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The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
July 15, 2010 Thursday
Final Edition
Double shooting rocks area;
No shots reported heard in apparent murder-suicide
BYLINE: PRENTISS FINDLAY, The Post and Courier
SECTION: LOCAL & STATE; Pg. B1
LENGTH: 527 words
MOUNT PLEASANT - Residents of Millbrook Court in the Longpoint subdivision were stunned Wednesday by news of an apparent murder-suicide on the peaceful, well-manicured cul-de-sac.
"I'm just shaking because I heard what happened. I can't believe it," Cynthia McDonough said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting and possible suicide at 12:12 a.m. and found the bodies of a man and a woman, both of whom had been shot, Capt. Stan Gragg said.
Gragg said it appears the husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself.
A police report released Wednesday identifies the couple as Bruce Skinner, 59, and Marilyn Skinner, 62, both of 2072 Millbrook Court. Bruce Skinner was a medical doctor and his wife was a hospice nurse, neighbors said.
McDonough said she had no hint that anything was amiss next door at the Skinner home when she left for work Wednesday morning. A neighbor called her that afternoon to tell her what happened. "I almost fainted," she said.
"They were just so quiet, very quiet people. They were very good neighbors," she said.
Marilyn Skinner has four adult children who live out of state. Bruce Skinner had no children, McDonough said.
She saw no hint of trouble between the couple. In the mid-1980s, the McDonoughs built the first house on Millbrook Court.
"To us he was perfectly fine. They just bought a toy poodle puppy," McDonough said of Bruce Skinner.
Marilyn Skinner was soft-spoken, loved tending garden and always was out pulling weeds while Bruce Skinner liked to walk the dog. Sometimes he carried it in his arms, McDonough said.
McDonough said the Skinners would buy Girl Scout cookies from her daughter.
Neighbor Leah Rust said Bruce Skinner was really friendly. "He was real sweet," she said.
Kathy McTear said she was sitting outside on a porch about midnight when she heard a man's voice in the general vicinity of the Skinner house.
"It was just kind of a quick yelling. It just sounded like somebody yelling and storming into the house," McTear said.
Neighbors reported hearing no shots. They saw no blue lights or police during the night. The next morning, it was like nothing had happened, they said.
Two police officers went door to door Wednesday talking to neighbors. The officers would not comment on the case.
Neighbor Polly McElwee said she didn't know the Skinners that well.
"It's horrible," she said. "We just had a neighborhood party a couple of weeks ago and they were both there and seemed fine."
In 2003, Dr. Skinner won a $30.2 million defamation verdict against Trident Health System that later was overturned. Trident Health System hired Skinner to run a satellite clinic in St. Stephen. After four months, he filed numerous complaints about conditions there and was terminated. He sued Trident for breach of contract and defamation, according to the July 11, 2003, issue of Medical Economics.
He subsequently joined the Motley Rice law firm as an in-house medical expert. Skinner provided expert review of medical records as they related to pharmaceutical and medical-device cases. He also helped review potential medical, hospital and nursing home abuse and neglect cases.
Andy Paras contributed to this report.
LOAD-DATE: July 15, 2010
PUBLICATION-TYPE: Newspaper
Copyright 2010 The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)
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The RNA Crosstalk module provides the interactions of RNA post-transcriptional regulations around RBP binding sites, including miRNA targets, RNA modification, and RNA editing. RBPs are involved in various kinds of post-transcription regulation events and play vital roles in these processes, so that users can investigate potential crosstalk of these regulatory events in this module.
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Containing the original bullet pencil, correctly marked to the body with Princess Mary's crowned monogram. Sterling silver marked "bullet".
Complete with the 1914 version of the Christmas card.
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State legislators' efforts to exclude transgender athletes AND the NCAA's recent blunders regarding women's workout facilities both indicate a failure to understand the insidiousness of our reductive and stereotypical beliefs about women and gender.
Author: Mairead Carr
Mairead Carr is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University at Albany–SUNY, where she also holds an MA in women's, gender and sexuality studies. She is an avid sports fan and passionate about equity in sports, education and health.


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An up-tempo Old English Folk Song. Banjo, concertina, mandolin alongside male and female harmonies make this song stream merrily along. Also available as an instrumental version.
Track details
Track ID number: | 15663 |
Genres: | Vocal Folk / Irish / Celtic -- Folk / Americana & Nu-Folk -- World: Celtic, Irish music |
Moods/Emotions: | Excited / Enthusiastic / Energetic -- Busy / Active / Bustling -- Homey / Cozy / Wholesome -- Funny / Playful / Whimsical / Comical -- Sweet / Pretty / Adorable / Innocent |
Suggested Production Types: | Children / Toddlers / Babies -- Historical: Older History / Ancient -- Outdoorman / Fishing / Hiking |
Prominent Instruments: | Accordion -- Banjo -- Mandolin / Balalaika -- Violin / Viola / Fiddle -- Vocals (Male) / Singing with Lyrics -- Vocals (Female) / Singing with Lyrics |
Keywords / Hints: | vocal colk |
Tempo feel: | Fast |
Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 120 |
Artist: | David Harbottle Project |
Composer: | David Maurice Harbottle (PRS) |
Publisher: | David Harbottle |
SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | David Maurice Harbottle |
PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
WAV file bit depth: | CD-quality / 16-bit (What's this?) |
Stem files available for this track: | No |
Album containing this track: | (None) |
David Harbottle is a folk musician based in the wilderness of Totnes, England. He paint pictures with his words and share stories of folk auld and new. He is a hardworking songsmith that places an emphasis on musical independence, originality and breathes new life into Traditional English Folk songs.
Having gigged extensively with his seven piece folk outfit; 'The Friendly Cats', David has completed three tours of Ireland, frequent tours of Italy and has appeared on Irish and Italian Television respectively.
David is now based in Devon and still plays with his folk outfit. Following on from e.p releases of 'Strangers', 'Ferrara Girl' and most recently 'Dawn Breaks', David is currently in the process of recording his debut album.
'Just to demonstrate the versatility of this guy – I still can't quite believe how good he is' - FolkRise
'Gorgeous vocals that come intimately to the forefront; the harmonies complimenting each other beautifully whilst each voice individually grabs and ravels you in, forcing you to listen intently' - For Folk's Sake (extract from EP review)
'Really upbeat and kind of a lot of fun, another talented Totnes band' – BBC Introducing


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Disk Music Box Set of 4 Songs
This is a set of four Metal Discs for Symphonium Music Boxes produced by Mr Christmas. There is one song per disk and are a perfect addition to your music selection for your musical disk player. These sets are no longer being produced and we have a limited supply.
