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City on losing side of trademark dispute involving iconic 'Portland, Oregon' sign
PORTLAND, Ore. —
Who owns the iconic "Portland, Oregon" sign that sits above the west end of the Burnside Bridge?
The basic answer is simple. The city of Portland owns the physical sign. It was acquired in 2010 and remodeled. But the question of who can use images of the sign, complete with the logo of a white stag leaping through the air, is harder to answer.
"We were granted that trademark in August of 2012, and so we've had it for more than five years," said Adam Milne, owner of Old Town Pizza & Brewing.
Milne's trademarks are for the image of the white stag in the category of beer, wine, and alcohol. He initially applied for the first trademark in 2011. He says there was never any objection from any city attorneys or officials. Since his trademark is now more than five years old, it's been granted "incontestable" status by the United States Patent & Trademark Office. That makes for a trademark that's on solid legal footing. If anyone in the business of beer, wine, and alcohol tried to use the image in any way, Milne would have legal recourse.
The city of Portland also owns trademarks for the white stag in certain categories. As reported in Willamette Week, the city has sent cease and desist letters to artists and businesses who attempt to use the image in their products and services. The city will allow the use of the white stag in certain instances through licensing deals.
Milne says the city has tried to pursue such deals with national beer companies, even though Old Town Brewing has the trademark in that category. He says because his trademark is so strong, the city has been blocked from getting other trademark protections.
"They applied for all sorts of categories, including beer, alcohol, soda, wine, T-shirts, glassware, mugs, hats," he said. "That wasn't our intention but all of those were blocked."
When Milne learned of the city being blocked in so many categories, he says he offered to sit down with city officials to negotiate.
"We immediately said, 'Hey, we want to help you, that's not our intention here,'" he recalled. "But when we met with them, they just had no interest in compromising or helping us just protect beer and alcohol."
Milne says the city is interested in licensing deals with national beer companies because of how lucrative they could be.
"We were all along calling them and trying to meet with them to work with them," Milne said. "We wanted to help our city. We were just shocked that they weren't interested in our help and also how they basically wanted to favor large national beer and alcohol companies over small local businesses."
Bryant Enge, the director of Portland's Bureau of Internal Business Services, wasn't available for an interview with KATU News. But he did send a statement:
People around the world associate Portland with things like gourmet food, bicycles, sneakers, and beer. Licensing the City trademark to companies in these and other industries helps maintain the image of Portland as a place where people want to live, work and visit. The City acquired the sign in 2010, before Old Town Brewing even existed. This positive image benefits all of us, including Old Town Brewing, and is probably why Old Town took the leaping stag as its trademark. Having taken the stag from the City sign, Old Town now wants to prevent the City from licensing its own trademark. The City does not believe this is fair.
The City understands Old Town's concerns about other beer companies using the stag alone. To respond to these concerns, the City offered never to license the sign image without the outline of the state of Oregon and the words "Portland, Oregon", and not to allow beer companies to use the words "Old Town". The City even offered to require beer companies to use a disclaimer such as "Not affiliated with Old Town Brewing". Old Town rejected all of these offers.
The USPTO has invited the City to provide more information about its ownership and licensing of the sign, which the City plans to do. Regardless of the outcome in the USPTO, the City believes it has the right to license the City sign based on its ownership of the sign, its Oregon trademark registration, and its federal copyright registration. The City will continue to do this in a way that the City believes does not negatively affect Old Town Brewing.
In response to the statement, Milne wrote:
We are very disappointed by the statement from the City of Portland. The city is wasting probably tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars in its losing effort to expand its federal trademark to include beer and alcohol, apparently intent on licensing to big beer, which would confuse consumers and hurt our brand. If the city really believes in Portland values, they need to come forward with details of their discussions to license to Anheuser-Busch, Maker's Mark and other multinational corporations.
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has assigned "incontestable" status to Old Town Brewing's federal trademark registration for its leaping deer design. Our simple request is that the city not license the leaping deer logo for alcohol, especially to large multinational beer conglomerates.
Milne also takes issue with how the city has asked for licensing deals in the past. He says his research has shown the city didn't apply for any federal trademarks involving the "white stag sign" until 2015, but they were pursuing licensing deals well before that.
"Trademark attorneys that I've talked to have just been kind of frustrated and upset about that," he said.
KATU News asked Enge if the city had applied for any other kind of legal protections for use of the sign, but hasn't heard back.
Milne knows the city has some trademarks for the sign, but he also questions why it ever decided to try and claim intellectual ownership after buying the physical sign.
"It's like the city buying a Nike ad billboard and then claiming that they own the Swoosh," he said.
Milne isn't sure what other steps the city will take in trying to find legal protection for beer, wine, and alcohol licensing deals. But he told KATU News their trademark applications in that category have been rejected several times and he's comfortable where he stands legally.
"We have a lot of brand recognition," Milne said. "We're now in grocery stores around town. If our beer bottle looked like Budweiser and other big brands, it would be confusing and it would be devastating for our brand."

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Francesco Totti has retired from playing football.
The 40 year old played his final match for Roma coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute of their 3-2 win over Genoa at the Stadio Olimpico as Roma secured a champions League spot.
He however stated that he is not ready to accept his career is over. He is considered as one of the greatest players of all time and one of the talented players of his generation. He was a creative offensive player renowned for his technique, vision and goal scoring ability.
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The Biofuels market continues to grow exponentially and is estimated to increase at 15% annually. This translates to more Biofuels being shipped via sea. Which means more chemical/product tankers will be employed in this service. However, many tankers are not equipped with the right cargo tank coatings to handle the potentially corrosive problems that can develop with Biofuel cargoes.
Biodiesels or FAMES (fatty acid methyl esters), derived from veg oils (palm, coconut, rapeseed, soyabean and tallow, and animal fats), have higher viscosities and are more unstable than conventional diesel fuel. Water contamination is a key problem as FAMES absorb water through seawater ingress, tank washing residues, humidity in tanks, and other sources. Water can promote hydrolytic reactions, leading to the formation of free fatty acids that can attack and corrode exposed coating surfaces.
Bioethanols, derived from the fermenting of sugar cane, sugar beet, sorghum, corn, wheat and cassava, or starch crops, remain as a single chemical compound. A problem occurs if small quantities of water are dissolved in gasoline/bioethanol blends, causing a highly corrosive situation within the tank.


