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What are the characteristics of a scholarly publication in the digital age?
Web publishing has complicated the identification of scholarly communications. Traditional cues such as publisher, press, and durability are no longer constant in the world of digital, scholarly communications. Findings from Leah Halliday's work with scholars, librarians, and researchers has identified three characteristics:
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Halliday, L. (2001). Scholarly communication, scholarly publication and the status of emerging formats.Information Research, 6(4). Retrieved from: Available at: http://InformationR.net/ir/paper111.html

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About the Book: Santro
Within months of its launch in late 1998, with every well-known global automobile brand jockeying for a foothold in a small-car market almost monopolized by Maruti Udyog, Hyundai Motor Indias debut production, the Santro, emerged as a force to reckon with. The first car to be conceptualized and designed for and then developed and manufactured in India, the 'Sunshine Car outshone its competition in every sphere, winning awards and setting standards in technology, quality and trust that are yet to be achieved by any other small car in the Indian market. Over a period of sixteen years it set the record for the quickest small car brand to go from zero to a million units sold, achieved profitability for Hyundai at unprecedented speed and made an impressive global impact as a 'made in India automobile in markets as diverse as Algeria and Zimbabwe, Western Europe and North America.
About the Author: B.V.R. Subbu
B.V.R. Subbu began his career in Tata Motors, where among other things, he led the teams that first conceptualized and then successfully launched the Tata 2213, a truck that metamorphosed the freight industry in India. In 1997, Subbu moved to a freshly minted Hyundai Motor India, joining initially as Director (Marketing and Sales) and later taking on the role of President of the company. Presently, Subbu manages a boutique strategy consulting firm, Beyond Visual Range, advises PE funds and serves on the governing board of the Shriram Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi and on the board of directors of KPIT Technologies Ltd, Pune and International Tractors Ltd, New Delhi.


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STILLWATER -- Travis Everett, of Jefferson, waded out of Trout Brook shortly after 10 a.m., having just reeled in one of many fish caught throughout the state Saturday.
STILLWATER -- Travis Everett, of Jefferson, waded out of Trout Brook shortly after 10 a.m., having just reeled in one of many fish caught throughout the state Saturday. As he tossed his catch into a bucket a few moments later, he expressed his relief that he would at least have something that proved his whereabouts in the morning.
"It always helps when you catch them," Everett quipped, "because then your wife believes you were out for the day."
Everett was one of more than a dozen fishermen in the brook flowing through Veterans Memorial Park Saturday, attempting to catch some of the more than 184,000 rainbow trout freshly stocked in numerous streams statewide for the opening day of trout season. According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, roughly 570,000 trout will be stocked by the end of the spring stocking season next month.
Trout season officially began at 8 a.m. Saturday, but Everett, along with his father, Jack, and several other friends, arrived at Veterans Park "with the sunrise" around 6:30 a.m. in order to get a prime fishing spot. The soon-to-be 40-year-old has taken part in the opening of trout season since he was 10, and said he always enjoys the relaxing atmosphere fishing provides.
"I just don't have to think about anything," Everett said. "There's something about being outside that just makes you feel like everything's better. Even when the weather's bad, just being outside is nice."
This year, fishermen on opening day had the opportunity for the first time to stop by the George D. Garriss General Store before or after their trips for free coffee and fresh-baked cookies. Owner Dean Voris has been renovating the store for nearly two years now, and with many local residents often stopping in to check on the building's progress, he decided to open it for the community Saturday.
"The people in the town really, really want a cup of coffee here. That's the biggest thing," Voris said. "I've been telling these fishermen for years that they can come up here and get a cup of coffee, so I figured I would make good on it."
Voris said he opened the general store at about 6 a.m. Saturday -- though he noted, "I use the term 'open' loosely; I'm always here working" -- and was giving the steady stream of customers some food and drink throughout the morning.
"Absolutely no currency exchanged; we're just having fun," he said.
In Trout Brook, Everett said he and the rest of the fishermen in his group all boasted a catch or two over the course of the morning. While he noted that fishing is enjoyable regardless of the weather, Saturday's balmy conditions certainly contributed to an enjoyable day overall.
"We got lucky," Everett said. "There's been years where we were ice fishing only a few weeks before this, so as soon as the sun came out (Saturday), I felt it on my back, I was like, 'Boy, that just feels good.'"
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US President Donald Trump's G20 summit got off to a rocky start Friday with explosive new allegations of improper links to Russia overshadowing what he had hoped would be a triumphant burst of trade diplomacy.
Trump scored a victory when he and the leaders of Mexico and Canada signed a huge new regional free trade deal known as the USMCA, replacing the quarter-century old NAFTA that the US president tore up after declaring it a job killer.
And he sounded cheerful at talks with his G20 host, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri, whom he called "very handsome," recalling that he'd once done business with his father in a New York real estate development.
But fallout from the Russia collusion probe followed Trump to Buenos Aires, where the US president canceled a long-awaited meeting with President Vladimir Putin and tweeted furiously about latest legal developments back home.
The cancellation of Friday's Putin meeting was ordered in an apparently abrupt decision aboard Air Force One as Trump flew from Washington on Thursday.
Coming just hours after a politically sensitive guilty plea by Trump's former lawyer brought investigators to focus on the president's attempts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, there was immediate speculation that the president essentially wanted to dodge Putin.
The White House denied this, blaming western anger over Russia's attack last weekend on Ukrainian shipping for the cancellation.
But as the furor continued to swirl Friday, Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders was forced to issue another, more explicit denial.
Referring to the probe as "the Russian Witch Hunt Hoax," Sanders said it "probably does undermine our relationship with Russia," but insisted that Ukraine tensions were the sole reason for shutting out Putin.
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Trump has always denied any collusion with a Russian effort to tilt the 2016 election in his favor, insisting there is no proof to back the accusations about meetings between his campaign and shadowy Russians, hacked emails and even an alleged blackmail dossier against him.
But the heat has risen with investigators homing in on the secretive territory of Trump's business empire and specifically his exploration of a property deal in Russia close to the time that he was seeking the presidency.