Songs are:
Try To Remember
You've got A Friend
I Will Always Love You
Size is: 4.75″ Diameter
Material: Metal
**Note: These Disks do not work on antique disk player music boxes such as Thorens.
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Q.Flowering New Zealand Flax in Sacramento California
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Latitude: 51.8051 / 51°48'18"N
Longitude: -4.7078 / 4°42'28"W
OS Eastings: 213405
OS Northings: 215294
OS Grid: SN134152
Mapcode National: GBR CX.XJWW
Mapcode Global: VH2P0.CW0L
Entry Name: Llangwathan Castle Mound
Scheduled Date: 28 April 1989
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1472
Cadw Legacy ID: PE434
Schedule Class: Defence
Category: Motte
Period: Medieval
County: Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Community: Lampeter Velfrey (Llanbedr Felfre)
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
The monument comprises the remains of a motte and ditch, dating to the medieval period (c. 1066 -1540 AD). A motte is a large conical or pyramidal mound of soil and/or stone, usually surrounded by either a wet or dry ditch, and surmounted by a tower constructed of timber or stone. The Llangwathan motte stands in a low lying, rather boggy position by the Afon Marlais and measures 20m in diameter by 3m high. The surviving ditch is preserved on all sides.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval defensive practices. The monument is well-preserved and an important relic of the medieval landscape. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of both structural evidence and intact associated deposits. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
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Sohana, a 12 year old girl with Recessive Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a skin condition which can ultimately turn into malignant cancer, killing sufferers in their thirties if not earlier, is asking you to have some fun with her by taking part in her tongue twister challenge:
"It's so hard to say 'Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa' and we thought it would be funny if people tried to say that and also a tongue twister. It's really difficult not to laugh! People seem to be having lots of fun with it and it would be lovely if over the Christmas Holidays, whole families got together and did tongue twisters and then maybe nominate their friends and neighbours to do one too! We would definitely raise lots of awareness and hopefully money -and then one day -children like me will have a chance of a day without pain –the best Christmas present I could ever have"
Here is Sohana doing the challenge:
She nominated Damien Lewis to do the challenge..
Sohana's mum started The Sohana Research Fund, a small charity working to find a cure for epidermolysis bullosa. This incredible article in the Guardian explains why she started the charity, the challenges they face, and the journey they have been on as a family.
Help make Sohana's dream come true by getting involved in the EB tongue twister challenge today:
1. Choose a tongue twister from this list: www.sohanaresearchfund.org/tongue-twisters
2. Film you / your family doing the tongue twister challenge
3. Nominate 3 friends to do the challenge
4. Share your tongue twister challenge on Twitter and / or Facebook using the hashtag #EBtonguetwister
5. Donate £5 to the Sohana Research Fund by texting TONG14 £5 to 70070
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Using the archive index search
Using the search functions
There are seven fields:
- Keywords: Free search field that anything can be typed into. It will search through all the columns included in the database
- UKAT Subject:A drop-down linear list of subjects attributed to each descriptive line. It will search the UKAT Subject column and Description column
- Country: A drop-down list of countries. Herefordshire parishes can be searched without setting the country to 'England'
- County: A drop-down list of counties
- Parish: A drop-down list of parishes. This is defaulted to Herefordshire parishes, unless the country or county is changed
- Year from: Numerical search field only (for example, 1970)
- Year to: Numerical search field only (for example, 1970)
If you are uncertain about a name, you can use wildcards:
- '*' will match any characters
- '_' will match any single character.
For example, 'J_n' would match Jon but not John, and 'J*n' would match both.
Once the search returns your results you can sort the results in each column by clicking the green circle symbol at the top of the column.
You can select the number of results to view on each page between 25, 50 and 100, using the green buttons below the search results.
Understanding the search results
Each result will contain one index entry relating to a document, several documents or an archive collection. The information will then be displayed in eight columns (see below for a list and description of each column's content). This is only an index database to collections at Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre and will therefore not contain any digitized images of the records described.
- Country: Listing the country the item(s) relate to
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- Parish: Listing the civil or ecclesiastical parish. If the record concerns several parishes then there will be an entry for each relevant parish
- Description: This field provides a description of the document, documents or collections. This can include information on specific property or locations, names of individuals, context and the type of document
- Dates: Listing the creation date(s) of the record(s) being described in the description field. 'n.d.' indicates that there were no dates listed on the record. Dates within square brackets are estimated dates by the cataloguer
- Reference: Listing the reference number(s) of the record(s) listed in the description. Page numbers within a record are indicated through the abbreviation f. and ff., followed by the page. The term 'passim' succeeding a reference number indicates that the record can be found throughout (or frequently within) the collection. Always check the catalogues at Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre to ascertain the correct reference(s)
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As part ofa plan to make over Allegheny Commons Park, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy wanted to rebuild a long-demolished landmark fountain.
One problem was that the historic Northeast Fountain was something of a mystery. Its existence was well-documented: It was first built about 150 years ago, in 1868. That's right around the time what was then Allegheny City turned a former commonly held pastureland into a city park called Allegheny Commons.
But not only didn't the Conservancy know exactly when the fountain was demolished – sometime after World War II, a likely victim of "urban renewal" — it was hard to even tell exactly what it looked like. Existing photographs were "blurry," says Susan Rademacher, the Conservancy's parks curator, obscuring details.
That changed, she says, with the discovery of a more sharply focused Library of Congress photo. The image permitted the project's architects, Pashek + MTR, to create a near-likeness of the Victorian-era fountain, says Rademacher.
The rebuilt Northeast Fountain, a $2.5 million project, opened this week, with a ribbon-cutting Thursday.
While the new fountain is just the latest step in the master plan for Allegheny Commons, it's a big one. The Conservancy says the park is the city's oldest. The fountain sits at the corner of Cedar Street, right across West North Avenue from Allegheny General Hospital; it also abuts two business districts (on East Ohio and Federal streets) and counts among its neighbors schools; churches; seasonal attractions like a farmers market and city pool; and cultural amenities like Alphabet City and the National Aviary.
"It's a lovely 100-percent corner where everything happens," says Rademacher. "And that's a great place to make a statement about the value of a park to a community."
The fountain rebuild was led by the Conservancy in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny Commons Initiative, and the Northside Leadership Conference.
Like the original fountain, the new Northeast Fountain has a 50-foot basin, and a central urn as the focal point for multiple jets of water. There are important differences: As an energy-saving move, the central plume shoots 10 feet in the air, in contrast to the reported 70-foot height attained by the original, says Rademacher. Rather than the original's marble, the building material is cast stone (i.e., concrete masonry). And in another nod to conservation, the city water that feeds the fountain will be recirculated, rather than simply running into the sewer, as water from all fountains did in the old days, she says.
The new fountain has benches on three sides. The Conservancy also added a garden of perennial flowers and 14 trees, including red maple and American elm.
Rademacher says the fountain project grew out of 2002's master plan for Allegheny Commons Park, created by the Allegheny Commons Initiative, a nonprofit advocacy group. The first step was to renovate the "promenade" that runs along Cedar Avenue, says Rademacher. Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy became a formal partner in recent years.
Rademacher characterized the fountain's completion as the kickoff of the next phase of realizing the master plan, which is to renovate the walkways, lighting, seating, plantings and street crossings in the park along West North Avenue.