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Having secured bonuses for Tube drivers, union switches campaign to overground trains
The RMT is preparing to ballot for strike action at First Great Western and Greater Anglia over Olympic bonuses.
The union, which has already secured payments of at least £500 for other transport members, is now demanding bonuses for members working on these two train lines running into London because of the expected increase of passengers during the Games.
General secretary Bob Crow said: "RMT members rightly expect that their extra commitment and work over the Olympic Games period will be rewarded in line with other Olympics payments that have been negotiated elsewhere in the industry. The stance of First Great Western on this matter shows nothing but contempt and disrespect of our members taking them for granted in the full knowledge that the company will profit from the Games while the staff are kicked in the teeth.
"First Great Western and Greater Anglia have deliberately dragged their feet over this crucial issue knowing that the clock is ticking down and they have now confronted us at the eleventh hour with an offer which they knew full well would be totally unacceptable.
"As a consequence we now have no option but to move to an urgent ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike to reinforce our case for a fair and unified settlement.
"There can be no excuse for the cavalier attitude of the company to these negotiations on an essential section of the Olympics transport network and we would hope that they would now come to their senses and enter into meaningful talks at this late stage."
* In a separate dispute over jobs and conditions of service, service control staff in West London are today meeting with ACAS in a bid to prevent a strike.
Bob Crow said: "This group of workers are absolutely key to delivering the service on the Piccadilly line and sub-surface railways and the way that they have been treated by the management at a time when the system is under intense pressure is nothing short of shocking.
"These are the same key staff who keep services running when demand is at a peak and they are the same staff who manage the problems when the lines are hit by breakdowns and failures. They deserve respect for the job that they do and not the imposition of inferior working conditions and the threat to jobs.
"We have a meeting arranged with ACAS on Friday and RMT is looking to make progress on these crucial issues in those negotiations."
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A discover sailing charter in Antigua; for those looking to get a healthy dose of island life
I recently had the fortune to travel to the UK for an international sailing regatta called COWES WEEK. This is an international sailing event where sailors – young and old – put themselves through 8 days of tough sailing to win a trophy. What I like about this event is the diversity of the sailors who take part – from all over the world, all different backgrounds and abilities.
This is why I love sailing. Everyone looks the same with their sailing clothes on! It's also a great way to get outdoors and get a little closer to nature. It's so easy to get stuck in the world of social media and our phones, and I love a good youtube video with the best of them, but there's no substitute for actually getting out there and doing something active. A healthy balance is good for us all.
We have a DISCOVER SAILING course that is pretty relaxed and informal. It enables people to experience first hand the joy of sailing. I think people are most surprised when we motor out of Jolly Harbour, hoist the sails and turn the engine off. It's so peaceful. You can take as little as 4 nights on board in high season and less in our low season. So it's just you and your Instructor. You also get to see the island from the water and enjoy the wonderful snorkelling and swimming off the boat. It's your yacht, your way.
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Auto Styles is moving to Oldsmar (September 2018)
Since 1996, Auto Styles has been serving the Tampa Bay Area based in Clearwater Florida. We are excited to announce that we are building a brand new facility, just 6 miles east of our current location. The new address will be 3947 Tampa Road, Oldsmar. It is about one mile east of Forest Lakes Blvd, where the rail road tracks cross over Tampa Road. The building will house 10,000 sq. ft of the latest technology and tools to enable our staff to better serve current and future clients. While still convenient to the Clearwater area, we will now be able to accommodate more of the Tampa Bay area, including Westchase and the other surrounding communities. It will include a 2500 sq. foot 12 volt work area, large enough to house and secure virtually any large boat or RV that we are customizing, as well as eliminating Florida rain from unnecessarily delaying our customers' completion time. The management at Auto Styles welcomes you to sign up for our email newsletter on our website for updates as we begin to move, and when we are completely running day to day operations out of the new shop. The newsletter will also give you access to exclusive email coupons, specials and saving as we begin the grand opening later this year. We do not and will not sell or share your email address with anyone, and you can opt out of future mailings at any time. We would like to thank all of our customers for their support in our local business over the years and hope to retain their support as we continue to grow and better serve the community.
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2015 Land Rover LR4
British carmaker is expected to launch in 2015 new SUV vehicle. It will be redesigned and refreshed 2015 Land Rover LR4, with many changes, made to have immediate impact on the market. According to the spy shots of the new LR4, we will have changes both interior and exterior. Heavy camouflage probably hid few changes, but testing on which photos were taken are telling we are near the unveiling of this crossover.
2015 Land Rover LR4 redesign
Many changes will be applied to the new 2015 Land Rover LR4. First, we will see outside look. There will be a lot more usage of the aluminum and other lightweight materials, which will provide smoother ride. Of course, use of these materials will lead to overall weight drop and better consumption. What else could make happy all enthusiasts extended cabin, which means more space inside. There won't be lack of either leg- or headroom. Exterior of the vehicle will also be revisited, and 2015 Land Rover LR4 will get new LED headlights, which will contribute more luxury. Side mirrors and new bumpers will be added and these will also make better overall impression. What is unknown is color palette for the 2015 Land Rover LR4. Interior will suffer more changes than exterior. In the cabin we expect new dashboard, steering wheel and seats. Not only seats, but also other interior parts will be covered with soft-touch materials. For more comfortable ride, new infotainment system is installed.
2015 Land Rover LR4 engine
For the 2015 LR4 company have prepared only one drivetrain, which is presented as engine for US market. It might be 5.0-l V8 with output of 375 horsepower and 375 pound-feet of torque. On the other side, rumors are telling that for the redesign, we will receive 2015 LR4 with 3.0-l supercharged V6 engine. This powertrain will be installed in Range Rover Sport model and it will be capable of producing 340 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque. Current 6-speed transmission system will be dropped for 8-speed automatic, which will come standard for all models.
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We expect launching of the new Land Rover LR4 late in the 2014. However, prices are still unknown.
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We had the opportunity to meet JeuneBobo, a young multi-faceted artist based in Brussels, and talk with him about his last project Origami and his universe.
Airplane Mode : Where does your name come from? Why Jeune Bobo ?
JeuneBobo : Everything began when I started to go in all the bobo and most hyped places in Brussels, eating cheesecake and drinking Tao. My friends made fun about all of this and they gave me a new nickname: "Jeune Bobo". We first started to make jokes about this on Snapchat and all my friend began to call me this way. After a while, they thought this nickname was fun and suited me well, so it has stayed. But wait, I'm not a real bobo, Jeunebobo is more like an upgraded version, a Bobo 2.0.
A.M : And where did it all start ?
J.B : All started in the Chatelain area, here in Brussels. I'm half Portuguese and my mum got a small wine shop in this area. I was about 17 or 18. I started to organize small events in my mum's shop. My idea was to gather everything at the same place : my friends and some good music. Later, by word of mouth everything just got bigger. More and more people came by when I was organizing events. Then, I decided to make something different. So I decided to invite DJs, and beat makers.
This project ended up around 2012, and Les Apéros chill, that I created with several friends are just the logical continuation of this. For our first edition we teamed up with Le Green Lab, at Legrand, where we organized Les Apéros Chill once a week. This year, we are in partnership with Kumiko in the Dansaert area.
A.M : Do you have any particular influences ?
J.B : I take a lot of inspiration from people like Mouloud Achour and Jimmy Fallon. What I enjoy the most is being close to people. I'm always trying to be the link between an audience and their favorite artists. Moreover, Will Smith is also a part of my daily inspiration.
A.M : How did you get into rap music ?
J.B : I'm not really into rap, I'm much more into what I call "Bobo music".
Bobo everywhere, the real Bobo life, you know what I mean?
By the way, today is Day One of my Bobo life routine. I share it with all my followers on Instagram. It's quite easy, I'm trying to get into an healthy mood as much as possible.
It's more an healthy way of life than an healthy life. A.M : What do you think about Brussels' musical scene ?
J.B : When it comes to music, I love everything that is directly or indirectly linked to it. I'm a little bit like a sponge, if I may say so. I take everything I like to hear, no matter who did it and how it was done.
Concerning the musical scene here in Brussels, or more widely in Belgium, a lot of things are going on. Indeed, a lot of Belgian artists have been put in the spotlight lately. I don't think that this is a trend, or only just because few Belgian artists broke through music on an international scale that we are put in the spotlight today. The young talents here have been doing their own business long before all this attention focused on Brussels.
This spotlight is a real motivation, it pushes us to work like hell to succeed and stand out from the crowd. Wherever you come from, if you work hard you can make it. There is no secret. Thanks to this, everybody feels that it's now possible to be a part of the Belgian artistic scene.
This motivation is also a source of positive energy, something you want to take for yourself and share with other people. It's a real strength, especially when people give you back more than you gave them. There's also a form of positive competition, when you are always trying to surpass yourself. It's like a challenge where everybody is trying to make better than everybody else.
The French rap is currently blowing up, not only in France, but also in Belgium, in Canada or in Switzerland for instance, with some MCS like DI-MEH. Today, it's much more accurate to speak of a Francophone rap instead of French rap. It's like a snowball effect, if people are aware of all the possibilities, they will be strongly motivated to excel and shine.
A.M : Any favorite places to write in Brussels ?
J.B : I don't really have favorite spots to write my songs here in Brussels. I usually put my earphones on when I'm walking down the streets and then, when something comes to my mind, I write it in my notebook. I'm always more inspired by the people I come across than places in particular.
A.M : Any favorite themes ?
J.B : No, not really. I write about everything that comes to my mind. Nevertheless, sarcasm often comes back in my lyrics. Yeah, I think that sarcasm is quite representative of me and who I am. I'm trying to take things lightly you know, I'm aware of what's going on but I have to be positive to move forward. Look at the weather in Belgium, you better be positive right?
A.M : Do you have any personal projects currently in progress ?
J.B : Yes, I'm rather busy lately. I am currently working on many projects including Les Apéros Chill at Kumiko. I'm also working on a new EP that will be finished soon and on a side project, slideinmybm.
A.M : Can you tell us more about Origami, your last project ?
I worked with RENAS to drop this song few weeks ago. Behind Origami, there is a funny story. Indeed, at first we chose a random prod that we found on the Internet and we started to use it. Just one week before the release of the song, we had the idea to send our work to our friend Ekany, a beat maker. Two or three days after, he sent our work back with a brand new prod. The new beat was actually dope, so we used it. We wanted to release something serious, so for the video clip my roommate Andy Mutanga helped us out! We are pretty glad of the result.
A.M : What is slideinmybm ?
J.B : slideinmybm is one of my side project. At first, this was just an idea that came to my mind. I was broke and I had a lot of spare time and I was like "What's possible to do when you're broke but you have time? Why not using my phone and Instagram to interview people?".
So this is when it all started. I used my story through Snapchat, and later on Instagram to interview people such as Pablo Andres, Romeo Elvis, or Jon Tyler the artistic director of the Bloody Louis. It was also really cool to experienced that with Junior Goodfellaz when he was at DOUR. He was a little bit like our spy within the backstage of the festival. The cool part is that I can do this with whoever I want, whenever and wherever. I'm stoked about the results and the feedback, so it got me interested in doing something a little less muddled.
A.M : How would you describe Brussels in three words ?
J.B : Let me think… I would say "rain" (of course). But I would also often describe Brussels as a boiling city, in a molten state you see ? And for the last one, I'll go for good vibes.
A.M : What are your favorite tracks of the moment ?
J.B : Let me check my phone…
DAMSO – J'suis dans l'tieks
Roméo Elvis x Le Motel – J'ai vu ft. Angèle
ISHA – L'Augmentation Pt1
EDDY APE – Juste Une Chance
I'm also listening to a lot of prods lately and few of my songs.
A.M : The best three places in town to party ?
J.B : Actually, the place is not the most important for me, it's much more the party or the people themselves. I'm going where the party is at, whatever the place.
A.M : The name of our association is Airplane Mode. It refers to these moments when you need to disconnect yourself from the world and do something that corresponds to you. When do you switch off to Airplane Mode?
J.B : Most of the people I know would say that I'm never offline and always playing with my phone. The only place where I switch to Airplane Mode is when I'm in my studio. To be honest, it's only because there is no signal here. Anyway, it gives me the chance to stay in my bubble and focus on my music.
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Feel And Look Great With These Nutrition TipsExercising and trying to live a healthy life is not enough. To experience the full benefits of a healthy lifestyle, you must learn to integrate nutrition. Nutrition doesn't take a lot of effort or time and following the simple steps in the article below can bring you closer to a health oriented life.
Eat more fish for your health and for your brain. Fish are high in DHA which has been shown to improve your memory, vocabulary and prowess in nonverbal tasks. DHA may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's. Fish is also a great source of protein and the Omega-3 fatty acids may be beneficial to your heart health.
Fiber is important for any diet. Fiber can help make you feel stuffed, and that can help you lose weight. It also works to help lower blood cholesterol. Getting enough dietary fiber lowers your chance of getting diseases like diabetes and cancers of the digestive system.
When considering nutrition for a child, it is important to consider that he or she may not always be open to new foods, at least, not as quickly as an adult. Children's taste buds do not work the same as they will when they are older and foods may taste more harsh to them than to an adult. Give your children time and let them make the choice for themselves.
If you care about someone who needs to improve their nutrition, you have a challenging road ahead, but you can make progress and you should try. If you live with someone who is overweight or otherwise unhealthy, you can approach the subject in a loving way. You can introduce small changes, like substituting Splenda for the sugar, in the sugar bowl. You can gradually work down from whole to 1% milk and you can switch from white to whole wheat bread. Even if these changes don't change your loved one's weight, that person will be getting more solid nutrition and will be in better health.
Learn different ways to cook some of your favorite foods in a healthier manner. You may love the taste of deep fried chicken or fries, but your body doesn't. There are always alternatives in cooking methods for foods to still provide you the taste you love without all the calories. Try baking, roasting, steaming, and broiling as alternatives to frying.
To help your body fight off common illnesses, such as the common cold and diarrhea, eat plenty of probiotics. Probiotics are a healthy, living bacteria that has been proven to fight off harmful illness causing bacteria. Examples of probiotics include yogurt, tempeh, and sauerkraut. Fermented teas like kombucha are also rich in probiotics.
Eat an apple before any entree. Apples are great for you and provide your body with many healthy nutrients. They are high in fiber but low in calories. Eating how to boost collagen youtheory before dinner will make you feel full faster. You will eat less of your dinner and ultimately consume fewer calories.
To keep your skin healthy, you should consider limiting your sodium intake. Sodium can make your skin puffy. Soda can be very high in sodium. If you are a big soda drinker, you should look for alternates. Sometimes low sodium sodas are available. Making the switch can be great for your skin.
Improve the overall quality of your diet by only eating organic products or raw vegetables. http://www.thezimbabwedaily.com/style-fashion/130927-how-the-new-lip-tattoo-is-done.html are great because they will supply just the nutrients that your skin needs, and nothing extra that will yield fat or irritation. Additionally, you will feel better during the day and energetic while working or at school.
A great nutritional tip is to start eating prawns. Prawns are loaded with quality nutrition, including protein, essential fats, and alanine. Alanine is an amino acid, and it's important because it produces carnosine, which is an antioxidant that helps the body respond better to the acid produced by exercise.
Cook up several whole potatoes and stuff them to have later as a quick meal. Potatoes keep great after being baked or even boiled. Just stick them in your fridge and when you are ready for a quick meal, slice them open, add some low-fat cheese and maybe some beans or broccoli, and warm everything in the microwave.
When eating salad at a restaurant, always ask for the dressing in a little cup, not directly on your salad. This way you can know exactly how much you use, and you won't load up on empty calories. This will prevent you from eating too much salad dressing without realizing it.
As the above article states, following a balanced nutrition program is really quite simple. Even though many people make nutrition complicated and treat it like rocket science, it really is not. If you apply the above tips, you will see for yourself that nutrition is not as complicated as it may appear to be.