His ex-lawyer Michael Cohen made a surprise guilty plea on Thursday, where he admitted to lying to Congress about Trump's proposed -- but ultimately shelved -- plan for a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for the Republican billionaire, but who has now turned into a star witness for prosecutors, said he lied when he testified that Trump's project was dropped in January 2016 -- well before Trump was the official Republican candidate.
In fact, Cohen now says, the project was discussed multiple times within the company beyond January 2016. Efforts to obtain Russian governmental approval were still being discussed as late as June of that year, he said.
Cohen also mulled traveling to Russia in connection with the project and in May 2016 was offered a possible introduction to either the Russian president or prime minister on the sidelines of a Russian forum in June 2016, he said.
Trump ultimately secured the Republican nomination for president just weeks later, in July 2016.
On Friday, before launching into the G20 diplomatic schedule, Trump fired off two tweets angrily denying that he improperly mixed his business and political ambitions -- something that critics claim could have put the US leader under the Kremlin's influence.
"Oh, I get it! I am a very good developer, happily living my life, when I see our Country going in the wrong direction (to put it mildly)," Trump tweeted Friday.
"Against all odds, I decide to run for President & continue to run my business-very legal & very cool, talked about it on the campaign trail," he said.
"Lightly looked at doing a building somewhere in Russia," the Republican leader continued. "Put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn't do the project. Witch Hunt!"
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If you are looking for a charging stand for putting your Apple Watch and disgusted with expensive charging stand available on the market, now it is your best choice to DIY a Apple Watch charging stand. What we need to use as follows: 1.Apple Watch charger 2. a foam 3. a silk weaving 4.a Stapler 5. a tape
First of all, neatly trim the foam manicured, and then blank a circle to place Apple Watch charger, as shown below:
Cover the sponge with silk weaving, and then tire it with a stapler or tape.
Finally, well place the charge cable then fix it with tape, just put the charger on the circle, we can charge the Apple Watch as long as the plug in the power,wow,you've done!
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Child dies in home treadmill accident; no charges expected
WHITEHALL, Pa. – The death of a 5-year-old boy killed in a treadmill accident at a Pennsylvania home has been ruled an accident.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office determined Monday that Ashim Gurung died from neck compression. Authorities say no criminal charges will be filed.
Authorities say the accident occurred around 11 a.m. Sunday in a Whitehall home. The child apparently was playing near the moving treadmill when he somehow got caught in it while his parents were getting him some food.
Gurung was pronounced dead at the home a short time later.
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I`m searching for a map maker to help me in making some 1 room maps (a few from infinitum) for my mod (I`v got an ideas, need someone to make), using version 1.13
Mapper will be mentioned in "Thanks for" as co-creator.
You can contact me via skype - picipolo. (with . at the end) or here via pm.
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[REQUEST] A mapper needed.
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text: Oh, The Steve Miller Band, I don't have any specific memories of this song, and I imagine there are thousands upon millions of words already written about this one. So I'm not going to add too many more. Even though I don't know when I first heard this, or hell, the most recent time I've heard this, it doesn't really matter. This song has been around all my life and I've clearly heard it many, many times because I know every line and guitar riff. It's actually kind of crazy that I can't tell you even one time where this song has shown up in my life. It's just always been there and has fused with my cells. It's the kind of song that's so great, so classic (in the best sense of the word), that you take its existence for granted. So I guess I'm sorry I've taken you for granted, The Steve Miller Band, but thanks for sure showin' me a good time.


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This is the part of the story where I'd like to say that I spent the night dreaming of lions. That King Milo came to see me, and beside the river outside our tent, amidst the roars of the other lions in his kingdom, we sat and talked about a great many things. Secrets that the wind has shared with him that he's now sharing with me.
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It's an Ugly Thing, This Killing Business
The MK's have given chase to something, but it's hard to tell what it is from our vantage point. 100 meters up the road we pull up alongside the lead vehicle and see Kali, Mara, Meeka, and Moyo, towering over a sub-adult zebra. The zebra is on its back, braying at the top of its lungs, kicking its hooves, and rolling from side-to-side – still very much alive. One of the lionesses has tucked her face into the zebra's rear end, where it was presumably taken down, and is, literally, eating it alive.
A Horse Is a Horse, of Course of Course!
AP has between 20-30 horses and mules on site and every volunteer spends at least one full day with them. I'm excited, but also nervous. I have never been near a horse before, let alone ridden one. Well, that's not entirely true. I do remember going on a pony ride when I was quite little; you know the type where the ponies are chained to a center pole and you go around in circles? Fun for a kid, but I don't consider it legitimate horse experience.


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On Wednesday May 1, select members of art accompanied by Mr. Brian Burns, LHS art instructor, travelled to Ottawa University to participate in the Frontier League art competition. Members who attended were Madison Svoboda (senior), Rhiannon Morey (senior), Evan Murphy (junior), Rayna Jones (sophomore), Samuel Bradley (junior), Kaitlyn Leikam (junior), Emma Jorgensen (junior), Hailee Drake (senior), and Sage Bogdanowicz (junior).
"You never know how you will do at League because judges like different things, but I have a very talented class that worked diligently with great craftsmanship," Burns said.
Out of 34 ribbons, the LHS group won 11. This means that LHS students won first place in the League tournament beating Spring Hill who had gone undefeated for approximately 8 years.
"It was nice because the last two years we got second place and we finally brought home the dub. It was a good ending to my senior year," senior Madison Svoboda said.
Generally, students who participate in League are juniors and seniors who are in Pro Art. They can create their own art and consult with Mr. Burns about what pieces they are entering into the competition.
"They must be open to my responses and to change or improve ideas and craftsmanship," Burns said.
Students can enter individual pieces of art and also can work together on other competitions. They can work together to compete in events such as a sidewalk chalk competition.
"When I finally finished the sidewalk competition, my fingers were raw and I had chalk on my face, but it was totally worth it," Svoboda said.
Svoboda won 3 ribbons, Drake won 2 ribbons, Jorgensen won 1 Best of Show ribbon, Bogdanowicz won 1 ribbon, Bradley won 1 ribbon. Two other students had pieces entered as well even though they didn't attend the competition. Dawson Detherage (junior) won 2 ribbons, 1 Best of Show and Nicole Crane (freshman) won 1 ribbon.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials say the private information of nearly 44,000 TennCare members may have been stolen during a breach of the email system of a vendor for the state's Medicaid agency.