While the fountain is owned by the city, the Conservancy shares upkeep duties. The fountain's $2.5 million price tag includes what Rademacher calls "a permanent maintenance" endowment – crucial for what's essentially a machine that requires daily inspections, filter-cleaning, and seasonal activation and deactivation.
Rademacher acknowledged that some observers might question the wisdom of recreating an amenity like the fountain. She notes that fountains have quantifiable benefits – cooling their immediate area, dampening the noises of the city – but said intangibles are important too.
"Fountains are a critical symbol of joy and aspiration for a community," says Rademacher. "They connect people to water in a really visceral way."
Moreover, she adds, "This is the most happening part of Allegheny Commons. … And I think it's really important in a place that's that busy that there be something that's really beautiful and timeless that really gives all the functional uses of the Commons, a focal point that people can really be proud of and excited by."


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Cisco Systems has taken another step toward moving intelligent services from the center to the edge of mid-size networks by beefing up security features of its Cisco Catalyst switching portfolio.
Switches are devices in networks that filter and forward packets of data between local area network (LAN) segments.
The enhanced security measures are part of the networking giant's plan to increase the benefits of pervasive security by establishing enforcement points across wide area networks (WAN) and LANs.
Striking a Security Balance
"To conduct business successfully, companies are striking a balance between sharing information among customers, partners and employees while keeping confidential information and network assets secure," said Kathy Hill, vice president of Cisco's desktop switching business unit.
Hill said the new security capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst 3550 and 2950 Series Intelligent Ethernet Switches give customers a solid foundation for delivering consistent security services throughout the network. Therefore, she added, businesses will gain greater control over critical information resources, allowing more effective policy management.
On the Edge
Specifically, the new software features more secure network administration, stronger user authentication, improved security management, IEEE 802.1x authentication-based security, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) interface, and a complete set of port-based virtual LAN-based and interface-based Access Control Lists (ACL).
Cisco also has extended the best practice guidelines in SAFE, the security blueprint for its AVVID (architecture for voice, video and integrated data). The company said this allows mid-size businesses to maximize both security and benefits from Internet business applications.
Ahead of the Pack
Cisco's new security features represent a move by the company to differentiate itself from the competition, Gartner Dataquest senior analyst Lawrence Orans told the E-Commerce Times.
Dell presents perhaps the biggest threat to Cisco's switch business. The PC giant is introducing three new models of its PowerConnect data switches aimed at small and mid-size businesses, and reportedly plans to announce pricing and availability of those switches before the end of July.
Analysts said Dell is likely to make an impact with its switches, mainly because of its low-cost pricing strategy. But Dell is not the only switch maker hoping to steal market share from Cisco.
"Cisco is facing price pressure from Dell, 3Com and Allied Telesyn," Orans said. Orans added that he expects Cisco's competitors to play catch-up with their own security enhancements, which will be a positive move for the entire industry.
Welcome Additions
Cisco customers probably will welcome the new security plug-ins, according to analysts, especially since they are available as a free download.
The company's latest enhancements put it at the forefront of a trend toward pushing security features to the edge of networks. Gartner research has shown that companies are especially concerned about authenticating users and tracking new workstations as they enter the network.
"Security is at the forefront of everybody's mind these days," Orans noted. "There is increased pressure to secure the network, and Cisco is doing a good job here."


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Loved by all, with its convenient slim design and size of 40 inches and an image resolution of 1080p, it provides a full HD viewing experience and numerous features.
As with most cello products, the Cello ZF0204 does not disappoint. It combines TV and DVD player into one, giving users the convenience of not worrying about placing multiple wires and cables and DVD boxes.
ZF0204 includes three HDMI inputs that provide easy access for connecting external devices, without the hassle of cable swapping added with its USB input for the option of viewing media on the TV from the user's computer.
You can mount this TV on a wall. The remote that controls all features is included.
Check out the latest price for the Cello ZF0204.
- Display Size – 40 inches
- Display Resolution – 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Image Resolution – 1080p
- Display Technology – LED
- Consumers can immerse themselves in their favourite shows with its 40-inch display and image resolution of 1080p, providing top-quality entertainment.
- Includes built-in Freeview channels; both, T2 HD and digital, giving users numerous options for entertainment.
- With its LED display technology, rest assured this TV will provide families entertainment for years to come.
- This TV is mountable on the wall for less space consumption for the user's convenience.
- With its USB input, consumers can play media files from other devices.
- It comes with three HDMI inputs for connecting external devices for the ultimate experience in gaming and viewing pleasure.
- It comes with one remote that controls all.
- Option for streaming apps directly on the TV is not available.
- 200mm x 200mm bracket not included (for wall mounting).
Ideal for those looking for the perfect TV that everyone in the family can utilize and enjoy while not spending too much on the television itself.
With its added Freeview channels features, users can say goodbye to paying extra for cable.


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There has been a lot of media attention lately about bottled water with countless articles written about the issue in recent months.
It seems as though every water-type brand is coming out with a quick save, and now it's water filtration's turn.
Brita's FilterForGood.com is taking a stand against the bottle by asking consumers to pledge against using disposable water bottles. Instead, Brita is making a case for using their filtered water with a reusable water bottle.
Brita has partnered up with Nalgene for this project, who has basically just made a green Nalgene bottle and slapped Brita's messaging on it.
Will a promotion like this really have any impact? Using a water bottle is not a new idea and yet people are out there buying bottled water. To me this begs the question – Why do people really drink bottled water?
If it's really about health, Brita's solution seems to be a good solve. For the most part, home water filtration effectively gets rid of the bad stuff. In fact, filtering at home could be even healthier than some bottled waters. Not to mention the cheap plastic that leaches into your water.
But- what if it's purely convenience? Bottled water is so easy. Unscrew it, drink it, trash it. Water bottles are slightly less convenient. You don't want to lose them. You have to carry them around with you after they're empty. They have to be filled, cleaned, stored. When it comes down to it, are consumers ready to give up the convenience of bottled water?
Asking people to switch their behavior is a huge task. And who should be providing the solution? Water filtration brands like Brita? Local governments? Water bottle manufacturers?
As the media presents the information, we're left to make the final purchase decisions. And let's just say sales in bottled water are not suffering. It will be interesting to watch the issues and see how it plays out in-store.
A few (of many) interesting links to ponder:
USA Today: Bottled water awash in a sea of controversy
Fast Company: Message in a Bottle
MSN: A video from the Today Show
CNN: Aquafina labels to spell out source – tap water


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Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi Salihu has enjoined youths and the people of Kwara State to emulate the character and virtues of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
The lawmaker made this call in commemoration of 1442 Maolid Nabbiy celebration, according to a statement by Special Assistant, Media to the Speaker, Ibrahim Sheriff.
Danladi-Salihu said "the time to reflect on our character is now, we must exhibit good deeds and be morally upright if we must attain sustainable peace and progress in our personal and public lives".
"The ugly incidences that occurred in our dear State recently is to say the least, alien to any religious ideal and indeed, contravenes the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), informing the need for renewed call on us all to live by the virtues and values of the Holy Prophet", he added.