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While Democrats and their cohorts in the media continue to paper over the likely crimes committed by the Obama administration in the spying on and unmasking of Trump administration officials, the federal government's investigation is not only moving forward… it is expanding.
In recent days, Democrat officials have told different members of the media that there just doesn't seem to be anything untoward about the Obama administration's decision to unmask various Trump officials. Though the Democrats have had a more difficult time explaining why Susan Rice was keeping such a close eye on the Trump team and on why the Obama administration would need to disseminate the ill-gotten info (and ill-unmasked info) far and wide across the government? Regardless, it seems that those Democrat officials who have been telling the media that there is "nothing to see here" may have been all wrong, because federal investigators seem to be finding many reasons to ratchet up their investigation.
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Fox News reporters Adam Housley and Malia Zimmerman both appeared on Bill O'Reilly's O'Reilly Factor to explain what investigators had found and why they were expanding their investigation.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., now plans to audit files from the National Security Agency and White House to determine whether identities and conversations of presidential candidates — or members of Congress — also were swept up during NSA surveillance of foreign leaders. He also plans to review whether Obama's National Security Council and White House counsel collected and distributed the intelligence for reasons unrelated to foreign intelligence.
"We will be performing an accounting of all unmasking for political purposes focused on the previous White House administration," a member of the committee told Fox News. "This is now a full-blown investigation."
Staffers on the Senate committee told Fox News they also have expanded their investigation into whether presidential candidates were unmasked and information was misused — and what role former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, among others, played following reports that she requested Trump-affiliated names be unmasked…
The intelligence reports that Rice and others in the administration reportedly assembled are similar to what a private investigator might piece together, congressional and U.S. intelligence sources said. In some cases, rather than documenting foreign intelligence, the files included salacious personal information that, if released, could be embarrassing or harmful to the person's reputation, U.S. intelligence and House Intelligence Committee sources said.
These reports were then disseminated to about 20 to 30 people who had classified clearance in the Obama administration hierarchy, these sources said…
Sources told Fox News that names were then sent to all those at the National Security Council, some at the Defense Department, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and then-CIA Director John Brennan — as well as Rice and her former deputy Ben Rhodes, even though the names were supposed to be reported only to the initial requester.
If the names were unmasked in intelligence reports and then leaked to the media for political reasons, it could constitute criminal behavior.