The Tennessean reports that Magellan Health Systems says information including members' names and social security numbers was potentially compromised because a Magellan employee was subjected to a phishing scheme.
Magellan says in a news release that the scheme allowed access to the employee's email account, which contained members' information. Magellan is TennCare's pharmacy benefits manager.
Magellan said a third-party investigation found no evidence the hacker who accessed company emails "actually accessed, viewed or attempted to use" the information, but members' protected health information still may have potentially been accessed.
A TennCare spokeswoman says 43,847 people may have been affected. Affected members are being notified.
Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com
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Ray H. Taylor, 95, died at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at Friendship Manor in St. Elmo, Ill.
He was born Oct. 31, 1915, in rural Brownstown, Ill., to William and Pearl (Hedges) Taylor.
His marriage to the former Wanda J. Eakins took place April 23, 1955, in Clarksville, Ind.
He retired in 1980 from Ashland Oil Company, where he had been a terminal operator, and was a lifetime member of both the American Legion Post 214 in Bethalto and VFW Post 1308 in Alton. The World War II Army veteran served in the Pacific with the 104th Engineers.
In addition to wife, survivors include his son, Philip Taylor of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two daughters, Gayle Leonard and husband, John and Laura Taylor, all of St. Charles, Mo.; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Leonard and Andrew Leonard, both of St. Charles, and Alan Taylor of Oklahoma City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers, Noah, Thurman, Jack, Paul, Glen, Rollie and Charles Taylor; and two sisters, Nellie Taylor and Bonnie Hunter.
Military rites will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30, by the American Legion Post 214 of Bethalto, followed by a memorial visitation until 3 p.m. at Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Bethalto.
Memorials may be made to American Legion Post 214 in Bethalto.
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Every Planet You Visit In Borderlands 3 (Spoilers)
In a first for the franchise, Borderlands 3 leaves Pandora's solar system and takes you to never-before-seen planets. Fairly early in the game's campaign, you and the rest of the Crimson Raiders board the spaceship Sanctuary III and begin a treasure hunt for vaults scattered throughout the universe. Overall, you'll visit five planets in Borderlands 3's campaign–though you can travel to a few other interstellar locations that aren't tied to planets, like a Maliwan station and Torgue's Circle of Slaughter.
Your journey begins on Pandora, the planet that's been the setting of Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and much of Tales of the Borderlands. You'll next go to Promethea, the capital planet of Atlus. Unlike Pandora, Promethea does have civilization, with sprawling cities full of towering skyscrapers. Your main contact on Pandora is Tales from the Borderlands' Vaughn, who's now become a bandit leader, while your go-to person on Promethea is the coffee-addicted Lorelei.
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You'll also get to finally visit Athenas–which is first mentioned in Borderlands 2. Athenas is home to the pacifist monastic organization known as the Order of the Impending Storm, which used a young Maya's reputation as a Siren to scare the rest of the planet into obeying them for years. Maya eventually killed the Order's leader and traveled to Pandora to be a Vault Hunter in order to learn about the origin of the Sirens. In Borderlands 3, the Crimson Raiders turn to Maya to provide you with the information you need to know to make your way around Athenas.
Eden-6 is also on your itinerary, a lush jungle planet that acts as the planetary base for the Jakobs weapon manufacturer. Like Pandora, no actual civilization has been able to gain traction on Eden-6. This is largely thanks to the planet's ecosystem–the most dangerous wildlife in Borderlands 3 is found on Eden-6, ranging from the semi-sentient monkey-like Jabbers to the fire-breathing dinosaur-like Saurians. Though many of your missions on Eden-6 come from Wainwright Jakobs, you'll also turn to his boyfriend, Sir Hammerlock, and the mercenary-turned-rebel leader Clay for getting the lay of the land.
The final planet in Borderlands 3 is a bit of a spoiler, so click away now if you want to keep it a surprise. Again, minor story spoilers ahead. You've been warned.
The fifth planet you visit in Borderlands 3 is Nekrotafeyo, the former home of the long-dead race that created the Vaults, the Eridians. A planet that's long believed to be a myth, Nekrotafeyo now contains the secrets of the Great Vault, a place that supposedly contains an immense power. The Great Vault can only be opened by acquiring the unique totems of four different vaults. You begin Borderlands 3 with one already in your possession–the map found in the vault at the end of Borderlands 2–so you'll need to race to find three more before the Calypso twins can get their hands on the power found in the Great Vault.
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For the classic California rap fans, we knew the stove was on, we heard the audio-crack bubbling in the hip-hop kitchen and now the whole world is waiting by the pyrex. West Side is the best side, bloods and crips bangin' on wax and left coast are some of the popular phrases that come to mind when I think of the rap-game right now. West coast hip-hop is on a whole new wave and it's just the beginning.
The (los) awesome thing about the new Cali generation is not only are there too many to name, they represent different styles reminding fans of the '90s west coast sound with a millennium touch. The beautiful thing about the new class is they have mastered almost every rap sub-genre you can think of.
There are the straight 80-bar spittin' lyricists like Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul, two rappers who are conscious spitters with deep concepts and impressive punchlines; rappers killin' the underground scene with cool-laid vibes to kick back and light one up to like Casey Veggies, Dom Kennedy and Vince Staples; radio-buzzin' artists and party MCs who turn up every function like Problem, Ty Dolla $ign, Iamsu!, HBK, Kid Ink, Tyga and Sage The Gemini; Odd Future, a large clique with their own empire of funny antics, crazy music and tasteful fashion; Then there are dudes who are ushering gangsta-rap back to the game like Nipsey Hussle, YG, ScHoolboy Q and The type of rappers who made Middle America scared of rap music in the first place. They make you want to put on a ski mask and stuff a glock in your sweatpants type of feel. If you love all the different factions of rap, you can have an iPod of just these rappers and be straight.
A huge huge huge contributor of the west coast rise is a young producer by the name of DJ Mustard. "Mustard on the beat, hoe!" has been a popular tagline that has burned into our minds ever since fans downloaded YG's first mixtapes on DatPiff and heard Tyga's "Rack City" on the radio.