He therefore congratulate Muslim Ummah for the grace of witnessing yet another Maolid Nabbiy, while praying the blessings and teachings of the important celebration abide.


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'Army of the Dead' is an upcoming American, action, crime, horror, sci-fi, thriller zombie heist film directed by Zack Snyder, from a script he wrote with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, based on a story by Snyder.
This movie set in Las Vegas. The film—which returns Snyder to his zombie roots 17 years after his genuinely great debut feature, Dawn of the Dead—is a huge franchise priority for the streaming service, which has also greenlit an anime series and live-action prequel series set in the same world.
Producers of this film are Zack Snyder, Misha Bukowski, Wesley Coller, Deborah Snyder and executive producer is Bergen Swanson.
But, what can we expect from this film? Here's everything you need to know so far about this film.
'Army of the Dead' Cast
- Dave Bautista as Scott Ward
- Ella Purnell as Kate Ward
- Ana de la Reguera as Cruz
- Matthias Schweighöfer as Ludwig Dieter
- Nora Arnezeder as Lily "The Coyote"
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Hunter Bly
- Raúl Castillo as Mikey Guzman
- Michael Cassidy
- Garret Dillahunt as Frank Peters
- Omari Hardwick as Vanderohe
- Tig Notaro as Marianne Peters
- Samantha Win as Chambers
- Theo Rossi as Burt Cummings
- Huma Qureshi as Geeta
- Richard Cetrone as Zeus
- Chelsea Edmundson as Misty Hillman
- Steve Corona as Mr. Hillman
Chris D'Elia filmed his role along with the cast. In the summer of 2020, stories broke about him pursuing underage girls for sex and sexually harassing women.
Zack Snyder hired comedian Tig Notaro to replace D'Elia. Notaro was filmed alone and inserted into the film for all of the scenes D'Elia was in via green screen and other special effects.
'Army of the Dead' Plot
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
'Army of the Dead' Release date
The film is scheduled to debut on Netflix on May 21, 2021.
"Army is all done," Snyder shared during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"I'm super proud and happy. I think it came out amazing. I can't wait for fans to get a chance to see it. The new trailer is coming soon, I think in the middle of April. I've had a great experience with Netflix and the cast and crew. Shooting of the film was probably my most joyful cinematic experience as far as production goes."
'Army of the Dead' Trailer
Netflix has released the first trailer for Army of the Dead. If you haven't watched it yet, so watch it here:
So, how was the trailer? Did you like it? Do share your thoughts about it in the comments section given at the end of this post.
Final words
'Army of the Dead' has been in development hell since 2004, when Snyder turned down the chance to direct to instead pursue other projects.
In 2010, it was announced that the film would finally be moving forward with Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. attached to direct and a fall 2013 release date, but this version fell through.
Now, it is finally coming out on May 21, 2021.
Are you ready to watch it? Are you excited for it? Let us know in the comments section given at the end of this post.


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Chapter I
As the mannequin holds me to the ground, blood pours out of my chest through my shirt. I never thought I'd be here. As I lay helpless on the floor, I think about my life. My misery. My anger.
I think back to the night my life changed forever. I was fourteen years old at the time. My mother left me when I was four years old, so as long as I could remember it was just me and my dad. Ever since I was born, my dad strived to give me the best life possible. To him, this just meant getting rich. He thought the most logical way to do this would be to invent something. Every day I returned home from school, my father had decided that he was "onto something" but by the next day he had abandoned the idea.
Some of his ideas like a mechanical dish sponge were practical but other things like disposable rain boots were completely ridiculous and stupid. When I was fourteen years old, my dad came up with an idea that he thought he could actually sell. His idea was a self-charging cell phone and I personally thought anybody would benefit from that. He began pitching his idea to many companies. One of the employees named Daniel Ozark from a company called TechToday was developing a similar product and thought my father was trying to sabotage this.
Two nights after my father's pitch, Ozark knocked on my father's apartment door claiming that he had a deal to propose about my father's product and needed to talk to him about it in the hall. My father and I were overjoyed that TechToday was actually interested in my father's product. I was about to go out into the hallway to see why the conversation was taking so long, but just as I approached the door I heard a gunshot and saw blood beginning to poor through the crack under the door. I instantly fell to the floor sobbing. Amidst sobbing I heard Ozark's footsteps as he sprinted away from the scene of the crime. I couldn't believe it. Daniel Ozark, a seemingly innocent man, had stolen my father's entire fortune and killed him.
It's Ozark's fault that I'm going to be killed by a mannequin. I never would've resorted to crime if it hadn't been for my father's death. But I don't have time to think about this now. I'm losing blood rapidly and I can feel the life draining out of me. The long elegant diamonds around the mannequin's neck have punctured deep wounds in my skin allowing for blood to pour out. I try to wiggle my way out from under the mannequin but I feel more stabs from the diamonds pin me down to the ground so all I can do is lie helplessly and hope that I am taken out of my misery.
I consider calling out for help but if I'm caught robbing the largest jeweler in New York City I'll spend the rest of my life in prison and odds are it's too late for me at this point. Then suddenly I feel I sharp stabbing in my chest. I gasp for air and then my vision goes black and I fall completely lifeless.
Chapter II
I groggily open my eyes to find myself lying in a warm, neatly made bed, in a small room that looks much like a hotel. I sit up to examine my wounds on my chest from the mannequin but find them to be completely healed. The skin is now shiny and smooth rather than rough and torn apart. I sit up and examine my surroundings. There is a night table on either side of my bed and each of them are decorated with dazzling and elegant bouquets of flowers. On the walls there are gilded picture frames which have exquisite photos of underwater seascapes and of grand looking waterfalls. There is a large television on the wall directly across from the bed and underneath is a gorgeous honey colored bureau. On top of the bureau there is a wicker basket full of candies, fruits and are two leather backed books. I stand up and bring the basket to my bed. I flop down onto the bed and toss the books out of the basket and begin munching on the sweet delicacies. I may not know where I am but I would never turn down free food.
When my father was shot I was furious that he never gave me the life and the wealth he promised me and so I resorted to crime. It served me well. I had a few close calls but I was never caught and from every casino, bank and jeweler I ever robbed I finally had the life my father meant for me.
All of a sudden I feel a surge of rage. Why didn't my father give me a better life? Why did my mother leave me? Why at the age of 38 do I still live alone? I'm too angry to eat any more candies. I grab the first book that I had tossed aside and thrust myself into a pillow. I can feel my hands shaking. I don't know where I am, or why I'm here. How come I, Travis Hunter, a criminal, am being granted free food? If I don't remember finishing the robbery I must have been caught! How did I not see this before? I'm trapped! In an attempt to calm myself, I once again pick up the book. I think the title The Afterlife for Dummies sounds like a great novel and so I open the book and continue reading.