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The Boston Marathon took place on Monday, with Josh Sohn (2L) and Amanda Wendorff (2L) participating in the race. Josh came in 51st overall (45th of men) in 2 hours 33 minutes. Amanda came in 410th out of the women (3858 overall) with a net time of 3 hrs 26 minutes (official time 3:33:22).
There were 20,000+ registered runners in the race (17549 finishers), so both of their runs are pretty impressive! Results can be viewed on www.baa.org. Amanda was recently elected Co-Captain of the HLS Running Club, and Josh is the Track and Cross Country Liaison.


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AvidCodec Installation failed in iMac i7
I have never used Avid product user before. I have recently tried to install latest codecs for MAC.
I am using iMAC i7 running lion OS, but the installation has failed. So, I think that may be some testing needs to be done.
I have tried several times but have always failed with the error message window displayed below.
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Sometimes it's good to have a list of SCOM alerts mailed out, especially if your SCOM environment is not connected to a job management system.
In our environment, we email out a list of alerts that are in the "New" resolution state, as a gentle reminder for people to sort it out.
I've split the email up with monitors and rules separately, due to the way we use SCOM. But its very straightforward to alter the script to not have this.
Add it as a scheduled task.
It's available on the TechNet Wiki
Just a infrequently updated blog to keep SCOM, OMS, SquaredUp and other random monitoring bits that may be handy to someone.
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Self-plug : I will be doing a joint presentation at Microsoft Ignite NZ in September on OMS, and analysing your data in the cloud. Come to the session if you want to hear more about OMS being used in real life. http://msignite.nz
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Paris Jackson & Boyfriend Chester Castellaw Make Red Carpet Debut!
Paris Jackson and her boyfriend Chester Castellaw walk a red carpet together for the first time at the opening night of the Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening on Thursday (May 28) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 17-year-old daughter of the late Michael Jackson looked totally refreshed and in great spirits while checking out the musical.
Chester, 18, is a soccer player for the Real So Cal soccer club.
Paris will soon start work in the title role of the film Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys, which is scheduled to be released in 2017.