The Roc Nation signee has produced hit records such as "I'm Different", Kid Ink's "Show Me", YG's "My N*gga", "R.I.P." and Ty Dolla $ign's "Paranoid"; all radio smashes that have the signature Mustard, bay-area bounce.
With Schoolboy Q's Oxymoron keeping hip-hop fiends high and YG's My Krazy Life just dropping, it's exciting to see that these are debut albums that could be the match that starts the flame for more mainstream success. Like how good kid, m.A.A.d. city catapult-launched King Kendrick Lamar in the everyday music conversation, I can almost guarantee the same will happen for Groovy Q and YG 400 along with the other rappers I mentioned when their time is right.
All I am saying is this summer will probably consist of teeny boppers rockin' flannel tees, bucket hats ("YAWK! YAWK! YAWK! YAWK!"), black snapbacks and khakis, stomping in a fresh pair of Chuck Taylors. West up.


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United States District Court, D. New Mexico
April 12, 2018
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff/Respondent,v.OSCAR REYES-ESPINOZA, Defendant/Movant.
MATTER comes before the Court on Magistrate Judge Laura
Fashing's Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommended
Disposition, Doc. 71[1] (Report), and movant Oscar
Reyes-Espinoza's Objections to the Recommendations of
Magistrate Judge, Doc. 72. The United States filed a Response
to Reyes-Espinoza's objections. Doc. 73. Having reviewed
the record in this case, the Court overrules
Reyes-Espinoza's objections and adopts the magistrate
judge's recommendation to deny Reyes-Espinoza's
Standard of Review
When a
party files timely written objections to the magistrate
judge's recommendation, the district court generally will
conduct a de novo review and "may accept, reject, or
modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations
made by the magistrate judge." 28 U.S.C. § 636(C);
see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). To preserve an
issue for de novo review, "a party's objections to
the magistrate judge's report and recommendation must be
both timely and specific." United States v. One
Parcel of Real Prop., With Buildings, Appurtenances,
Improvements, & Contents, Known as: 2121 E. 30th St.,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 73 F.3d 1057, 1060 (10th Cir. 1996).
magistrate judge recommended that the Court deny
Reyes-Espinoza's challenge to his sentence because the
Supreme Court's decision in Johnson v. United
States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015)-which held that that
residual clause in the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) was
unconstitutionally vague-does not apply to this case.
Reyes-Espinoza was not sentenced under the ACCA, and the
Guideline provision that was used to enhance his sentence did
not contain a residual clause similar to the one in the ACCA.
See Doc. 71 at 5. Further, even if the Guideline had
contained a similar provision, the Supreme Court's
decision in Beckles v. United States, 137 S.Ct. 886
(2017) forecloses void-for-vagueness challenges to the
Guidelines. See Doc. 71 at 6.
magistrate judge also recommended that the Court deny
Reyes-Espinoza's ineffective assistance claim based on
his counsel's failure to file a notice of appeal.
See Doc. 71 at 6-9. The magistrate judge found
Reyes-Espinoza's former attorney more credible than
Reyes-Espinoza, and found that Reyes-Espinoza did not direct
his attorney to file a notice of appeal. See Id. at
7-8. The magistrate judge also found that the attorney made a
reasonable effort to determine whether Reyes-Espinoza wanted
to file an appeal. See Id. at 9.
respect to Reyes-Espinoza's motion to amend, the
magistrate judge recommended that the Court deny the motion.
Because Reyes-Espinoza sought to add new claims in his
motion, they did not relate back to his original petition,
and the new claims are time-barred. See Id. at
10-11. And although Reyes-Espinoza's actual innocence
claim could overcome the statute-of-limitations bar, he
submitted insufficient evidence to support this claim.
See Id. at 11- 12.
only objects to one aspect of the magistrate judge's
Report. See Doc. 72. Specifically, he objects to the
magistrate judge's finding that Reyes-Espinoza's
attorney made a reasonable effort to discover whether
Reyes-Espinoza wanted to file a notice of appeal.
Id. at 1. He argues that "[u]nder the
circumstances of this case, where Mr. Reyes specifically
wanted to retain his right to appeal, and where he made
statements regarding his potential innocence at the time of
the plea and at sentencing, it was not reasonable or
sufficient for the attorney to ask the question (whether he
wanted to appeal) yet not get an answer." Id.
at 3. In Reyes-Espinoza's view, the attorney should have
demanded an answer, or just filed the notice of appeal
without an answer. See Id. In response, the
government argues that given the limited nature of an appeal
after a guilty plea, and given the substantially reduced
sentence that Reyes-Espinoza received, it was reasonable for
the attorney to accept Reyes-Espinoza's silence as an
indication that he did not want to appeal. See Doc.
73. The Court agrees with the government.
Roe v. Flores-Ortega, 528 U.S. 470 (2000), the
Supreme Court described how the Court should address claims
of ineffective assistance of counsel similar to the one
presented here:
In those cases where the defendant neither instructs counsel
to file an appeal nor asks that an appeal not be taken, we
believe the question whether counsel has performed
deficiently by not filing a notice of appeal is best answered
by first asking a separate, but antecedent, question: whether
counsel in fact consulted with the defendant about an appeal.
We employ the term "consult" to convey a specific
meaning-advising the defendant about the advantages and
disadvantages of taking an appeal, and making a reasonable
effort to discover the defendant's wishes. If counsel has
consulted with the defendant, the question of deficient
performance is easily answered: Counsel performs in a
professionally unreasonable manner only by failing to follow
the defendant's express instructions with respect to an
Id. at 478.
In this
case, Reyes-Espinoza does not challenge the magistrate
judge's credibility findings, or its recitation of what
occurred immediately after the sentencing hearing in this
case. See Doc. 72 at 1-2. Those factual findings
make clear that Reyes-Espinoza's attorney "followed
Reyes-Espinoza back to the holding cell and explained to him
the significance of the district judge's downward
departure, " "discussed with Reyes-Espinoza his
appellate rights and offered to file a notice of appeal,
" "asked Reyes-Espinoza if he had any other
questions, thoughts or concerns, and made sure that
Reyes-Espinoza knew how to contact him if necessary."