After flipping through introductions and copyrights I finally reach chapter one. I begin to read: If you are reading this you have reached the land of the dead. Welcome. Please report to the front desk immediately to discuss your housing-Thank You! Me? Dead? This can't be! I am very much living and breathing. Or am I? Being in the land of the dead simultaneously makes all the sense in the world and no sense at all.
Of course, just waking up in a completely new location with no wounds does partially justify the fact that I may be in the land of the dead. That being said, there's no such thing as the afterlife- there just isn't. If there really was an afterlife my father would've come back to Earth. To me. But he didn't. This all could just be a big prank, so I decide against going down to the front desk. Instead, I turn on the TV, but the TV doesn't work. I keep pressing buttons but the only thing that shows up is a flashing notification that says, "Please report to the front desk!" So I do. I stand up and walk downstairs to where I assume the desk is. I can't believe that I had actually given in. I didn't want to believe that I was in the afterlife. I couldn't be dead. There was more I needed to do. I needed to finish robbing the jeweler, to find love. But deep down inside it seemed to be the only logical explanation.
Chapter III
"Here you go. Fill these out and bring them back when you are down," says the receptionist standing at the front desk as she slams a pile of forms as thick as a dictionary onto the desk. I look at her wide eyed. Does she really expect me to do all of this?!
"Come on, it's really not that much-now go!" I pick up the stack, using my forearms to support all of the weight. The receptionist was right. It's really not that much. The first page looks like this:
Welcome to the Afterlife!
You, Travis Hunter, died of blood loss yesterday while robbing a jeweler. We want to make your stay in the afterlife, which will last for the rest of eternity, as comfortable as possible. Therefore, you may pick one of the following three choices for the rest of eternity:
Choice Number One:
Heaven or Hell
This is the standard choice. Good people will go to Heaven and not so good people will go to Hell. We will inform you if you belong in Heaven or Hell before you make your choice. Please understand that very few people actually go to Hell (criminals,serial killers, etc.) and even if you do we will still try to provide an experience appropriate to your behavior on Earth.
Choice Number Two:
Community Service on Earth
Since you are now dead you are technically a ghost and may return to Earth invisibly to help make a positive impact. This choice is our most advised. Here in the afterlife we like to do everything we can to help our neighbors on Earth.
Choice Number Three:
This is a very ill advised choice. Choosing to haunt humans can put you in immense danger and possibly throw off or ruin the rest of your time in the afterlife–which is eternity.
Please contemplate your options and pick a path.
For Choice number 1, go to page 1; for choice number 2, go to page 47; and for choice number 3, go to page 113.
I know what I'll do. If I really am dead I'll make the best of it, and that means making it worse for everyone else. Choice number three had my name written all over it. I could destroy the life of Daniel Ozark and his family. I could finish robbing the jewelry store I died robbing. I will finish that robbery. I must–I will destroy the lives of everyone who destroyed mine.
Chapter IV
"Sir–you did read this, choice three is a very ill advised choice," says the receptionist after I turn in my forms.
"I've made my decision, and it is final!" I shout, really losing my cool.
"All right sir," says the receptionist, shaking her head. "Here are the rest of the forms and information you'll need." She says, placing a packet down on the desk.
"Thanks," I say sarcastically, and walk away with the forms. They read:
If you are reading this you have chosen to go back to earth to haunt and complete your "unfinished business." Please understand that this is a very dangerous choice and may result in many consequences.
You will be transported back to Earth 36 hours from now. Before you leave please fill out the following form:
Name____________ Date of Death________________
Date of Transport____________
Where on Earth would you like to be transported?_____________
I understand that I will be invisible to all humans and that choice #3 is a very dangerous choice.
_______________________(your signature) Thank you! Please enjoy your stay in the afterlife!
After I finish the form I bring it to the receptionist's desk.
"New York City, huh?" says the receptionist, her eyebrows jumping up and down.
"Oh, yeah," I respond.
"Alright–we'll call for you in 36 hours."
"Thanks," I say and walk back up to my room.
Chapter V
I'm still asleep when I hear a booming voice in my room calling, "Travis Hunter! Our teleportation to Earth leaves in 35 minutes. Please report to the front desk immediately."
I look around, baffled, trying to see where the voice is coming from but I don't see anyone so I decided there must be some hidden speaker. I hurriedly freshen up and head down to the desk for my transport.
"Hello, Travis," says a receptionist.
"Please step into this capsule," she says, motioning towards a small cabinet next to her desk. I raise my eyebrows at her questioningly. Does she really expect me to fit into that cabinet?
"Go on," she says.
So I do, and it really isn't that small. Just as I'm about to open my mouth to ask what she's going to do I begin to feel myself swirling around in all sorts of crazy loops like a sock in the washing machine. As I begin to feel nauseous, the swirling stops and the capsule opens. I step out to find myself on a dirty New York City amidst many tourists and vendors. I start pacing down the street, noticing how dirty the city has become–so crowded and full of shouting people.
A large pack of students on a trip begin walking down the block straight towards me–their stares are dark and devious. They're really out to get me. I run as fast as I can but they're still tailing me. Just as they're about to slam into me I shut my eyes, hoping it will somehow help reduce the pain I'll feel–but then no pain comes. The pack of students seems to walk straight through me.
Chapter VI
Before I knew what a terrible and vile man Daniel Ozark was I was so excited for my father's pitch with TechToday. Before his pitch he told me all about the company and its employees–including Daniel Ozark. I was able to salvage very few of my father's belongings but I was able to save an information packet from the convention where he pitched his cell phone to TechToday. The packet included the personal information of many participants in the convention. Including Ozark. In the years following my father's death I constantly studied the packet, memorizing the addresses and phone numbers of Ozark and his family. This information was all I needed to begin my haunting.
I walk into the first apartment building on the street, bolt up to the front desk, pick up the phone and dial Ozark's number.
"Hello?" He answers in a hoarse voice.
"Daniel Ozark!" I shout with rage. "I'm coming for you!"
"Hello?" he says again with no emotion. I continue shouting but he can't hear me and he hangs up. I pick up a pot of plants on the desk and smash it on the floor. I don't understand–why can't he hear me? And then it dawns on me: I was dead. I couldn't be seen, heard, or felt. I felt so much animosity towards Ozark, towards the afterlife, but mostly myself. I felt so senseless and naive. And now I'm stuck attempting to haunt people for the rest of eternity! If I can't be seen, heard, or felt the only basic function I can perform and have it noticed is to pick up items, and give the illusion that they're floating. I'm so angry. There's only one thing left to do–so I walk up to Daniel Ozarks apartment.
Chapter VII
When I enter Ozark's apartment he is sitting on his couch smoking a cigar and watching TV. I slam the door and he looks up in alarm.
"Who's there?" He shouts with panic. "I know you're in here! Show yourself!"
While Daniel continues shouting into space, I creep into the kitchen and grab two butcher's knives. I hold them up high to create the illusion that they are flying through the air.