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The Tri-River Athletic Conference track and field championships were balanced with news that's becoming almost customary – a Buchanan sweep of team titles – and yet another potentially devastating development involving Clovis North star Rhesa Foster.
Signed with 2015 NCAA champion Oregon and possessing a range of skills rivaled by few in the state, Foster missed the TRAC finals at her school's venue Thursday with what Broncos coach Rich Brazil calls a "slight hamstring strain."
He says Foster has been examined by doctors and will see another Monday.
"We won't know anymore until then," he says. "We're being very cautious."
This comes after Foster missed her junior season because of ACL, MCL and meniscus injuries suffered on one play in volleyball in September 2014.
She has already qualified in four events for Wednesday's North Area meet at Clovis East.
That's one of four meets that qualifies entrants for the section Masters Championships on May 21 at Buchanan's Veterans Memorial Stadium. And the Masters then advances entrants for the CIF State Championships at the same facility June 3-4.
Foster entered the week leading the section in the 100 (11.84), 100 high hurdles (14.17) and long jump (20-2 1/2 ) and second in the 200 (24.49), as well as state-ranked in the 100 (No. 8), 100 hurdles (No. 4) and long jump (No. 3).
Her 20-3 long jump as a sophomore ranks fourth all-time in the section, according to historian Ron Blackwood.
Foster established herself by winning the section long jump and placing third in the state as a freshman. She repeated her section title as a sophomore and figured to be a lock to match Clovis' Jenna Prandini (2008-11) as the only four-time Masters long jump gold medalist in the history of section girls competition that began in 1972.
Buchanan swept the TRAC team titles Thursday for the fourth time in eight years and seventh since 2000.
The Bears boys (125), pushed by Clovis (111) and Central (108), were powered by Paramveer Chohan, who delivered gold in the 400 (48.73), 100 high hurdles (14.70) and 300 intermediate hurdles (39.50). His season best of 37.05 in the 300 hurdles is a section record and was ranked second in the state entering the week.
Buchanan's boys, in winning their eighth straight TRAC championship and 13th overall, also got wins from Chris Kolar in the 1,600 (4:23.63), Hayden Hansen in the 3,200 (9:50.56) and Chuby Dunu in the triple jump (43-4 1/2 ).
The performance of the day came from Clovis North shot putter McKay Johnson, whose winning 63-7 1/2 launch is No. 10 all-time in the section and stands No. 3 nationally for the season. He also won the discus at 178-7 3/4 . He has a season best of 185-0.
Buchanan's girls matched the boys with a 13th league title since the school launched its program in 1993.
Winning three golds each for Buchanan were Remington Mahlum in the 100 high hurdles (15.53), 300 low hurdles (45.80) and triple jump (37-8 1/2 ), and Hannah Waller in the 100 (12.29), 200 (24.36) and 1,600 relay (section-leading 3:51.97).
Oregon-bound Waller, the state's defending 400 champion, won 14 TRAC golds in her four-year career – seven individual and seven relays.
Also winning for the Bears girls were Meagen Lowe in the 800 (2:16.32) and Cari Acosta in the discus (129-5 3/4).
Clovis North's Lauren Moffett, headed to Vanderbilt, pulled the difficult distance double by sweeping the 1,600 (4:56.91) and 3,200 (11:12.10). She's the section defending champion in both and Nos. 4 and 8 all-time in the events at 4:50.25 and 10:37.01, according to Blackwood.
CMAC track – Bullard sprinter Charles Williams, Madera South distance star Eduardo Herrera and Sanger hurdler Matai Lealaimatafao posted double wins in the County/Metro Athletic Conference boys finals.
Williams, first and second in the section 200 and 100 finals in 2015, won the 200 (21.76) and 400 (49.70); Herrera swept the 1,600 (4:16.73) and 3,200 (9:21.68); and Lealaimatafo owned the 100 high (15.78) and 300 intermediate (41.30) hurdles.
Herrera, who has signed with Colorado, ranks third and fourth in the state in the 1,600 (4:03.57) and 3,200 (8:55.01).
In the CMAC girls, Madera South swept the sprints (12.39 100, 25.84 200), Madera's Jasmine Gonzalez won the distances (5:15.68 for the 1,600, 11:35.89 for the 3,200) and Bullard's Gianna Dickson doubled in the hurdles (15.40 in the 100, 48.31 for the 300).
Section Scholar-Athlete awards – The section recognized 26 of the region's top scholar-athletes with $500 scholarships at Wyndham Hotel in Visalia.
Boys winners: Eduardo Herrera, Madera South; Eric Niino, Madera; Grant Robertson, Independence; Michael Sassano, Liberty-Madera Ranchos; Romello Harris, Tulare; Jonathan Moreno, Riverdale; Bailey Gong, Central Valley Christian; Jared Hill, Clovis; Logan Kearnan, Redwood; Zachary Williams, Liberty-Bakersfield; Andrew Contreras, Fresno; Sammie Adams, Kern Valley.
Girls winners: Payton Armijo, Highland; Sydney Quintero, Highland; Margaret Lucio, Sierra Pacific; Tristen Myers, Mission Oak; Falon Wilson, Stockdale; Annie Refier, Immanuel; Jayme Budwig, Fowler; Sandra Pena, Independence; Esmeralda Sandoval, Madera South; Abbey Ervin, Buchanan; Giustine DeVera, Hoover; Ashton Peckinpah, Redwood; Kinlee Rix, Sierra; Rebecca Gallis, Kern Valley.
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I wish someone would write a guide answering two question: where the docker solution is absolutely the perfect fit and where docker is complete overkill. Right now, as a bystander, it's hard to tell if we're looking at a brilliant solution for everybody's woes or if the ecosystem is simply too frothy with enthusiasm for the tool, with very little actual pragmatic upside to it.
Given how half-baked and insecure Docker is, I think many would argue it's "never" for both. However, Docker seems to be synonymous with containers/jails these days, sadly.


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I always tell people new to the film business and looking for a way to break in to never work for free (or for 'deferred payment'; deferred translates as 'what a sucker!'). If you feel you must, do it one time only. It rarely pays off.
I worked for no pay once and boy, it turned out not to be free at all. Usually the worst thing that comes from working for free is that the golden promise of future paid work never materializes. That was true in my case, but I also got a bonus. My friend Ant said later that I should have had a t-shirt printed that said, "I worked on Dark Dreamer and all I got was a lousy set of baggage." No kidding. I got the deluxe edition. It came with so many pieces I should have insisted on a personal porter. I lugged that luggage around for years. I still have quite a few pieces; that shit was built to last.
A year or so after Andy and I had divorced, I got a call one day from a man prepping a short independent film. A mutual friend had recommended he contact me. Tom was the writer and director and he needed an art director. No pay, but there would be great craft service and an art director's credit! I had just come off of a very good job so had a bit of money tucked away. Tom was charming and funny and infectiously enthusiastic about his project. Plus, he had already lined up a bare bones crew of some great people, all willing to work for free. It was a seven-day job. It would be a blast! I said yes.
And that was it. One phone call and my life shot off on a trajectory I never saw coming.
Working on the movie was fun. It was late October, when Texas is at its most beautiful. Friendships were forged. I fell in love with the FX guys; I called them my seven dwarfs. Working with them was more like play. And during all of the madness of a no-budget shoot with ridiculous hours and all-nighters, a fondness and unspoken attraction developed between Tom and I. Which would have been lovely had he only not been married.
Tom took me out to eat a week or so after we wrapped as a thank you. I remember precisely what I was wearing that day. (I have some sort of savant ability to remember in vivid detail things that have emotional value to me. It's a thorny rose.) He brought me home after lunch and I invited him in. Looking back now, that day is rife with what-ifs and if-onlys. What if I had said goodbye at the door? What if one of us had had somewhere later that day we needed to be? In truth, those fruitless questions are only tiny flickers in my mind. What happened, happened and I have always accepted full responsibility for my part.
Now I've made it sound as if the Apocalypse was only minutes away and we tripped some cosmic wire that made it so! No, it was much more mundane. The fallout from our choices would take years to unwind. But on that day, this is the simple thing that happened:
We sat on the couch and talked after lunch. Alone, the warmth between us could no longer be brushed aside as it had been on set. Before Tom kissed me for the first time, he looked at me intently for a long time: "I see pain in your eyes." I knew there was going to be a price to be paid and that it would be painful; I just had no idea how much. But on that beautiful autumn day, when he did finally kiss me, I didn't care.
I don't intend to tell every detail here about the years Tom and I were involved. As with Andy, my and Tom's story is worthy of its own telling. Our past so often informs our present and my relationship with Tom and its repercussions have a very great deal to do with my relationship over a decade later with DK. I'll try to keep to the bullet points. Click here for part two.