Doc. 71 at 7-8. These facts make clear that the attorney
adequately "consulted" with Reyes-Espinoza about
an appeal under Roe. Thus, the attorney's
performance could be professionally unreasonable only if he
"fail[ed] to follow the defendant's express
instructions with respect to an appeal." Roe,
528 U.S. at 478. Because Reyes-Espinoza did not respond to
the attorney's inquiry and gave no express instructions
one way or the other, the attorney's performance was not
professionally unreasonable.
argument that, under the circumstances, his attorney should
have demanded a response, or filed an appeal in the absence
of a response, is not persuasive. Reyes-Espinoza acknowledges
that "he may not have had grounds to appeal his
sentence, " but instead says that he had grounds to
appeal his conviction based on his repeated assertion that he
believed he had a claim to citizenship. Doc. 72 at 2. At his
change of plea hearing, however, Reyes-Espinoza said only
"that there is a possibility that I'm a United
States Citizen" based on his belief he was adopted by a
U.S. citizen, but he acknowledged that he did not have proof
of that claim. Doc. 47 at 25. He also admitted he was a
Mexican citizen who previously had been deported from the
United States, and that he did not have permission to reenter
the United States. Id. at 26-27. At sentencing, he
again said that he believed that there was a "high
possibility" he was a citizen, but that he was
"still looking into that, " and "still
[didn't] know what's going on with that." Doc.
48 at 11. In short, Reyes-Espinoza persisted in his guilty
plea despite his belief that he may have a claim to U.S.
citizenship. As the government points out, "a valid
guilty plea relinquishes any claim that would contradict the
admissions necessarily made upon entry of a voluntary plea of
guilty." Class v. United States, 138 S.Ct.
798, 805 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted). And
unlike United States v. Carillo, 860 F.3d 1293,
1302-05 (10th Cir. 2017), the prosecutor in this case clearly
set forth the factual basis for the reentry offense to which
Reyes-Espinoza pled guilty, and the Court reviewed the
elements of the offense with Reyes-Espinoza before it
accepted his guilty plea. Doc. 47 at 24-28. Thus, after the
sentencing hearing, it was not unreasonable for
Reyes-Espinoza's attorney to believe that there were no
nonfrivolous grounds for an appeal. Reyes-Espinoza's
attorney was not ineffective for failing to demand that
Reyes-Espinoza respond to his question about whether he
wanted to appeal, or for failing to file a notice of appeal
without being directed to do so by his client.
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Dr. McDaniel trained as an addiction medicine program physician under J. Thomas Payte, M.D., in his Dallas clinics and as a back-up physician for his San Antonio clinics from 1998 through 2003.
Dr. McDaniel has four grown children: a surgeon, a chemist, a social worker, and a writer. She is married to Dr. Reg McDaniel. They live on a five-acre farm with horses, goats, dogs, a bird and a cat.
Compliance History: Dr. McDaniel served as program director at the North Texas Rehabilitation Center on 321 Colorado Blvd. in Dallas, Texas, from September 1998 to March 1999. She served as program physician for the Plano Road Clinic in Garland, Texas, in April and May 1999. She was program physician for the J. Thomas Payte at Market Center Clinic from April 1999 to February 28, 2003. Dr. McDaniel also served as medical director and program physician for the Brentwood Clinic of Denton, Texas, from November 2000 to October of 2002. She currently serves as medical director and program physician at the Anti-Aging and Longevity Center of Texas, PA, Dallas, Texas. These five clinics have not had any major compliance violations while under her medical direction.
Competency: Dr. McDaniel has had no malpractice lawsuits in my medical career to date. She has 14 years of service as a program physician and 11 years as a medical director in narcotic treatment programs and addiction medicine.
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It's just a fact that astronauts are awesome. These men and women have ridden rockets up to the stars to explore a place where people have only dreamt of going. And when they're up there they float around in their space shuttles doing wonderful science experiments. Now you can join those amazing heroes in this great space man costume!
Some kids ride a bicycle around the neighborhood. Others like to ride a rocket ship. If your child is the type that likes to ride rocket ships, then he needs a proper training suit for space travel. We got you covered with this kids astronaut costume.
Our rocket ship is all prepped to go, but we have a slight problem. We need a pilot to command the mission! We don't want to trust it to just anyone and we think your child has what it takes to be a real astronaut. All he needs is the proper gear, like this astronaut helmet and we might just let him take the controls of our space ship!
This child's Astronaut costume makes your kid look ready for some training at NASA. It's going to take years and years, so it's a good thing that you're starting him young! But once he's out circling the planet in zero gravity, he'll know it was all worth it (and just imagine the cool selfies he's going to be send back to earth). Start his journey with an imaginary trip to Astronaut boot camp, and this costume!
When you ask kids what they want to be when they grow up, a lot of kids say police man or race car driver. Not your kid, though. He wants to be a space ship. Not an astronaut, but the ship. How do you tell a child that it's physically impossible for him to turn into a space ship? You don't! This Child Rocket Ship Costume lets your child indulge in that crazy dream with his imagination. Give him a few years and he'll figure it out that people can't be rocket ships. But maybe someday...
T-minus 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...ignition...and we have liftoff! Get ready to explore the final frontier with this Deluxe Astronaut Helmet as part of your costume. Re-create a historic voyage, or imagine one of your own. Just hope you never have to say, "Houston, we have a problem."
One small step for man kind, one huge leap for babies everywhere! Your little guy might not be ready for a space mission, but he can take care of moon rocks right here on earth with this cute orange romper. And since NASA has a pretty rigorous entry process, this romper might just be the thing that gives him an edge on the competition. Because you never know, a child today might just be the first human to step foot on Mars!
Call NASA. There's a new astronaut ready to board ship. But before he can aboard, he'll need a thorough doctor examination and a guardian to sign his permission slip. Too realistic? How about letting your little space-lover dress up in this Kids Astronaut Costume for Halloween instead. That way all his space-bound trips can be in his imagination instead.
