Federal Reserve rates decision. Shares in chipmaker AMD rose by 3.9% after securing and agreement with Amazon to sell its EPYC processors. Shares in healthcare stocks Mylan (+16.1%) and CVS Health Corp (+5.8%) rose after releasing earnings results. At the close, the Dow Jones was up by 173 points or 0.7%. The S&P500 index was up by 0.6% and the Nasdaq index was up by 47 points or 0.6%.
Global oil prices fell again on Tuesday. Investors reacted to the news that eight countries were granted temporary waivers to US sanctions on Iran. The eight countries account for three-quarters of Iran's seaborne oil exports. And Iran indicated that so far it has be enable to sell all the oil available to the market. Brent crude fell by US$1.04 or 1.4% to US$72.13 a barrel, and the US Nymex price fell by US89 cents or 1.4% to US$62.21 a barrel.
Base metal prices were lower by up to 1.1% on the London Metals Exchange on Tuesday with aluminium down the most. But nickel rose 0.2%.
The gold futures price fell by US$6.00 an ounce or 0.5% to$1,226.30 an ounce. The spot gold price was trading near US$1,226 an ounce in late US trade. Iron ore was unchanged at US$75.80 a tonne.
Tuesday 6 November - close. The Australian share market closed nearly one per cent higher after strong gains from banking, energy and resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 57.1 points higher, or 0.98 per cent, at 5875.2 on Tuesday, while the broader All Ordinaries rose 0.91 per cent. The Australian dollar held firm after the Reserve Bank kept the official cash rate at a record low of 1.5 per cent and governor Philip Lowe said GDP is now expected to grow by 3.5 per cent in 2018 and 2019, up from 3.0 per cent.
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A Canadian Islamic organization is accusing a Toronto-area Jewish day school of using a textbook that vilifies Muslims.
In a Nov. 19 letter to Jewish groups, the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR-CAN, charges that a textbook used at the Joe Dwek Ohr HaEmet Sephardic School employs "inflammatory and hateful terms in describing Muslims."
CAIR-CAN alleges the book, "2000 Years of Jewish History," describes Muslims as "rabid fanatics" with "savage beginnings."
"The entire chapter devoted to Islam presents a pernicious and extreme portrayal of Muslims and the Islamic faith. The material further denigrates the Prophet Muhammad as a 'rabid Jew-hater,' and falsely portrays Islam as inherently anti-Semitic and devoted to hating Jews," the group said in its letter to the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center For Holocaust Studies and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, or CIJA.
It said the text is used in grade 7 and 8 girls' classes at the Orthodox Jewish day school and "leaves impressionable young Jewish readers with a sense of suspicion and even intolerance towards their fellow Canadians."