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A Customer-Centric Approach Adds Layers of Resiliency
Customer service is shifting as quickly as technology and the global business landscape. Mobile devices, technology, social media, and changing demographics are expanding customer expectations and contributing to the changing service landscape. The new normal for customers calling businesses is the expectation the problem will be fixed immediately and a discount or freebie will be the only forgivable option expected by the customer. Global competition ensures customers have many options and price points; the only way to keep the customer coming back is the feeling of getting more value or genuine identification with the brand or individual representing the company.
- Television reflects this shift in their line-ups with shows such as Royal Pains about an independent doctor practicing in the Hamptons, Burn Notice, an independent spy operating in Miami, or Barely Legal, an attorney that leaves traditional practice for a more holistic way to service clients by win-win mediation. The enhanced value and quality service clients receive from these professionals is evident in results required from increasingly sophisticated consumers. As a result, there are more types of independent consultants and businesses with flexible approaches and practices today than any time in history.
- Consider how, Amazon's vision and growth provides a glimpse into customer expectations, "to be ….a place where people come to find and discover anything they might buy online". This statement is an indication of evolving customer expectations and business practices. How are businesses to leverage the evolving customer landscape to weather and thrive amid globalization?
· Collect and analyzed Data – understand who are the customers, why do they purchase the company's product or service, identify and document the cost of poor and great customer service
· Give staff and associates authority and latitude to creatively solve customer issues
· Stay current with personnel... reach out and show them they are valued and appreciated for the particular abilities they bring to the company
· Engage associates and provide varied work through cross-functional internships, ongoing training, and education to keep knowledge and the application fresh and relevant.
· Provide meaningful evolving content to customers in addition to the product or service... Show customers what it could be, instead of take or leave it.
- New research is continuously emerging on the benefits of developing a "customer-centric" business. Acknowledging the time, effort, and cost required to engage customers and personnel could be substantial. One strategy is to use the communicative and educational nature of technology along with interpersonal skills to build relationships with the Information Technology, CEO, Customer Service, Sales, and Marketing departments within companies and with competitors. Combining talents could produce game- changing products and services. This approach is a catalyst to assist businesses in becoming resilient to outside forces.
Customer -Centric approach adds resiliency
Do you think social media improves or has no effect on business' customer service practices?
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Excellent advise on Resumes.. Seep it in!!!
Lesson one: Keep all of the information on your résumé relevant.
What not to do:
"When I'm not programming, I perform magic. I like solar applications, optical stuff, cool technology and anything to do with radio waves. I juggle and twist balloon animals. I bungee jump on occasion, and I would like to experience skydiving soon."
"I am attending college to obtain two degrees and three certificates in the field of Computer Science. In my spare time I like to work on my computer and do various activities with my girlfriend."
Lesson two: Be specific with your qualifications, but too much information can work against you.
What not to do:
"Since the project was coming to a close and it was obvious I was leaving anyway, after the last bugs were fixed, I was fired, and my credits in the game were all but removed to make it more difficult to get a job with a competitor. It's a given that Mike Stevenson, my old boss, has been calling up everyone in the industry spreading God only knows what types of hideous rumors about me, to scare off any competitors from hiring me."
Lesson three: Keep everything on your résumé positive.
What not to do:
"Please Remember dear Sir/Madam, that I have failed in a few subjects in my diploma in computer engineering, and that I have no degree…"
Lesson four: Take the time to find legitimate, glowing references.
What not to do:
"Dr. Frank C. Peterson had a Ph.D. in both Physics and Mathematics, and was a fantastic person to work and play with (I suspect our play would be called work by others, but we enjoyed our work so well that when we did things for Science, for which we were not paid, we called it play and it really was for us.) I only wish he was still with us (RIP).
"If you call my previous employer, they'll tell you that my technologies were also used in Bone Crunch Football and Master Blastoff (hook up your Caller ID blocker before calling this reference, these people are slime)."
Lesson five: Don't be too quick with that send button. Double-check the address, subject line and tagline before you submit any message.
What not to do:
"Keep me posted on which headhunters you deal with. I am currently tied into 50-70 placement agencies, none of which are aware of the others."
Hi Jon — it's been a while since we talked. I ended up over at Johnson and Johnson in a full-time position. I saw a position in this week's newsletter that I'm interested in. It may be a stretch, but I thought I'd drop you a line with my résumé and see what you think. Hope all is well.
Gdog G Gdog.
Lesson six: Confidence is great, but there is such a thing as too much self-promotion.
What not to do:
"My objective is simple: I want your job. I don't mean the one I'm applying for, but your job. I'm a communications major with a minor in creative writing at a California school. I still have two semesters to go, but I know more than some of my teachers. Once I hit the real world, though, you're gonna hear from me."
Lesson seven: Proofread!
What not to do:
"When I saw your ad in the paper, my eyeballs literally fell out!"
"I am looking for a company that is driven to excellent."
Lesson eight: Adding fluff to expand your résumé diminishes your credibility.
What not to do:
"Arranging chairs and tables for various school occasions, washing dishes, putting dishes and silverware into the dishwasher cycle, removing leftovers from trays, changing trash, wiping the tray belt line."
"Telepresence: Voice messaging, fax mailbox, direct phone to my desk."
Lesson nine: Unless you're applying for a few very specific jobs, politics, religion and other loaded subjects have no place on a résumé.
What not to do:
"Though the right opportunity might not be available for several months, I'm willing to wait for the right situation. I'm 42, have a wonderful wife and two sons, and love Jesus Christ with all my heart."
Lesson 10: Badmouthing former bosses or colleagues will get you nowhere with recruiters or potential employers.
What not to do:
"In the management arena, I have originated and developed marketing leads. I have written winning proposals for federal and commercial contracts — I later negotiated and balanced their budgets and schedules. I am an extrovert, and because of my exceptional ability to express myself, I have even delivered client presentations for projects other than my own to help my less gifted teammates."
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A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives said Wednesday that they have asked the Treasury Department to return about $30,000 the IRS seized from a western Maryland dairy farm under a law aimed at curtailing money laundering.
Nine members of the House Ways and Means subcommittee on oversight announced the request on behalf of the South Mountain Creamery in Middletown, Maryland.
The government initially seized more than $60,000 from the farm's bank account in 2012, accusing owners Randy and Karen Sowers of violating banking laws by making cash deposits in amounts just under $10,000 to avoid paperwork required by the Bank Secrecy Act. The couple agreed to forfeit $29,500 but didn't admit wrongdoing. They said the money came from sales at farmers markets.
Sowers said in 2012 he felt pressured to settle the case.
Since then, the IRS has changed its policy to avoid seizing funds that didn't come from an illegal source.
The Treasury Department says it has received the letter and will respond to the subcommittee.
In testimony before the subcommittee in February, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen apologized to anyone who was not treated fairly under the anti-money laundering rules.
The subcommittee members also asked Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in their letter to review other cases in which the IRS seized funds on the suspicion that account holders broke the law.