This Kid's Astronaut backpack makes your child look like he's ready for a space adventure. And since it's going to be a long mission, it might not be a bad idea for him to store a couple of treats in there. After all, NASA's space shuttle menu can get a little boring... so it might be a good idea to bring along a few treats! Suit him up for any adventure with this fun spaceman look!
Add this pair of Kids Black Astronaut Boots to his outer space costume. He'll be excited to start an interstellar mission, and you'll be excited to have a little astronaut around the house! He'll feel like he is on the moon!
"Houston to Space Station 1. Over. What do you mean you left your gloves at Cape Canaveral? We'll there's not much we can do for you here. You're just going to half to skip that moonwalk." Don't let your child miss out on the best part of his space mission. Add these kid's astronaut gloves to his look, they're the perfect addition to any NASA themed costume!
Walk, jump or fly to the moon in a pair of Kids White Astronaut Boots. They'll make your little space explorer fee like an authentic cosmonaut! We have some fantastic accessories for all your space exploration needs.
One day we'll all live in a NASA space station that orbits what used to be earth. We'll all wear silver jumpsuit and talk in a reinvented language called narsh. It could happen, in fact I'm pretty sure it's happening as we speak. Until then, these Kids White Astronaut Gloves are a great way to practice for those deep space adventures!
Pretending that your car is a space shuttle isn't a crime. Heck, we'd have all been locked up if it was. So, why fight the urge to put on an astronaut jumpsuit and paint your minivan to look like a space shuttle? We totally have the orange suit ready for you, but you might want to get the okay from your significant other before applying that first coat of paint to your car.
Your little one might be a few decades away from being ready to blast off into outer space, but you can always give him an early start on his astronaut training! This cozy little Roger the Rocket Ship bunting has been specially designed to make your baby feel comfortable around rocket ships. It's probably the best way to get your little one started on the road to becoming an astronaut.


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Misha Glenny
Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio
Misha Glenny
Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio
Through the story of Nem, an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and perhaps Brazil's most wanted criminal, Misha Glenny offers an explosive vision of contemporary Brazil's underbelly.
From evangelical pastors, bent police, farmers, corrupt politicians and drug lords with maths degrees, to rainforests, high-security prisons, filthy slums and glittering shopping malls, Glenny talks about the change that has come to Brazil and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio as it struggles to break free from a tangled web of corruption, violence, drugs and poverty.
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Dust is a major safety concern in construction and maintenance operations these days as health and safety awareness demands must be met by compliance with regulations. The latest range of L class dust extractors from Makita exceed the performance required by health and safety standards for wet and dry cleaning applications as well as the legal dust extraction requirements when working with non-hazardous materials.
These extractors have a new motor housing design with a flat top and integrated carry handle and accessory storage while the filters are housed above the tank line to maximise the holding capacity. Stainless steel tanks are fitted to the 20 and 30 litres models whilst the 25 litre unit has a moulded ABS tank which reduces weight to just 7kg making it ideal for site transport.
Products in the new Makita extractor range feature washable PET cartridge filters to protect the suction turbine for fine dust and debris. The air flow can be driven through the filter by pushing the pipe valve which cleans the filter in seconds. The fleece filter bag allows you to pick up moist debris without damaging the filter bag.
Powered by 1000watt motors the VC2012L and the VC3011L models feature a power take off facility which can be activated by the power tool when coupled. As the tool is switched on it automatically starts the extraction unit. All models have a maximum airflow of 3.6m³/minute and a maximum sealed suction rating of 21.0kPa. The 3.5 metre suction hose connects to an aluminium extension piece which couples to either of the three nozzles supplied including a floor nozzle with rubber lip and brushes. The hose is carried in a convenient strap fixing on the side of the unit and all are fitted with castor wheels which makes the machines stable in use and convenient to pull into location.
New dust extraction guards introduced by Makita to fit all current 5" angle grinders enhance extraction performance. The new 196845-3 is a neat aluminium extraction guard that encloses the wheel and has a robust extractor port to connect to the new dust extraction units. A clearview panel on the side shows the wheel at work. The casing is opened without tools by a simple turn-screw at the top. The grip handle can be fitted in three alternative positions and three depth levels are accurately marked on the casing. A 230mm guard is also available.
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Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes the "it works on my machine" excuse a thing of the past.
"Creating Development Environments with Vagrant" is a practical, hands-on guide that walks you through the functionality of Vagrant, Puppet, and Chef to create powerful and flexible virtual development environments. Create your own virtualization environments containing configurations for different projects so that you can simulate complicated environments that can be easily shared with colleagues to get your projects up and running quickly and effortlessly.
"Creating Development Environments with Vagrant" starts with an introduction to virtualization and the concepts behind it, why it's useful, and an overview of the architecture of Vagrant. We will learn to install Vagrant and get to know its prerequisites. Covering provisioning scripts with Puppet and Chef, learning to use them independently as well as with Vagrant to create a powerful combination.
If you want to locally test your projects, juggle multiple projects running on different versions of software, easily share technology requirement changes with colleagues, and, most importantly, want to perform all these tasks efficiently, then this book is for you.
"Creating Development Environments with Vagrant" will take you from a virtualization novice to running all of your projects across your team in robust, isolated virtual development environments.
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Top a-list artistes, including multi award winning artistes, Davido, Olamide, King Sunny Ade, and other music stars are set to grace the stage across five different locations to thrill fun seekers as the flagship yuletide revue of the Lagos State Government, also known as One Lagos Fiesta, takes off Sunday evening (today).
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Aramide Giwanson, in a statement also listed Adewale Ayuba, Salawa Abeni, Humble Smith, Small Doctor, Ras Kimono, Pasuma, Osupa, among the star studded artistes already lined up for this year's Fiesta.
Giwanson said the eight days non-stop Fiesta will hold in five different designated centres simultaneously.
These are Ikeja (Agege Stadium), Badagry (Badagry Grammar School), Ikorodu (Ikorodu Town Hall), Lagos Island (Bar Beach) and Epe (Epe-Marina Beachfront).
That for the cross over night of December 31 into the New Year will hold at Eko Atlantic City.
Tagged: "See, Feel and Explore Lagos," Giwanson said the One Lagos Fiesta will round off the year 2017 and usher Lagosians into a New Year with arguably the biggest and the largest celebration in Nigeria with a record of 10 million people in attendance.