I slowly walk into the living room where Daniel is panicking and begin to approach him with the knives. He cries out so terrified I feel I have already succeeded. He pulls out his phone to call 911. His hands are so shaky he can hardly hold it. I knock the phone out of his hand and throw it out a window across the room and watch as it falls 13 stories and smashes on top of a garbage truck. I throw the first butcher knife across the room so it lands right in the middle of a photo of Daniel hanging on the wall. I expect him to scream out in terror, but rather he just stands in the middle of the room petrified. It's the perfect opportunity for me–so I strike. I throw the second butcher knife straight into Ozark's chest, piercing his heart.
I watch in elation as Ozark begins losing blood. He breathes so heavily–gasping for all the air he can get, and then one second he's done. He stops breathing. I did it. I killed Daniel Ozark.
Chapter VIII
I sit down on Ozark's couch to review what I've just done. I've really done it. All for my father. I am so proud and I just sit back on the couch to relax. Just as I am dozing off to sleep I feel a strong burst of air come from above and begin sucking me up like a vacuum machine. I fight and flail to stay on the couch but I can't control it. I am thrown in crazy loops and turns and when it stops I am back in the hotel where my afterlife experience began. I storm up to the desk–enraged.
"Excuse me!" I shout. "Why on Earth am I here?"
"Please follow me, sir," the receptionist responds.
"No! I will not follow you until you tell me why I am here!" I respond, still yelling.
"Sir, your recent actions on Earth have resulted in a dangerous and severe phenomenon and we need you to help reverse your actions. Now please come with me."
"No!" I yell back. Before I can continue protesting two guards walk in and drag me away from the desk. They drag me down a long corridor that smells like mildew and into a small dark enclosed room with a table and chairs on each side. The men thrust me into a chair and chain me to it. The taller of the two men exits and the other stays with me. Before long, a tall, intense looking woman wearing a navy blue blazer enters and sits in the chair across from me and motions for the other guard to leave. The guard exits and now I am alone with this mysterious looking woman.
Chapter IX
"You, Travis Hunter, murdered a Mr. Daniel Ozark this morning on Earth," says the woman. I nod and she continues talking. "Every time a dead person or ghost murders a living human, there is a different and dangerous outcome. And I fear that you have created something we may never be able to undo."
"What do you mean?" I respond, now very nervous.
"Travis, when you died, you reached the afterlife and were given 3 choices–correct?"
I nod.
"It seems that when you killed Mr. Ozark you disturbed this balance. Ever since your murder, when people die they just rest silently in their coffins."
"So what?" I respond.
"So what?!" She exclaims, obviously beginning to lose patience. "Mr. Hunter, you do realize that you've just destroyed the afterlife forever!"
"Well, why is this even a choice if it's so dangerous?!" I respond.
"You see, when setting up choices for the afterlife, an angel got to make two decisions and a demon got to make two decisions. The angel chose Heaven and community service and the demon chose Hell and haunting. Understand?"
I nod. "But I still don't understand why you need me! What am I supposed to do?" I shout.
"We have two options as to how to approach this. We can (a) send you directly to sector 13 of Hell which is the most violent and tortuous sector and allow my team and I to try to figure this out. Or you may (b) go back to earth for community service, which may help balance out the bad and evil you recently put into the world and resolve this issue. And if you do a good amount of community service we may be able to let you into Heaven. What is your pick?"
I contemplate it for a minute and then respond. "B."
"That is your final decision?" asks the woman. I nod.
"We'll give you your community service assignment tomorrow morning at 7:00 am sharp and we will send you to Earth directly afterwards. Understand?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Please return to the room where you slept the day you died. I will see you at the desk tomorrow at 7. Goodbye, Mr. Hunter."
Chapter X
I arrive back in New York at 7:45 with a community service assignment that reads:
Travis Hunter
Temporary Community Service Assignment:
You will be stationed in a NYC subway station and your job will be to (a) pick up any litter and throw it away and (b) help return and find stolen items. There will be serious consequences if you disobey this. Thank You for your service and devotion to the afterlife.
~Marleen Murphy
Head of Afterlife Operations
I can't believe it. Community service in a subway! Not only is it boring, it's vile. But I have to do it–to get into Heaven. I can't be doomed in Hell forever! I can't be tortured for the rest of eternity!
Instead of walking to the nearest subway station, I walk five blocks further in order to reach a cleaner one. I sit down on a bench and just watch as people walk by and talk and yell. I find it astounding how much trash people drop and how random the stuff is. One guy drops his license and now I have to chase him through the station to slip it back into his pocket. I pick up so much gross trash, from cigarette butts to food rinds and at the end of the day my hands are completely covered in dirt. I am not coming back to this station tomorrow. It is an absolute waste of time. Besides I bet I've already done enough community service to fit into Heaven. I'll tend to some of my unfinished business instead.
Chapter XI
At 11:30 pm I arrive at the jeweler. I pick the lock and sneak inside with a sack that I hope to fill with diamonds. When I enter, I walk on the opposite side of the store than I did on my first attempted robbery, just to ensure I don't trip over the mannequin again. I take out a mallet and begin smashing cases and pulling out pounds of jewelry and throwing it in my sack. I take a small elevator down to a large vault in the basement. The vault is beautiful–full of beautiful diamond sculptures. I pick one up to admire it. It's carved in the shape of a heart and is absolutely stunning.
I can't believe it. I've actually done it. I've robbed the jeweler. I have my revenge! I start running on my way out, out of pure joy, but then I trip over a piece of shattered glass, fall backwards, and drop the diamond sculpture. It lands on my foot, holding it down to the ground–disabling me from standing up.
I can't believe myself. I've done it again. I'm stuck. I pull and yank my foot as much as I can but it's just stuck. I'm not in pain; I just can't move. But then it strikes me! If I'm a ghost, I can't feel pain, I can't die again–so I reach as far as I can and grab my mallet. I heave the mallet back and smash it against my ankle, watching as that gorgeous diamond sculpture shatters into tiny bits and pieces. But I'm free! I watch in awe as the scratches the glass had cut in my skin seal up. I jump up, run back to the vault, grab another sculpture, and race out of the jeweler as fast as I can with my sack of riches. I'm so proud! I'd done it! My father would be so proud. But then a scary thought hits my head.
What will I do now? I'm dead, what's the point of money anymore? Where will I keep the riches? I have nowhere to live.
Chapter XII
I don't know what I should do with all the riches. They're worth so much but I have nowhere to hide them. For the moment I decide to take the riches back with me to my old apartment building and hide them in the secret cabinet where my father used to store his inventions. When I get back to my apartment, it's still completely the same. I look back through old photos and my bedroom. Practically everything I own was stolen. I had never questioned this. Until now. I just completed a masterful heist and yet all the riches seem to be causing more trouble for me than helping me. Maybe if I hadn't been a criminal I might've had a family or might've been able to lead a normal life. I probably wouldn't even be dead. I can't believe myself. I should've seen this before. I sit down on my couch and turn on the TV. Just then I once again feel the vacuum sensation. I restrain as much as I can but once again it just sucks me up and drops me back in the afterlife hotel.