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It's not as if a colorful, ingredient-packed risotto topped with a boneless lamb shank ragout wasn't enough to delight my palate, it was also preceded by a scrumptious salad, and followed with a decadent, zabaione-like, fruit topped dessert. The Fields, Mary and Tom, put on a gourmet talent show that also involved a beautifully designed nine-wines-and-cheeses tasting that preceded the dinner. Wow! Within that tasting of reds and white wines, was one of my favorite whites—Albariño.
Albariño, Spain's finest white wine comes from one of the most unlikely vineyard settings in the country, if not the world. Of the six climactic regions that define Spain's wine production, Albariño is produced in the coolest and moistest of them all. Within the north-northwest region, known as "Green Spain," perched atop Portugal, lays the Atlantic-facing province of Galicia. In Galicia's southwest corner near the Portugal border is the appellation of Rias Baixas (REE-ahs BUY-shuss). It is there, in an Ireland-like landscape and weather belt, where the numerous jagged, lands-end inlets meet the ocean, that Albariño is produced. Other wines are made there, but Albariño is the signature and defining grape, as it accounts for more than 90% of the appellation's production.
Albariño's best vineyards, those in the The Salnés Valley sub-zone, lie close to the lower (baixas) fjord-like estuaries (rias), where the annual mean temperature tops out at 55 degrees. And as you might guess, it requires a singular grape like the Albariño, with its thick, sturdy skin, to withstand the microclimate's twin threats of mildew and rot. Also, totally unlike customary ground-level cultivation and harvesting, the Albariño is cultivated high above the ground on pergolas, a trellised, canopy-like system. This keeps the grapes dry and helps resist fungus and mildew. Harvest time photos that test one's expectations and perception, depict vineyard workers standing on wooden boxes reaching up to cut grape clusters from hanging vines.
Albariño's personality traits offer a welcomed alternative to the usual white wine suspects. It's medium bodied with a rich, aromatic stone fruit (peaches, apricots) quality and a fresh, crisp acidity. After crushing, it's chilled and cold soaked to extract optimal aromatics and then fermented in stainless steel. It's typically sees no oak, which is one reason I'm partial to it. However, since locals like their wines oaked, some producers are now experimenting with it. Aromatically, it can be quite elusive, for it often recalls a Viognier, at other times a German Riesling, and still at other times an Alsatian Pinot Gris. To be sure, that is part of its charm.
When enjoyed with food, which is what it's all about, it goes well with salads, seafood (consider its birthplace), and olive oil-laced pastas, as well as some Asian dishes. Thanksgiving would be a good time to sample it. Retail prices, heading upwards now, range from $12 to $25. Some producers that I have enjoyed are Burgans, Valminor, Morgadio, Martin Codax, Condes de Albarei, Vionta, and my current favorite, Fefiñanes. As a final note, I should add that as recently as the late 1980's Albariño was an unknown, poorly made, provincial quaff. Thanks to visionary Spanish winegrowers, who foresaw Albariño's potential, wine enthusiasts now have another world-class wine atop their dinner tables.
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Seems my woes with Fly Tampa and P3Dv4 continues. Purchased TNCM tonight installed it while I was trying to clear up my YSSY issues and the "Unhandled Exception" with Amsterdam. Tried loading into TNCM to check the scenery and ensure all was well and immediately crashed to desktop. Loaded sim back up again and loaded directly to TNCM and it loaded to 100% then CTD yet again. I did this multiple times now with as many scenarios as you can think. Loading in from other airports, loading in directly to TNCM, loading in with different aircraft types, day, night, and with all the stuff checked and unchecked in the configurator under TNCM. Not sure what else to do at this point so unfortunately seems I am just going to disable all my Fly Tampa scenery until these issues can be resolved. I know it's a work in progress for everyone with the new 64bit application but it's becoming more of a headache than enjoyment.
If there is any ideas out there for what to try next I am all ears.


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I was going through some old photos when I came across this one and thought it would make a good print. Usually over Christmas I escape the circus and get outside to take some photos, despite the limited winter subjects. But it was -32c this morning (below -40 with the wind chill) and even I'm not that dedicated! I did get outside for a run the day before Christmas when it was still a balmy -20c. This colorful flower closeup seemed like a good antidote for Saskatchewan winter.
It was from a batch taken at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas on a rest day from rock climbing at Red Rocks. Whenever friends are headed to Las Vegas we try to sell them on taking a break from their hotel and the strip and visiting Springs Preserve. Sadly, few take us up on it.


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Sidney was inspired to develop the Nelson Beats The Odds Comic Creator app for iOS and Android mobile devices. Ronnie created the app so that children and adults can share inspirational photos and stories about how they beat the odds on social media. For more information visit the author's website at www.creative-medicine.com.
In 2015, Creative Medicine: Healing Through Words, LLC published "Nelson Beats The Odds", an inspiring graphic novel that celebrates friendship, resilience and empowerment. Nelson, the books' main character, overcomes his learning disability and ADHD diagnosis with the help of his parents and special education teacher. Since releasing Nelson Beats the Odds, Sidney has been featured on Fox and Friends Weekend, MichaeLA, NPR, Understood.org, and NBC 12 News.
Sidney is both a best-selling and award winning author. "Rest in Peace RaShawn" completes a trinity of quality young adult literature by Sidney, including his second book "Tameka's New Dress". All three books in the Nelson Beats the Odds series inspire confidence in children, especially children of color, and encourage a fondness for reading and a heightened level of social awareness; Sidney's stories equip kids with a broader understanding of America's current culture and climate.
Ronnie's early academic challenges ignited a passion within him to pursue social justice and to work with the youth. He has spent over eight years in the mental health and academic counseling fields and currently works as an outpatient therapist at a community services board in Virginia. Ronnie is an active member of the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers (RABSW). He founded Creative Medicine: Healing Through Words, an expressive writing program for offenders. He implemented the program at the Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, Virginia for six months before expanding the program into an LLC. The company's mission is to improve participants' social, emotional, and physical health through therapeutic writing and dialogue.
Ronnie Sidney, II, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), is a father, therapist, author, app developer, professional speaker and entrepreneur. He received a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014. Ronnie was raised in Tappahannock, Virginia, and attended Essex County Public Schools (ECPS). While attending ECPS, he spent several years in Special Education after being diagnosed with a learning disability. The stigmatization of special education created a lack of interest in school. Nevertheless, he graduated from Essex High School in 2001, but with a 1.8 GPA. With limited options regarding four-year colleges, he decided to enroll in J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia. The following year, he transferred to Old Dominion University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services in 2006.