According to her, the OLF will turn the five divisions of Lagos into a tourist destination for eight days non-stop, showcasing not less than 40 concerts all together across the city of Lagos, while developing the local economy of these areas. thereby making it self-sustaining during the festive period and after.
Giwanson assured residents that adequate preparations have been made to guarantee safety and security of participants at the Fiesta, while traffic management officials have also been mobilised to ensure free flow of traffic throughout the course of the eight days event.
She explained that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Ambulance Service, Lagos State Fire Service, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command and other related agencies have been fully briefed on preventing any chaos or break down of law and order.


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Pentagon reviewing how it counts troop numbers
Washington (AFP) - The Pentagon is reviewing how it counts US troop numbers in Iraq and Syria, an official said Monday, as it moves from Obama-era troop limits that critics said were misleading.
Currently, the Pentagon provides "force management levels" that set limits on how many US troops are supposedly in each country.
Former president Barack Obama, who tried to end US involvement in Middle East conflicts, set relatively low numbers to avoid the impression America was getting dragged back into new wars.
In Iraq, the force management level is 5,262 and in Syria it's 503.
But those numbers have become increasingly meaningless as commanders flow hundreds of extra "temporary" forces in to Syria and fill some military roles with contractors.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants to see if the current method still makes sense, said Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.
"We are looking at the whole construct for how we do force management levels and how we account for where our people are," Davis told reporters.
In Syria, the actual number of American troops in the war-torn country is likely now between 800 and 900, a US defense official said, and the Pentagon is weighing additional deployments.
In Iraq, the 5,262 number doesn't include certain military roles, troops on temporary deployments or numbers when incoming and outgoing units overlap.
To avoid hitting troop caps, the military has in some cases deployed helicopters but left their maintenance crews at home, leaving the work to be done by contractors.
Davis said the Pentagon is aware of complaints that the overreliance on contractors harms "unit cohesion" -- bonding and tactical smoothness arising when an entire unit deploys together.
"That's one of the issues we want to take a close look at to make sure we are not in any way harming our mission effectiveness," Davis said.
According to Pentagon data, the Pentagon employs 3,592 contractors in Iraq, with a total of 45,549 across all of Central Command's area of operations including Afghanistan.
Trump has said he wants to quicken the defeat of IS and told the Pentagon to come up with a range of plans that could accomplish that goal, including extra US forces.
"The war has evolved... you have to take a holistic view of the whole situation to see if changes need to be made," a Pentagon official said.


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Tide Line Thames: A Collaborative Light Projected Installation
Fri 1 - Sat 30 Sep
Opening times: 2pm - 5pm
Anne Krinsky
Anne Krinsky's Tropical Thames, is an installation of large-scale digitally-designed prints on aluminium panels, created specifically for the Crossrail Place Roof Garden. Krinsky's imagery is inspired by Thames architectural structures in southeast London – docks, piers and river walls – that were shaped by centuries of shipping and trade.
Tropical Thames also responds to the Garden's dramatic roof structure (designed by Foster and Partners) and to its plantings, some of which were species that first entered Britain through Thames docks.
Krinsky works across analogue and digital media – painting, printmaking, photography and projection. Visual and historical research underpins much of her recent practice and she has made installations in response to materials in archived collections in the US, the UK and India. Since moving to the UK from Boston in 2012 she has received two Arts Council England Grants for the Arts and an Artists International Development Fund Grant.
The artist lives and works in southeast London – her studio is located on the river, just east of the Thames Barrier. She has been researching and creating work about the tidal Thames and its architectural structures for the last two years. With artist Tom Pearman, Krinsky has created Tide Line Thames, a collaborative installation of light projected imagery for the Thames Tunnel Shaft of the Brunel Museum. Anne Krinsky's works are in the collections of the British Museum, Boston Public Library, Paintings in Hospitals, England and collector Graham Gund and numerous corporate collections on both sides of the Atlantic.
Commissioned by Canary Wharf Arts.
Meet the Artist behind Tropical Thames
Wednesday 6 September, 18:00 - 20:00
Come along to the reception in Crossrail Place Roof Garden to meet Anne Krinsky, the artist behind Tropical Thames. Her installation of large-scale digital prints is inspired by Thames architectural structures in southeast London – docks, piers and river walls – that were shaped by centuries of shipping and trade.
"I am enchanted by the architecture of the Thames embankments, which are etched and eroded by the tides and the passage of time. The river walls and the constantly changing tidal riverscape have inspired a large body of work in several media – photos, paintings, digital prints on paper and on aluminium and a video collaboration."


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Success for two corneal transplants from seven-year-old donor
Tuesday, 2018-02-27 11:11:32
NDO – The corneas donated by a seven-year-old girl following her tragic death from cancer were successfully transplanted into two patients suffering from corneal scarring and a congenital corneal cataract on February 26.
Nguyen Hai An, a seven-year-old angel with the intention of donating her corneas after taking her last breath on February 22 fighting against astrocytomas, has stirred the hearts of millions of Vietnamese. Five days after An and her family decided to donate the corneas, her precious gift came to two other patients, a 73-year-old female with corneal scarring who had lived in the dark her whole life and a 42-year-old male patient born with a cataract.
Previously, doctors at the Hanoi-based National Hospital of Ophthalmology consulted and carefully considered many patients suffering from corneal diseases on the waiting list for transplantation. On February 25, they selected four patients and after the necessary tests, the above two patients were fortunate to have the appropriate index to receive a cornea from the little girl.
They are two among more than 1,000 patients waiting for corneal transplants at the hospital to date. According to statistics, up to 300,000 people require a corneal transplant, but only 100-150 people receive a cornea each year due to a national shortage.
Earlier on Thursday, many in An's house felt deeply touched by the noble deed of the seven-year-old girl who had died of astrocytomas but decided to give her cornea to people who could use it before passing away. In the small house, the 7-year-old gave her last breath in her mother's arms, after bravely fighting against cancer since September 2017.