Chapter XIII
"Travis Hunter!" I hear a voice scream as the woman in the blue blazer enters the lobby. I look up at her questioningly.
"Why do you think you are here?" She asks with malice in her eyes.
"I don't know, ma'am," I respond, my voice very nervous and unsteady.
"Follow me, Travis," she says in a suddenly calm voice. I begin following her and she leads me back to the room where she had explained the phenomenon I had created.
"Sit down," she says–in a very intense voice. I obey. She chains me to the chair and sits across from me on the other side of the table.
"You, Travis Hunter, have directly disobeyed my instructions and you have jeopardized the function of the afterlife forever!" She shouts. She stands up and opens the door and a middle aged man being held by two guards staggers in. The man reaches towards me and I towards him. I know this man. I love this man. This man is my father. I hadn't seen him in so long. I had forgotten what happiness felt like. The wonderful sensation of happiness makes me I feel like I'm flying. But then in a matter of seconds it's taken away from me.
"Not only did you disappoint me," says the woman, "you let down your father. You really think your father, who gave everything for you, wanted you to become a criminal?"
I don't know what she's talking about. My father didn't give me anything. Everything he promised me he lost.
"No. Your father didn't want you to become a criminal," she continues. "You robbed a jeweler when you were supposed to be doing community service! Your father belongs in Heaven where there is no place for you. We are moving you to sector 13 of Hell."
I can't believe it. I let my head fall to the table in distress. I'd destroyed my life. Forever.
"Effective immediately," she says. She claps her hands twice and two guards enter. They each pick me up by one arm and begin dragging me away. I flail and fight but they're too strong for me. I beg for mercy. I just want forgiveness, and my father. I'd waited so long to see him. But it's too late. The guards drag me out of the room and just before I'm pushed through the dark portal to Hell I get one final glimpse of my father's tears.
The End


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Zurich-based drone startup Wingtra has developed WingtraOne, a VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) mapping drone that can be used in surveying, mining, and other industries.
WingtraOne's VTOL capabilities enable it to take off and land like a multicopter while covering wide areas, and it carries high-resolution mapping cameras for maximum accuracy. Wingtra has already partnered with more than 50 of the biggest survey equipment dealers worldwide since its market entry in 2017, forming a strong user base.
Wingtra has now raised €9 million to further scale its business globally and invest in R&D. The investment came from Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd., Investiere, private investors, as well as existing investors including Zurcher Kantonalbank.
"We see high-growth potential with Wingtra due to the multiple impressive technological advancements across a range of dimensions, setting it apart from its competitors," said Didier Denat, Chairman of Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital Ltd. and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking at Credit Suisse in Switzerland. "The attractive and fast-growing market of VTOL drones, together with the company's recent key hires, will provide an outstanding setting for the company's future growth."
"We're proud to have developed a product with a great market fit that helps our customers on a daily basis," said Elias Kleimann, Founder and CFO at Wingtra. "With the funds raised, we'll scale up our operations, expand our sales globally and improve our outstanding product to advance the aerial survey and mapping industry."
Over the past two years, Wingtra has experienced rapid growth. Since 2017, the number of employees has more than doubled, from 30 to more than 70, and the WingtraOne has gone from its first sales in Switzerland to markets in more than 40 countries around the world.


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Simpson community with pre-existing conditions receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
March 24, 2021
In partnership with the Hyvee Pharmacy, Simpson College Health Services was able to offer roughly 115 of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to students, staff and faculty with underlying conditions that are 18 years of age or older on March 19.
In order to qualify, individuals must have had one or m
ore of the following pre-existing conditions as listed by the CDC:
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Down Syndrome
- Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant
- Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher but < 40 kg/m2)
- Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)
- Pregnancy
- Sickle cell disease
- Smoking
- Asthma (moderate-to-severe)
- Cerebrovascular disease (affects blood vessels and blood supply to the brain)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Hypertension or high blood pressure
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, or use of other immune weakening medicines
- Neurologic conditions, such as dementia
- Liver disease
- Overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m2, but < 30 kg/m2)
- Pulmonary fibrosis (having damaged or scarred lung tissues)
- Thalassemia (a type of blood disorder)
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
For Katie Lee, the Director of Health Services, the opportunity to offer the first dose of vaccinations to a large number of individuals in the Simpson community was a breath of fresh air.
"It was just so refreshing to be able to offer vaccines to the campus community," Lee said. "We're actually offering hope to people throughout this whole pandemic."
Two students that were eligible for the vaccine were juniors Korie Torres and Faith Leonard, each explained the experience as little to no pain.
"I didn't even feel the shot go in," Leonard said. "I didn't realize it was done until he told me."
Torres didn't have a completely painless experience at the moment, but a mild pain at worst.
"I felt a tiny little pinch and experienced some soreness, but besides that, not bad at all," Torres said.
Despite painless experiences at the moment, each individual experienced different symptoms. Albeit similar side effects, most of it centered around soreness and exhaustion.
"[The day I got the shot] it hurt to lift my arm halfway up, and I was exhausted," Torres said. "I took a total of two naps, two hours each. It was terrible. But when I woke up, I was fine. I was absolutely fine, it was just that one day."
Leonard has a much easier experience in the days following.
"I felt fine for the first 24 hours, but then the next day, I woke up, and my arm was pretty sore," she said. "I'm feeling great and fine, and I didn't get the flu-like symptoms."
For Leonard, her battle with anxiety has been magnified throughout the last year. However, the vaccine has brought a potential light at the end of the tunnel.
"I have really bad anxiety and OCD with germophobia around sickness," she explained. "Being able to start slowly getting back into society again and not worry as much has been really nice."
Anyone who received their first dose will be available to get their second and final dose within the next few weeks. Even when they are fully vaccinated, the protocols put in place by Simpson will not be changed.
"It's important that people know that even though we're getting vaccinated, we still need to wear masks and social distance and follow the guidelines from the CDC," Lee said.
With protocols staying the same and numbers of positive cases decreasing on campus, locally and globally, Lee and others are hopeful for what the rest of 2021 might bring.
"It's been a hard year, but we've made a lot of progress," Lee said. "It gets me excited to think about what next fall will look like on this campus."
Simpson has yet to announce if they are planning on having any more COVID-19 vaccines given out on campus.


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CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW places exchange-traded bonds series BO-10 and BO-11 totalling RUB 10 bln
8 July 2014 — CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW closed the order book for its 5-year exchange-traded bonds series BO-10 (ISIN 4B021001978B) and BO-11 (ISIN 4B021101978B), with a face value of RUB 5 bln each.
During the book building stage, demand in the offered range twice exceeded the supply. The range of orders in determining the rate of the first coupon varied from 10.25% to 10.90% per annum for series BO-10 and from 10.60% to 11.10% per annum for series BO-11. The pre-buyback coupon rate was fixed at 10.5% p.a. for the exchange-traded bonds series BO-10 and at 10.9% p.a. for series BO-11. The subsequent coupon rates will be fixed later. The buyback for the bonds series BO-10 and BO-11 will take place at the end of the 2nd and 3rd coupon periods respectively.