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I wrote a review for the game Mindshadow; I can provide screenshots as well if needed.
The video game crash of 1983; a year that will live in infamy. However, during that time while the console market failed and major companies faced bankruptcy, home computer gaming continued to thrive. During that same year, the company Interplay Productions was founded, which would eventually go on to produce games like The Bard's Tale, Baldur's Gate, Battle Chess and Fallout. However, before all that, in 1984 they released their very first game; Mindshadow.
Mindshadow is a first-person puzzle adventure game that draws its inspiration from Robert Ludlum's book, Bourne Identity, as well as other classic stories. (Midway through the game you might notice a Casablanca reference, as well.) You begin the game by waking up on a beach with no idea who you are or how you got here. During your adventures, you find clues about your forgotten past and set off to discover the truth.
The game uses a simple text parser and it works fairly well. Most of the commands you will need are phrased like "VERB NOUN," or "VERB NOUN WITH NOUN." One of the classic problems with this type of game is trying to find the exact phrasing that the game wants you to use. Sometimes when you are trying different things, the game is kind enough to give you hints about which command to use or how to phrase them.
There are two important commands to know, as well. The first is the command THINK, which can be used with items to remember pieces of your past. It's important to remember to do this, as you won't b able to complete the game until you THINK about all of the clues. The second command is HELP ME CONDOR (or just HELP CONDOR if you're in a hurry), which summons a friendly avian ally who will gives you hints in the game. Be careful, though. Although he's amusing, he can only be called three times before you're on your own.
There are a few shortcomings in the game, design mistakes that most likely occurred because this was Interplay's first game. Early in the game is a quicksand maze that can only be solved through trial and error. This maze made me notice another strange quirk; when you die, the game doesn't allow you to "restart, restore or quit" like almost every other adventure game that came later. Instead, it asks if you'd like to play again and boots you straight back to the beginning of the game. The fact that one misstep in the quicksand maze leads to death got me quite familiar with the sight of the first screen.
Another thing to note is that the game doesn't often tell you if there are adjacent rooms to explore, and the only way to fully explore the game is to try traveling every direction in every room and bumping into invisible walls. If you just can't seem to progress any further because you seem to be missing a critical item, it probably means there's a room somewhere you hadn't noticed yet.
There's no sound in the game, and as far as the graphics... well, I'm sure they looked amazing back in 1984. The graphics might look a bit primitive today, but honestly, I've seen much worse for the time.
If you are a fan of the classics and want to see the humble beginnings of the adventure game genre, check this one out. The game will also keep you amused with it's sense of humor. You might end up using up your hints just to see what that smarmy condor has to say next, or replaying the game to discover all the fun ways you can get yourself killed.
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Please do give us a little more about the game: year, developer, publisher, any similar games on abandonia?
And how would you rate the game from 1 to 5?
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SAO PAULO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday accepted the charges filed against Brazil's former presidential chief of staff for his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scheme at state-owned oil company Petrobras.
The federal prosecutor's office said Jose Dirceu will face trial on the corruption, racketeering and money laundering charges filed earlier this month.
Fourteen other people will also be tried, including Joao Vaccari Neto, the former treasurer of Brazil's governing Workers' Party and Renato de Souza Duque, Petrobras' former head of corporate services.
Dirceu is the most senior member of the ruling Workers' Party to be taken into custody in connection with the scheme.
Dirceu served as former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief of staff between 2003 and 2005. He was arrested early August in his home, where he already was under house arrest serving an 11-year sentence for his involvement in a cash-for-votes scheme in Congress more than 10 years ago.
Prosecutors have said that Dirceu masterminded the kickback scheme at Petrobras, accepted bribes while in office and continued to receive payments from contractors after he was jailed in late 2013 for the vote-buying scandal.
According to prosecutors, the scheme at Petrobras involved roughly $2 billion in bribes and other illegal funds. Some of that money was allegedly funneled back to campaign coffers of the ruling party and its allies. It also allegedly included the payment of bribes to Petrobras executives in return for inflated contracts.


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In spite of a close victory against Arcadia University on Feb. 18, Hood College's Men's Basketball Team will not be moving on to playoffs this season.
According to Chad Dickman, the head coach of the men's basketball team at Hood, the team missed making the playoffs by one game. Several close road games in January may have cost them the chance to compete further in the season.
Although not obtaining the playoff spot, Dickman said the year was successful for the team. He noted improvements in the team's offense this year compared to recent years, in addition to a larger overall roster.
"I think our team was pretty even from top to bottom," Dickman said. "We were very deep and had the luxury of being able to play up to 15 guys if needed."
He also said that there were several standout performances by members of the team. Scott Bolen, a senior at Hood and player on the Men's Basketball Team, scored an average of 15 points per game.
Bolen was voted by competing coaches to the All-Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Second Team, and helped win the Senior Day game against Arcadia by scoring 39 points personally.
In preparation for the next season, the coaching staff is working to recruit players whose talents could help the team next year.
Currently, no students have committed to Hood's team for the 2017-2018 school year, but the staff is in a "good spot" with the players they are trying to recruit.
Though the team will lose three seniors in the transition to the next season, Dickman said he is confident that the returning players and recruits will continue to be successful.
"We set high goals in the preseason," he said "and when we played well, we were well on our way to accomplishing those goals. I hope this season has left a bad taste in their mouths and they are ready to do everything they can to accomplish our 2017-2018 goals."
Men's Basketball narrowly misses playoffs
In spite of a close victory against Arcadia University on Feb. 18, Hood College's Men's Basketball Team will not be moving on to playoffs this season.


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Non-communicable diseases are on the rise, and Americans are beginning to act. Recommended by the US Dietary Guidelines, Americans are trading in poultry and red meats for seafood, which are known to be rich in mono- and poly-saturated fats, or in other words, "healthy fats". Nearly half of all seafood, however, comes from aquaculture, and as the population continues to consume more seafood, the demand on the aquaculture continues to rise with it. Last year, David Love, PhD, MSPH, faculty member of the Water Institute and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), and his colleagues Jillian Fry, PhD, MPH (CLF), Juan Gormaz, MD, and Marcia Erazo, PhD, MS (University of Chile) published Public Health Perspectives on Aquaculture, which employs the One Health approach in order to find the right solution to meeting the demand on the seafood industry.
Rich in omega-3s and omega-6s, seafood today has become somewhat of a "superfood". However, research regarding the health benefits of these fats conflict and the palliative effects of seafood still remain inconclusive. Additionally, contaminants such as methylmercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), also typically found in seafood, may counteract the potential health benefits of seafood's fats as well. Love and colleagues recommend further research of omega-3s and omega-6s in order to fully comprehend both the advantages and possible disadvantages to seafood consumption.
Furthermore, the One Health approach analyzes the use of unnatural contaminants in aquaculture, which can be damaging to both the environment and human health. Aquaculture species rely on pelagic forage fish as a feeding source and attribute to seafood's high levels of omega-3 LCPUFAs. However, the use of pelagic fish is also contributing to overfishing. Chemicals used in fish farms and high concentrations of fish waste can also affect water quality in fish farms and produce runoff in water supplies and estuaries. Some forms of intensive aquaculture that are located in open water or dump effluent into waterways can spread disease between the farmed and wild fish populations as well.
As seafood consumption continues to rise, Love and colleagues urge for more research on ways to make aquaculture more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. The One Health model takes a multifaceted approach to aquaculture that squarely places public health, aquatic animal health, environmental health at the table with other stakeholders to discuss best practices in aquaculture.
Gormaz, J., Fry, J., & Erazo, M., Love, D. (2014). Public Health Perspectives on Aquacultures. Current Environmental Health Reports, 1(3), 227-238.
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Wuzhen's Latest Vacation Project, Wucun, Presents Original Rural Lifestyle
Renowned water town Wuzhen launched its newest project,Wucun, this summer, which aims to restore an original rural lifestyle for travellers looking to have an immersive experience as one of the villagers.
Visitors can dive into the tranquil and pastoral countryside of Wucun for a unique experience that cannot be found elsewhere. They can participate in a wide range of activities and enjoy the serene natural scenery while staying in one of the creative and boutique guestrooms.
"Wucun is located further into the less crowded part of the water town by the west side of Xizha area where a lot of the town's most famous attractions are found," said the head of the village. "It's a quiet and romantic traditional village where the original architecture has been preserved, so every visitor is not a tourist, but a real villager."
To create the "villager" experience, Wucun offers all-inclusive packages that take care of everything for the guests, including accommodation, transportation, dining, entertainment and daily activities and workshops.
"The all-inclusive packages allow visitors to have a hassle-free vacation experience, as they don't need to pay for anything during their stay in the resort. They can participate in fishing or farming activities, it's a true getaway from the flourishing urban lifestyle," said the village head.
Whether travelling with family and children, coming for a honeymoon, or on a nostalgic journey with parents and friends, Wucun is an ideal destination as everyone can participate in different activities. The children can take one of the handcraft classes to learn cane weaving, painting or origami while the parents can participate in archery or take a bike ride around the village. Couples can enjoy a "slow lifestyle" in Wucun to appreciate the beauty of water town and everyone can get a taste of Wuzhen with a Wucun style meal.


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