A doctor removes a cornea from the seven-year-old child
Nguyen Huu Hoang, Director of the Vietnam National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation, recalled the moment he arrived at An's house to take her corneas as An and her parents had arranged. Hoang and his two colleagues tried to conduct the 30-minute surgery as gently as they could. An's corneas were later preserved in the Bank of Eyes under the National Hospital of Ophthalmology before being transplanted into the waiting patients.
This was the second surgery Hoang and his colleagues had undertaken to take a cornea from a child "but the surgery still ended with the doctors in tears," he said. They felt deeply touched because An's parents overcame the normal prejudice that people's bodies should be complete when they die in order to donate An's corneas, Hoang said.
Nguyen Hoang Phuc, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation, said that only in the case of brain dead patients could their organs be donated. The Law on Organ Donation only permits people above 18 years old to donate their organs. "When we received the call from An's mother wishing to donate her daughter's organs, we were very moved but the girl was too young to legally donate organs. Therefore, she could only donate her corneas," Phuc said.
He recalled in a choked voice: "We did not hold back the tears when we came to An's house. She was cradled peacefully in her mother's arms like an angel. An's mother, who had worked in the medical sector, was very calm, placing a kiss on An's forehead before the doctors performed the operation and said "My baby, you are bringing back the light to others in need."
The little girl Nguyen Hai An, who donated her corneas after passing away, has brought back the light for others in need.
"Everyone can live a second life after he or she dies if he or she donates a part of their body to people who need it," Phuc added.
Not only the doctors but also thousands of other people were filled the same feeling of respect and gratitude when they heard An's story, including Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. She sent a condolence wreath to An.
The mother's decision to donate her only child's corneas is a true example of the most noble human value of giving for others in need even after death. An became the second-youngest person to donate a cornea in the country so far.


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Natalie Smailis never envied her father's 60-minute commute to work each day from their home in Highland, Ind.
But it has made the Indiana State University graduate more appreciative of the two-stop, 10-minute train ride she has taken to her job for nearly two years at Yelp's downtown Chicago office, where she serves as an account executive for the online directory.
"As an account executive here, I cold call small businesses, build a rapport with them and pitch them on Yelp advertising to grow their businesses," said Smailis, '12, GR'14, who earned a bachelor's degree in communication with a concentration in public relations and a minor in marketing. "Sometimes I talk to businesses that don't know they have pages on Yelp, and sometimes I talk to businesses that are really engaged with their page. Every conversation I have is different."
After graduating with her master's in sport management, Smailis moved to Nashville and began a career as a marketing coordinator for Simon Property Group's Opry Mills, where she was promoted to assistant director of marketing for new development.
"I did a lot with tourism, sales development and marketing at the property," she said. "I learned how to sell and how to market a huge property that has 18 million people come through the doors every year."
Eager to move to the Chicago area, where her family has roots, Smailis began a job search and made contact with Yelp through a friend of her brother who worked at the company.
"The job and the location were perfect, because I always wanted to say that in my life I lived and did the whole downtown Chicago deal. And I'm doing it," she said.
Although her current position isn't in public relations, Smailis said the coursework helped mold her professionally.
"I came to college not really knowing what I wanted to major in, so I took a couple of business classes, and one of my friends said I should look into public relations," she said. "I shifted over and really liked it. It was a lot more creative but still business-driven."
Smailis learned to be a go-getter at Indiana State, where she played soccer, co-founded ISU Dance Marathon and participated in the Public Relations Student Society of America.
"ISU has so many organizations that students can get involved in, which I think helps make you stand out. Because it is a smaller campus, you are able to get into a leadership role and drive an organization to be what you envision it to be," she said. "I tried everything and got involved. If I didn't like it, that was OK. But I tried everything, and I still do that today. I try new things whenever I can, especially fun things to do in Chicago. I've got to try it all out."
That "jump in with both feet" attitude Smailis nurtured at Indiana State served her well in the transition to Yelp.
"The best thing about Indiana State is that you are encouraged to reach out to people, try new things and learn about different positions," she said. "I never thought I would be doing cold calls when I graduated, but I have learned so much about myself and what I can accomplish. I was able to get promoted to a management role at Yelp within eight months, which I think is really difficult with a company of this size. There is a ton of growth and opportunities within the company, though, if you work really hard, trust the process and focus on what you're doing."


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"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury you have listened to the evidence of the prosecution and the testimony of the defence. Have you reach decision?"
The foreman of the jury rose to address the judge. "We have your honour."
"On the charge of financial embezzlement off the funds of Oxton Cottage Hospital, do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?"
"On the charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?"
"And finally, on the charge of the illegal distribution of prescription drugs, do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty?"
The judge turned to address the defendant. "Dr. Benjamin Webster you have been found guilty of the charges bought against you. I therefore sentence you to 12 years imprisonment with the recommendation that you serve a minimum of eight years."
Dr. Webster bowed his head downward as Inspector Parton took him from the doc. Out in the gallery he spotted Corporal Bell looking in complete shop while his nurse Liz buried her head in her hands, he remained silent as he was dispatched to the custodial transportation van and did so for the duration of the journey.
The prison induction had been hard, the prison doctor in particular had shown a large degree of venom to the examination. The stripping of his own identity and transference to prison uniform had been humiliating and painful but he seemed to have a reasonable cell mate who had clearly served time before, he'd show him the ropes of settling in. His cellmate was however surprised to see that two days into his stretch Dr. Webster was called to the governor's office and then sent to an interview room. "Your lawyer is here," the governor said as way of explanation.
Dr. Webster sat at the table in the featureless interview room, the legend ALL CONVERSIONS MUST BE IN ENGLISH adorned the wall. A moment later two wardens entered followed by a familiar man in a pinstripe suit and a long grey coat. He sat opposite Dr Webster, clasped his hands together and smiled.
"Allow me to introduce myself," he said with a spirit of mischief present in his eyes. "My name is Arthur Fransure and I have been assigned to your case.'
"But Stepson Lawyers was bought out," answered Dr Webster with an knowing smile on his face.
"Yes," answered Arthur, "I represent the new team, the Grimm Family: John, Paul, George and Siobhan." He then then made a small gesture to the wardens who nodded back.
"Ok Arthur," began Dr Webster, "what is going on and why am I here?"
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