The exchange-traded bonds series BO-10 and BO-11 were placed on 10 July 2014 on MICEX SE by open subscription in the form of book building. Following the placement, 56 orders for the bonds series BO-10 and 68 orders for series BO-11 were filled. The investors were mainly large asset management and investment companies and banking organisations.
The issues were arranged by:
CJSC "Raiffeisenbank", OJSC "ALFA-BANK", OJSC Bank "Financial Corporation Otkritie", LLC "BK Region", OJSC "Russian Agricultural Bank".
The technical placement agent and paying agent: CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW (open-joint stock company).
CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW's series BO-10 and BO-11 exchange-traded bond issue documents are available on its website in the For Investors section.


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Bloomberg Beta is an early-stage venture fund backed by Bloomberg that invests in startups making work better, focusing on machine learning. They prefer to be the first capital into a company. The template below is based off of the update template in their manual for startups.


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VoIP – not "if", "when" – if you're still using ISDN
With BT announcing the end of ISDN you will have to switch to VoIP in the next 10 years…
…it's not "if" it's "when." There is no alternative – offices with more than 4 lines coming in are either on the ISDN network or already on VoIP. Whilst analogue phone lines will still exist it is not really possible to run a switchboard system from these.
- The good news is, if you pick your new supplier carefully, you wont have:
- expensive set up costs
- long contracts
- set up fees
- ongoing maintenance
The question is who do you use?
With The VoIP People everything is clear and simple.
Whether you are an office with a handful of extensions or a company with multiple offices and 100s of extensions – a VoIP system from Upstream arrives ready to work – straight from the box.
How Much is it?
Each "phone line" is £9.95 per month, with quantity discounts available, or choose an all inclusive package for £17
Chargeable calls cost from 1p per minute
We stand by our service and don't tie you in to long contracts, your only commitment is the month you are in – additionally we offer a totally free, no strings attached trial.
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Relebogile Mabotja Opens Up About Breastfeeding
Relebogile Mabotja Opens Up About Breastfeeding
Radio and TV presenter Relebogile Mabotja has opened up about the few few days of breastfeeding her bundle of joy.
Relebogile took to Instagram to share what most women struggle with. She said, "The part about breastfeeding I battled with the most was the guilt. Breast is best! This we know but it's not always possible for a number of reasons and I ended up feeling like I'm failing my child.
"And then there's this assumption that a big-breasted woman is full of milk. Sometimes she is and sometimes she isn't. In my case, production was interrupted because of c-section delivery, baby being in NICU, being discharged before my little one was and coming home to a pump that wasn't right for my needs…
So I wasn't as full as I looked. Fast forward almost 3 months later and baby and I are at a much better place. No more latching issues, we have found awesome different positions we both like, baby has latched on his own, supply is up, pump is keeping my production high and we are feeding well. Most importantly, my guilt issues are almost gone when it comes to breast feeding.
"We are still topping up with formula but I know I am doing the best I can with what I have and where I am and because I am less anxious and stressed, baby is really relaxed and happy and enjoying boob time. He even lifts his little leg up and down while eating and makes joyful sounds.
All of this however I did not achieve alone. With the awesome support of a lactation specialist, my doctor, my mom-sistahood, meds, nursing teas and lactation bars and loved ones. It has been a true team effort.
This breastfeeding week, let's continue to collectively protect breastfeeding in all its forms for the health of our babies but also not shame where a mother is not breastfeeding for whatever reason"
Fellow mothers took to Relebogile's comments section to share their own experiences with breastfeeding. These were some of the reactions:
@lolo_mgu said, "My issue was that i have inverted nipples so my baby struggled to latch.🙁 I cried about this all the time because i was looking forward to breastfeeding. I had to resort to pumping which i really did not enjoy at all. I wanted that closeness, warmth and bonding moment when breastfeeding. It took me a while to get over the guilt."
@faith_noyifaca said, "Imma be patient! Hopefully I'll get to that stage sooner, nipples cracked, sore! Each time I'm supposed to feed him, I cringe! Bt I won't give up on breastfeeding"
@zuzie_vee said, "Being a mommy of 3 and a neonatal nurse ,the struggle is real I know. It takes all the courage , perseverance & good support system . Well done mummy, its a bumpy ride with the end that is most rewarding .❤❤ Enjoy."
@rethabilemotholo said, "I had the same problem as you. Baby in NICU. Pumping wasn't helping much for me. Baby got sick when we got home and had to go back to NICU. I was stressed I ended up giving up on trying harder cause it was really too much stress dealing with everything"
@crys_taleats said, "I thought I wouldn't be able to breastfeed because I have big boobs but if you can do it then lenna Kea Duma shem you just gave me hope 😢"
Which other parents can totally relate to Relebogile's struggle? Let us know on social media.


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Sydney named Kurt Tippett and Gary Rohan in their preliminary side on Thursday night but the pair are no certainties to line up for the Swans against Geelong at the MCG.
Coach John Longmire didn't bother with any subterfuge over co-captain Jarrad McVeigh's fitness - he's out with a calf strain - but the other pair still carry lingering doubts.
Tippett suffered a fractured jaw just two weeks ago and Rohan's season looked over on Saturday night when he crumpled to the SCG turf against Adelaide with a knee injury.
He cut a disconsolate figure as he was carted from the field and was on crutches after the game.
Zak Jones was brought in to replace McVeigh, while Toby Nankervis made way for Tippett.
But 2012 premiership player Nick Smith admitted Sydney's line-up could change again when final team sheets are submitted 90 minutes before the opening bounce on Friday night.
"We'll give them every opportunity to play," Smith said just hours before teams were announced on Thursday night.
"I think (Rohan's) reaction was probably exacerbated by what happened last time (when he suffered a serious injury).
"First and foremost it's good that he's OK and second of all that he's a chance to play this week."
Harry Cunningham, James Rose and Nankervis also travelled with the team should further changes be needed.
Newly crowned AFL Rising Star Callum Mills injured his hamstring in the upset qualifying loss to Greater Western Sydney and was ruled out on Wednesday.
McVeigh's loss is a blow to the Swans, but Smith put a brave face on the veteran's absence.
"Ins and outs this week ... it doesn't matter who plays for them and who plays for us," he said.
"In the end it comes down to our application on Friday night."
The Cats brought Lachie Henderson back from a knee injury, as expected - Tom Ruggles made way - while Daniel Menzel was a surprise omission with a groin strain, with Jed Bews named as his replacement.
Smith admitted he had studied Menzel's game closely during the week in preparation for a defensive role on the dangerous forward.
The Swans go into the clash having inflicted Geelong's only loss at Simonds Stadium this season - by 38 points - in round 16.
"It's a long time ago now and both sides have made a lot of changes," Smith said.
"We really respect Geelong as a footy club and they'll play some good footy on Friday night. There will be swings of momentum and we know we have to be up for the challenge.
"We know what works and we've got to bring that (against the Cats)."